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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | FLSTATY3 |  
            | Description: | PERSON'S FILING STATUS 21 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 5151 |  
            | End: | 5152 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 39 | 2,823,257 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 9 | 425,034 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 3,072 | 177,209,684 |  
            | 1 SINGLE | 1,307 | 78,125,041 |  
            | 2 MARRIED FILING JOINT RETURN | 794 | 57,664,884 |  
            | 3 MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY | 82 | 5,759,722 |  
            | 4 HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD W/QUALIFYING PERSON | 254 | 14,393,113 |  
            | 5 QUALIFYING WIDOWER W/ DEPENDENT | 8 | 539,891 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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