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MEPS HC 251

2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 12, 2025

Variable Name:	JTPAIN31_M18
Description:	JOINT PAIN LAST 12 MONTHS (>17) - RD 3/1
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	369
End:	370

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW	76	1,417,406
-7 REFUSED	38	486,347
-1 INAPPLICABLE	7,975	133,087,182
1 YES	3,264	58,684,556
2 NO	7,566	140,854,782
TOTAL	18,919	334,530,273

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