Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC 253

2024 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK

DATE: April 10, 2026

Variable Name:	JSTRTM
Description:	Job start date - month
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	66
End:	67

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW	363
-1 INAPPLICABLE	23,651
1 - 12	10,283
TOTAL	34,297

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