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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC 256
2024 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 6, 2026

Variable Name: BEGRFM42
Description: R4/2 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 133
End: 134

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
196
2,241,543
1 JANUARY
2,372
42,242,460
2 FEBRUARY
5,254
85,231,030
3 MARCH
4,080
72,925,521
4 APRIL
2,929
53,460,678
5 MAY
1,969
36,668,719
6 JUNE
1,761
35,506,776
7 JULY
541
10,954,085
8 AUGUST
19
312,628
9 SEPTEMBER
14
179,425
10 OCTOBER
3
55,375
11 NOVEMBER
2
19,391
TOTAL
19,140
339,797,630


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