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MEPS HC 256
2024 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 6, 2026

Variable Name: DIFFWG31
Description: WAGE CHANGE REPORTED THIS RD 3/1 AT CMJ
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1602
End: 1604

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
107
1,786,549
-8 DON'T KNOW
79
1,347,414
-7 REFUSED
6
84,494
-1 INAPPLICABLE
15,974
282,605,841
1 YES (WAGE AMOUNT CHANGED)
892
16,251,006
2 NO (WAGE AMOUNT DID NOT CHANGE)
2,082
37,722,326
TOTAL
19,140
339,797,630


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