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MEPS HC 256
2024 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 6, 2026
Variable Name:
FSOUT42
Description:
HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU RUN OUT OF FOOD
Format:
2.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
1280
End:
1281
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW
16
224,215
-7 REFUSED
28
619,008
-1 INAPPLICABLE
222
2,378,157
1 OFTEN TRUE
665
10,548,501
2 SOMETIMES TRUE
2,095
33,927,276
3 NEVER TRUE
16,114
292,100,473
TOTAL
19,140
339,797,630
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