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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-257
PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name: BEGRFM1
Description: R1 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 218
End: 219

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
96
6,291,904
1 JANUARY
8,763
336,355,573
2 FEBRUARY
3
255,931
3 MARCH
4
195,581
4 APRIL
4
334,041
5 MAY
1
30,038
6 JUNE
1
68,644
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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