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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: BEGRFM2
Description: R2 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 220
End: 221

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
109
6,089,727
1 JANUARY
291
9,268,587
2 FEBRUARY
1,978
71,254,159
3 MARCH
2,713
104,319,749
4 APRIL
1,431
54,445,224
5 MAY
1,039
41,626,820
6 JUNE
848
37,708,252
7 JULY
458
18,398,412
8 AUGUST
4
303,880
10 OCTOBER
1
116,900
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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