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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: BEGRFM4
Description: R4 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 224
End: 225

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
143
5,962,245
1 JANUARY
26
562,107
2 FEBRUARY
3,223
112,879,212
3 MARCH
2,287
90,255,105
4 APRIL
1,623
65,504,153
5 MAY
958
41,484,749
6 JUNE
602
26,293,462
7 JULY
2
74,539
8 AUGUST
4
289,057
9 SEPTEMBER
2
103,351
10 OCTOBER
2
123,731
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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