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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: EQTIME5
Description: ESAQ: IN AVERAGE WEEK HOW MANY HOURS OF CARE R5
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2164
End: 2166

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
15
546,839
-1 INAPPLICABLE
7,925
311,909,912
1 UP TO 8 HOURS PER WEEK
606
19,924,993
2 9 TO 19 HOURS PER WEEK
110
4,211,769
3 20 TO 39 HOURS PER WEEK
80
2,550,443
4 40 HOURS OR MORE
136
4,387,754
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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