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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: HRHOW1
Description: HOW HOURLY WAGE WAS CALCULATED R1
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2360
End: 2362

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
161
6,942,046
-1 INAPPLICABLE
5,240
189,498,441
1 IMPUTED USING RANGE ESTIMATE
356
15,690,535
2 IMPUTED WITHOUT RANGE ESTIMATE
322
13,473,791
3 NO CALCULATION: HOURLY WAGE PROVIDED
1,595
66,233,037
4 CALCULATED FROM SALARY
1,106
48,531,199
5 CALCULATED FROM PAID BY DAY
18
610,720
6 CALCULATED FROM PIECEWORK/JOB/MILE
57
1,699,172
7 CALCULATED FROM COMMISSIONS
17
852,770
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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