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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: MEDDEBT4
Description: AMOUNT OF MEDICAL DEBT R4
Format: 3.0
Type: NUM
Start: 5346
End: 5348

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED
85
3,812,609
-8 DK
41
1,337,484
-7 REFUSED
7
112,023
-1 INAPPLICABLE
143
5,962,245
0 NO MEDICAL DEBT
7,458
285,764,125
1 0 - 500
223
8,578,993
2 501 - 1000
198
7,725,617
3 1001 - 2000
188
8,262,675
4 2001 - 5000
288
11,526,053
5 5001 - 10000
143
6,443,516
6 10001 - 20000
33
1,410,828
7 20001 OR MORE
65
2,595,544
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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