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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: OUTFLAG3
Description: WAGE FLAGGED AS OUTLIER, NOT EDITED R3 CMJ
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2795
End: 2796

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE
8,789
340,273,783
1 LOW WAGE OUTLIER
2
32,210
2 SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE
33
1,376,395
3 NO WAGE CHANGE OUTLIER
6
147,139
4 HIGH WAGE OUTLIER
40
1,639,120
6 SUBST DIFF AND HIGH OUTLIER
2
63,064
TOTAL
8,872
343,531,710


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