Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC-257

PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name:	CANCERY1
Description:	CANCER DIAGNOSIS (>17) 23
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	599
End:	600

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DK	3	203,171
-7 REFUSED	1	45,238
-1 INAPPLICABLE	1,697	77,430,714
1 YES	1,048	30,257,283
2 NO	6,123	235,595,304
TOTAL	8,872	343,531,710

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