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MEPS HC-257

PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name:	FSLAST4
Description:	HOW OFTEN DID FOOD NOT LAST R4
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	1954
End:	1955

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DK	6	201,459
-7 REFUSED	13	501,748
-1 INAPPLICABLE	146	6,080,144
1 OFTEN TRUE	217	7,203,871
2 SOMETIMES TRUE	924	29,015,269
3 NEVER TRUE	7,566	300,529,219
TOTAL	8,872	343,531,710

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