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MEPS HC-257

PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name:	HRWG1X
Description:	HOURLY WAGE R1 CMJ (IMP)
Format:	6.2
Type:	NUM
Start:	2321
End:	2326

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-15 CANNOT BE COMPUTED	161	6,942,046
-10 HOURLY WAGE >= $132.21(23)/$141.35(24)	54	2,236,384
-1 INAPPLICABLE	5,240	189,498,441
1.14-127.40	3,417	144,854,840
TOTAL	8,872	343,531,710

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