Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC-257

PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name:	JTPAIN3_M18
Description:	JOINT PAIN LAST 12 MONTHS (>17) R3
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	661
End:	662

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DK	21	946,881
-7 REFUSED	5	237,886
-1 INAPPLICABLE	3,973	145,579,559
1 YES	1,378	51,680,991
2 NO	3,495	145,086,393
TOTAL	8,872	343,531,710

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