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MEPS HC-257

PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name:	OFTSMK3
Description:	HOW OFTN SMOKE CIGARETTES (>17) R3
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	1072
End:	1073

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DK	25	982,189
-7 REFUSED	20	733,254
-1 INAPPLICABLE	1,786	80,731,734
1 EVERY DAY	621	20,739,489
2 SOME DAYS	242	7,761,822
3 NOT AT ALL	6,178	232,583,223
TOTAL	8,872	343,531,710

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