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MEPS HC-257

PANEL 28 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 26, 2026

Variable Name:	WLKDIF3
Description:	DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS R3
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	828
End:	829

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DK	3	61,653
-1 INAPPLICABLE	7,740	311,592,311
1 NO DIFFICULTY	181	5,476,318
2 SOME DIFFICULTY	323	9,035,012
3 A LOT OF DIFFICULTY	281	7,887,263
4 COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO IT	344	9,479,154
TOTAL	8,872	343,531,710

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