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            | MEPS H50 CODEBOOK |  
            | 2000 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:    March 22, 2004 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | FLSTAT00 |  
            | Description: | PERSON'S FILING STATUS |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 316 |  
            | End: | 317 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 12 | 25,065 |  
            | -8 DK | 168 | 1,801,931 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 22 | 267,505 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 14,722 | 151,802,807 |  
            | 1 SINGLE | 4,530 | 60,347,486 |  
            | 2 MARRIED FILING JOINT RETURN | 4,228 | 49,383,796 |  
            | 3 MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY | 360 | 3,720,601 |  
            | 4 HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD W/ QUALIFYING PERSON | 1,034 | 10,872,527 |  
            | 5 QUALIFYING WIDOWER W/ DEPENDENT | 20 | 183,798 |  
            | TOTAL | 25,096 | 278,405,516 |  
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