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            | MEPS H50 CODEBOOK |  
            | 2000 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:    March 22, 2004 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | SPOUIN00 |  
            | Description: | MARITAL STATUS W/SPOUSE PRESENT-12/31/00 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 252 |  
            | End: | 253 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 4 | 10,688 |  
            | 1 SPOUSE IN THE HOUSE | 10,070 | 112,751,578 |  
            | 2 NOT MARRIED/NO SPOUSE | 8,434 | 101,330,115 |  
            | 3 UNDER 16 - INAPPLICABLE | 6,588 | 64,313,135 |  
            | TOTAL | 25,096 | 278,405,516 |  
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