| 
          
            | MEPS H51A CODEBOOK |  
            | 2000 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES |  
            | DATE:    April 24, 2003 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RXBEGDD |  
            | Description: | DAY PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 45 |  
            | End: | 46 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 144 | 1,691,965 |  
            | -8 DK | 16,533 | 187,774,125 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 27 | 268,703 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 138,130 | 1,655,954,646 |  
            | 1-31 | 27,843 | 321,244,293 |  
            | TOTAL | 182,677 | 2,166,933,732 |  
 Return to list of variables
 
 |