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            | MEPS HC-051D CODEBOOK |  
            | 2000 HOSPITAL INPATIENT STAYS |  
            | DATE: February 28, 2003 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | IPBEGYR |  
            | Description: | EVENT START DATE - YEAR |  
            | Format: | 4.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 55 |  
            | End: | 58 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 2 | 6,602 |  
            | -8 DK | 2 | 23,878 |  
            | 1999 | 24 | 287,690 |  
            | 2000 | 2,480 | 28,026,136 |  
            | TOTAL | 2,508 | 28,344,307 |  
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