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            | MEPS HC-064: 2003 Point-in-Time P7R3/P8R1 |  
            | Population Characteristics Codebook |  
            | DATE:     June 14, 2004 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | HIDEG |  
            | Description: | HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 89 |  
            | End: | 90 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 27 | 44,698 |  
            | -8 DK | 134 | 963,308 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 22 | 75,340 |  
            | 1 NO DEGREE | 7,207 | 42,823,425 |  
            | 2 GED | 1,196 | 9,238,356 |  
            | 3 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | 10,801 | 98,869,813 |  
            | 4 BACHELOR'S DEGREE | 3,129 | 34,089,963 |  
            | 5 MASTER'S DEGREE | 1,177 | 13,131,901 |  
            | 6 DOCTORATE DEGREE | 332 | 3,827,963 |  
            | 7 OTHER DEGREE | 1,542 | 15,696,544 |  
            | 8 UNDER 16 - INAPPLICABLE | 10,165 | 66,315,795 |  
            | TOTAL | 35,732 | 285,077,107 |  
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