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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS H65 CODEBOOK
PANEL 5 LONGITUDINAL DATA FILE
DATE: May 22, 2013

Variable Name: EDUCYEAR
Description: YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 458
End: 459

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
4
156,048
-8 DK
66
1,551,937
-7 REFUSED
7
167,405
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,075
26,599,212
0 NO SCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN ONLY
431
9,793,607
1 - 8 ELEMENTARY GRADES 1 - 8
2,082
48,372,494
9 - 11 HIGH SCHOOL GRADES 9 - 11
1,393
34,960,414
12 GRADE 12
2,414
70,726,881
13 1 YEAR COLLEGE
436
13,234,436
14 2 YEARS COLLEGE
748
22,697,510
15 3 YEARS COLLEGE
261
8,268,488
16 4 YEARS COLLEGE
898
30,722,577
17 5+ YEARS COLLEGE
591
20,155,787
TOTAL
10,406
287,406,796


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