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            | MEPS H67A CODEBOOK |  
            | 2002 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES |  
            | DATE: November 10, 2004 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RXBEGYRX |  
            | Description: | YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE |  
            | Format: | 4.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 49 |  
            | End: | 52 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -14 NOT YET USED/TAKEN | 345 | 3,157,786 |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 1,096 | 8,757,009 |  
            | -8 DK | 8,690 | 66,841,596 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 20 | 126,915 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 209,536 | 1,658,900,075 |  
            | 1917-2003 | 119,621 | 955,186,499 |  
            | TOTAL | 339,308 | 2,692,969,879 |  
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