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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS H79 CODEBOOK
2003 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE
DATE: November 28, 2005

Variable Name: EDUCYEAR
Description: YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 251
End: 252

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT03F
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
60
13,622
-8 DK
207
1,331,067
-7 REFUSED
24
107,010
-1 INAPPLICABLE
3,507
23,967,640
0 NO SCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN ONLY
1,481
10,034,550
1 - 8 ELEMENTARY GRADES 1 - 8
7,558
48,593,760
9 - 11 HIGH SCHOOL GRADES 9 - 11
4,731
34,578,364
12 GRADE 12
7,518
69,744,969
13 1 YEAR COLLEGE
1,473
14,634,742
14 2 YEARS COLLEGE
2,339
24,861,329
15 3 YEARS COLLEGE
829
8,696,240
16 4 YEARS COLLEGE
2,761
33,027,219
17 5+ YEARS COLLEGE
1,727
21,013,923
TOTAL
34,215
290,604,436


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