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            | MEPS H79 CODEBOOK |  
            | 2003 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE: November 28, 2005 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | RTHLTH53 |  
            | Description: | PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS - RD 5/3 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 498 |  
            | End: | 499 |  
 
        
          
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            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED | 27 | 0 |  
            | -8 DK | 12 | 39,160 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 18 | 7,179 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 375 | 3,256,327 |  
            | 1 EXCELLENT | 9,885 | 89,222,324 |  
            | 2 VERY GOOD | 10,620 | 95,036,742 |  
            | 3 GOOD | 9,315 | 73,304,197 |  
            | 4 FAIR | 2,935 | 22,128,348 |  
            | 5 POOR | 1,028 | 7,610,160 |  
            | TOTAL | 34,215 | 290,604,436 |  
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