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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-80
PANEL 7 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: October 27, 2017

Variable Name: EDUCYEAR
Description: YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 452
End: 453

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
1
29,873
-8 DK
80
1,261,501
-7 REFUSED
6
160,669
-1 INAPPLICABLE
1,739
26,652,617
0 NO SCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN ONLY
722
9,869,039
1 - 8 ELEMENTARY GRADES 1 - 8
3,741
49,085,496
9 - 11 HIGH SCHOOL GRADES 9 - 11
2,301
36,532,180
12 GRADE 12
3,473
70,912,727
13 1 YEAR COLLEGE
652
14,240,202
14 2 YEARS COLLEGE
1,061
24,735,652
15 3 YEARS COLLEGE
384
8,815,868
16 4 YEARS COLLEGE
1,234
31,676,469
17 5+ YEARS COLLEGE
785
20,199,145
TOTAL
16,179
294,171,437


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