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MEPS H85A CODEBOOK
2004 PRESCRIBED MEDICINES
DATE: October 23, 2006
Variable Name:
RXBEGYRX
Description:
YEAR PERSON STARTED TAKING MEDICINE
Format:
4.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
49
End:
52
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY PERWT04F
-14 NOT YET USED/TAKEN
107
856,376
-9 NOT ASCERTAINED
4,805
45,661,287
-8 DK
12,982
116,520,519
-7 REFUSED
68
838,822
-1 INAPPLICABLE
178,147
1,643,038,638
1932-2005
120,956
1,129,140,267
TOTAL
317,065
2,936,055,909
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