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            | MEPS H97 CODEBOOK |  
            | 2005 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA FILE |  
            | DATE:      May 22, 2008 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | HEARNG42 |  
            | Description: | HEARING IMPAIRMENT (SUMMARY) - RD 4/2 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 601 |  
            | End: | 602 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |             15 |        214,162 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE |            677 |      3,093,924 |  
            | 1 NO DIFFICULTY |         31,583 |    275,826,141 |  
            | 2 SLIGHT IMPAIRMENT |          1,454 |     14,872,254 |  
            | 3 MODERATE IMPAIRMENT |            124 |      1,152,901 |  
            | 4 MAJOR IMPAIRMENT |             10 |         85,301 |  
            | 5 DEAF |             98 |        940,319 |  
            | TOTAL |         33,961 |    296,185,002 |  
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