Medical Expenditure Panel Survey PUF Codebook

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MEPS HC-252

PANEL 27 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK

DATE:September 10, 2025

Variable Name:	RTHLTH1
Description:	PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS R1
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	767
End:	768

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-8 DK	5	188,257
-7 REFUSED	17	756,693
-1 INAPPLICABLE	146	7,823,613
1 EXCELLENT	2,317	103,699,519
2 VERY GOOD	2,509	102,565,399
3 GOOD	2,177	84,942,787
4 FAIR	875	30,357,431
5 POOR	246	8,263,622
TOTAL	8,292	338,597,320

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