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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC-252
PANEL 27 LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK
DATE:September 10, 2025

Variable Name: BEGRFM5
Description: R5 REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 226
End: 227

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-1 INAPPLICABLE
183
6,691,871
7 JULY
1,843
66,635,569
8 AUGUST
3,342
141,316,341
9 SEPTEMBER
1,619
68,023,572
10 OCTOBER
871
37,306,177
11 NOVEMBER
339
15,239,163
12 DECEMBER
95
3,384,627
TOTAL
8,292
338,597,320


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