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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: POVCATY1
Description: FAMILY INC AS % OF POVERTY LINE - CATEGORICAL 22
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 2551
End: 2552

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED BY LONGWT
-1 INAPPLICABLE
66
3,979,313
1 POOR/NEGATIVE
1,281
41,881,417
2 NEAR POOR
402
12,641,027
3 LOW INCOME
1,185
43,379,352
4 MIDDLE INCOME
2,275
95,565,209
5 HIGH INCOME
3,083
141,151,002
TOTAL
8,292
338,597,320


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