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MEPS HC 247
2023 FULL YEAR POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK
DATE: February 13, 2025

Variable Name: HIDEG
Description: HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 240
End: 241

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW
121
2,110,666
-7 REFUSED
37
571,929
1 NO DEGREE
2,164
31,924,832
2 GED
604
10,694,117
3 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
5,726
103,864,239
4 BACHELOR'S DEGREE
3,122
54,088,121
5 MASTER'S DEGREE
1,597
26,472,919
6 DOCTORATE DEGREE
538
9,007,846
7 OTHER DEGREE
1,550
27,640,892
8 UNDER AGE 16 - INAPPLICABLE
3,460
68,154,713
TOTAL
18,919
334,530,273


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