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MEPS Home Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
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MEPS HC 251
2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 12, 2025

Variable Name: POVCAT23
Description: FAMILY INC AS % OF POVERTY LINE - CATEGORICAL
Format: 1.0
Type: NUM
Start: 1322
End: 1322

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
1 POOR/NEGATIVE
2,872
37,085,125
2 NEAR POOR
895
12,759,876
3 LOW INCOME
2,485
40,476,857
4 MIDDLE INCOME
5,282
96,119,086
5 HIGH INCOME
7,385
148,089,329
TOTAL
18,919
334,530,273


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