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MEPS HC 251

2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 12, 2025

Variable Name:	AGE23X
Description:	AGE AS OF 12/31/23 (EDITED/IMPUTED)
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	192
End:	193

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE	148	2,565,934
0-4 AGE	819	18,303,307
5-17 AGE	2,829	53,979,966
18-24 AGE	1,279	29,785,915
25-44 AGE	4,481	88,545,480
45-64 AGE	4,824	81,424,452
65-85 AGE	4,539	59,925,220
TOTAL	18,919	334,530,273

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