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MEPS HC 251

2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 12, 2025

Variable Name:	AGE53X
Description:	AGE - R5/3 (EDITED/IMPUTED)
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	190
End:	191

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-1 INAPPLICABLE	148	2,565,934
0-4 AGE	799	17,847,917
5-17 AGE	2,822	53,696,057
18-24 AGE	1,276	29,560,591
25-44 AGE	4,470	88,712,267
45-64 AGE	4,835	81,676,605
65-85 AGE	4,569	60,470,901
TOTAL	18,919	334,530,273

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