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MEPS HC 251

2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK

DATE: August 12, 2025

Variable Name:	CHOLDX
Description:	HIGH CHOLESTEROL DIAGNOSIS (>17)
Format:	2.0
Type:	NUM
Start:	334
End:	335

VALUE	UNWEIGHTED	WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW	41	520,864
-7 REFUSED	12	17,919
-1 INAPPLICABLE	3,758	73,532,615
1 YES	5,363	80,228,974
2 NO	9,745	180,229,902
TOTAL	18,919	334,530,273

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