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MEPS HC 251
2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 12, 2025
Variable Name:
FOODST23
Description:
DID ANYONE PURCHASE FOOD STAMPS
Format:
2.0
Type:
NUM
Start:
1302
End:
1303
VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-8 DON'T KNOW
92
1,521,987
-7 REFUSED
529
9,757,776
-1 INAPPLICABLE
61
1,190,601
1 YES
2,596
37,345,594
2 NO
15,641
284,714,316
TOTAL
18,919
334,530,273
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