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Predicted Spanish Preference Category
This variable is contained in the following files:
Medicare Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (MBISG)
SAS Name
SPNSH_PREFNC_CTGRY
Code
Code value
1
highest probability
2
medium probability
3
low probability
4
very low probability
Missing
geographic data missing or beneficiary was not in 50 states, DC or Puerto Rico