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Variable Name

Variable Description

Record Type

Codes
62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
FAMDUTY Family responsibilities prevent finding work P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FAMSIZE Number of own family members in hh P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FAMUNIT Family unit membership P codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FARM Farm H codes X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FBPL Father's birthplace P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FEBMAR February-March match P codes X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FEDRETIR Federal retirement payroll deduction P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FEDTAX Federal income tax liability, before credits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FEDTAXAC Federal income tax liability, after all credits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X
FICA Social security retirement payroll deduction P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FILESTAT Tax filer status P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FIRMSIZE Number of employees P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FOODSTMP Food stamp recipiency H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FRAGMNT Household fragment H codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRELUNCH Number of children with government school lunch subsidy H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FTOTVAL Total family income P codes . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FUELHEAT Home heating fuel H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FULLPART Worked full or part time last year P codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
FWKADS Placed or checked ads to find work P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FWKEMPLR Checked with employer for work P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FWKOTHER Used other methods to find work P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FWKPUBAG Checked public employment agency for work P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FWKPVTAG Checked private employment agency for work P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FWKRELAT Checked with friends and relatives for work P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Variable Name

Variable Description

Record Type

Codes
62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
GEDTRAIN Attended GED classes P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
GOTALCH Received alimony or child support income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTDIVID Received dividend income P codes . . . . X X . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTELSE Received income from anything else not already covered P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTESTAT Received estates and trusts income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTFEDRP Received federal government pension P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTINT Received interest income P codes . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTMILRP Received military retirement pension P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTPVTRP Received private retirement pension P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTREGCT Received income from regular contributions P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTRENT Received rental or royalties income P codes . . . . X X . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTRRRP Received railroad retirement pension P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTSS Received social security P codes . . . . X X . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTSTLRP Received state and local government pension P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTUNEMP Received unemployment compensation P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTVDISA Received veterans' disability compensation P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GOTVEDUC Received veterans' education assistance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GOTVETPA Received veterans' payments P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTVOTHE Received other veterans' payments P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GOTVPENS Received veterans' pension P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GOTVSURV Received veterans' survivor benefits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GOTWELFR Received welfare (public assistance) income P codes . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTWIC Received WIC P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
GOTWKCOM Received worker's compensation P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GQ Group Quarters status H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GROUPDEP Dependent covered by employment-based insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GROUPLW Employment-based group health, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
GROUPOUT Employment-based insurance covered non-household member P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GROUPOWN Policyholder for employment-based insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GROUPTYP Type of employment-based coverage last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GRPWHO1 Line number of first policyholder of employment-based insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
GRPWHO2 Line number of second policyholder of employment-based insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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Variable Name

Variable Description

Record Type

Codes
62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
HANDICAP Other personal handicap in finding work P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HCOVANY Any insurance, public or private (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HCOVPRIV Any private insurance (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HCOVPUB Any public insurance (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HEALTH Health status P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HEATPAY Means of payment of energy subsidy H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEATSUB Received energy subsidy H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HEATVAL Value of energy subsidy H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HHINCOME Total household income H codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HHINTYPE Type of household H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HHWT Household weight H codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HHWT04 Household weight 2004 H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . .
HICHAMP Covered by military health insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HIGRADE Highest grade of school P codes X . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HIGROUP Covered by employment-based group health last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HIMCAID Covered by Medicaid last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HIMCARE Covered by Medicare last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HINSCAID Any Medicaid/SCHIP/other public insurance (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HINSCARE Medicare coverage (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HINSEMP Employer-sponsored insurance (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HINSMIL Any military insurance (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HINSPUR Individually purchased insurance (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HINSWT Summary health insurance weight P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HIOTHER Covered by other health insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HISPAN Hispanic origin P codes . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HOURWAGE Hourly wage P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
HOUSRET Return to home equity H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X
HRSWORK Hours worked last week P codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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Variable Name

Variable Description

Record Type

Codes
62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
IHSLW Indian Health Service or other government coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
ILHEALTH Poor health or disability prevents finding work P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INCALIM Income from alimony P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCALOTH Income from alimony, contributions, other P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INCASIST Income from assistance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCBUS Non-farm business income P codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCCHILD Income from child support P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCDISA1 Disability income from first source P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCDISA2 Disability income from second source P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCDISAB Income from disability benefits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCDIVID Income from dividends P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCDRT Income from dividends, rent, trusts P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INCEDUC Income from educational assistance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCFARM Farm income P codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCGOV Income from other govt programs P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INCIDR Income from interest, dividends, and rent P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INCINT Income from interest P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCLONGJ Earnings from longest job P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCLUGH Included in employer group health plan last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCOTHER Income from other Source not specified P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCRENT Income from rent P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCRETI1 Retirement income from first source P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCRETI2 Retirement income from second source P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCRETIR Retirement income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCSS Social Security income P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCSSI Income from SSI P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCSURV Income from survivor's benefits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCSURV1 Survivor benefits income from first source P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCSURV2 Survivor benefits income from second source P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCTOT Total personal income P codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCUNEMP Income from unemployment benefits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCUNERN Income from Source other than earnings P codes X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INCVET Income from veteran's benefits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCWAGE Wage and salary income P codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCWELFR Welfare (public assistance) income P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INCWKCOM Income from worker's compensation P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
IND Industry P codes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
IND1950 Industry, 1950 basis P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
IND50LY Industry last year, 1950 basis P codes . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INDIANH Covered by Indian Health Service last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INDLY Industry last year P codes . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
INTENFWK Intend to find work in the next 12 months P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
JOBCLUB Attended job search program or job club P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
JOBREADY Attended job readiness training P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
JOBTRAIN Attended job training program P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X