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K


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
KATEVAC Evacuate due to Katrina, household P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . .
KATEVAC2 Evacuate due to Katrina, individual P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . .
KATPRIOR State of residence prior to Katrina P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . .
KIDCAID Child 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
KIDCARE Received child care assistance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
KIDCNEED Child needed care while parent worked P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
KIDDUTY Lack of childcare prevents finding work P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
KIDPRIV Child covered by private 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

L


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
LABFORCE Labor force status 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
LACKSCHL Lack schooling P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LINENO Line number on original form 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
LKWKFTPT Looking for full or part-time 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 X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LOOKING Looking 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 X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LUNCHSUB Government school lunch food 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

M


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
MAJORACT Major activity preceding 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MARGTAX Federal income marginal tax rate P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
MARRQTR Quarter of marriage P codes . . . . . . X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MARST Marital status 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
MBPL Mother's birthplace P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
METAREA Metropolitan area 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
METRO Metropolitan central city 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 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
MIGRAT75 Migration status, 1975 to this year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MIGRATE1 Migration status, 1 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
MIGRATE5 Migration status, 5 years P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . X . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . X . . . .
MIGSTA1 State of residence 1 year ago 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
MIGSTA5 State of residence 5 years ago P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . X . . . .
MILIT75 Armed forces in March 1975 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MILIT80 Armed forces in March 1980 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MILITVA Covered by VA or Military health care last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
MILVALW Military health care or VA coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
MISH Month in sample, household level 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
MITEG Poverty using CES, geographic adjustment, and average medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
MITENG Poverty using CES, no geographic adjustment, and average medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
MITPG Poverty using CPI, geographic adjustment, and average medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
MITPNG Poverty using CPI, no geographic adjustment, and average medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
MOCAID Months of Medicaid coverage last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
MOMLOC Mother's location in the household 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
MOMRULE Rule for linking mother 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
MSIEG Poverty using CES, geographic adjustment, and actual medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
MSIENG Poverty using CES, no geographic adjustment, and actual medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
MSIPG Poverty using CPI, geographic adjustment, and actual medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
MSIPNG Poverty using CPI, no geographic adjustment, and actual medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
MTHWELFR Number of months received welfare 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

N


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
NATIVITY Foreign birthplace or parentage P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
NCHILD Number of own children in household 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
NCHLT5 Number of own children under age 5 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
NCOUPLES Number of married couples in 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 X X X X X X X X X
NFAMS Number of families in 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 X X X X X X X X X
NFATHERS Number of fathers in 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 X X X X X X X X X
NMOTHERS Number of mothers in 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 X X X X X X X X X
NOHEAT Lacked heat or unable to pay fuel bill H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NSIBS Number of own siblings in household 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
NUMEMPS Number of employers 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
NUMPREC Number of person records following 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
NWLOOKWK Weeks looked for work last year (didn't 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 X X X X X X X X

O


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
OCC Occupation 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
OCC1950 Occupation, 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
OCC1990 Occupation, 1990 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
OCC50LY Occupation 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
OCCLY Occupation 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
OINCBUS Earnings from other work included business self-employment earnings P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
OINCFARM Earnings from other work included farm self-employment earnings P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
OINCWAGE Earnings from other work included wage and salary earnings P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
OTHEREAS Have other reason for not finding work P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OUT Covered by policy of person outside the household P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
OUTOTHLW Coverage from person outside the household or other source, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
OVERTIME Worked overtime or multiple jobs last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OWNERSHP Ownership of dwelling 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