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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
PAIDGH Employer paid for group health plan 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
PAIDHOUR Paid by the hour P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PAYIFABS Paid if absent from work 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
PENSION Pension plan at 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
PERNUM Person number in sample unit 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
PERWT Person 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 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PERWT04 Person weight 2004 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . .
PHIHHKID Child in respondent's home covered by private health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PHINHKID Children not in household covered by private health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PHINSUR Reported 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
PHIOTHR Other(s) covered by private health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PHIOWN Private health insurance in own name 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
PHISELF Self only covered by private health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PHISPOUS Spouse covered by private health insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PHONE Telephone availability 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
PMVCAID Person market value of Medicaid P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X
PMVCARE Person market value of Medicare P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X
POPLOC Father'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
POPRULE Rule for linking father 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
POPSTAT Adult civilian, armed forces, or child 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
POVERTY Official poverty 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
PRIPURLW Privately purchased health insurance coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
PRIVDEP Dependent covered by privately-purchased insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PRIVOUT Privately-purchased insurance covered non-household member P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PRIVOWN Policyholder for privately-purchased insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PRIVTYP Type of privately-purchased coverage last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PRIVWHO1 Line number of first policyholder of privately-purchased insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PRIVWHO2 Line number of second policyholder of privately-purchased insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PROPTAX Annual property taxes H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
PTWEEKS Weeks working 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
PUBHOUS Living in public housing 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

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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
QUITSICK Quit job or retired for health reasons P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
RACE Race 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
RECTYPE Record type 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
RECTYPEP Record type, person record 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
REGION Region and division 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
RELATE Relationship to household head 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
RENTSUB Paying lower rent due to government 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 X X X X
REPORTYR Reported survey year P codes . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
REPWT Household replicate weights H codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X
REPWTP Person replicate weights P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X
ROTATE Rotation group, person level P codes 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
SCHIP State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
SCHLCOLL School or college attendance 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
SCHLDUTY School or training responsibilities prevent finding work P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SERIAL Household serial number 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
SERIALP Household serial number, person level 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
SEX Sex 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
SPLOC Spouse's location 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 X X X X X X
SPRULE Rule for linking spouse 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
SRCDISA1 First source of disability 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
SRCDISA2 Second source of disability 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
SRCEARN Source of 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
SRCEDUC Source of 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
SRCRETI1 First source of 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
SRCRETI2 Second source of 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
SRCSSI Source of supplementary security income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SRCSURV1 First source of 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
SRCSURV2 Second source of 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
SRCUNEMP Source of unemployment 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
SRCWELFR Source of 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 X X X X X X X X X X X X
SRCWKCOM Source of workmen'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
SSIKID Child under 18 received SSI income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
SSKID Child under 19 received SS income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
STAMPMO Number of months received food stamps 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
STAMPNO Number of persons covered by food stamps 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
STAMPVAL Total value of food stamps 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
STATAXAC State income tax liability, after all credits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X
STATEFIP State (FIPS code) 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
STATETAX State 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
STEPMOM Probable step/adopted 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
STEPPOP Probable step/adopted father 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
STIMULUS Federal stimulus payment P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
STRECHLK Stretches of looking for work 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

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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
TAXINC Taxable income amount P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
TRANSAID Received transportation assistance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X