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Geographic Variables
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Dwelling Characteristic Variables
Appliances, Mechanical, Other Variables
Household Constructed Variables
Person Record

Technical Variables
Family Interrelationship Variables
Core Demographic Variables
Ethnicity/Nativity Variables
Education Variables
Work Variables
Income Variables
Poverty Variables
Tax Variables
Veteran Status Variables
Disability Variables
Migration Variables
Summary Health Insurance Variables
Health Insurance Variables
Welfare Variables
CPS Data Quality Flags
IPUMS-CPS Variables Quick Reference

Technical Variables (Person)


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
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
YEARP Survey 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
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
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
REPORTYR Reported survey year P codes . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ROTATE Rotation group, person level P codes X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FEBMAR February-March match P codes 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 . . . . .
EARNWT Earnings weight P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
BLSWT BLS 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 . . . . . . . . .
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
REPWTP Person replicate weights P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Family Interrelationship Variables (Person)


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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ELDCH Age of eldest own child 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
YNGCH Age of youngest own child 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
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

Core Demographic Variables (Person)


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
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
AGE Age 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
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
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
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
AGEMARR Age at first marriage P codes X . . X . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MARRQTR Quarter of marriage P codes . . . . . . X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BIRTHQTR Quarter of birth P codes . . . . . . X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ethnicity/Nativity Variables (Person)


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
BPL Birthplace P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
YRIMMIG Year of immigration P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
CITIZEN Citizenship status P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
FBPL Father's birthplace P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
NATIVITY Foreign birthplace or parentage P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
ANCESTRY Ancestry P codes . . . . . . . . . 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

Education Variables (Person)


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
EDUC Educational attainment recode 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
EDUC99 Educational attainment, 1990 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COLLEG75 Attending college in March 1975 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COLLEG80 Attending college in March 1980 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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

Work Variables (Person)


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
EMPSTAT Employment 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
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
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
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
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
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
CLASSWKR Class of worker 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
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
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
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
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
CLASSWLY Class of worker 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
WKSWORK1 Weeks worked 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
WKSWORK2 Weeks worked last year, intervalled 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
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
UHRSWORK Usual hours worked per week (last yr) 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
WKSUNEM1 Weeks unemployed 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
WKSUNEM2 Weeks unemployed last year, intervalled 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
ABSENT 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
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DURUNEM2 Continuous weeks unemployed, intervalled 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
DURUNEMP Continuous weeks unemployed 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
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
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
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
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
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
UNION Union membership P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
WHYUNEMP Reason for unemployment P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X 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
WHYABSNT Reason for absence from 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 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WANTJOB Want regular job now 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
BLVENOWK Believe no work available P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CANTFIND Could not find work P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WRONGAGE Employer thinks too young or old P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UNKREASN Don't know 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WHYPTLY Reason for 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
WHYPTLWK Reason for working part time 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
USFTABLW Usually work full time (absent 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
USFTPTLW Usually work full time (part time 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
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
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
WNFTLOOK When last worked full time 2 consecutive weeks (looking 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
WNLWNILF When last worked for pay (NILF 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
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
WHYLOOK Reason started 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WHYNWLY Reason not working 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
ACTNLFLY Activity when not in labor force last year (part-year workers) 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
OVERTIME Worked overtime or multiple jobs last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WHYLEFT Reason left last job (NILF now) P 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
WORK0375 Working during March 1975 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WORK0380 Working in March 1980 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income Variables (Person)


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
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
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
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
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
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
INCUNERN Income from Source other than earnings P codes 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
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
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
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
INCDRT Income from dividends, rent, trusts P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
EARNWEEK Weekly earnings P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTREGCT Received income from regular contributions 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTINT Received interest income P codes . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTSS Received social security P codes . . . . X X . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTWELFR Received welfare (public assistance) income P codes . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GOTFEDRP Received federal government pension P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
GOTWKCOM Received worker's compensation P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
VETQA Required to fill out annual income questionnaire for veterans' administration P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
WHYSS1 First reason for receiving social security income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
WHYSS2 Second reason for receiving social security income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
WHYSSI1 First reason for receiving supplementary security income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
WHYSSI2 Second reason for receiving supplementary security income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STIMULUS Federal stimulus payment P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Poverty Variables (Person)


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
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
CUTOFF Cutoff for offical poverty status, in dollars 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
CONTPOV Official poverty measure, continuous values 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
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
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
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
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
CMBPG Poverty using CPI, geographic adjustment, and combined medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
CMBPNG Poverty using CPI, no geographic adjustment, and combined medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
CMBEG Poverty using CES, geographic adjustment, and combined medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X
CMBENG Poverty using CES, no geographic adjustment, and combined medical P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X

Tax Variables (Person)


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
ADJGINC Adjusted gross income P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
CAPGAIN Amount of capital gain P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X .
CAPLOSS Amount of capital loss P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X .
EITCRED Earned income tax credit P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X 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
DEPSTAT Dependency status pointer P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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
STATAXAC State income tax liability, after all credits P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X
TAXINC Taxable income amount P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Veteran Status Variables (Person)


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
VETSTAT Veteran 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
VETLAST Veteran's most recent period of service 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
VET1 Veteran's most recent period of service, recode P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X
VET2 Veteran's second most recent period of service P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X
VET3 Veteran's third most recent period of service P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X
VET4 Veteran's fourth most recent period of service P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disability Variables (Person)


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
DISABWRK Work disability 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
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
DIFFHEAR Hearing difficulty P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
DIFFEYE Vision difficulty P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
DIFFREM Difficulty remembering P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
DIFFPHYS Physical difficulty P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
DIFFMOB Disability limiting mobility P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
DIFFCARE Personal care limitation P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
DIFFANY Any difficulty P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Migration Variables (Person)


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
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 . . . .
WHYMOVE Reason for moving P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X
COUNTRY Country of previous residence P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X 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 . . . .
MIGRAT75 Migration status, 1975 to this year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . .

Summary Health Insurance Variables (Person)


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
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
HINSEMP Employer-sponsored insurance (summary) P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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
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
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

Health Insurance Variables (Person)


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
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
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
EMCONTRB Employer contribution for health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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
HIOTHER Covered by other health insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WHOELSGH Others covered by group health insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WHOELSOI Others covered by other health insurance last year 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
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
PHISPOUS Spouse covered by private health insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PHIOTHR Other(s) covered by private health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PHISELF Self only covered by private health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CAID Covered by Medicaid last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
CARE Covered by Medicare last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
CHAMPUS Covered by Champus/Tricare last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
CHAMPVA Covered by CHAMPVA last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X 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
INDIANH Covered by Indian Health Service last year 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
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
PRIVOWN Policyholder for privately-purchased insurance last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X 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
GROUPTYP Type of employment-based coverage 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
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
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
MOCAID Months of Medicaid coverage last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
SCHIP State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage last year P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
VERIFY Verification: Did individual actually have health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X 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
PRIVOUT Privately-purchased insurance covered non-household member P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
PRIPURLW Privately purchased health insurance coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
CAIDLW Medicaid coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
CARELW Medicare coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAMPLW CHAMPUS or CAMPVA coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
COVERLW Insurance coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
COVERGH Covered by group 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
COVERPI 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
GROUPLW Employment-based group health, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
IHSLW Indian Health Service or other government coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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
MILVALW Military health care or VA coverage, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .
OUTOTHLW Coverage from person outside the household or other source, last week P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X . . . . . . . . . . . .

Welfare Variables (Person)


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
GOTWIC Received WIC P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
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
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
TRANSAID Received transportation assistance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X
WORKFARE In work program for cash assistance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X