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Variable Name

Variable Description

Record Type

Codes
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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
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
UNITSSTR Units in structure 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
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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

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Variable Name

Variable Description

Record Type

Codes
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VERIFY Verification: Did individual actually have health insurance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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
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
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

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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
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
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WHYMOVE Reason for moving P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
WORK0375 Working during March 1975 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WORK0380 Working in March 1980 P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WORKFARE In work program for cash assistance P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Variable Name

Variable Description

Record Type

Codes
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YEAR Survey year 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
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
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
YRIMMIG Year of immigration P codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X