MEPS HC-063: 2002 Jobs File
June 2004
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 427-1406
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Data Use Agreement
B. Background
1.0 Household Component
2.0 Medical Provider Component
3.0 Insurance Component
4.0 Survey Management
C. Technical and Programming Information
1.0 General Information
2.0 Using MEPS Data for Trend and Longitudinal Analysis
3.0 Data File Information
3.1 Codebook Structure
3.2 Reserved Codes
3.3 Codebook Format
3.4 Variable Source and Naming Conventions
D. Variable-Source Crosswalk
Appendix 1: Sample SAS Program
A. Data Use Agreement
Individual identifiers have been removed from the micro-data contained in
these files. Nevertheless, under sections 308 (d) and 903 (c) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242m and 42 U.S.C. 299 a-1), data collected by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and/or the National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS) may not be used for any purpose other than for the
purpose for which they were supplied; any effort to determine the identity of
any reported cases is prohibited by law.
Therefore in accordance with the above referenced Federal Statute, it is understood that:
- No one is to use the data in this data set in any way except for
statistical reporting and analysis; and
- If the identity of any person or establishment should be discovered
inadvertently, then (a) no use will be made of this knowledge, (b) the
Director Office of Management AHRQ will be advised of this incident,
(c) the information that would identify any individual or
establishment will be safeguarded or destroyed, as requested by AHRQ,
and (d) no one else will be informed of the discovered identity; and
- No one will attempt to link this data set with individually
identifiable records from any data sets other than the Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey or the National Health Interview Survey.
By using these data you signify your agreement to comply with the above
stated statutorily based requirements with the knowledge that deliberately
making a false statement in any matter within the jurisdiction of any department
or agency of the Federal Government violates Title 18 part 1 Chapter 47 Section
1001 and is punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or up to 5 years in prison.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality requests that users cite AHRQ
and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey as the data source in any publications
or research based upon these data.
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B. Background
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) provides nationally
representative estimates of health care use, expenditures, sources of payment,
and insurance coverage for the U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population.
MEPS is cosponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and
the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
MEPS is a family of three surveys. The Household Component (HC) is the core
survey and forms the basis for the Medical Provider Component (MPC) and part of
the Insurance Component (IC). Together these surveys yield comprehensive data
that provide national estimates of the level and distribution of health care use
and expenditures, support health services research, and can be used to assess
health care policy implications.
MEPS is the third in a series of national probability surveys conducted by
AHRQ on the financing and use of medical care in the United States. The National
Medical Care Expenditure Survey (NMCES, also known as NMES-1) was conducted in
1977 and the National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES-2) in 1987. Since 1996,
MEPS continues this series with design enhancements and efficiencies that
provide a more current data resource to capture the changing dynamics of the
health care delivery and insurance system.
The design efficiencies incorporated into MEPS are in accordance with the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Survey Integration Plan of June
1995, which focused on consolidating DHHS surveys, achieving cost efficiencies,
reducing respondent burden, and enhancing analytical capacities. To advance
these goals, MEPS includes linkage with the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
- a survey conducted by NCHS from which the sample for the MEPS HC is drawn -
and enhanced longitudinal data collection for core survey components. The MEPS
HC augments NHIS by selecting a sample of NHIS respondents, collecting
additional data on their health care expenditures, and linking these data with
additional information collected from the respondents’ medical providers,
employers, and insurance providers.
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1.0 Household Component
The MEPS HC, a nationally representative survey of the U.S. civilian
non-institutionalized population, collects medical expenditure data at both the
person and household levels. The HC collects detailed data on demographic
characteristics, health conditions, health status, use of medical care services,
charges and payments, access to care, satisfaction with care, health insurance
coverage, income, and employment.
The HC uses an overlapping panel design in which data are collected through a
preliminary contact followed by a series of five rounds of interviews over a 2
½-year period. Using computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) technology,
data on medical expenditures and use for two calendar years are collected from
each household. This series of data collection rounds is launched each
subsequent year on a new sample of households to provide overlapping panels of
survey data and, when combined with other ongoing panels, will provide
continuous and current estimates of health care expenditures.
The sampling frame for the MEPS HC is drawn from respondents to NHIS. NHIS
provides a nationally representative sample of the U.S. civilian
non-institutionalized population, with oversampling of Hispanics and blacks.
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2.0 Medical Provider Component
The MEPS MPC supplements and/or replaces information on medical care events
reported in the MEPS HC by contacting medical providers and pharmacies
identified by household respondents. The MPC sample includes all home health
agencies and pharmacies reported by HC respondents. Office-based physicians,
hospitals, and hospital physicians are also included in the MPC but may be
subsampled at various rates, depending on burden and resources, in certain
years.
Data are collected on medical and financial characteristics of medical and
pharmacy events reported by HC respondents. The MPC is conducted through
telephone interviews and record abstraction.
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3.0 Insurance Component
The MEPS IC collects data on health insurance plans obtained through private
and public-sector employers. Data obtained in the IC include the number and
types of private insurance plans offered, benefits associated with these plans,
premiums, contributions by employers and employees, eligibility requirements,
and employer characteristics.
Establishments participating in the MEPS IC are selected through three
sampling frames:
- A list of employers or other insurance providers identified by MEPS HC
respondents who report having private health insurance at the Round 1
interview.
- A Bureau of the Census list frame of private sector business
establishments.
- The Census of Governments from the Bureau of the Census.
To provide an integrated picture of health insurance, data collected from the
first sampling frame (employers and insurance providers identified by MEPS HC
respondents) are linked back to data provided by those respondents. Data from
the two Census Bureau sampling frames are used to produce annual national and
state estimates of the supply and cost of private health insurance available to
American workers and to evaluate policy issues pertaining to health insurance.
National estimates of employer contributions to group insurance from the MEPS IC
are used in the computation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis.
The MEPS IC is an annual survey. Data are collected from the selected
organizations through a prescreening telephone interview, a mailed
questionnaire, and a telephone follow-up for nonrespondents.
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4.0 Survey Management
MEPS data are collected under the authority of the Public Health Service Act.
They are edited and published in accordance with the confidentiality provisions
of this act and the Privacy Act. NCHS provides consultation and technical
assistance.
As soon as data collection and editing are completed, the MEPS survey data
are released to the public in staged releases of summary reports, microdata
files and compendiums of tables. Data are released through MEPSnet, an online
interactive tool developed to give users the ability to statistically analyze
MEPS data in real time. Summary reports and compendiums of tables are released
as printed documents and electronic files. Microdata files are released on
electronic files.
Selected printed documents are available through the AHRQ Publications
Clearinghouse. Write or call:
AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse
Attn: (publication number)
P.O. Box 8547
Silver Spring, MD 20907
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Be sure to specify the AHRQ number of the document you are requesting.
Additional information on MEPS is available from the MEPS project manager or
the MEPS public use data manager at the Center for Financing, Access and Cost
Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
Md 20850 (301-427-1406).
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C. Technical and Programming Information
Section C of this document offers a brief overview of the data provided in
MEPS public use release HC-063, as well as the content and structure of the
codebook, reserved code values and variable naming conventions. It is followed
by Section D containing the Variable-Source Crosswalk, and Appendix 1 containing
sample SAS program code. A copy of the survey instrument used to collect the
information on this file is available on the MEPS web site: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov.
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1.0 General Information
The Jobs file provided in this release, MEPS HC-063, contains job-level
information collected in Rounds 3 through 5 for the sixth panel and Rounds 1
through 3 for the seventh panel of the 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
(i.e., the rounds for the MEPS panels covering calendar year 2002), as
illustrated below.
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Calendar
2001 through 2002
301 Moved Permanently
301 Moved Permanently
A Full Year Jobs file contains jobs records from two panels. In order to
obtain complete information for a job, users must note the round in which the
job is first reported. This is because MEPS collects complete Jobs information
in the round in which a job is first reported. So, for the first year panel, in
this case Panel 7, because data from Rounds 1, 2, and 3 are included in the Jobs
file, complete job information for any Panel 7 Round 1, 2, or 3 job is available
in the Full Year 2002 Jobs file, whether that job was first reported in Round 1,
2, or 3. This is the case for any first year panel (the panel that began its
first year of interviewing in the given year) in a Full Year Jobs file. For the
second year panel (the panel that contained its second year of interview in the
given year), in this case Panel 6, data from Rounds 3, 4, and 5 are included in
this Full Year 2002 Jobs file. For these jobs, users must look back to the Jobs
file from the previous year (2001) to obtain complete information for jobs that
continued from Round 1 and/or Round 2. Appendix 1 includes sample SAS code to
assist users in obtaining this information.
This file is being released as a research file and has not undergone the
standard quality control procedures usually performed on MEPS data files. The
file includes a total of 67,028 records, with each record representing a unique
job for a person by round. This file presents information about jobs starting on
or before 12/31/2002 only. The 2003 MEPS Jobs file release will present
information on Panel 7 jobs starting in 2003.
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2.0 Using MEPS Data for Trend and Longitudinal Analysis
MEPS began in 1996 and several annual data files have been released. As more
years of data are produced, MEPS will become increasingly valuable for examining
health care trends. However, it is important to consider a variety of factors
when examining trends over time using MEPS. Statistical significance tests
should be conducted to assess the likelihood that observed trends are
attributable to sampling variation. The length of time being analyzed should
also be considered. In particular, large shifts in survey estimates over short
periods of time (e.g. from one year to the next) that are statistically
significant should be interpreted with caution, unless they are attributable to
known factors such as changes in public policy or MEPS survey methodology.
Looking at changes over longer periods of time can provide a more complete
picture of underlying trends. Analysts may wish to consider using techniques to
smooth or stabilize trends analyses of MEPS data such as pooling time periods
for comparison (e.g. 1996-97 versus 1998-99), working with moving averages, or
using modeling techniques with several consecutive years of MEPS data to test
the fit of specified patterns over time. Finally, researchers should be aware of
the impact of multiple comparisons on Type I error because performing numerous
statistical significance tests of trends increases the likelihood of
inappropriately concluding a change is statistically significant.
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3.0 Data File Information
The unique record identifier is the variable JOBSIDX, which is comprised of a
person identifier (DUID + PID), a round identifier (RN), and a job number (JOBSN).
A panel indicator (PANEL) is included on the file to distinguish Round 3 jobs
held by Panel 6 persons from Round 3 jobs held by those in Panel 7.
Each job record contains variables related to the employment section of the
2002 MEPS household survey. All persons age 16 and older in the MEPS can
report any number of jobs held within a round. Persons who held more than one
job at the round’s interview date (a current job) were asked to identify the
main job. This job was classified as the "current main job" and all other
simultaneously held jobs were classified as "miscellaneous." The MEPS also
obtained some information on former jobs held in the reference period and, for
those persons not currently working and having no job in the reference period,
some information on the last job the person held. Additionally, for those
persons age 55 or older who indicated that they retired from a job, the MEPS
obtained some job-level data on the retirement job. It is important to note that
the retirement job classification in the variable SUBTYPE is independent of the
retirement response in the variable relating to the question why a person left a
previous job (YLEFT). The variable SUBTYPE indicates the type of job record - current main, current miscellaneous, former main,
former miscellaneous, last job outside reference period, or retirement job. The
MEPS asked for detailed information about "current main" and "current
miscellaneous" job types and basic information about other job types. Refer to
the questionnaire to see which information was asked for each job type.
The MEPS used dependent interviewing in Rounds 3, 4, and 5 for Panel 6 and in
Rounds 2 and 3 for Panel 7. In these rounds, the MEPS asked persons who held
current main and current miscellaneous jobs at the previous round interview date
whether they were still working at these jobs (see section RJ in the employment
section of the questionnaire). If a person still held a current main job from
the previous round, the MEPS asked whether the job was still the main job. Most
persons reported that they still worked at the same job and it was still their
main job. If job status remained the same, the MEPS asked only a subset of the
employment questions. Because the MEPS asked only this subset of questions if
job status for a person did not change in later rounds, many job-level variables
on the subsequent round job records are coded as inapplicable (-1); the complete
information is on the record for the job in the first round in which it was
reported. Thus, it is important to determine whether a job in a
subsequent round continues from the previous round when working with the job
records. In rounds where this applies, the variables STILLAT (for jobs that were
current main in the previous round) and STILLWRK (for jobs that were current
miscellaneous in the previous round) indicate whether a person still holds the
job at the subsequent round interview date. The variable SUBTYPE on the
subsequent round job record indicates whether the job is main or miscellaneous
in that subsequent round. Note that if a Panel 6 job included in this 2002 file
is continued from a Round 1 or 2 job, much of the information will be contained
in the 2001 MEPS Jobs file (HC-056). Use that file to obtain the desired job
characteristics. Appendix 1 provides a sample SAS program showing how to do
this. Variables that relate only to the review of a job reported in a previous
round (Y_CHANGE, MAIN_JOB, OFFTAKEI, NOWTAKEI, WHY_LEFT, STILLAT, STILLWRK,
DIFFWAGE, WHY_DIFF, WORKSTAT) were not asked in Round 1, and these variables are
coded as inapplicable (-1) on a Jobs record for the round in which the job is
initially reported. Note that, as of the 2002 Jobs File, the variable SHFTCHNG
is no longer available, as the related question was dropped from the collection
instrument.
Unlike the situation for most variables on the file, as explained above, for
certain variables a value other than inapplicable (-1) does not necessarily mean
that a job is newly reported. There are two distinct situations in which this
special treatment is used, due to internal processing needs.
In the first situation, questions related to the affected variables are
skipped over as inapplicable
(-1) during the actual interview process in rounds subsequent to the one in
which the job was initially reported, but have their originally reported
response carried forward from round to round. This group includes the
following 13 variables: EMPLINS, HRSPRWK, HRS35WK, JOBTYPE, JSTRTY,
JSTRTM, JSTRTD, MORELOC, NUMEMPS, OFFRDINS, PROVDINS, TYPEEMPL, and UNIONNUM.
In the other situation, there are certain questions that are asked during the
review of a job in rounds following the round in which the job was initially
reported. If there is no change based on the review, the value for the affected
variable is copied forward from the previous round. If there is a change, the
variable is updated to reflect the new information. These five variables are:
JSTOPY, NOWTAKEI, OFFTAKEI, SUBTYPE and TOTLEMP.
Variables related to earnings (such as HRLYWAGE, GROSSPAY, SALARIED) are treated similarly to the five variables just discussed. In the review section, the MEPS attempted to obtain information regarding changes in wages for the same job from round to round. If there were no wage changes (indicated by the DIFFWAGE variable), then the most recent round’s information was carried forward. If changes were recorded, then the relevant variables were updated. Note that in many cases, but not all, wage changes of less than $.50 per hour on the same job were not recorded. This caution applies only to individual jobs that did not change job status in Panel 6 Rounds 3 and 4 and Panel 7 Rounds 1 and 2. For every new job reported for a person, the MEPS attempted to obtain up-to-date wage information. As of Panel 6 Round 5 and Panel 7 Round 3, users should note that the MEPS began collecting all wage changes during the review of main jobs that continue, no matter the amount of the change in the wages.
For reasons of confidentiality, earnings variables on the file were top-coded. The earnings variables include HRLYWAGE, BONSAMT, COMMAMT, TIPSAMT, DAYWAGE, WKLYAMT, GROSSPAY, MAKEAMT, and OTHRWAGE. A value of ‘-10’ for one of these variables on a record indicates that the variable had a positive value and that the hourly rates of the earnings variable for the record was greater than or equal to $100.00. To calculate the hourly rate for earnings types not reported on an hourly basis, the number of hours per week worked and in some cases the number of weeks worked were used in conjunction with the various amounts. (These calculated hourly rates do not appear on the file.) Earnings variables were not reconciled with income data collected elsewhere in the MEPS. Additionally, for confidentiality, the establishment size variables NUMEMPS (establishment size for jobs held by wage earners) and TOTLEMP (establishment size for self-employed jobs) were top-coded as ‘-10’ for establishments sizes greater than or equal to 12,000 employees.
Two variables on the file pertain to the temporary and seasonal nature of a
person’s main or miscellaneous job. The variable TEMPJOB indicates
whether a main or miscellaneous job is temporary (e.g., is a current main job
for a limited amount of time or until the completion of a project). The variable
SESNLJOB indicates either that a main or miscellaneous job is available only
during certain times of the year or that the individual is working throughout
the entire year at that job. Teachers and other school personnel who work only
during the school year are considered to work year round. In the collection
instrument, the questions related to temporary and seasonal job characteristics
are asked both when a current job is initially reported as well as during a
review of that job. If a respondent reports during a review of a job that the
job has ended, the questions are still asked. These questions are not asked of
newly reported former miscellaneous jobs, last job outside of reference
period, and retirement jobs.
Five new questions pertaining to employer-sponsored health insurance were
added to the MEPS employment section as of 2002. For reviewed jobs, when a
respondent indicated in the previous round that the jobholder neither held nor
was offered health insurance by the employer, a question is now asked and
indicates if, in the current round, the jobholder is offered health insurance at
the job. The variable ESTBTHRU contains this information.
For newly reported jobs, when a respondent indicates that the jobholder
neither held nor was offered health insurance at the job, the respondent is
asked if any other employees at the job are offered health insurance (ANYINS).
The comparable variable INSESTB is created under the same circumstances for
reviewed jobs regarding the current round. If a respondent indicates that other
employees were eligible for health insurance, a follow-up question is asked to
determine the reason the jobholder was not eligible for coverage. For newly
reported jobs in MEPS, the variable is ELIGINSR; for jobs being reviewed, the
variable is NELIGINS. Note that a value of ‘91’ on the variables ELIGINSR or
NELIGINS indicates a reason for ineligibility by the jobholder that was not an
available choice in the collection instrument.
In the review section, the MEPS attempted to
obtain information regarding changes in wages for the same job from round to
round; however, in many cases but not all, wage changes of less than $.50 per
hour on the same job were not recorded.
Due to many skip patterns in the questionnaire, it is recommended that users
of these data become familiar with the employment section in the MEPS
questionnaire. To aid users, a crosswalk between variables and MEPS
questionnaire numbers is provided in this release. The following examples of
variables involved in skip patterns are presented to be illustrative; these
examples do not represent the full range of variables affected by questionnaire
skip patterns. In one example of a skip pattern, the MEPS did not obtain
job-related benefits such as vacation, sick leave and pension information for
self-employed jobs, so those variables are coded as inapplicable (-1) for those
types of jobs. Nor did the MEPS attempt to obtain wage, salary, and information
regarding whether the job was in the private sector, federal or local government
(TYPEEMPL) for the self-employed. So again, due to the skip pattern, TYPEEMPL is
coded as inapplicable (-1) for self-employed jobs. Conversely, the questions
relating to business organization type (BUSINC, PROPRIET) were asked only of the
self-employed, so the skip pattern results in those variables being coded
inapplicable (-1) for jobs performed by wage earners.
It is important to note that the establishment size variable for the
self-employed is TOTLEMP, while the establishment size for wage earners
can be found in NUMEMPS and ESTMATE1. The variable ESTMATE1 is derived from a
question that allowed wage earners who did not know the actual establishment
size (NUMEMPS) to choose from a number of size ranges.
Industry and occupation codes were assigned by professional coders at the
Census Bureau based on verbatim responses. The codes are determined at a
detailed 4-digit level and then collapsed into broader groups on the file to
assure the confidentiality of the records. INDCODEX contains industry
information and OCCCODEX contains occupation information.
As of the Full Year 2002 MEPS deliveries, the Census Bureau began using an
updated coding scheme for both industry and occupation. As a result, new condensed categories that reflect the new coding scheme are introduced in this
file. Also, the previous industry (INDTCODX) and occupation (OCCPCODX) variables based on the old classifications are no longer available.
This release incorporates crosswalks showing how the detailed 2003 Census industry and occupation codes were collapsed into the condensed codes on the file, in both HTML and PDF formats. The same type of crosswalk is included for the pre-2002 file condensed codes, collapsed from the 1990 Census categories.
For the Full Year 2002 Jobs file only, users reviewing Panel 6 Rounds 3, 4,
or 5 Jobs that continue from Rounds 1 or 2 should not refer to the Full Year
2001 Jobs file for industry and occupation code information, as that file
reflects the old coding scheme. Instead, updated condensed codes for these jobs
have been included in this file on the Panel 6 Round 3 record.
This 2002 Jobs file does not include any weights necessary to extrapolate
this data to the U.S. population. To make person-level estimates, link to any of
the 2002 MEPS files and use the person-level weight for the appropriate panel.
The link should be made through the variable DUPERSID. Note that not all persons
in the MEPS have positive weights and job records; only those persons who have
either a positive person-level or family-level weight in the 2002 Full-Year
Person-Level file are included in the 2002 Jobs file.
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3.1 Codebook Structure
For each variable on the 2002 Jobs file, an unweighted frequency is provided
in both a PDF (H63CB.PDF) and ASP (H63CB.ASP) codebook file.
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3.2 Reserved Codes
The following reserved code values are used:
| VALUE |
DEFINITION |
| -1 INAPPLICABLE |
Question was not asked due to skip
pattern |
| -7 REFUSED |
Question was asked and respondent
refused to answer question |
| -8 DK |
Question was asked and respondent did
not know answer |
| -9 NOT ASCERTAINED |
Interviewer did not record the data |
| -10 TOP-CODED VALUE |
Variable was top-coded for
confidentiality, as described above |
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3.3 Codebook Format
This codebook describes an ASCII data set (with related SAS
and SPSS programming statements), although the data are also provided in a SAS
transport file. The following codebook items are provided for each variable:
| Identifier |
Description |
| Name |
Variable name (maximum of 8 characters) |
| Description |
Variable descriptor (maximum of 40 characters) |
| Format |
Number of bytes |
| Type |
Type of data: numeric (indicated by NUM) or character (indicated by CHAR) |
| Start |
Beginning column position of variable in record |
| End |
Ending column position of variable in record |
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3.4 Variable Source and Naming Conventions
In general, variable names reflect the content of the variable, with an
8-character limitation. Variables contained on this file were derived from the
questionnaire itself or from the CAPI. The source of each variable is identified
in Section D. Variable-Source Crosswalk. Sources for each variable are indicated
in one of two ways:
- Variables derived from CAPI or assigned in sampling are so indicated as
"CAPI Derived" or "Assigned in Sampling," respectively;
- Variables that come from one or more specific questions have those
questionnaire sections and/or question numbers listed in the "Source"
column.
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D. Variable-Source Crosswalk
FOR MEPS PUBLIC USE RELEASE HC-063
SURVEY ADMINISTRATION VARIABLES - PUBLIC USE
VARIABLE |
DESCRIPTION |
SOURCE |
| JOBSIDX |
JOBS ID Number |
CAPI Derived |
| DUPERSID |
Sample Person ID (DUID + PID) |
Assigned in Sampling |
| DUID |
Dwelling Unit ID |
Assigned in Sampling |
| PID |
Person Number |
Assigned in Sampling |
| RN |
Round |
CAPI Derived |
| JOBSN |
JOBS Number |
CAPI Derived |
| PANEL |
Panel to which Jobholder Belongs |
Assigned in Sampling |
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EMPLOYMENT VARIABLES - PUBLIC USE
VARIABLE |
DESCRIPTION |
SOURCE |
| JOBTYPE |
Self-Employed or Work for Someone Else |
EM05, EM11, EM18, EM27, EM40, EM53, EM70, EM82 |
| JSTRTM |
Job Start Date – Month |
EM10OV1-2, EM16OV1-2, EM25OV1-2, EM34OV1-2, EM47OV1-2, EM60OV1-2 |
| JSTRTD |
Job Start Date – Day |
EM10OV1, EM16OV1, EM25OV1, EM34OV1, EM47OV1, EM60OV1 |
| JSTRTY |
Job Start Date – Year |
EM10, EM16, EM25, EM34, EM47, EM60 |
| JSTOPM |
Job Stop Date – Month |
EM35OV1-2, EM48OV1-2, EM61OV1-2, EM66OV1-2, EM89OV1-2, RJ09 |
| JSTOPD |
Job Stop Date – Day |
EMJ35OV1, EM48OV1, EM61OV1, EM66OV1, EM89OV1, RJ09 |
| JSTOPY |
Job Stop Date – Year |
EM35, EM48, EM61, EM66, EM89, RJ09 |
| RETIRJOB |
Person Retired from This Job |
EM80 |
| SUBTYPE |
Job Sub Type |
EM and RJ Sections |
| MAIN_JOB |
Still Main Job or Business |
RJ01A |
| DIFFWAGE |
Any Change in Wage Amount |
RJ02 |
| WHY_DIFF |
Why Wages Changed |
RJ03 |
| WORKSTAT |
Full or Part Time |
RJ04 |
| Y_CHANGE |
Why Change in Full/Part Time Status |
RJ05 |
| STILLWRK |
Still Work at Establishment/Miscellaneous Job |
RJ06 |
| OFFTAKEI |
Offered Insurance and Now Take |
RJ07 |
| NOWTAKEI |
Now Offered and Take Insurance |
RJ08, RJ08A |
| ELIGINSR |
Reason Not Eligible For Insurance |
EM115B |
| ANYINS |
Is Insurance Offered To Any Employees? |
EM115A |
| WHY_LEFT |
Reason Why Not at Job Now |
RJ10 |
| NUMEMPS |
Establishment Size-Non-Self-Employed Job |
EM91 |
| ESTMATE1 |
Categorical Approximate Establishment Size |
EM92 |
| MORELOC |
More Than One Location |
EM93 |
| BUSINC |
Business Incorporated |
EM94 |
| PROPRIET |
Proprietorship or Partnership |
EM95 |
| TYPEEMPL |
Employee Type |
EM96 |
| YLEFT |
No Job Reason |
EM101 |
| YNOBUSN |
Why No Business |
EM102 |
| RECALL |
Recall Within 30 Days |
EM103 |
| HRSPRWK |
Number of Hours Worked Per Week |
EM104, EM111 |
| HRS35WK |
Work at least 35 Hours Per Week |
EM105 |
| APXHRDAY |
Approximate # of Hours Worked Per Day |
EM106 |
| SICKPAY |
Does Person Have Paid Sick Leave |
EM107 |
| PAYDRVST |
Is There Paid Sick Leave for Dr’s Visits |
EM108 |
| PAYVACTN |
Does Person Get Paid Vacation |
EM109 |
| RETIRPLN |
Does Person Have Pension/Retirement Plan |
EM110 |
| WKLYAMT |
Usual Weekly Gross Income |
EM112 |
| EMPLINS |
Have Health Insurance through This Job |
EM113 |
| OFFRDINS |
Offered Insurance But Chose Not to Take |
EM114 |
| DIFFPLNS |
Choice of Different Health Insurance Plans |
EM115 |
| INUNION |
Belong to Labor Union at Job |
EM116 |
| PROVDINS |
Who Provides Health Insurance |
EM117 |
| HHMEMBER |
Any Other HH Member Work at This Business |
EM122 |
| NUMFMEMB |
How Many HH Members Work There |
EM123 |
| TOTLEMP |
Establishment Size-Self-Employed Job |
EM124, RJ08B |
| SALARIED |
Is Person Salaried, Paid by the Hour, etc. |
EW01
|
| HOWPAID |
How Is Person Paid |
EW02 |
| DAYWAGE |
Person’s Daily Wage Rate |
EW03 |
| HRSPRDY |
Number of Hours Person Worked in One Day |
EW04
|
| MAKEAMT |
How Much Money Does Person Make |
EW05 |
| PERUNIT |
Period for which Person Is Paid |
EW05OV1 |
| MORE10 |
Person Makes More or Less than $10/Hour |
EW08, EW14, EW20
|
| MORE15 |
Person Makes More or Less than $15/Hour |
EW09, EW15, EW21
|
| MOREMINM |
Person Makes More or Less than Minimum Wage |
EW10, EW16, EW22 |
| OVRTIMHR |
Overtime Pay Rate Per Hour |
EW06
|
| GROSSPAY |
Person’s Salary Before Taxes (Gross) |
EW11 |
| GROSSPER |
Period in which Gross Salary Was Earned |
EW11OV1 |
| SALRYWKS |
Number of Weeks Per Year on which Salary is Based |
EW12
|
| OTHRTYPE |
Type of Overtime Pay |
EW19 |
| EARNTIPS |
Does Person Earn Tips |
EW23_01 |
| EARNBONS |
Does Person Earn Bonuses |
EW23_02 |
| EARNCOMM |
Does Person Earn Commission |
EW23_03
|
| OTHRWAGE |
Overtime Pay Rate Per Hour |
EW19OV1 |
| TIPSUNIT |
Period on which Tip Earnings are Based |
EW24AOV1 |
| TIPSAMT |
How Much Are Person’s Tips |
EW24A |
| BONSUNIT |
Period on which Bonuses are Based |
EW24BOV1 |
| BONSAMT |
How Much Are Person’s Bonuses |
EW24B |
| COMMUNIT |
Period on which Commissions Are Based |
EW24COV1 |
| COMMAMT |
How Much Are Person’s Commissions |
EW24C |
| HRLYWAGE |
How Much Person Makes Per Hour |
EW07, EW13, EW18 |
| JOBHASHI |
Does Person Have Health Insurance at This Job |
EM17, EM26, EM39, EM52, EM69, EM81 |
| STILLAT |
Still Work at Establishment/Main Job |
RJ01 |
| ESTBTHRU |
Offered Insurance, Did Not Take (Review) |
RJ08AA |
| SESNLJOB |
Is Job Seasonal? |
EM105D, EM111D; RJ01AAA, RJ06AA |
| TEMPJOB |
Is Job Temporary? |
EM105C, EM111C; RJ01AA, RJ06A |
| INSESTB |
Insur Offered Any Employees (Review)? |
RJ08AAA |
| NELIGINS |
Reason Not Eligible For Insur (Review) |
RJ08AAAA |
| HRSALBAS |
Hours on which Salary Is Based |
EW17 |
| INDCODEX |
Condensed Industry Code |
EM98 |
| OCCCODEX |
Condensed Occupation Code |
EM99, EM100 |
Appendix 1: Sample SAS Program (link to separate file)
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