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MEPS HC 246
2023 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: January 9, 2025

Name
Start
End
Description
YNOBUSN_M18
138   
139   
Reason why no longer has business
YLEFT_M18
136   
137   
Reason why no longer at job
WKLYAMT
157   
163   
Usual weekly gross income at misc job
WHY_LEFT_M18
117   
118   
Reason why no longer at job now
WHYCHNGPTTOFT
90   
91   
Why change part to full time
WHYCHNGFTTOPT
92   
93   
Why change full to part time
TYPEEMPL
134   
135   
Employee type
TYPECHGD
82   
83   
Job sub-type changed between rounds
TOTNUMEMP
191   
195   
Establishment size at new self-employed job
TOTLEMP_M18
186   
190   
Current establishment size at self-employed job
TIPSUNIT_M18
261   
262   
Period which tip earnings are based on
TIPSAMT
253   
260   
How much are person's tips
TEMPJOB
145   
146   
Job at employer is temporary
SUBTYPE
79   
79   
Job sub-type
STILLWRK
94   
95   
Still works at misc job establishment
STILLWORKFTPT
88   
89   
Still works full or part time
STILLAT
80   
81   
Still works at main job establishment
SICKPAY
149   
150   
Has paid sick leave thru job
SESNLJOB
147   
148   
Job is available certain time of year
SALRYWKS
243   
244   
Number of weeks per year salary is based
SALARIED
196   
197   
Person salaried, paid by hour, some other way
RVWTOTNUMEMP
112   
116   
Establishment size at continuing self-employed job
RN
62   
62   
Round
RETIRPLN
155   
156   
Has pension/retirement plan thru job
RETIRJOB
78   
78   
Person retired from this job
PROPRIET
132   
133   
Proprietorship or partnership
PID
59   
61   
Person number
PERUNIT_M18
218   
219   
Period for which person is paid
PAYVACTN
153   
154   
Has paid vacation leave thru job
PAYDRVST
151   
152   
Has paid sick leave for doc visit thru job
PANEL
64   
65   
Panel to which job holder belongs
ORIGRND
63   
63   
Round job first reported
OFFTAKEI
96   
97   
Offered insurance and now take
OFFRDINS_M24
170   
171   
Offered insurance but chose not to take [M24]
OFFRDINS
168   
169   
Offered insurance but chose not to take
OCCCODEX
289   
290   
Condensed P27R1-3 occupation code (2010 Census OCC)
OCCCAT18
291   
292   
Condensed occupation code (2018 Census OCC)
NUMEMPS
121   
125   
Establishment size at not self-employed job
NOWTAKEI_M22
98   
99   
Now has health insurance through employer
MOREMINM
230   
231   
Person makes more or less than min. wage
MORELOC
128   
129   
Employer has more than one location
MORE15
228   
229   
Person makes more or less than $15/hour
MORE10
226   
227   
Person makes more or less than $10/hour
MAKEAMT
209   
217   
How much money does person make
MAIN_JOB
84   
85   
Still main job or business
JSTRTY
68   
71   
Job start date - year
JSTRTM
66   
67   
Job start date - month
JSTOPY
74   
77   
Job stop date - year
JSTOPM
72   
73   
Job stop date - month
JOBTYPE
119   
120   
Self-employed or works for someone else
JOBSIDX
1   
14   
Job-round identifier
JOBNUM
28   
30   
Unique DU-job identifier
JOBIDX
15   
27   
Person's unique job identifier
JOBHASHI
166   
167   
Has health insurance thru job
INUNION
180   
181   
Belongs to labor union
INSESTB_M24
106   
107   
Insurance offered to any employees (review) [M24]
INSESTB
104   
105   
Insurance offered to any employees (review)
INDCODEX
285   
286   
Condensed P27R1-3 industry code (2007 Census IND)
INDCAT17
287   
288   
Condensed industry code (2017 Census IND)
HRSPRWK
140   
142   
Number of hours worked per week
HRSPRDY
207   
208   
Number of hours person worked in one day
HRSALBAS
245   
246   
Hours per week salary based on
HRS35WK
143   
144   
Works at least 35 hours per week
HRLYWAGE
220   
225   
How much person makes per hour
HOWPAID
198   
199   
How is person paid
HIDISAVW
108   
111   
Capi q where health insur thru emp/union disavowed
HHMEMBER_M18
184   
185   
Any other hh member wrk at this business
GROSSPER
241   
242   
Period in which gross salary was earned
GROSSPAY
232   
240   
Person's salary before taxes (gross)
ESTMATE1_M19
126   
127   
Categorical approximate establishment size
ESTBTHRU_M24
102   
103   
Offered insurance, did not take (review) [M24]
ESTBTHRU
100   
101   
Offered insurance, did not take (review)
ESTBIDX
31   
41   
Establishment identifier
EMPLUNIONPROV
182   
183   
Employer or union is primary health insurer
EMPLINS
164   
165   
Has health insurance thru current main job
EARNTIPS
247   
248   
Person earns tips
EARNCOMM
251   
252   
Person earns commission
EARNBONS
249   
250   
Person earns bonuses
DUPERSID
42   
51   
Person ID (DUID+PID)
DUID
52   
58   
Panel # + encrypted DU identifier
DIFFWAGE
86   
87   
Any change in wage amount
DIFFPLNS_M24
174   
175   
Choice of different health insurance plans [M24]
DIFFPLNS
172   
173   
Choice of different health insurance plans
DAYWAGE
200   
206   
Person's daily wage rate
COMMUNIT
283   
284   
Period which commissions are based on
COMMAMT
274   
282   
How much are person's commissions
BUSINC
130   
131   
Business incorporated
BONSUNIT
272   
273   
Period which bonuses are based on
BONSAMT
263   
271   
How much are person's bonuses
ANYINS_M24
178   
179   
Health insurance offered to any employees [M24]
ANYINS
176   
177   
Health insurance offered to any employees
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