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MEPS HC 253
2024 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: April 10, 2026

Name
Start
End
Description
VARPSU
296   
296   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU, 2024
VARSTR
292   
295   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM, 2024
PERWT24F
280   
291   
FINAL PERSON WEIGHT, 2024
OCCCAT18
278   
279   
Condensed occupation code (2018 Census OCC)
INDCAT17
276   
277   
Condensed industry code (2017 Census IND)
COMMUNIT
274   
275   
Period which commissions are based on
COMMAMT
265   
273   
How much are person's commissions
BONSUNIT
263   
264   
Period which bonuses are based on
BONSAMT
254   
262   
How much are person's bonuses
TIPSUNIT_M18
252   
253   
Period which tip earnings are based on
TIPSAMT
244   
251   
How much are person's tips
EARNCOMM
242   
243   
Person earns commission
EARNBONS
240   
241   
Person earns bonuses
EARNTIPS
238   
239   
Person earns tips
HRSALBAS
235   
237   
Hours per week salary based on
SALRYWKS
233   
234   
Number of weeks per year salary is based
GROSSPER
231   
232   
Period in which gross salary was earned
GROSSPAY
222   
230   
Person's salary before taxes (gross)
MOREMINM
220   
221   
Person makes more or less than min. wage
MORE15
218   
219   
Person makes more or less than $15/hour
MORE10
216   
217   
Person makes more or less than $10/hour
HRLYWAGE
210   
215   
How much person makes per hour
PERUNIT_M18
208   
209   
Period for which person is paid
MAKEAMT
199   
207   
How much money does person make
HRSPRDY
197   
198   
Number of hours person worked in one day
DAYWAGE
190   
196   
Person's daily wage rate
HOWPAID
188   
189   
How is person paid
SALARIED
186   
187   
Person salaried, paid by hour, some other way
TOTNUMEMP
181   
185   
Establishment size at new self-employed job
TOTLEMP_M18
176   
180   
Current establishment size at self-employed job
HHMEMBER_M18
174   
175   
Any other hh member wrk at this business
EMPLUNIONPROV
172   
173   
Employer or union is primary health insurer
INUNION
170   
171   
Belongs to labor union
ANYINS_M24
168   
169   
Health insurance offered to any employees (as of P28R3/P29R1)
DIFFPLNS_M24
166   
167   
Choice of different health insurance plans (as of P28R3/P29R1)
OFFRDINS_M24
164   
165   
Offered insurance but chose not to take (as of P28R3/P29R1)
JOBHASHI
162   
163   
Has health insurance thru job
EMPLINS
160   
161   
Has health insurance thru current main job
WKLYAMT
153   
159   
Usual weekly gross income at misc job
RETIRPLN
151   
152   
Has pension/retirement plan thru job
PAYVACTN
149   
150   
Has paid vacation leave thru job
PAYDRVST
147   
148   
Has paid sick leave for doc visit thru job
SICKPAY
145   
146   
Has paid sick leave thru job
SESNLJOB
143   
144   
Job is available certain time of year
TEMPJOB
141   
142   
Job at employer is temporary
HRS35WK
139   
140   
Works at least 35 hours per week
HRSPRWK
136   
138   
Number of hours worked per week
YNOBUSN_M18
134   
135   
Reason why no longer has business
YLEFT_M18
132   
133   
Reason why no longer at job
TYPEEMPL
130   
131   
Employee type
PROPRIET
128   
129   
Proprietorship or partnership
BUSINC
126   
127   
Business incorporated
MORELOC
124   
125   
Employer has more than one location
ESTMATE1_M19
122   
123   
Categorical approximate establishment size
NUMEMPS
117   
121   
Establishment size at not self-employed job
JOBTYPE
115   
116   
Self-employed or works for someone else
WHY_LEFT_M18
113   
114   
Reason why no longer at job now
RVWTOTNUMEMP
108   
112   
Establishment size at continuing self-employed job
HIDISAVW
104   
107   
Capi q where health insur thru emp/union disavowed
INSESTB_M24
102   
103   
Insurance offered to any employees (review) (as of P28R3/P29R1)
ESTBTHRU_M24
100   
101   
Offered insurance, did not take (review) (as of P28R3/P29R1)
NOWTAKEI_M22
98   
99   
Now has health insurance through employer
OFFTAKEI
96   
97   
Offered insurance and now take
STILLWRK
94   
95   
Still works at misc job establishment
WHYCHNGFTTOPT
92   
93   
Why change full to part time
WHYCHNGPTTOFT
90   
91   
Why change part to full time
STILLWORKFTPT
88   
89   
Still works full or part time
DIFFWAGE
86   
87   
Any change in wage amount
MAIN_JOB
84   
85   
Still main job or business
TYPECHGD
82   
83   
Job sub-type changed between rounds
STILLAT
80   
81   
Still works at main job establishment
SUBTYPE
79   
79   
Job sub-type
RETIRJOB
78   
78   
Person retired from this job
JSTOPY
74   
77   
Job stop date - year
JSTOPM
72   
73   
Job stop date - month
JSTRTY
68   
71   
Job start date - year
JSTRTM
66   
67   
Job start date - month
PANEL
64   
65   
Panel to which job holder belongs
ORIGRND
63   
63   
Round job first reported
RN
62   
62   
Round
PID
59   
61   
Person number
DUID
52   
58   
Panel # + encrypted DU identifier
DUPERSID
42   
51   
Person ID (DUID+PID)
ESTBIDX
31   
41   
Establishment identifier
JOBNUM
28   
30   
Unique DU-job identifier
JOBIDX
15   
27   
Person's unique job identifier
JOBSIDX
1   
14   
Job-round identifier
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