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MEPS HC005 CODEBOOK
Combined Panel 1 Round 3/Panel 2 Round 1 1997 Population Characteristics
DATE: August 25, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
ACTDTY13
91   
92   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
ACTLIM13
127   
128   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
ADLHLP13
105   
106   
ADL SCREENER
AGE13X
63   
64   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
AIDHLP13
107   
108   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
BEGRFD13
34   
35   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY
BEGRFM13
36   
37   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY13
38   
41   
REFERENCE BEGIN DATE: YEAR
BENDIF13
121   
122   
DIFFICULTY BENDING /STOOPING
CHNOW13X
167   
167   
PID COV BY CHAMPUS/VA AT INT DATE-EDITED
COGLIM13
139   
140   
COGNITIVE LIMITATION
DOBMM
65   
66   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY
67   
70   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
DUID
1   
5   
DU ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EDUCYR13
85   
86   
COMPLETED YEARS OF EDUCATION
EMPST13
141   
142   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENDRFD13
42   
43   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: DAY
ENDRFM13
44   
45   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFY13
46   
49   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
FAMID13
18   
19   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
FAMSIZ13
25   
26   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
FNGRDF13
125   
126   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
FTSTD13X
89   
90   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
HELD13X
158   
159   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ
HIDEG13
87   
88   
HIGHEST DEGREE
HISPANX
75   
75   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPCAT
76   
77   
SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP
HOUR13
155   
157   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CM JOB
HRWAG13X
143   
150   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
HRWAY13
153   
154   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HRWGRD13
151   
152   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HSELIM13
131   
132   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
IADLHP13
103   
104   
IADL SCREENER
INSCOP13
51   
51   
INSCOPE
INSRD13X
172   
172   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
KEYNESS
50   
50   
PERSON KEY STATUS
LFTDIF13
111   
112   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
MARRY13X
78   
79   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
MCARE13
168   
168   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE13X
169   
169   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MILDIF13
117   
118   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
MNHLTH13
99   
100   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
MNPROX13
101   
102   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF MENTAL HEALTH
MSA13
28   
28   
MSA
NUMEMP13
162   
164   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
OFFER13X
160   
161   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ
OTPUB13X
170   
170   
PID COV BY OTHER PUBLIC INS - EDITED
PANEL13
17   
17   
PANEL NUMBER
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PRIV13
171   
171   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PROXY13
33   
33   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
PSTAT13
52   
53   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
PSU13
200   
201   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
RACETHNX
74   
74   
RACE/ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEX
72   
73   
RACE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RCHDIF13
123   
124   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
RDRESP13
32   
32   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
REGION13
27   
27   
CENSUS REGION
RFREL13X
93   
94   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RNDREF13
29   
31   
REFERENCE PERSON
RTHLTH13
95   
96   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RTPROX13
97   
98   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF HEALTH
RUCLAS13
24   
24   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RUENDD13
56   
57   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: DAY)
RUENDM13
58   
58   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDY13
59   
62   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
RULETR13
20   
21   
RU LETTER
RURSLT13
54   
55   
RU RESULT
RUSIZE13
22   
23   
RU SIZE
SCHLIM13
133   
134   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
SELFCM13
165   
166   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SEX
71   
71   
SEX
SOCLIM13
137   
138   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SPOUID13
80   
82   
SPOUSE ID
SPOUIN13
83   
84   
MARITAL STATUS W/SPOUSE PRESENT
STNDIF13
119   
120   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
STPDIF13
113   
114   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
UNABLE13
135   
136   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
VARST13
197   
199   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
WGTRU13
185   
196   
FAMILY WEIGHT
WGTSP13
173   
184   
PERSON WEIGHT
WLKDIF13
115   
116   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
WLKLIM13
109   
110   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
WRKLIM13
129   
130   
WORK LIMITATION
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