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MEPS HC007 CODEBOOK
1996 JOBS FILE
DATE:September 16, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
APXHRDAY
96   
97   
APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
BONSAMT
204   
211   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSONS BONUSES
BONSUNIT
202   
203   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
BUSINC
79   
80   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
COMMAMT
214   
222   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSONS COMMISSIONS
COMMUNIT
212   
213   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
DAYWAGE
135   
140   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
DIFFPLNS
117   
118   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
DIFFWAGE
54   
55   
ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT?
DUID
20   
24   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
12   
19   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
EARNBONS
183   
184   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
185   
186   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
EARNTIPS
181   
182   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
EMPLINS
113   
114   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
ESTMATE1
75   
76   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
GROSSPAY
166   
174   
PERSONS SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
GROSSPER
175   
176   
PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
HHMEMBER
123   
124   
ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS
HOWPAID
133   
134   
HOW IS PERSON PAID
HRLYWAGE
223   
228   
EW07/13/18 HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES/HR
HRS35WK
94   
95   
WORK 35 HOURS?
HRSALBAS
249   
250   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
HRSPRDY
141   
142   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
HRSPRWK
91   
93   
EM111/104,EW17 NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK
INDTCODE
251   
253   
INDUSTRY CODE
INUNION
119   
120   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
JBEGAMPM
237   
238   
EM111A2/105A2 JOB BEGIN AM/PM
JBEGHR
229   
230   
EM111A/105A JOB BEGIN HOUR OF DAY
JBEGMIN
233   
234   
EM111A1/105A1 JOB BEGIN MINUTES
JENDAMPM
239   
240   
EM111A5/105A5 JOB END AM/PM
JENDHR
231   
232   
EM111A3/105A3 JOB END HOUR OF DAY
JENDMIN
235   
236   
EM111A4/105A4 JOB END MINUTES
JOBHASHI
243   
244   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
JOBSIDX
1   
11   
JOB ID NUMBER
JOBSN
29   
29   
JOB NUMBER
JOBTYPE
30   
31   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
JSTOPD
42   
43   
JOB STOP DATE - DAY
JSTOPM
40   
41   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPY
44   
47   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
JSTRTD
34   
35   
JOB START DATE - DAY
JSTRTM
32   
33   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTY
36   
39   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
MAIN_JOB
52   
53   
STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS
MAKEAMT
143   
151   
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
MORE10
154   
155   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR
MORE15
156   
157   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR
MORELOC
77   
78   
MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
MOREMINM
158   
159   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MIN. WAGE
NOWTAKEI
66   
67   
NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
NUMEMPS
70   
74   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMP
NUMFMEMB
125   
126   
HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
OCCPCODE
254   
256   
OCCUPATION CODE
OFFRDINS
115   
116   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
OFFTAKEI
64   
65   
OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
OTHRTYPE
179   
180   
TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
OTHRWAGE
187   
191   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
OVRTIMHR
160   
165   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
PAYDRVST
100   
101   
IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S VISITS
PAYVACTN
102   
103   
DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
PERUNIT
152   
153   
PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
PID
25   
27   
PERSON NUMBER
PROPRIET
81   
82   
PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
PROVDINS
121   
122   
WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
RECALL
89   
90   
RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS?
RETIRJOB
48   
49   
PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB
RETIRPLN
104   
105   
DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN
RN
28   
28   
ROUND
SALARIED
131   
132   
IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.
SALRYWKS
177   
178   
NUMBER OF WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED
SHFTCHNG
247   
248   
HAS A CHANGE IN SHIFT OCCURED
SHIFTWK
241   
242   
EM111B/105B WORK ROTATING SHIFTS
SICKPAY
98   
99   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
STILLAT
245   
246   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT
STILLWRK
62   
63   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT
SUBTYPE
50   
51   
JOB SUB-TYPE
TIPSAMT
194   
201   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSONS TIPS
TIPSUNIT
192   
193   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
TOTLEMP
127   
130   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMP
TYPEEMPL
83   
84   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
WHY_DIFF
56   
57   
WHY WAGES CHANGED
WHY_LEFT
68   
69   
REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
WKLYAMT
106   
112   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
WORKSTAT
58   
59   
FULL OR PART TIME
YLEFT
85   
86   
NO JOB REASON
YNOBUSN
87   
88   
WHY NO BUSINESS?
Y_CHANGE
60   
61   
WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
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