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MEPS HC009 CODEBOOK
1998 P2R3/P3R1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FILE
DATE:September 16, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
WRKLIM13
127   
128   
WORK LIMITATION
WLKLIM13
107   
108   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
WLKDIF13
113   
114   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
WGTSP13
169   
180   
PERSON WEIGHT
WGTRU13
181   
192   
FAMILY WEIGHT
VARST13
193   
195   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
UNABLE13
133   
134   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
STPDIF13
111   
112   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
STNDIF13
117   
118   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
SPOUIN13
81   
82   
MARITAL STATUS W/SPOUSE PRESENT
SPOUID13
78   
80   
SPOUSE ID
SOCLIM13
135   
136   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SEX
71   
71   
SEX
SELFCM13
161   
162   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SCHLIM13
131   
132   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
RUSIZE13
22   
23   
RU SIZE
RURSLT13
54   
55   
RU RESULT
RULETR13
20   
21   
RU LETTER
RUENDY13
59   
62   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
RUENDM13
58   
58   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDD13
56   
57   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: DAY)
RUCLAS13
24   
24   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RTPROX13
95   
96   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF HEALTH
RTHLTH13
93   
94   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RNDREF13
29   
31   
REFERENCE PERSON
RFREL13X
91   
92   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
REGION13
27   
27   
CENSUS REGION
RDRESP13
32   
32   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
RCHDIF13
121   
122   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
RACEX
72   
72   
RACE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACETHNX
73   
73   
RACE/ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
PSU13
196   
197   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
PSTAT13
52   
53   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
PROXY13
33   
33   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
PRIV13
167   
167   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PANEL13
17   
17   
PANEL NUMBER
OTPUB13X
166   
166   
PID COV BY OTHER PUBLIC INS - EDITED
OFFER13X
156   
157   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ
NUMEMP13
158   
160   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
MSA13
28   
28   
MSA
MNPROX13
99   
100   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF MENTAL HEALTH
MNHLTH13
97   
98   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
MILDIF13
115   
116   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
MCARE13X
165   
165   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MCARE13
164   
164   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MARRY13X
76   
77   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
LFTDIF13
109   
110   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
KEYNESS
50   
50   
PERSON KEY STATUS
INSRD13X
168   
168   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
INSCOP13
51   
51   
INSCOPE
IADLHP13
101   
102   
IADL SCREENER
HSELIM13
129   
130   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
HRWGRD13
147   
148   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HRWAY13
149   
150   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HRWAG13X
141   
146   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
HOUR13
151   
153   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CM JOB
HISPCAT
75   
75   
SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP
HISPANX
74   
74   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HIDEG13
85   
86   
HIGHEST DEGREE
HELD13X
154   
155   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ
FTSTD13X
87   
88   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
FNGRDF13
123   
124   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
FAMSIZ13
25   
26   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
FAMID13
18   
19   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
ENDRFY13
46   
49   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
ENDRFM13
44   
45   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFD13
42   
43   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: DAY
EMPST13
139   
140   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EDUCYR13
83   
84   
COMPLETED YEARS OF EDUCATION
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
DUID
1   
5   
DU ID
DOBYY
67   
70   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
DOBMM
65   
66   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
COGLIM13
137   
138   
COGNITIVE LIMITATION
CHNOW13X
163   
163   
PID COV BY CHAMPUS/VA AT INT DATE-EDITED
BENDIF13
119   
120   
DIFFICULTY BENDING /STOOPING
BEGRFY13
38   
41   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
BEGRFM13
36   
37   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFD13
34   
35   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY
AIDHLP13
105   
106   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
AGE13X
63   
64   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
ADLHLP13
103   
104   
ADL SCREENER
ACTLIM13
125   
126   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
ACTDTY13
89   
90   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
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