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MEPS HC013 CODEBOOK
1999 P4R1 Population Characteristics
DATE:September 29, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
ACTDTY1
88   
89   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
ACTLIM1
124   
125   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
ADLHLP1
102   
103   
ADL SCREENER
AGE1X
62   
63   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
AIDHLP1
104   
105   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
BEGRFD1
33   
34   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY
BEGRFM1
35   
36   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY1
37   
40   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
BENDIF1
118   
119   
DIFFICULTY BENDING /STOOPING
CHNOW1X
160   
160   
PID COV BY CHAMPUS/VA AT INT DATE-EDITED
COGLIM1
136   
137   
COGNITIVE LIMITATION
DOBMM
64   
65   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY
66   
69   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
DUID
1   
5   
DU ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
EDUCYR1
82   
83   
COMPLETED YEARS OF EDUCATION
EMPST1
138   
139   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENDRFD1
41   
42   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: DAY
ENDRFM1
43   
44   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFY1
45   
48   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
FAMID1
17   
18   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
FAMSIZ1
24   
25   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
FNGRDF1
122   
123   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
FTSTD1X
86   
87   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
HELD1X
151   
152   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ
HIDEG1
84   
85   
HIGHEST DEGREE
HISPANX
73   
73   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPCAT
74   
74   
SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP
HOUR1
148   
150   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CM JOB
HRWAG1X
140   
145   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
HRWAY1
146   
147   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HSELIM1
128   
129   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
IADLHP1
100   
101   
IADL SCREENER
INSCOP1
50   
50   
INSCOPE
INSRD1X
165   
165   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
KEYNESS
49   
49   
PERSON KEY STATUS
LFTDIF1
108   
109   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
MARRY1X
75   
76   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
MCARE1
161   
161   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE1X
162   
162   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MILDIF1
114   
115   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
MNHLTH1
96   
97   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
MNPROX1
98   
99   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF MENTAL HEALTH
MSA1
27   
27   
MSA
NUMEMP1
155   
157   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
OFFER1X
153   
154   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ
OTPUB1X
163   
163   
PID COV BY OTHER PUBLIC INS - EDITED
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PRIV1
164   
164   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PROXY1
32   
32   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
PSTAT1
51   
52   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
PSU1
194   
195   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
RACETHNX
72   
72   
RACE/ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEX
71   
71   
RACE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RCHDIF1
120   
121   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
RDRESP1
31   
31   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
REGION1
26   
26   
CENSUS REGION
RFREL1X
90   
91   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RNDREF1
28   
30   
REFERENCE PERSON
RTHLTH1
92   
93   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RTPROX1
94   
95   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF HEALTH
RUCLAS1
23   
23   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RUENDD1
55   
56   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: DAY)
RUENDM1
57   
57   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDY1
58   
61   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
RULETR1
19   
20   
RU LETTER
RURSLT1
53   
54   
RU RESULT
RUSIZE1
21   
22   
RU SIZE
SCHLIM1
130   
131   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
SELFCM1
158   
159   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SEX
70   
70   
SEX
SOCLIM1
134   
135   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SPOUID1
77   
79   
SPOUSE ID
SPOUIN1
80   
81   
MARITAL STATUS W/SPOUSE PRESENT
STNDIF1
116   
117   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
STPDIF1
110   
111   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
UNABLE1
132   
133   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
VARST1
192   
193   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
WGTRU1
179   
191   
FAMILY WEIGHT
WGTSP1
166   
178   
PERSON WEIGHT
WLKDIF1
112   
113   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
WLKLIM1
106   
107   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
WRKLIM1
126   
127   
WORK LIMITATION
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