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MEPS HC019 CODEBOOK
1997 Jobs File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
Y_CHANGE
61   
62   
RJ05 WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
YNOBUSN
87   
88   
EM102 WHY NO BUSINESS?
YLEFT
85   
86   
EM101 NO JOB REASON
WORKSTAT
59   
60   
RJ04 FULL OR PART TIME
WKLYAMT
106   
112   
EM112 USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
WHY_LEFT
69   
70   
RJ10 REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
WHY_DIFF
57   
58   
RJ03 WHY WAGES CHANGED
TYPEEMPL
83   
84   
EM96 EMPLOYEE TYPE
TOTLEMP
127   
129   
ESTABLISTMENT SIZE-SELF-EMP
TIPSUNIT
192   
193   
EW24A PERIOD TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
TIPSAMT
194   
201   
EW24A HOW MUCH ARE PERSONS TIPS
SUBTYPE
51   
52   
JOB SUB-TYPE
STILLWRK
63   
64   
RJ06 STILL WORK AT ESTAB/MISC JOB
STILLAT
246   
247   
RJ01 STILL WORK AT ESTAB/MAIN JOB
SICKPAY
98   
99   
EM107 DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
SHIFTWK
242   
243   
EM EM111B/105B WORK ROTATING SHIFTS
SHFTCHNG
248   
249   
RJ05A HAS A CHANGE IN SHIFT OCCURED
SALRYWKS
176   
177   
EW12 # WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY BASED ON
SALARIED
130   
131   
EW01 IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR,
RN
28   
28   
ROUND
RETIRPLN
104   
105   
EM110 DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMEN
RETIRJOB
49   
50   
EM PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB
RECALL
89   
90   
EM103 RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS?
PROVDINS
121   
122   
EM117 WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
PROPRIET
81   
82   
EM95 PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
PID
25   
27   
PERSON NUMBER
PERUNIT
151   
152   
EW05 PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
PAYVACTN
102   
103   
EM109 DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
PAYDRVST
100   
101   
EM108 IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S
PANEL
30   
30   
PANEL
OVRTIMHR
159   
164   
EW06 OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
OTHRWAGE
186   
191   
EW23 OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
OTHRTYPE
178   
179   
EW19 TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
OFFTAKEI
65   
66   
RJ07 OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
OFFRDINS
115   
116   
EM114 OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO
OCCPCODX
255   
256   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
NUMFMEMB
125   
126   
EM123 HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
NUMEMPS
71   
73   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMP
NOWTAKEI
67   
68   
RJ08 NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
MOREMINM
157   
158   
PERS MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MINM WAGE
MORELOC
77   
78   
EM93 MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
MORE15
155   
156   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR
MORE10
153   
154   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR
MAKEAMT
142   
150   
EW05 HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
MAIN_JOB
53   
54   
RJ01A STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS
JSTRTY
37   
40   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
JSTRTM
33   
34   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTD
35   
36   
JOB START DATE - DAY
JSTOPY
45   
48   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
JSTOPM
41   
42   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPD
43   
44   
JOB STOP DATE - DAY
JOBTYPE
31   
32   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
JOBSN
29   
29   
JOB NUMBER
JOBSIDX
1   
11   
JOB ID NUMBER
JOBHASHI
244   
245   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
JENDMIN
236   
237   
EM EM111A4/105A4 JOB END MINUTES
JENDHR
232   
233   
EM EM111A3/105A3 JOB END HOUR OF DAY
JENDAMPM
240   
241   
EM EM111A5/105A5 JOB END AM/PM
JBEGMIN
234   
235   
EM EM111A1/105A1 JOB BEGIN MINUTES
JBEGHR
230   
231   
EM EM111A/105A JOB BEGIN HOUR OF DAY
JBEGAMPM
238   
239   
EM EM111A2/105A2 JOB BEGIN AM/PM
INUNION
119   
120   
EM116 BELONG TO LABOR UNION
INDTCODX
253   
254   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
HRSPRWK
91   
93   
EM111/104,EW17 NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK
HRSPRDY
140   
141   
EW04 # HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
HRSALBAS
250   
252   
EW17 HOURS SALARY BASED ON
HRS35WK
94   
95   
EM105 WORK 35 HOURS?
HRLYWAGE
224   
229   
EW EW07/13/18 HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES/HR
HOWPAID
132   
133   
EW02 HOW IS PERSON PAID
HHMEMBER
123   
124   
EM122 ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BU
GROSSPER
174   
175   
EW11 PERIOD GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
GROSSPAY
165   
173   
EW11 PERSONS SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
ESTMATE1
74   
76   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
EMPLINS
113   
114   
EM113 HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JO
EARNTIPS
180   
181   
EW23 DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
EARNCOMM
184   
185   
EW23 DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
EARNBONS
182   
183   
EW23 DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
DUPERSID
12   
19   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
DUID
20   
24   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DIFFWAGE
55   
56   
RJ02 ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT?
DIFFPLNS
117   
118   
EM115 CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLA
DAYWAGE
134   
139   
EW03 PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
COMMUNIT
213   
214   
EW24C PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED
COMMAMT
215   
223   
EW24C HOW MUCH ARE PERSONS COMMISSIONS
BUSINC
79   
80   
EM94 BUSINESS INCORPORATED
BONSUNIT
202   
203   
EW24B PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
BONSAMT
204   
212   
EW24B HOW MUCH ARE PERSONS BONUSES
APXHRDAY
96   
97   
EM106 APPROX # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
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