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MEPS HC022 CODEBOOK
2000 P4R3/P5R1 Population Characteristics
DATE:September 20, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
ACTDTY13
90   
91   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
ACTLIM13
126   
127   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
ADLHLP13
104   
105   
ADL SCREENER
AGE13X
63   
64   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
AIDHLP13
106   
107   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
BEGRFD13
34   
35   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY
BEGRFM13
36   
37   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY13
38   
41   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
BENDIF13
120   
121   
DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING
CHNOW13X
164   
164   
COV BY CHAMPUS/VA/TRICARE AT INT DT-EDTD
COGLIM13
138   
139   
COGNITIVE LIMITATION
DOBMM
65   
66   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY
67   
70   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
EDUCYR13
84   
85   
YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
EMPST13
140   
141   
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
124   
125   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
FTSTD13X
88   
89   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
HELD13X
155   
156   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ
HIDEG13
86   
87   
HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
HISPANX
74   
74   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPCAT
75   
76   
SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP
HOUR13
152   
154   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ
HRWAG13X
142   
147   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
HRWAY13
150   
151   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HRWGRD13
148   
149   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HSELIM13
130   
131   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
IADLHP13
102   
103   
IADL SCREENER
INSCOP13
51   
51   
INSCOPE
INSRD13X
169   
169   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
KEYNESS
50   
50   
PERSON KEY STATUS
LFTDIF13
110   
111   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
MARRY13X
77   
78   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
MCARE13
165   
165   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE13X
166   
166   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MILDIF13
116   
117   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
MNHLTH13
98   
99   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
MNPROX13
100   
101   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF MENTAL HEALTH
MSA13
28   
28   
MSA
NUMEMP13
159   
161   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
OFFER13X
157   
158   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ
OTPUB13X
167   
167   
PID COV BY OTHER PUBLIC INS - EDITED
PANEL13
17   
17   
PANEL NUMBER
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PRIV13
168   
168   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PROXY13
33   
33   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
PSTAT13
52   
53   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
PSU13
196   
197   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
RACETHNX
73   
73   
RACE/ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEX
72   
72   
RACE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RCHDIF13
122   
123   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
RDRESP13
32   
32   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
REGION13
27   
27   
CENSUS REGION
RFREL13X
92   
93   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RNDREF13
29   
31   
REFERENCE PERSON
RTHLTH13
94   
95   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RTPROX13
96   
97   
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
132   
133   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
SELFCM13
162   
163   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SEX
71   
71   
SEX
SOCLIM13
136   
137   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SPOUID13
79   
81   
SPOUSE ID
SPOUIN13
82   
83   
MARITAL STATUS W/SPOUSE PRESENT
STNDIF13
118   
119   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
STPDIF13
112   
113   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
UNABLE13
134   
135   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
VARST13
194   
195   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
WGTRU13
182   
193   
FAMILY WEIGHT
WGTSP13
170   
181   
PERSON WEIGHT
WLKDIF13
114   
115   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
WLKLIM13
108   
109   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
WRKLIM13
128   
129   
WORK LIMITATION
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