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MEPS HC025 CODEBOOK
1998 Jobs File
DATE:September 20, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
APXHRDAY
96   
97   
APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
BONSAMT
204   
212   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S BONUSES
BONSUNIT
202   
203   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
BUSINC
79   
80   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
COMMAMT
215   
223   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S COMMISSIONS
COMMUNIT
213   
214   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
DAYWAGE
135   
140   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
DIFFPLNS
117   
118   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
DIFFWAGE
55   
56   
ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT
DUID
20   
24   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
12   
19   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
EARNBONS
182   
183   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
184   
185   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
EARNTIPS
180   
181   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
EMPLINS
113   
114   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
ESTMATE1
75   
76   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
GROSSPAY
165   
173   
PERSON'S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
GROSSPER
174   
175   
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
224   
229   
HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES/HR
HRS35WK
94   
95   
WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS
HRSALBAS
250   
252   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
HRSPRDY
141   
142   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
HRSPRWK
91   
93   
NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK
INDTCODX
253   
254   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
INUNION
119   
120   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
JBEGAMPM
238   
239   
JOB BEGIN AM/PM
JBEGHR
230   
231   
JOB BEGIN HOUR OF DAY
JBEGMIN
234   
235   
JOB BEGIN MINUTES
JENDAMPM
240   
241   
JOB END AM/PM
JENDHR
232   
233   
JOB END HOUR OF DAY
JENDMIN
236   
237   
JOB END MINUTES
JOBHASHI
244   
245   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
JOBSIDX
1   
11   
JOB ID NUMBER
JOBSN
29   
30   
JOB NUMBER
JOBTYPE
32   
33   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
JSTOPD
44   
45   
JOB STOP DATE - DAY
JSTOPM
42   
43   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPY
46   
49   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
JSTRTD
36   
37   
JOB START DATE - DAY
JSTRTM
34   
35   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTY
38   
41   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
MAIN_JOB
53   
54   
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
67   
68   
NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
NUMEMPS
71   
74   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMP
NUMFMEMB
125   
126   
HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
OCCPCODX
255   
256   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
OFFRDINS
115   
116   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
OFFTAKEI
65   
66   
OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
OTHRTYPE
178   
179   
TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
OTHRWAGE
186   
191   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
OVRTIMHR
160   
164   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
PANEL
31   
31   
PANEL
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
50   
51   
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
176   
177   
WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED ON
SHFTCHNG
248   
249   
HAS A CHANGE IN SHIFT OCCURED
SHIFTWK
242   
243   
WORK ROTATING SHIFTS
SICKPAY
98   
99   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
STILLAT
246   
247   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT
STILLWRK
63   
64   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT
SUBTYPE
52   
52   
JOB SUB-TYPE
TIPSAMT
194   
201   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S TIPS
TIPSUNIT
192   
193   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
TOTLEMP
127   
130   
ESTABLISTMENT SIZE-SELF-EMP
TYPEEMPL
83   
84   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
WHY_DIFF
57   
58   
WHY WAGES CHANGED
WHY_LEFT
69   
70   
REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
WKLYAMT
106   
112   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
WORKSTAT
59   
60   
FULL OR PART TIME
YLEFT
85   
86   
NO JOB REASON
YNOBUSN
87   
88   
WHY NO BUSINESS
Y_CHANGE
61   
62   
WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
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