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Name
Start
End
Description
RATEPLAN
243   
244   
RATE EXPERIENCE WITH PLAN
PRBPPRWK
241   
242   
PROBLEM WITH PLAN PAPERWORK
PAPRWRK
239   
240   
FILL OUT ANY PAPERWORK FOR PLAN
PRBCSTSV
237   
238   
PROBLEM GETTING HELP FROM CUST SERVICE
CUSTSERV
235   
236   
HAS CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE/ADMIN OFFICE
PRBFDINF
233   
234   
PROBLEM FINDING INFORMATION
LOOKINF
231   
232   
INFORMATION ON HOW PLAN WORKS
APRVDLAY
229   
230   
DELAY WAITING FOR APPROVAL
APRVTRET
227   
228   
NEED APPROVAL FOR TREATMENT
GTDOCPRB
225   
226   
HOW MUCH PROBLEM GETTING PERSONAL DOC
SATELIG
224   
224   
ELIG. FOR SATIS. PLAN QUEST: 1=YES, 2=NO
NAMECHNG
222   
223   
HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE IN PLAN NAME
VISITPAY
220   
221   
PLAN PAY FOR NON-REFER DR VISIT
DRLIST
218   
219   
DOES PLAN HAVE A BOOK/LIST OF DOCTORS?
UPRMNC
216   
217   
PLAN REQRD COVRD PERS USE GATEKEEPER
UPRHMO
214   
215   
HMO COVERAGE (FROM PRPL)
BYOTHER
212   
213   
OTHER PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM
BYUNION
210   
211   
UNION PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM
BYEMPL
208   
209   
EMPLOYER PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM
BYSOMGOV
206   
207   
SOME GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM
BYLOCAL
204   
205   
LOCAL GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM
BYSTATE
202   
203   
STATE GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM
BYFED
200   
201   
FEDERAL GOVT PAID FOR PRIV PLAN PREMIUM
PREMLEVX
198   
199   
EDITED PREMLEVL
OOPFLAG
196   
197   
1=OOPPREMX ED/IMP, ELSE 0
OOPX12X
188   
195   
ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM (ED/IMP)
OOPPREMX
181   
187   
MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM (ED/IMP)
OOPPREM
174   
180   
MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET PREMIUM
OOPELIG
173   
173   
FLAG: POLICYHOLDER ESTB HAS PREMIUM
COVTYPIN
172   
172   
COVERAGE @INTVW: 1=SINGLE, 2=FAMILY
COBRA
170   
171   
COBRA COVERAGE: 1=YES, 2=NO
PMEDINS
168   
169   
TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: PRESCRIPTION DRUG
VISIONIN
166   
167   
TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: VISION
DENTLINS
164   
165   
TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: DENTAL
MSUPINSX
162   
163   
TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: MEDIGAP (EDITED)
HOSPINSX
160   
161   
TYPE OF HI GOTTEN: HOSPITAL/HMO (EDITED)
PRIVCAT
158   
159   
CATEGORY OF PRIVATE COVERAGE
TYPEFLAG
156   
157   
TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT
NOPUFLG
155   
155   
PHLDR NOT IN FY OR PIT PUFS
OUTPHLDR
154   
154   
OUT-OF-RU POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES, 2 NO
DECPHLDR
153   
153   
DECEASED POLICYHOLDER FLAG: 1 YES, 2 NO
STATUS24
151   
152   
STATUS - MONTH 24
STATUS23
149   
150   
STATUS - MONTH 23
STATUS22
147   
148   
STATUS - MONTH 22
STATUS21
145   
146   
STATUS - MONTH 21
STATUS20
143   
144   
STATUS - MONTH 20
STATUS19
141   
142   
STATUS - MONTH 19
STATUS18
139   
140   
STATUS - MONTH 18
STATUS17
137   
138   
STATUS - MONTH 17
STATUS16
135   
136   
STATUS - MONTH 16
STATUS15
133   
134   
STATUS - MONTH 15
STATUS14
131   
132   
STATUS - MONTH 14
STATUS13
129   
130   
STATUS - MONTH 13
STATUS12
127   
128   
STATUS - MONTH 12
STATUS11
125   
126   
STATUS - MONTH 11
STATUS10
123   
124   
STATUS - MONTH 10
STATUS9
121   
122   
STATUS - MONTH 9
STATUS8
119   
120   
STATUS - MONTH 8
STATUS7
117   
118   
STATUS - MONTH 7
STATUS6
115   
116   
STATUS - MONTH 6
STATUS5
113   
114   
STATUS - MONTH 5
STATUS4
111   
112   
STATUS - MONTH 4
STATUS3
109   
110   
STATUS - MONTH 3
STATUS2
107   
108   
STATUS - MONTH 2
STATUS1
105   
106   
STATUS - MONTH 1
EVALCOVR
103   
104   
COVERED @ INTERVIEW DATE OR 12/31
DEPNDNT
102   
102   
DEPENDENT OF POLICY HOLDER
PHOLDER
101   
101   
POLICY HOLDER
EMPLSTAT
99   
100   
POLICYHOLDER EMPLOYMENT STATUS
CMJINS
97   
98   
CMJ AS THE SOURCE OF PLAN: 1 YES, 2 NO
FYFLG
96   
96   
PERSON IN FY PUFS
PITFLG
95   
95   
PERSON IN POINT-IN-TIME PUF
JOBSFILE
92   
94   
PUF NUMBER WITH JOBSIDX
JOBSINFR
90   
91   
JOBSIDX INFERRED RATHER THAN REPORTED ID
JOBSIDX
79   
89   
JOB IDENTIFIER
RN
78   
78   
ROUND NUMBER
PANEL
76   
77   
PANEL NUMBER
EPRSIDX
56   
75   
ESTABLISHMENT ID + POLICYHOLDER ID + RN
ESTBIDX
45   
55   
ESTABLISHMENT ID
PHLDRIDX
37   
44   
POLICYHOLDER'S DUPERSID
DUPERSID
29   
36   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EPCPIDX
1   
28   
UNIQUE RECORD ID (EPRSIDX + DUPERSID)
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