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MEPS HC-143 2012 POINT IN TIME P16R3/P17R1
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK
DATE: April 16, 2013

Name
Start
End
Description
WRKLIM13
133   
134   
WORK LIMITATION
WLKLIM13
113   
114   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
WLKDIF13
119   
120   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
WGTSP13
192   
203   
PERSON WEIGHT
WGTRU13
204   
215   
FAMILY WEIGHT
VARSTR
216   
219   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
VARPSU
220   
220   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
UNABLE13
139   
140   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
TRINW13X
169   
169   
PID COV BY TRICARE/CHAMPVA AT INT-EDITED
STPRG13
176   
176   
PID COV BY STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAM
STPDIF13
117   
118   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
STNDIF13
123   
124   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
SPOUIN13
85   
86   
MARITAL STATUS WITH SPOUSE PRESENT
SPOUID13
82   
84   
SPOUSE ID
SOCLIM13
141   
142   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SEX
71   
71   
SEX
SELFCM13
167   
168   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SCHLIM13
137   
138   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
RUSIZE13
23   
24   
RU SIZE
RURSLT13
54   
55   
RU RESULT
RULETR13
21   
22   
RU LETTER
RUENDY13
59   
62   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
RUENDM13
58   
58   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDD13
56   
57   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: DAY)
RUCLAS13
25   
25   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RTHLTH13
103   
104   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RNDREF13
30   
32   
REFERENCE PERSON
RFREL13X
101   
102   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
REGION13
28   
28   
CENSUS REGION
RDRESP13
33   
33   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
RCHDIF13
127   
128   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
RACEX
75   
75   
RACE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEWX
74   
74   
WHITE AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACETHNX
76   
76   
RACE/ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEBX
72   
72   
BLACK AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEAX
73   
73   
ASIAN AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
PUB13X
177   
177   
PID COV BY PUBLIC INS - EDITED
PSTAT13
52   
53   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
PROXY13
34   
34   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
PRIV13
184   
184   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PRIS13
182   
182   
PID COV BY SELF-EMP-1 INS
PRIOUT13
183   
183   
PID COV BY HOLDER OUTSIDE RU
PRIOG13
181   
181   
PID COV BY OTH GROUP PLAN
PRING13
180   
180   
PID COV BY NONGROUP PLAN
PRIEU13
178   
178   
PID COV BY PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
PRIDK13
179   
179   
PID COV BY PRIV DK PLAN
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PANEL
17   
18   
PANEL NUMBER
OTPUBB13
175   
175   
PID COV BY OTH PUB NOT MCAID/SCHIP HMO
OTPUBA13
174   
174   
PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID/SCHIP HMO
OFFER13X
162   
163   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ (ED)
NUMEMP13
164   
166   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
MSA13
29   
29   
MSA
MNHLTH13
105   
106   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
MILDIF13
121   
122   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
MCARE13X
171   
171   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MCARE13
170   
170   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCAID13X
173   
173   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP - EDITED
MCAID13
172   
172   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP
MARRY13X
80   
81   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
LFTDIF13
115   
116   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
KEYNESS
50   
50   
PERSON KEY STATUS
INSRD13X
191   
191   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
INSCOP13
51   
51   
INSCOPE
IADLHP13
107   
108   
IADL SCREENER
HSELIM13
135   
136   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
HRWGRD13
153   
154   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HRWAY13
155   
156   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HRWAG13X
147   
152   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED)
HPRIV13
190   
190   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN
HPRIS13
189   
189   
PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS
HPRIOG13
188   
188   
PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN
HPRING13
187   
187   
PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN
HPRIEU13
185   
185   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
HPRIDK13
186   
186   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN
HOUR13
157   
159   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ
HONRDC13
99   
100   
HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY
HISPCAT
78   
79   
SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP
HISPANX
77   
77   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HIDEG
89   
90   
HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
HELD13X
160   
161   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ (ED)
FTSTD13X
95   
96   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
FNGRDF13
129   
130   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
FAMSIZ13
26   
27   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
FAMID13
19   
20   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
ENDRFY13
46   
49   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
ENDRFM13
45   
45   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFD13
43   
44   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: DAY
EMPST13
145   
146   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EDUYRDEG
91   
92   
YEAR OF EDUCATION OR HIGHEST DEGREE
EDUCYR
87   
88   
YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
EDRECODE
93   
94   
EDUCATION RECODE
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DOBYY
67   
70   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
DOBMM
65   
66   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
COGLIM13
143   
144   
COGNITIVE LIMITATIONS
BENDIF13
125   
126   
DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING
BEGRFY13
39   
42   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
BEGRFM13
37   
38   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFD13
35   
36   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY
AIDHLP13
111   
112   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
AGE13X
63   
64   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
ADLHLP13
109   
110   
ADL SCREENER
ACTLIM13
131   
132   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
ACTDTY13
97   
98   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
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