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MEPS HC-159 2014 POINT IN TIME P18R3/P19R1
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK
DATE: April 27, 2015

Name
Start
End
Description
RDRESP13
32   
32   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
ADLHLP13
107   
108   
ADL SCREENER
AGE13X
56   
57   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEAX
68   
68   
ASIAN AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEBX
69   
69   
BLACK AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HRWAY13
153   
154   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
REGION13
28   
28   
CENSUS REGION
COGLIM13
141   
142   
COGNITIVE LIMITATIONS
UNABLE13
137   
138   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
DOBMM
58   
59   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY
60   
63   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
RUENDM13
51   
51   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDY13
52   
55   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
BENDIF13
123   
124   
DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING
LFTDIF13
113   
114   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
RCHDIF13
125   
126   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
STNDIF13
121   
122   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
FNGRDF13
127   
128   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
WLKDIF13
117   
118   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
MILDIF13
119   
120   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
STPDIF13
115   
116   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
EMPST13
143   
144   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
FAMID13
19   
20   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
WGTRU13
204   
215   
FAMILY WEIGHT
HELD13X
158   
159   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ (ED)
OFFER13X
160   
161   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ (ED)
HISPNCAT
73   
73   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPANX
72   
72   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HONRDC13
87   
88   
HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY
HRWAG13X
145   
150   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED)
HRWGRD13
151   
152   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HOUR13
155   
157   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ
HSELIM13
133   
134   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
HWELLSPE
95   
96   
HOW WELL PERSON SPEAKS ENGLISH
IADLHP13
105   
106   
IADL SCREENER
OTHLANG
91   
92   
IN FAMILY WITH SOMEONE SPKNG OTHER LANG
INSCOP13
46   
46   
INSCOPE
LANGSPK
93   
94   
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME OTHER THAN ENGL
WLKLIM13
111   
112   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
ACTLIM13
129   
130   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
MARRY13X
74   
75   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
SPOUIN13
79   
80   
MARITAL STATUS WITH SPOUSE PRESENT
ACTDTY13
85   
86   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
NUMEMP13
162   
164   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
PANEL
17   
18   
PANEL NUMBER
RTHLTH13
101   
102   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
MNHLTH13
103   
104   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
BORNUSA
97   
98   
PERSON BORN IN THE US
PSTAT13
47   
48   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
KEYNESS
45   
45   
PERSON KEY STATUS
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
WGTSP13
192   
203   
PERSON WEIGHT
PRIOUT13
181   
181   
PID COV BY HOLDER OUTSIDE RU
MCAID13
170   
170   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP
MCAID13X
171   
171   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP - EDITED
MCARE13
168   
168   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE13X
169   
169   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
PRING13
178   
178   
PID COV BY NONGROUP PLAN
PRIOG13
179   
179   
PID COV BY OTH GROUP PLAN
OTPUBB13
173   
173   
PID COV BY OTH PUB NOT MCAID/SCHIP HMO
PRIDK13
177   
177   
PID COV BY PRIV DK PLAN
PRIEU13
176   
176   
PID COV BY PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
PRSTX13
182   
182   
PID COV BY PRIV INS THROUGH EXCHANGE
PRIV13
183   
183   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PUB13X
175   
175   
PID COV BY PUBLIC INS - EDITED
PRIS13
180   
180   
PID COV BY SELF-EMP-1 INS
STPRG13
174   
174   
PID COV BY STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAM
TRINW13X
167   
167   
PID COV BY TRICARE/CHAMPVA AT INT-EDITED
OTPUBA13
172   
172   
PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID/SCHIP HMO
HPRING13
186   
186   
PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN
HPRIOG13
187   
187   
PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN
HPRIDK13
185   
185   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN
HPRIEU13
184   
184   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
HPRSTX13
189   
189   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS EXCHANGE
HPRIV13
190   
190   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN
HPRIS13
188   
188   
PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS
INSRD13X
191   
191   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
RACEV1X
65   
65   
RACE (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEV2X
66   
67   
RACE (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACETHX
71   
71   
RACE/ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED)
BEGRFM13
34   
35   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY13
36   
39   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
ENDRFM13
40   
40   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFY13
41   
44   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
RNDREF13
29   
31   
REFERENCE PERSON
REFRL13X
89   
90   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RUCLAS13
25   
25   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RULETR13
21   
22   
RU LETTER
RURSLT13
49   
50   
RU RESULT
RUSIZE13
23   
24   
RU SIZE
FAMSIZ13
26   
27   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
SCHLIM13
135   
136   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
SELFCM13
165   
166   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SEX
64   
64   
SEX
SOCLIM13
139   
140   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SPOUID13
76   
78   
SPOUSE ID
FTSTD13X
83   
84   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
AIDHLP13
109   
110   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
VARPSU
220   
220   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
VARSTR
216   
219   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
PROXY13
33   
33   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
RACEWX
70   
70   
WHITE AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
WRKLIM13
131   
132   
WORK LIMITATION
EDUYRDG
81   
82   
YEAR OF EDUCATION OR HIGHEST DEGREE
YRSINUS
99   
100   
YEARS PERSON LIVED IN THE US
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