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MEPS HC-167 2015 POINT IN TIME P19R3/P20R1
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK
DATE: March 17, 2016

Name
Start
End
Description
RDRESP13
32   
32   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
ADLHLP13
114   
115   
ADL SCREENER
AGE13X
57   
58   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEAX
69   
69   
ASIAN AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEBX
70   
70   
BLACK AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HRWAY13
160   
161   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
REGION13
28   
28   
CENSUS REGION
COGLIM13
148   
149   
COGNITIVE LIMITATIONS
UNABLE13
144   
145   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
DOBMM
59   
60   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY
61   
64   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
RUENDM13
52   
52   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDY13
53   
56   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
BENDIF13
130   
131   
DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING
LFTDIF13
120   
121   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
RCHDIF13
132   
133   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
STNDIF13
128   
129   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
FNGRDF13
134   
135   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
WLKDIF13
124   
125   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
MILDIF13
126   
127   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
STPDIF13
122   
123   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
EDRECODE
88   
89   
EDUCATION RECODE (EDITED)
EMPST13
150   
151   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
FAMID13
19   
20   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
WGTRU13
211   
222   
FAMILY WEIGHT
HELD13X
165   
166   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ (ED)
OFFER13X
167   
168   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ (ED)
HIDEG
86   
87   
HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
HISPNCAT
74   
74   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPANX
73   
73   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HONRDC13
94   
95   
HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY
HRWAG13X
152   
157   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED)
HRWGRD13
158   
159   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HOUR13
162   
164   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ
HSELIM13
140   
141   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
HWELLSPE
102   
103   
HOW WELL PERSON SPEAKS ENGLISH
IADLHP13
112   
113   
IADL SCREENER
OTHLANG
98   
99   
IN FAMILY WITH SOMEONE SPKNG OTHER LANG
INSCOP13
47   
47   
INSCOPE
LANGSPK
100   
101   
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME OTHER THAN ENGL
WLKLIM13
118   
119   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
ACTLIM13
136   
137   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
MARRY13X
75   
76   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
SPOUIN13
80   
81   
MARITAL STATUS WITH SPOUSE PRESENT
ACTDTY13
92   
93   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
NUMEMP13
169   
171   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
PANEL
17   
18   
PANEL NUMBER
RTHLTH13
108   
109   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
MNHLTH13
110   
111   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
BORNUSA
104   
105   
PERSON BORN IN THE US
PSTAT13
48   
49   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
KEYNESS
46   
46   
PERSON KEY STATUS
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
WGTSP13
199   
210   
PERSON WEIGHT
PRIOUT13
188   
188   
PID COV BY HOLDER OUTSIDE RU
MCAID13
177   
177   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP
MCAID13X
178   
178   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP - EDITED
MCARE13
175   
175   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE13X
176   
176   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
PRING13
185   
185   
PID COV BY NONGROUP PLAN
PRIOG13
186   
186   
PID COV BY OTH GROUP PLAN
OTPUBB13
180   
180   
PID COV BY OTH PUB NOT MCAID/SCHIP HMO
PRIDK13
184   
184   
PID COV BY PRIV DK PLAN
PRIEU13
183   
183   
PID COV BY PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
PRSTX13
189   
189   
PID COV BY PRIV INS THROUGH EXCHANGE
PRIV13
190   
190   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PUB13X
182   
182   
PID COV BY PUBLIC INS - EDITED
PRIS13
187   
187   
PID COV BY SELF-EMP-1 INS
STPRG13
181   
181   
PID COV BY STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAM
TRINW13X
174   
174   
PID COV BY TRICARE/CHAMPVA AT INT-EDITED
OTPUBA13
179   
179   
PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID/SCHIP HMO
HPRING13
193   
193   
PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN
HPRIOG13
194   
194   
PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN
HPRIDK13
192   
192   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN
HPRIEU13
191   
191   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
HPRSTX13
196   
196   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS EXCHANGE
HPRIV13
197   
197   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN
HPRIS13
195   
195   
PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS
INSRD13X
198   
198   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
RACEV2X
67   
68   
RACE (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEV1X
66   
66   
RACE (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACETHX
72   
72   
RACE/ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED)
BEGRFM13
34   
35   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY13
36   
39   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
ENDRFM13
40   
41   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFY13
42   
45   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
RNDREF13
29   
31   
REFERENCE PERSON
REFRL13X
96   
97   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RUCLAS13
25   
25   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RULETR13
21   
22   
RU LETTER
RURSLT13
50   
51   
RU RESULT
RUSIZE13
23   
24   
RU SIZE
FAMSIZ13
26   
27   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
SCHLIM13
142   
143   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
SELFCM13
172   
173   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SEX
65   
65   
SEX
SOCLIM13
146   
147   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SPOUID13
77   
79   
SPOUSE ID
FTSTD13X
90   
91   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
AIDHLP13
116   
117   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
VARPSU
227   
227   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
VARSTR
223   
226   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
PROXY13
33   
33   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
RACEWX
71   
71   
WHITE AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
WRKLIM13
138   
139   
WORK LIMITATION
EDUYRDG
82   
83   
YEAR OF EDUCATION OR HIGHEST DEGREE
EDUCYR
84   
85   
YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
YRSINUS
106   
107   
YEARS PERSON LIVED IN THE US
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