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MEPS HC-186 CODEBOOK
2017 P21R3/P22R1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
DATE: March 16, 2018

Name
Start
End
Description
ACTDTY13
88   
89   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
ACTLIM13
132   
133   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
ADLHLP13
110   
111   
ADL SCREENER
AGE13X
57   
58   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
AIDHLP13
112   
113   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
BEGRFM13
34   
35   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY13
36   
39   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
BENDIF13
126   
127   
DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING
BORNUSA
100   
101   
PERSON BORN IN THE US
COGLIM13
144   
145   
COGNITIVE LIMITATIONS
DOBMM
59   
60   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY
61   
64   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EDUCYR
82   
83   
YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
EMPST13
146   
147   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENDRFM13
40   
41   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFY13
42   
45   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
FAMID13
19   
20   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
FAMSIZ13
26   
27   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
FNGRDF13
130   
131   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
FTSTD13X
86   
87   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
HELD13X
161   
162   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ (ED)
HIDEG
84   
85   
HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
HISPANX
73   
73   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPNCAT
74   
74   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HONRDC13
90   
91   
HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY
HOUR13
158   
160   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ
HPRIDK13
188   
188   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN
HPRIEU13
187   
187   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
HPRING13
189   
189   
PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN
HPRIOG13
190   
190   
PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN
HPRIS13
191   
191   
PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS
HPRIV13
193   
193   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN
HPRSTX13
192   
192   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS EXCHANGE
HRWAG13X
148   
153   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED)
HRWAY13
156   
157   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HRWGRD13
154   
155   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HSELIM13
136   
137   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
HWELLSPE
98   
99   
HOW WELL PERSON SPEAKS ENGLISH
IADLHP13
108   
109   
IADL SCREENER
INSCOP13
47   
47   
INSCOPE
INSRD13X
194   
194   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
KEYNESS
46   
46   
PERSON KEY STATUS
LANGSPK
96   
97   
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME OTHER THAN ENGL
LFTDIF13
116   
117   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
MARRY13X
75   
76   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
MCAID13
173   
173   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP
MCAID13X
174   
174   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP - EDITED
MCARE13
171   
171   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE13X
172   
172   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MILDIF13
122   
123   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
MNHLTH13
106   
107   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
NUMEMP13
165   
167   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
OFFER13X
163   
164   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ (ED)
OTHLANG
94   
95   
IN FAMILY WITH SOMEONE SPKNG OTHER LANG
OTPUBA13
175   
175   
PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID/SCHIP HMO
OTPUBB13
176   
176   
PID COV BY OTH PUB NOT MCAID/SCHIP HMO
PANEL
17   
18   
PANEL NUMBER
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PRIDK13
180   
180   
PID COV BY PRIV DK PLAN
PRIEU13
179   
179   
PID COV BY PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
PRING13
181   
181   
PID COV BY NONGROUP PLAN
PRIOG13
182   
182   
PID COV BY OTH GROUP PLAN
PRIOUT13
184   
184   
PID COV BY HOLDER OUTSIDE RU
PRIS13
183   
183   
PID COV BY SELF-EMP-1 INS
PRIV13
186   
186   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PROXY13
33   
33   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
PRSTX13
185   
185   
PID COV BY PRIV INS THROUGH EXCHANGE
PSTAT13
48   
49   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
PUB13X
178   
178   
PID COV BY PUBLIC INS - EDITED
RACEAX
69   
69   
ASIAN AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEBX
70   
70   
BLACK AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACETHX
72   
72   
RACE/ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEV1X
66   
66   
RACE (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEV2X
67   
68   
RACE (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEWX
71   
71   
WHITE AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RCHDIF13
128   
129   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
RDRESP13
32   
32   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
REFRL13X
92   
93   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
REGION13
28   
28   
CENSUS REGION
RNDREF13
29   
31   
REFERENCE PERSON
RTHLTH13
104   
105   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RUCLAS13
25   
25   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RUENDM13
52   
52   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDY13
53   
56   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
RULETR13
21   
22   
RU LETTER
RURSLT13
50   
51   
RU RESULT
RUSIZE13
23   
24   
RU SIZE
SCHLIM13
138   
139   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
SELFCM13
168   
169   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SEX
65   
65   
SEX
SOCLIM13
142   
143   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SPOUID13
77   
79   
SPOUSE ID
SPOUIN13
80   
81   
MARITAL STATUS WITH SPOUSE PRESENT
STNDIF13
124   
125   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
STPDIF13
118   
119   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
STPRG13
177   
177   
PID COV BY STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAM
TRINW13X
170   
170   
PID COV BY TRICARE/CHAMPVA AT INT-EDITED
UNABLE13
140   
141   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
VARPSU
223   
223   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
VARSTR
219   
222   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
WGTRU13
207   
218   
FAMILY WEIGHT
WGTSP13
195   
206   
PERSON WEIGHT
WLKDIF13
120   
121   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
WLKLIM13
114   
115   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
WRKLIM13
134   
135   
WORK LIMITATION
YRSINUS
102   
103   
YEARS PERSON LIVED IN THE US
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