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MEPS HC-195
2017 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: January 9, 2019

Name
Start
End
Description
DIFFWAGE
51   
52   
ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT
HHMEMBER
118   
119   
ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS
INUNION
114   
115   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
BUSINC
78   
79   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
DIFFPLNS
112   
113   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
INDCODEX
234   
235   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
OCCCODEX
236   
237   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
EARNBONS
177   
178   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
179   
180   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
EARNTIPS
175   
176   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
PAYVACTN
97   
98   
DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
JOBHASHI
219   
220   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
SICKPAY
93   
94   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
RETIRPLN
99   
100   
DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN
DUID
20   
24   
DWELLING UNIT ID
TYPEEMPL
82   
83   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
NUMEMPS
69   
73   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMPLOYED JOB
TOTLEMP
120   
123   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMPLOYED JOB
ESTMATE2
74   
75   
ESTIMATED ESTAB SIZE-COMBINED
WORKSTAT
53   
54   
FULL OR PART TIME
EMPLINS
108   
109   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
HRSALBAS
231   
233   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
HOWPAID
134   
135   
HOW IS PERSON PAID
BONSAMT
193   
201   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S BONUSES
COMMAMT
204   
212   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S COMMISSIONS
TIPSAMT
183   
190   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S TIPS
MAKEAMT
145   
153   
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
HRLYWAGE
213   
218   
HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES PER HOUR
INSESTB
229   
230   
INSUR OFFERED ANY EMPLOYEES (REVIEW)?
ANYINS
65   
66   
IS INSURANCE OFFERED TO ANY EMPLOYEES?
SESNLJOB
225   
226   
IS JOB SEASONAL?
TEMPJOB
227   
228   
IS JOB TEMPORARY?
SALARIED
132   
133   
IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.
PAYDRVST
95   
96   
IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S VISITS
JOBSIDX
1   
11   
JOB ID NUMBER
JOBSN
29   
30   
JOB NUMBER
JSTRTM
35   
36   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTY
37   
40   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
JSTOPM
41   
42   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPY
43   
46   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
SUBTYPE
48   
48   
JOB SUB-TYPE
MORELOC
76   
77   
MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
TOTNEMPB
124   
127   
NEW TOT NUM EMPLOYEES AT BUS-EM
YLEFT
84   
85   
NO JOB REASON
NOWTAKEI
63   
64   
NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
HRSPRDY
143   
144   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
HRSPRWK
88   
90   
NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK
SALRYWKS
173   
174   
NUMBER OF WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED
OFFTAKEI
61   
62   
OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
OFFRDINS
110   
111   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
ESTBTHRU
223   
224   
OFFERED INSURANCE, DID NOT TAKE (REVIEW)
PANEL
31   
32   
PANEL
PERUNIT
154   
155   
PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
GROSSPER
171   
172   
PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
BONSUNIT
191   
192   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
COMMUNIT
202   
203   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
TIPSUNIT
181   
182   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
MORE10
156   
157   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR
MORE15
158   
159   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR
MOREMINM
160   
161   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MIN. WAGE
PID
25   
27   
PERSON NUMBER
RETIRJOB
47   
47   
PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB
DAYWAGE
136   
142   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
GROSSPAY
162   
170   
PERSON'S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
PROPRIET
80   
81   
PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
WHY_LEFT
67   
68   
REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
RTOTEMPB
128   
131   
REVW TOT NUM EMPLOYEES AT BUS-RJ
RN
28   
28   
ROUND
DUPERSID
12   
19   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
JOBTYPE
33   
34   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
MAIN_JOB
49   
50   
STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS
STILLAT
221   
222   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MAIN JOB
STILLWRK
59   
60   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MISC JOB
STLFTPTB
55   
56   
STILL WORK FULL OR PART TIME-RJ
WKLYAMT
101   
107   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
PROVDINS
116   
117   
WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
Y_CHANGE
57   
58   
WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
YNOBUSN
86   
87   
WHY NO BUSINESS
HRS35WK
91   
92   
WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS PER WEEK
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