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MEPS HC-211
2019 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: February 11, 2021

Name
Start
End
Description
ANYINS
159   
160   
Health insurance offered to any employees
BONSAMT
243   
251   
How much are person's bonuses
BONSUNIT
252   
253   
Period which bonuses are based on
BUSINC
117   
118   
Business incorporated
COMMAMT
254   
262   
How much are person's commissions
COMMUNIT
263   
264   
Period which commissions are based on
DAYWAGE
180   
185   
Person's daily wage rate
DIFFPLNS
157   
158   
Choice of different health insurance plans
DIFFWAGE
75   
76   
Any change in wage amount
DUID
41   
47   
Panel # + encrypted DU identifier
DUPERSID
31   
40   
Person ID (DUID+PID)
EARNBONS
229   
230   
Person earns bonuses
EARNCOMM
231   
232   
Person earns commission
EARNTIPS
227   
228   
Person earns tips
EMPLINS
151   
152   
Has health insurance thru current main job
ESTBTHRU
89   
90   
Offered insurance, did not take (review)
ESTMATE1_M18
111   
112   
Categorical approximate establishment size
ESTMATE1_M19
113   
114   
Categorical approximate establishment size
GROSSPAY
211   
219   
Person's salary before taxes (gross)
GROSSPER
220   
221   
Period in which gross salary was earned
HHMEMBER_M18
165   
166   
Any other hh member wrk at this business
HIDISAVW
93   
96   
Capi q where emp/union health ins disvwd
HOWPAID
178   
179   
How is person paid
HRLYWAGE
199   
204   
How much person makes per hour
HRS35WK
130   
131   
Works at least 35 hours per week
HRSALBAS
224   
226   
Hours per week salary based on
HRSPRDY
186   
187   
Number of hours person worked in one day
HRSPRWK
127   
129   
Number of hours worked per week
INDCODEX
265   
266   
Condensed industry code
INSESTB
91   
92   
Insurance offered to any employees (review)
INUNION
161   
162   
Belongs to labor union
JOBHASHI
153   
154   
Has health insurance thru job
JOBIDX
15   
27   
Person's unique job identifier
JOBNUM
28   
30   
Unique DU-job identifier
JOBSIDX
1   
14   
Job-round identifier
JOBTYPE
104   
105   
Self-employed or works for someone else
JSTOPM
61   
62   
Job stop date - month
JSTOPY
63   
66   
Job stop date - year
JSTRTM
55   
56   
Job start date - month
JSTRTY
57   
60   
Job start date - year
MAIN_JOB
73   
74   
Still main job or business
MAKEAMT
188   
196   
How much money does person make
MORE10
205   
206   
Person makes more or less than $10/hour
MORE15
207   
208   
Person makes more or less than $15/hour
MORELOC
115   
116   
Employer has more than one location
MOREMINM
209   
210   
Person makes more or less than min. wage
NOWTAKEI
87   
88   
Now offered and take insurance
NUMEMPS
106   
110   
Establishment size at not self-employed job
OCCCODEX
267   
268   
Condensed occupation code
OFFRDINS
155   
156   
Offered insurance but chose not to take
OFFTAKEI
85   
86   
Offered insurance and now take
OrigRnd
52   
52   
Round job reported
PANEL
53   
54   
Panel
PAYDRVST
138   
139   
Has paid sick leave for doc visit thru job
PAYVACTN
140   
141   
Has paid vacation leave thru job
PERUNIT_M18
197   
198   
Period for which person is paid
PID
48   
50   
Person number
PROPRIET
119   
120   
Proprietorship or partnership
PROVDINS
163   
164   
Employer, union, both provides health ins
RETIRJOB
67   
67   
Person retired from this job
RETIRPLN
142   
143   
Has pension/retirement plan thru job
RN
51   
51   
Round
RvwTotNumEmp
97   
101   
Establishment size at continuing self-employed job
SALARIED
176   
177   
Person salaried, paid by hour, some other way
SALRYWKS
222   
223   
Number of weeks per year salary is based
SESNLJOB
134   
135   
Job available certain time of year
SICKPAY
136   
137   
Has paid sick leave thru job
STILLAT
69   
70   
Still works at main job establishment
STILLWRK
83   
84   
Still works at misc job establishment
SUBTYPE
68   
68   
Job sub-type
StillWorkFTPT
77   
78   
Still works full or part time
TEMPJOB
132   
133   
Job at employer is temporary
TIPSAMT
233   
240   
How much are person's tips
TIPSUNIT_M18
241   
242   
Period which tip earnings are based on
TOTLEMP_M18
167   
171   
Current establishment size at self-employed job
TYPECHGD
71   
72   
Job sub-type changed between rounds
TYPEEMPL
121   
122   
Employee type
TotNumEmp
172   
175   
Establishment size at new self-employed job
WHY_LEFT_M18
102   
103   
Reason why no longer at job now
WKLYAMT
144   
150   
Usual weekly gross income at misc job
WhyChngFTToPT
81   
82   
Why change full to part time
WhyChngPTToFT
79   
80   
Why change part to full time
YLEFT_M18
123   
124   
Reason why no longer at job
YNOBUSN_M18
125   
126   
Reason why no longer has business
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