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MEPS HC-218
2020 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: February 8, 2022

Name
Start
End
Description
ADJR5
268   
269   
P23 job adj in 2020 special R5/6 job processing
ANYINS
157   
158   
Health insurance offered to any employees
BONSAMT
242   
250   
How much are person's bonuses
BONSUNIT
251   
252   
Period which bonuses are based on
BUSINC
115   
116   
Business incorporated
COMMAMT
253   
261   
How much are person's commissions
COMMUNIT
262   
263   
Period which commissions are based on
DAYWAGE
178   
184   
Person's daily wage rate
DIFFPLNS
155   
156   
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
228   
229   
Person earns bonuses
EARNCOMM
230   
231   
Person earns commission
EARNTIPS
226   
227   
Person earns tips
EMPLINS
149   
150   
Has health insurance thru current main job
ESTBTHRU
89   
90   
Offered insurance, did not take (review)
ESTMATE1_M19
111   
112   
Categorical approximate establishment size
GROSSPAY
210   
218   
Person's salary before taxes (gross)
GROSSPER
219   
220   
Period in which gross salary was earned
HHMEMBER_M18
163   
164   
Any other hh member wrk at this business
HIDISAVW
93   
96   
Capi q where health insur thru emp/union disavowed
HOWPAID
176   
177   
How is person paid
HRLYWAGE
198   
203   
How much person makes per hour
HRS35WK
128   
129   
Works at least 35 hours per week
HRSALBAS
223   
225   
Hours per week salary based on
HRSPRDY
185   
186   
Number of hours person worked in one day
HRSPRWK
125   
127   
Number of hours worked per week
INDCODEX
264   
265   
Condensed industry code
INSESTB
91   
92   
Insurance offered to any employees (review)
INUNION
159   
160   
Belongs to labor union
JOBHASHI
151   
152   
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
187   
195   
How much money does person make
MORE10
204   
205   
Person makes more or less than $10/hour
MORE15
206   
207   
Person makes more or less than $15/hour
MORELOC
113   
114   
Employer has more than one location
MOREMINM
208   
209   
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
266   
267   
Condensed occupation code
OFFRDINS
153   
154   
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
136   
137   
Has paid sick leave for doc visit thru job
PAYVACTN
138   
139   
Has paid vacation leave thru job
PERUNIT_M18
196   
197   
Period for which person is paid
PID
48   
50   
Person number
PROPRIET
117   
118   
Proprietorship or partnership
PROVDINS
161   
162   
Employer, union, both provides health ins
RETIRJOB
67   
67   
Person retired from this job
RETIRPLN
140   
141   
Has pension/retirement plan thru job
RN
51   
51   
Round
RvwTotNumEmp
97   
101   
Establishment size at continuing self-employed job
SALARIED
174   
175   
Person salaried, paid by hour, some other way
SALRYWKS
221   
222   
Number of weeks per year salary is based
SESNLJOB
132   
133   
Job available certain time of year
SICKPAY
134   
135   
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
130   
131   
Job at employer is temporary
TIPSAMT
232   
239   
How much are person's tips
TIPSUNIT_M18
240   
241   
Period which tip earnings are based on
TOTLEMP_M18
165   
169   
Current establishment size at self-employed job
TYPECHGD
71   
72   
Job sub-type changed between rounds
TYPEEMPL
119   
120   
Employee type
TotNumEmp
170   
173   
Establishment size at new self-employed job
WHY_LEFT_M18
102   
103   
Reason why no longer at job now
WKLYAMT
142   
148   
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
121   
122   
Reason why no longer at job
YNOBUSN_M18
123   
124   
Reason why no longer has business
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