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MEPS HC 237
2022 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: January 3, 2024

Name
Start
End
Description
HRS35WK
139   
140   
Works at least 35 hours per week
WhyChngPTToFT
90   
91   
Why change part to full time
WhyChngFTToPT
92   
93   
Why change full to part time
WKLYAMT
153   
159   
Usual weekly gross income at misc job
JOBNUM
28   
30   
Unique DU-job identifier
StillWorkFTPT
88   
89   
Still works full or part time
STILLWRK
94   
95   
Still works at misc job establishment
STILLAT
80   
81   
Still works at main job establishment
MAIN_JOB
84   
85   
Still main job or business
JOBTYPE
115   
116   
Self-employed or works for someone else
OrigRnd
63   
63   
Round job first reported
RN
62   
62   
Round
YNOBUSN_M18
134   
135   
Reason why no longer has business
WHY_LEFT_M18
113   
114   
Reason why no longer at job now
YLEFT_M18
132   
133   
Reason why no longer at job
PROPRIET
128   
129   
Proprietorship or partnership
JOBIDX
15   
27   
Person's unique job identifier
GROSSPAY
223   
231   
Person's salary before taxes (gross)
DAYWAGE
192   
197   
Person's daily wage rate
SALARIED
188   
189   
Person salaried, paid by hour, some other way
RETIRJOB
78   
78   
Person retired from this job
PID
59   
61   
Person number
MOREMINM
221   
222   
Person makes more or less than min. wage
MORE15
219   
220   
Person makes more or less than $15/hour
MORE10
217   
218   
Person makes more or less than $10/hour
EARNTIPS
239   
240   
Person earns tips
EARNCOMM
243   
244   
Person earns commission
EARNBONS
241   
242   
Person earns bonuses
DUPERSID
42   
51   
Person ID (DUID+PID)
TIPSUNIT_M18
253   
254   
Period which tip earnings are based on
COMMUNIT
275   
276   
Period which commissions are based on
BONSUNIT
264   
265   
Period which bonuses are based on
GROSSPER
232   
233   
Period in which gross salary was earned
PERUNIT_M18
209   
210   
Period for which person is paid
PANEL
64   
65   
Panel to which job holder belongs
DUID
52   
58   
Panel # + encrypted DU identifier
ESTBTHRU
100   
101   
Offered insurance, did not take (review)
OFFRDINS
164   
165   
Offered insurance but chose not to take
OFFTAKEI
96   
97   
Offered insurance and now take
SALRYWKS
234   
235   
Number of weeks per year salary is based
HRSPRWK
136   
138   
Number of hours worked per week
HRSPRDY
198   
199   
Number of hours person worked in one day
NOWTAKEI_M22
98   
99   
Now has health insurance through employer
JOBSIDX
1   
14   
Job-round identifier
TYPECHGD
82   
83   
Job sub-type changed between rounds
SUBTYPE
79   
79   
Job sub-type
JSTOPY
74   
77   
Job stop date - year
JSTOPM
72   
73   
Job stop date - month
JSTRTY
68   
71   
Job start date - year
JSTRTM
66   
67   
Job start date - month
SESNLJOB
143   
144   
Job is available certain time of year
TEMPJOB
141   
142   
Job at employer is temporary
PROVDINS
172   
173   
Is health ins provided by employer, union or both
INSESTB
102   
103   
Insurance offered to any employees (review)
HRLYWAGE
211   
216   
How much person makes per hour
MAKEAMT
200   
208   
How much money does person make
TIPSAMT
245   
252   
How much are person's tips
COMMAMT
266   
274   
How much are person's commissions
BONSAMT
255   
263   
How much are person's bonuses
HOWPAID
190   
191   
How is person paid
HRSALBAS
236   
238   
Hours per week salary based on
ANYINS
168   
169   
Health insurance offered to any employees
RETIRPLN
151   
152   
Has pension/retirement plan thru job
PAYVACTN
149   
150   
Has paid vacation leave thru job
SICKPAY
145   
146   
Has paid sick leave thru job
PAYDRVST
147   
148   
Has paid sick leave for doc visit thru job
JOBHASHI
162   
163   
Has health insurance thru job
EMPLINS
160   
161   
Has health insurance thru current main job
NUMEMPS
117   
121   
Establishment size at not self-employed job
TotNumEmp
183   
187   
Establishment size at new self-employed job
RvwTotNumEmp
108   
112   
Establishment size at continuing self-employed job
ESTBIDX
31   
41   
Establishment identifier
EmplUnionProv
174   
175   
Employer or union is primary health insurer
MORELOC
124   
125   
Employer has more than one location
TYPEEMPL
130   
131   
Employee type
TOTLEMP_M18
178   
182   
Current establishment size at self-employed job
OCCCODEX
279   
280   
Condensed occupation code
INDCODEX
277   
278   
Condensed industry code
DIFFPLNS
166   
167   
Choice of different health insurance plans
ESTMATE1_M19
122   
123   
Categorical approximate establishment size
HIDISAVW
104   
107   
Capi q where health insur thru emp/union disavowed
BUSINC
126   
127   
Business incorporated
INUNION
170   
171   
Belongs to labor union
HHMEMBER_M18
176   
177   
Any other hh member wrk at this business
DIFFWAGE
86   
87   
Any change in wage amount
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