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MEPS H32 CODEBOOK
1999 JOBS FILE
DATE: March 5, 2002

Name
Start
End
Description
APXHRDAY
97   
98   
APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
BONSAMT
205   
213   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S BONUSES
BONSUNIT
203   
204   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
BUSINC
80   
81   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
COMMAMT
216   
224   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S COMMISSIONS
COMMUNIT
214   
215   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
DAYWAGE
137   
142   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
DIFFPLNS
118   
119   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
DIFFWAGE
55   
56   
ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT
DUID
20   
24   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
12   
19   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
EARNBONS
184   
185   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
186   
187   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
EARNTIPS
182   
183   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
EMPLINS
114   
115   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
ESTMATE1
76   
77   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
GROSSPAY
167   
175   
PERSON'S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
GROSSPER
176   
177   
PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
HHMEMBER
124   
125   
ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS
HOWPAID
135   
136   
HOW IS PERSON PAID
HRLYWAGE
225   
230   
HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES/HR
HRS35WK
95   
96   
WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS
HRSALBAS
251   
253   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
HRSPRDY
143   
144   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
HRSPRWK
92   
94   
NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK
INDTCODX
254   
255   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
INUNION
120   
121   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
JBEGAMPM
239   
240   
JOB BEGIN AM/PM
JBEGHR
231   
232   
JOB BEGIN HOUR OF DAY
JBEGMIN
235   
236   
JOB BEGIN MINUTES
JENDAMPM
241   
242   
JOB END AM/PM
JENDHR
233   
234   
JOB END HOUR OF DAY
JENDMIN
237   
238   
JOB END MINUTES
JOBHASHI
245   
246   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
JOBSIDX
1   
11   
JOB ID NUMBER
JOBSN
29   
30   
JOB NUMBER
JOBTYPE
32   
33   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
JSTOPD
44   
45   
JOB STOP DATE - DAY
JSTOPM
42   
43   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPY
46   
49   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
JSTRTD
36   
37   
JOB START DATE - DAY
JSTRTM
34   
35   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTY
38   
41   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
MAIN_JOB
53   
54   
STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS
MAKEAMT
145   
153   
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
MORE10
156   
157   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR
MORE15
158   
159   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR
MORELOC
78   
79   
MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
MOREMINM
160   
161   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MIN. WAGE
NOWTAKEI
67   
68   
NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
NUMEMPS
71   
75   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMP
NUMFMEMB
126   
127   
HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
OCCPCODX
256   
257   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
OFFRDINS
116   
117   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
OFFTAKEI
65   
66   
OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
OTHRTYPE
180   
181   
TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
OTHRWAGE
188   
192   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
OVRTIMHR
162   
166   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
PANEL
31   
31   
PANEL
PAYDRVST
101   
102   
IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S VISITS
PAYVACTN
103   
104   
DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
PERUNIT
154   
155   
PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
PID
25   
27   
PERSON NUMBER
PROPRIET
82   
83   
PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
PROVDINS
122   
123   
WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
RECALL
90   
91   
RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS
RETIRJOB
50   
51   
PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB
RETIRPLN
105   
106   
DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN
RN
28   
28   
ROUND
SALARIED
133   
134   
IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.
SALRYWKS
178   
179   
WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED ON
SHFTCHNG
249   
250   
HAS A CHANGE IN SHIFT OCCURRED
SHIFTWK
243   
244   
WORK ROTATING SHIFTS
SICKPAY
99   
100   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
STILLAT
247   
248   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT
STILLWRK
63   
64   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT
SUBTYPE
52   
52   
JOB SUB-TYPE
TIPSAMT
195   
202   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S TIPS
TIPSUNIT
193   
194   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
TOTLEMP
128   
132   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMP
TYPEEMPL
84   
85   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
WHY_DIFF
57   
58   
WHY WAGES CHANGED
WHY_LEFT
69   
70   
REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
WKLYAMT
107   
113   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
WORKSTAT
59   
60   
FULL OR PART TIME
YLEFT
86   
87   
NO JOB REASON
YNOBUSN
88   
89   
WHY NO BUSINESS
Y_CHANGE
61   
62   
WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
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