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MEPS H40 CODEBOOK
2000 JOBS FILE
DATE: July 18, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
APXHRDAY
95   
96   
APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
BONSAMT
203   
211   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S BONUSES
BONSUNIT
201   
202   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
BUSINC
78   
79   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
COMMAMT
214   
222   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S COMMISSIONS
COMMUNIT
212   
213   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
DAYWAGE
134   
139   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
DIFFPLNS
116   
117   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
DIFFWAGE
53   
54   
ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT
DUID
20   
24   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
12   
19   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
EARNBONS
182   
183   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
184   
185   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
EARNTIPS
180   
181   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
EMPLINS
112   
113   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
ESTMATE1
74   
75   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
GROSSPAY
165   
173   
PERSON'S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
GROSSPER
174   
175   
PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
HHMEMBER
122   
123   
ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS
HOWPAID
132   
133   
HOW IS PERSON PAID
HRLYWAGE
223   
228   
HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES/HR
HRS35WK
93   
94   
WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS
HRSALBAS
249   
251   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
HRSPRDY
140   
141   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
HRSPRWK
90   
92   
NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK
INDTCODX
252   
253   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
INUNION
118   
119   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
JBEGAMPM
237   
238   
JOB BEGIN AM/PM
JBEGHR
229   
230   
JOB BEGIN HOUR OF DAY
JBEGMIN
233   
234   
JOB BEGIN MINUTES
JENDAMPM
239   
240   
JOB END AM/PM
JENDHR
231   
232   
JOB END HOUR OF DAY
JENDMIN
235   
236   
JOB END MINUTES
JOBHASHI
243   
244   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
JOBSIDX
1   
11   
JOB ID NUMBER
JOBSN
29   
29   
JOB NUMBER
JOBTYPE
31   
32   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
JSTOPD
43   
44   
JOB STOP DATE - DAY
JSTOPM
41   
42   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPY
45   
48   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
JSTRTD
35   
36   
JOB START DATE - DAY
JSTRTM
33   
34   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTY
37   
40   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
MAIN_JOB
51   
52   
STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS
MAKEAMT
142   
150   
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
MORE10
153   
154   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR
MORE15
155   
156   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR
MORELOC
76   
77   
MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
MOREMINM
157   
158   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MIN. WAGE
NOWTAKEI
65   
66   
NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
NUMEMPS
69   
73   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMP
NUMFMEMB
124   
125   
HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
OCCPCODX
254   
255   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
OFFRDINS
114   
115   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
OFFTAKEI
63   
64   
OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
OTHRTYPE
178   
179   
TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
OTHRWAGE
186   
190   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
OVRTIMHR
159   
164   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
PANEL
30   
30   
PANEL
PAYDRVST
99   
100   
IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S VISITS
PAYVACTN
101   
102   
DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
PERUNIT
151   
152   
PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
PID
25   
27   
PERSON NUMBER
PROPRIET
80   
81   
PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
PROVDINS
120   
121   
WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
RECALL
88   
89   
RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS
RETIRJOB
49   
49   
PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB
RETIRPLN
103   
104   
DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN
RN
28   
28   
ROUND
SALARIED
130   
131   
IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.
SALRYWKS
176   
177   
WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED ON
SHFTCHNG
247   
248   
HAS A CHANGE IN SHIFT OCCURRED
SHIFTWK
241   
242   
WORK ROTATING SHIFTS
SICKPAY
97   
98   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
STILLAT
245   
246   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT
STILLWRK
61   
62   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT
SUBTYPE
50   
50   
JOB SUB-TYPE
TIPSAMT
193   
200   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S TIPS
TIPSUNIT
191   
192   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
TOTLEMP
126   
129   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMP
TYPEEMPL
82   
83   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
WHY_DIFF
55   
56   
WHY WAGES CHANGED
WHY_LEFT
67   
68   
REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
WKLYAMT
105   
111   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
WORKSTAT
57   
58   
FULL OR PART TIME
YLEFT
84   
85   
NO JOB REASON
YNOBUSN
86   
87   
WHY NO BUSINESS
Y_CHANGE
59   
60   
WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
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