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MEPS HC-053: 2002 Point-in-Time P6R3/P7R1
Population Characteristics Codebook
DATE: June 11, 2003

Name
Start
End
Description
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID+PID)
PANEL13
17   
17   
PANEL NUMBER
FAMID13
18   
19   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
RULETR13
20   
21   
RU LETTER
RUSIZE13
22   
23   
RU SIZE
RUCLAS13
24   
24   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
FAMSIZ13
25   
26   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
REGION13
27   
27   
CENSUS REGION
MSA13
28   
28   
MSA
RNDREF13
29   
31   
REFERENCE PERSON
RDRESP13
32   
32   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
PROXY13
33   
33   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
BEGRFD13
34   
35   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY
BEGRFM13
36   
37   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY13
38   
41   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
ENDRFD13
42   
43   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: DAY
ENDRFM13
44   
45   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFY13
46   
49   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
KEYNESS
50   
50   
PERSON KEY STATUS
INSCOP13
51   
51   
INSCOPE
PSTAT13
52   
53   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
RURSLT13
54   
55   
RU RESULT
RUENDD13
56   
57   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: DAY)
RUENDM13
58   
58   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDY13
59   
62   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
AGE13X
63   
64   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
DOBMM
65   
66   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY
67   
70   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
SEX
71   
71   
SEX
RACEX
72   
72   
RACE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACETHNX
73   
73   
RACE/ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPANX
74   
74   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPCAT
75   
76   
SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP
MARRY13X
77   
78   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
SPOUID13
79   
81   
SPOUSE ID
SPOUIN13
82   
83   
MARITAL STATUS WITH SPOUSE PRESENT
EDUCYR
84   
85   
YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
HIDEG
86   
87   
HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
FTSTD13X
88   
89   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
ACTDTY13
90   
91   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
RFREL13X
92   
93   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RTHLTH13
94   
95   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RTPROX13
96   
97   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF HEALTH
MNHLTH13
98   
99   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
MNPROX13
100   
101   
SELF/PROXY RATING OF MENTAL HEALTH
IADLHP13
102   
103   
IADL SCREENER
ADLHLP13
104   
105   
ADL SCREENER
AIDHLP13
106   
107   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
WLKLIM13
108   
109   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
LFTDIF13
110   
111   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
STPDIF13
112   
113   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
WLKDIF13
114   
115   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
MILDIF13
116   
117   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
STNDIF13
118   
119   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
BENDIF13
120   
121   
DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING
RCHDIF13
122   
123   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
FNGRDF13
124   
125   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
ACTLIM13
126   
127   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
WRKLIM13
128   
129   
WORK LIMITATION
HSELIM13
130   
131   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
SCHLIM13
132   
133   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
UNABLE13
134   
135   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
SOCLIM13
136   
137   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
COGLIM13
138   
139   
COGNITIVE LIMITATION
EMPST13
140   
141   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
HRWAG13X
142   
147   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED)
HRWGRD13
148   
149   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HRWAY13
150   
151   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HOUR13
152   
154   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ
HELD13X
155   
156   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ (ED)
OFFER13X
157   
158   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ (ED)
NUMEMP13
159   
161   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
SELFCM13
162   
163   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
TRINW13X
164   
164   
PID COV BY TRICARE AT INTERVIEW - EDITED
MCARE13
165   
165   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE13X
166   
166   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MCAID13
167   
167   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP
MCAID13X
168   
168   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP - EDITED
OTPUBA13
169   
169   
PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID HMO
OTPUBB13
170   
170   
PID COV BY OTH PUBLIC NOT MCAID HMO
STPRG13
171   
171   
PID COV BY STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAM
PUB13X
172   
172   
PID COV BY PUBLIC INS - EDITED
PRIEU13
173   
173   
PID COV BY PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
PRIDK13
174   
174   
PID COV BY PRIV DK PLAN
PRING13
175   
175   
PID COV BY NONGROUP PLAN
PRIOG13
176   
176   
PID COV BY OTH GROUP PLAN
PRIS13
177   
177   
PID COV BY SELF-EMP-1 INS
PRIOUT13
178   
178   
PID COV BY HOLDER OUTSIDE RU
PRIV13
179   
179   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
HPRIEU13
180   
180   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
HPRIDK13
181   
181   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN
HPRING13
182   
182   
PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN
HPRIOG13
183   
183   
PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN
HPRIS13
184   
184   
PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS
HPRIV13
185   
185   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN
INSRD13X
186   
186   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
WGTSP13
187   
198   
PERSON WEIGHT
WGTRU13
199   
210   
FAMILY WEIGHT
VARST13
211   
213   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
PSU13
214   
214   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
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