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MEPS HC-074 2003 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: March 8, 2005

Name
Start
End
Description
JOBSIDX
1   
11   
JOB ID NUMBER
DUPERSID
12   
19   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
DUID
20   
24   
DWELLING UNIT ID
PID
25   
27   
PERSON NUMBER
RN
28   
28   
ROUND
JOBSN
29   
29   
JOB NUMBER
PANEL
30   
30   
PANEL
JOBTYPE
31   
32   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
JSTRTM
33   
34   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTD
35   
36   
JOB START DATE - DAY
JSTRTY
37   
40   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
JSTOPM
41   
42   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPD
43   
44   
JOB STOP DATE - DAY
JSTOPY
45   
48   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
RETIRJOB
49   
49   
PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB
SUBTYPE
50   
50   
JOB SUB-TYPE
MAIN_JOB
51   
52   
STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS
DIFFWAGE
53   
54   
ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT
WHY_DIFF
55   
56   
WHY WAGES CHANGED
WORKSTAT
57   
58   
FULL OR PART TIME
Y_CHANGE
59   
60   
WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
STILLWRK
61   
62   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MISC JOB
OFFTAKEI
63   
64   
OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
NOWTAKEI
65   
66   
NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
ELIGINSR
67   
68   
REASON NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INSURANCE
ANYINS
69   
70   
IS INSURANCE OFFERED TO ANY EMPLOYEES?
WHY_LEFT
71   
72   
REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
NUMEMPS
73   
76   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMPLOYED JOB
ESTMATE1
77   
78   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
MORELOC
79   
80   
MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
BUSINC
81   
82   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
PROPRIET
83   
84   
PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
TYPEEMPL
85   
86   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
YLEFT
87   
88   
NO JOB REASON
YNOBUSN
89   
90   
WHY NO BUSINESS
RECALL
91   
92   
RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS
HRSPRWK
93   
95   
NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK
HRS35WK
96   
97   
WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS PER WEEK
APXHRDAY
98   
99   
APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
SICKPAY
100   
101   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
PAYDRVST
102   
103   
IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S VISITS
PAYVACTN
104   
105   
DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
RETIRPLN
106   
107   
DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN
WKLYAMT
108   
114   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
EMPLINS
115   
116   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
OFFRDINS
117   
118   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
DIFFPLNS
119   
120   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
INUNION
121   
122   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
PROVDINS
123   
124   
WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
HHMEMBER
125   
126   
ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS
NUMFMEMB
127   
128   
HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
TOTLEMP
129   
132   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMPLOYED JOB
SALARIED
133   
134   
IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.
HOWPAID
135   
136   
HOW IS PERSON PAID
DAYWAGE
137   
142   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
HRSPRDY
143   
144   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
MAKEAMT
145   
153   
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
PERUNIT
154   
155   
PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
MORE10
156   
157   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR
MORE15
158   
159   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR
MOREMINM
160   
161   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MIN. WAGE
OVRTIMHR
162   
167   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
GROSSPAY
168   
176   
PERSON'S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
GROSSPER
177   
178   
PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
SALRYWKS
179   
180   
NUMBER OF WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED ON
OTHRTYPE
181   
182   
TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
EARNTIPS
183   
184   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
EARNBONS
185   
186   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
187   
188   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
OTHRWAGE
189   
194   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
TIPSUNIT
195   
196   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
TIPSAMT
197   
204   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S TIPS
BONSUNIT
205   
206   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
BONSAMT
207   
215   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S BONUSES
COMMUNIT
216   
217   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
COMMAMT
218   
226   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S COMMISSIONS
HRLYWAGE
227   
232   
HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES PER HOUR
JOBHASHI
233   
234   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
STILLAT
235   
236   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MAIN JOB
ESTBTHRU
237   
238   
OFFERED INSURANCE, DID NOT TAKE (REVIEW)
SESNLJOB
239   
240   
IS JOB SEASONAL?
TEMPJOB
241   
242   
IS JOB TEMPORARY?
INSESTB
243   
244   
INSUR OFFERED ANY EMPLOYEES (REVIEW)?
NELIGINS
245   
246   
REASON NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INSUR (REVIEW)
HRSALBAS
247   
249   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
INDCODEX
250   
251   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
OCCCODEX
252   
253   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
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