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MEPS HC-109 2008 POINT IN TIME P12R3/P13R1

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK

DATE: July 9, 2009

Name	Start	End	Description
ACTDTY13	94	95	MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
ACTLIM13	128	129	LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
ADLHLP13	106	107	ADL SCREENER
AGE13X	64	65	AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
AIDHLP13	108	109	USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
BEGRFD13	35	36	REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: DAY
BEGRFM13	37	38	REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY13	39	42	REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
BENDIF13	122	123	DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING
COGLIM13	140	141	COGNITIVE LIMITATION
DOBMM	66	67	DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY	68	71	DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
DUID	1	5	DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID	9	16	PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EDUCYR	88	89	YEARS OF EDUC WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
EMPST13	142	143	EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENDRFD13	43	44	REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: DAY
ENDRFM13	45	46	REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFY13	47	50	REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
FAMID13	19	20	FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
FAMSIZ13	26	27	RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
FNGRDF13	126	127	DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
FTSTD13X	92	93	STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
HELD13X	157	158	HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ (ED)
HIDEG	90	91	HIGHEST DEGREE WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
HISPANX	78	78	HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPCAT	79	80	SPECIFIC HISPANIC ETHNICITY GROUP
HONRDC13	96	97	HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY
HOUR13	154	156	HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ
HPRIDK13	183	183	PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN
HPRIEU13	182	182	PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
HPRING13	184	184	PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN
HPRIOG13	185	185	PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN
HPRIS13	186	186	PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS
HPRIV13	187	187	PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN
HRWAG13X	144	149	HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED)
HRWAY13	152	153	CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HRWGRD13	150	151	HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HSELIM13	132	133	HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
IADLHP13	104	105	IADL SCREENER
INSCOP13	52	52	INSCOPE
INSRD13X	188	188	PID IS INSURED - EDITED
KEYNESS	51	51	PERSON KEY STATUS
LFTDIF13	112	113	DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
MARRY13X	81	82	MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
MCAID13	169	169	PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP
MCAID13X	170	170	PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP - EDITED
MCARE13	167	167	PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE13X	168	168	PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MILDIF13	118	119	DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE

MNHLTH13	102	103	PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
MSA13	29	29	MSA
NUMEMP13	161	163	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
OFFER13X	159	160	HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ (ED)
OTPUBA13	171	171	PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID/SCHIP HMO
OTPUBB13	172	172	PID COV BY OTH PUB NOT MCAID/SCHIP HMO
PANEL	17	18	PANEL NUMBER
PID	6	8	PERSON NUMBER
PRIDK13	176	176	PID COV BY PRIV DK PLAN
PRIEU13	175	175	PID COV BY PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
PRING13	177	177	PID COV BY NONGROUP PLAN
PRIOG13	178	178	PID COV BY OTH GROUP PLAN
PRIOUT13	180	180	PID COV BY HOLDER OUTSIDE RU
PRIS13	179	179	PID COV BY SELF-EMP-1 INS
PRIV13	181	181	PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PROXY13	34	34	WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
PSTAT13	53	54	PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
PUB13X	174	174	PID COV BY PUBLIC INS - EDITED
RACEAX	74	74	ASIAN AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEBX	73	73	BLACK AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACETHNX	77	77	RACE/ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEWX	75	75	WHITE AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEX	76	76	RACE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RCHDIF13	124	125	DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
RDRESP13	33	33	1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
REGION13	28	28	CENSUS REGION
RFREL13X	98	99	RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RNDREF13	30	32	REFERENCE PERSON
RTHLTH13	100	101	PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RUCLAS13	25	25	RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RUENDD13	57	58	DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: DAY)
RUENDM13	59	59	DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDY13	60	63	DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
RULETR13	21	22	RU LETTER
RURSLT13	55	56	RU RESULT
RUSIZE13	23	24	RU SIZE
SCHLIM13	134	135	SCHOOL LIMITATION
SELFCM13	164	165	SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SEX	72	72	SEX
SOCLIM13	138	139	SOCIAL LIMITATION
SPOUID13	83	85	SPOUSE ID
SPOUIN13	86	87	MARITAL STATUS WITH SPOUSE PRESENT
STNDIF13	120	121	DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
STPDIF13	114	115	DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
STPRG13	173	173	PID COV BY STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAM
TRINW13X	166	166	PID COV BY TRICARE/CHAMPVA AT INT-EDITED
UNABLE13	136	137	COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
VARPSU	217	217	VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
VARSTR	213	216	VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
WGTRU13	201	212	FAMILY WEIGHT
WGTSP13	189	200	PERSON WEIGHT

WLKDIF13	116	117	DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
WLKLIM13	110	111	LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
WRKLIM13	130	131	WORK LIMITATION

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