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MEPS HC-124 2009 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: April 14, 2011

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   
31   
PANEL
JOBTYPE
32   
33   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
JSTRTM
34   
35   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTD
36   
37   
JOB START DATE - DAY
JSTRTY
38   
41   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
JSTOPM
42   
43   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPD
44   
45   
JOB STOP DATE - DAY
JSTOPY
46   
49   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
RETIRJOB
50   
50   
PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB
SUBTYPE
51   
51   
JOB SUB-TYPE
MAIN_JOB
52   
53   
STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS
DIFFWAGE
54   
55   
ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT
WHY_DIFF
56   
57   
WHY WAGES CHANGED
WORKSTAT
58   
59   
FULL OR PART TIME
Y_CHANGE
60   
61   
WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
STILLWRK
62   
63   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MISC JOB
OFFTAKEI
64   
65   
OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
NOWTAKEI
66   
67   
NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
ELIGINSR
68   
69   
REASON NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INSURANCE
ANYINS
70   
71   
IS INSURANCE OFFERED TO ANY EMPLOYEES?
WHY_LEFT
72   
73   
REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
NUMEMPS
74   
78   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMPLOYED JOB
ESTMATE1
79   
80   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
MORELOC
81   
82   
MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
BUSINC
83   
84   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
PROPRIET
85   
86   
PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
TYPEEMPL
87   
88   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
YLEFT
89   
90   
NO JOB REASON
YNOBUSN
91   
92   
WHY NO BUSINESS
RECALL
93   
94   
RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS
HRSPRWK
95   
97   
NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK
HRS35WK
98   
99   
WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS PER WEEK
APXHRDAY
100   
101   
APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
SICKPAY
102   
103   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
PAYDRVST
104   
105   
IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S VISITS
PAYVACTN
106   
107   
DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
RETIRPLN
108   
109   
DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN
WKLYAMT
110   
116   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
EMPLINS
117   
118   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
OFFRDINS
119   
120   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
DIFFPLNS
121   
122   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
INUNION
123   
124   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
PROVDINS
125   
126   
WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
HHMEMBER
127   
128   
ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS
NUMFMEMB
129   
130   
HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
TOTLEMP
131   
135   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMPLOYED JOB
SALARIED
136   
137   
IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.
HOWPAID
138   
139   
HOW IS PERSON PAID
DAYWAGE
140   
145   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
HRSPRDY
146   
147   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
MAKEAMT
148   
156   
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
PERUNIT
157   
158   
PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
MORE10
159   
160   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR
MORE15
161   
162   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR
MOREMINM
163   
164   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MIN. WAGE
OVRTIMHR
165   
169   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
GROSSPAY
170   
178   
PERSON'S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
GROSSPER
179   
180   
PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
SALRYWKS
181   
182   
NUMBER OF WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED
OTHRTYPE
183   
184   
TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
EARNTIPS
185   
186   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
EARNBONS
187   
188   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
189   
190   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
OTHRWAGE
191   
195   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
TIPSUNIT
196   
197   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
TIPSAMT
198   
205   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S TIPS
BONSUNIT
206   
207   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
BONSAMT
208   
216   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S BONUSES
COMMUNIT
217   
218   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
COMMAMT
219   
227   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S COMMISSIONS
HRLYWAGE
228   
233   
HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES PER HOUR
JOBHASHI
234   
235   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
STILLAT
236   
237   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MAIN JOB
ESTBTHRU
238   
239   
OFFERED INSURANCE, DID NOT TAKE (REVIEW)
SESNLJOB
240   
241   
IS JOB SEASONAL?
TEMPJOB
242   
243   
IS JOB TEMPORARY?
INSESTB
244   
245   
INSUR OFFERED ANY EMPLOYEES (REVIEW)?
NELIGINS
246   
247   
REASON NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INSUR (REVIEW)
HRSALBAS
248   
250   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
INDCODEX
251   
252   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
OCCCODEX
253   
254   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
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