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MEPS HC-142
2011 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: February 4, 2013

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   
77   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMPLOYED JOB
ESTMATE1
78   
79   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
MORELOC
80   
81   
MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
BUSINC
82   
83   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
PROPRIET
84   
85   
PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
TYPEEMPL
86   
87   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
YLEFT
88   
89   
NO JOB REASON
YNOBUSN
90   
91   
WHY NO BUSINESS
RECALL
92   
93   
RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS
HRSPRWK
94   
96   
NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK
HRS35WK
97   
98   
WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS PER WEEK
APXHRDAY
99   
100   
APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
SICKPAY
101   
102   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
PAYDRVST
103   
104   
IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S VISITS
PAYVACTN
105   
106   
DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
RETIRPLN
107   
108   
DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN
WKLYAMT
109   
115   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
EMPLINS
116   
117   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
OFFRDINS
118   
119   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
DIFFPLNS
120   
121   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
INUNION
122   
123   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
PROVDINS
124   
125   
WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
HHMEMBER
126   
127   
ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS
NUMFMEMB
128   
129   
HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
TOTLEMP
130   
133   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMPLOYED JOB
SALARIED
134   
135   
IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.
HOWPAID
136   
137   
HOW IS PERSON PAID
DAYWAGE
138   
143   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
HRSPRDY
144   
145   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
MAKEAMT
146   
154   
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
PERUNIT
155   
156   
PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
MORE10
157   
158   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $10/HOUR
MORE15
159   
160   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN $15/HOUR
MOREMINM
161   
162   
PERSON MAKES MORE OR LESS THAN MIN. WAGE
OVRTIMHR
163   
168   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
GROSSPAY
169   
177   
PERSON'S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
GROSSPER
178   
179   
PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
SALRYWKS
180   
181   
NUMBER OF WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED
OTHRTYPE
182   
183   
TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
EARNTIPS
184   
185   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
EARNBONS
186   
187   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
188   
189   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
OTHRWAGE
190   
194   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
TIPSUNIT
195   
196   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
TIPSAMT
197   
203   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S TIPS
BONSUNIT
204   
205   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
BONSAMT
206   
214   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S BONUSES
COMMUNIT
215   
216   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
COMMAMT
217   
225   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S COMMISSIONS
HRLYWAGE
226   
231   
HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES PER HOUR
JOBHASHI
232   
233   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
STILLAT
234   
235   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MAIN JOB
ESTBTHRU
236   
237   
OFFERED INSURANCE, DID NOT TAKE (REVIEW)
SESNLJOB
238   
239   
IS JOB SEASONAL?
TEMPJOB
240   
241   
IS JOB TEMPORARY?
INSESTB
242   
243   
INSUR OFFERED ANY EMPLOYEES (REVIEW)?
NELIGINS
244   
245   
REASON NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INSUR (REVIEW)
HRSALBAS
246   
248   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
INDCODEX
249   
250   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
OCCCODEX
251   
252   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
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