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MEPS HC-159 2014 POINT IN TIME P18R3/P19R1
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS CODEBOOK
DATE: April 27, 2015

Name
Start
End
Description
ACTDTY13
85   
86   
MILITARY FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY
ACTLIM13
129   
130   
LIMITATION WORK/HOUSEWORK/SCHOOL
ADLHLP13
107   
108   
ADL SCREENER
AGE13X
56   
57   
AGE - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
AIDHLP13
109   
110   
USES ASSISTIVE DEVICES
BEGRFM13
34   
35   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: MONTH
BEGRFY13
36   
39   
REFERENCE PERIOD BEGIN DATE: YEAR
BENDIF13
123   
124   
DIFFICULTY BENDING/STOOPING
BORNUSA
97   
98   
PERSON BORN IN THE US
COGLIM13
141   
142   
COGNITIVE LIMITATIONS
DOBMM
58   
59   
DATE OF BIRTH: MONTH
DOBYY
60   
63   
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR
DUID
1   
5   
DWELLING UNIT ID
DUPERSID
9   
16   
PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
EDUYRDG
81   
82   
YEAR OF EDUCATION OR HIGHEST DEGREE
EMPST13
143   
144   
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENDRFM13
40   
40   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: MONTH
ENDRFY13
41   
44   
REFERENCE PERIOD END DATE: YEAR
FAMID13
19   
20   
FAMILY IDENTIFIER (STUDENT MERGED IN)
FAMSIZ13
26   
27   
RU SIZE INCLUDING STUDENTS
FNGRDF13
127   
128   
DIFFICULTY USING FINGERS TO GRASP
FTSTD13X
83   
84   
STUDENT STATUS AGES 17-23 (EDIT/IMPUTED)
HELD13X
158   
159   
HEALTH INSURANCE HELD FROM CMJ (ED)
HISPANX
72   
72   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HISPNCAT
73   
73   
HISPANIC ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED)
HONRDC13
87   
88   
HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE DUTY
HOUR13
155   
157   
HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AT CMJ
HPRIDK13
185   
185   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV DK PLAN
HPRIEU13
184   
184   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
HPRING13
186   
186   
PID IS HOLDER OF NONGROUP PLAN
HPRIOG13
187   
187   
PID IS HOLDER OF OTH GROUP PLAN
HPRIS13
188   
188   
PID IS HOLDER OF SELF-EMP-1 INS
HPRIV13
190   
190   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS PLAN
HPRSTX13
189   
189   
PID IS HOLDER OF PRIV INS EXCHANGE
HRWAG13X
145   
150   
HOURLY WAGE AT CURRENT MAIN JOB (EDITED)
HRWAY13
153   
154   
CALCULATION METHODS FOR HOURLY WAGE
HRWGRD13
151   
152   
HOURLY WAGE ROUND FLAG
HSELIM13
133   
134   
HOUSEWORK LIMITATION
HWELLSPE
95   
96   
HOW WELL PERSON SPEAKS ENGLISH
IADLHP13
105   
106   
IADL SCREENER
INSCOP13
46   
46   
INSCOPE
INSRD13X
191   
191   
PID IS INSURED - EDITED
KEYNESS
45   
45   
PERSON KEY STATUS
LANGSPK
93   
94   
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME OTHER THAN ENGL
LFTDIF13
113   
114   
DIFFICULTY LIFTING 10 POUNDS
MARRY13X
74   
75   
MARITAL STATUS - (EDITED/IMPUTED)
MCAID13
170   
170   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP
MCAID13X
171   
171   
PID COV BY MEDICAID OR SCHIP - EDITED
MCARE13
168   
168   
PID COV BY MEDICARE
MCARE13X
169   
169   
PID COV BY MEDICARE - EDITED
MILDIF13
119   
120   
DIFFICULTY WALKING A MILE
MNHLTH13
103   
104   
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH STATUS
NUMEMP13
162   
164   
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT LOCATION OF CMJ
OFFER13X
160   
161   
HEALTH INSURANCE OFFERED AT CMJ (ED)
OTHLANG
91   
92   
IN FAMILY WITH SOMEONE SPKNG OTHER LANG
OTPUBA13
172   
172   
PID COV BY/PAYS OTH GOV MCAID/SCHIP HMO
OTPUBB13
173   
173   
PID COV BY OTH PUB NOT MCAID/SCHIP HMO
PANEL
17   
18   
PANEL NUMBER
PID
6   
8   
PERSON NUMBER
PRIDK13
177   
177   
PID COV BY PRIV DK PLAN
PRIEU13
176   
176   
PID COV BY PRIV EMPL/UNION PLAN
PRING13
178   
178   
PID COV BY NONGROUP PLAN
PRIOG13
179   
179   
PID COV BY OTH GROUP PLAN
PRIOUT13
181   
181   
PID COV BY HOLDER OUTSIDE RU
PRIS13
180   
180   
PID COV BY SELF-EMP-1 INS
PRIV13
183   
183   
PID COV BY PRIVATE INS
PROXY13
33   
33   
WAS RESPONDENT A PROXY
PRSTX13
182   
182   
PID COV BY PRIV INS THROUGH EXCHANGE
PSTAT13
47   
48   
PERSON DISPOSITION STATUS
PUB13X
175   
175   
PID COV BY PUBLIC INS - EDITED
RACEAX
68   
68   
ASIAN AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEBX
69   
69   
BLACK AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACETHX
71   
71   
RACE/ETHNICITY (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEV1X
65   
65   
RACE (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEV2X
66   
67   
RACE (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RACEWX
70   
70   
WHITE AMONG RACES RPTD (EDITED/IMPUTED)
RCHDIF13
125   
126   
DIFFICULTY REACHING OVER HEAD
RDRESP13
32   
32   
1ST RESPONDENT INDICATOR
REFRL13X
89   
90   
RELATION TO REF PERS (EDITED/IMPUTED)
REGION13
28   
28   
CENSUS REGION
RNDREF13
29   
31   
REFERENCE PERSON
RTHLTH13
101   
102   
PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS
RUCLAS13
25   
25   
RU FIELDED AS: STANDARD, NEW, STUDENT
RUENDM13
51   
51   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: MONTH)
RUENDY13
52   
55   
DATE OF INTV (DATE STARTED: YEAR)
RULETR13
21   
22   
RU LETTER
RURSLT13
49   
50   
RU RESULT
RUSIZE13
23   
24   
RU SIZE
SCHLIM13
135   
136   
SCHOOL LIMITATION
SELFCM13
165   
166   
SELF-EMPLOYED AT CURRENT MAIN JOB
SEX
64   
64   
SEX
SOCLIM13
139   
140   
SOCIAL LIMITATION
SPOUID13
76   
78   
SPOUSE ID
SPOUIN13
79   
80   
MARITAL STATUS WITH SPOUSE PRESENT
STNDIF13
121   
122   
DIFFICULTY STANDING 20 MINUTES
STPDIF13
115   
116   
DIFFICULTY WALKING UP 10 STEPS
STPRG13
174   
174   
PID COV BY STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAM
TRINW13X
167   
167   
PID COV BY TRICARE/CHAMPVA AT INT-EDITED
UNABLE13
137   
138   
COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DO ACTIVITY
VARPSU
220   
220   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION PSU
VARSTR
216   
219   
VARIANCE ESTIMATION STRATUM
WGTRU13
204   
215   
FAMILY WEIGHT
WGTSP13
192   
203   
PERSON WEIGHT
WLKDIF13
117   
118   
DIFFICULTY WALKING 3 BLOCKS
WLKLIM13
111   
112   
LIMITATION IN PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING
WRKLIM13
131   
132   
WORK LIMITATION
YRSINUS
99   
100   
YEARS PERSON LIVED IN THE US
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