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MEPS HC-091 2005 JOBS FILE CODEBOOK
DATE: March 13, 2007

Name
Start
End
Description
DIFFWAGE
55   
56   
ANY CHANGE IN WAGE AMOUNT
HHMEMBER
128   
129   
ANY OTHER HH MEMBER WRK AT THIS BUSINESS
APXHRDAY
101   
102   
APPROXIMATE # OF HOURS WORKED PER DAY
INUNION
124   
125   
BELONG TO LABOR UNION
BUSINC
84   
85   
BUSINESS INCORPORATED
ESTMATE1
80   
81   
CATEGORICAL APPROX. ESTAB SIZE
DIFFPLNS
122   
123   
CHOICE OF DIFFERENT HEALTH INS PLANS
INDCODEX
252   
253   
CONDENSED INDUSTRY CODE
OCCCODEX
254   
255   
CONDENSED OCCUPATION CODE
EARNBONS
188   
189   
DOES PERSON EARN BONUSES
EARNCOMM
190   
191   
DOES PERSON EARN COMMISSION
EARNTIPS
186   
187   
DOES PERSON EARN TIPS
PAYVACTN
107   
108   
DOES PERSON GET PAID VACATION
JOBHASHI
235   
236   
DOES PERSON HAVE HEALTH INS AT THIS JOB
SICKPAY
103   
104   
DOES PERSON HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE
RETIRPLN
109   
110   
DOES PERSON HAVE PENSION/RETIREMENT PLAN
DUID
20   
24   
DWELLING UNIT ID
TYPEEMPL
88   
89   
EMPLOYEE TYPE
NUMEMPS
75   
79   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-NONSELF-EMPLOYED JOB
TOTLEMP
132   
135   
ESTABLISHMENT SIZE-SELF-EMPLOYED JOB
WORKSTAT
59   
60   
FULL OR PART TIME
EMPLINS
118   
119   
HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THRU THIS JOB
HRSALBAS
249   
251   
HOURS SALARY BASED ON
HOWPAID
138   
139   
HOW IS PERSON PAID
NUMFMEMB
130   
131   
HOW MANY HH MEMBERS WORK THERE
BONSAMT
209   
217   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S BONUSES
COMMAMT
220   
228   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S COMMISSIONS
TIPSAMT
200   
206   
HOW MUCH ARE PERSON'S TIPS
MAKEAMT
148   
156   
HOW MUCH MONEY DOES PERSON MAKE
HRLYWAGE
229   
234   
HOW MUCH PERSON MAKES PER HOUR
INSESTB
245   
246   
INSUR OFFERED ANY EMPLOYEES (REVIEW)?
ANYINS
71   
72   
IS INSURANCE OFFERED TO ANY EMPLOYEES?
SESNLJOB
241   
242   
IS JOB SEASONAL?
TEMPJOB
243   
244   
IS JOB TEMPORARY?
SALARIED
136   
137   
IS PERSON SALARIED, PAID BY THE HR, ETC.
PAYDRVST
105   
106   
IS THERE PAID SICK LEAVE FOR DR'S VISITS
JOBSIDX
1   
11   
JOB ID NUMBER
JOBSN
29   
29   
JOB NUMBER
JSTRTD
36   
37   
JOB START DATE - DAY
JSTRTM
34   
35   
JOB START DATE - MONTH
JSTRTY
38   
41   
JOB START DATE - YEAR
JSTOPD
44   
45   
JOB STOP DATE - DAY
JSTOPM
42   
43   
JOB STOP DATE - MONTH
JSTOPY
46   
49   
JOB STOP DATE - YEAR
SUBTYPE
52   
52   
JOB SUB-TYPE
MORELOC
82   
83   
MORE THAN ONE LOCATION
YLEFT
90   
91   
NO JOB REASON
NOWTAKEI
67   
68   
NOW OFFERED AND TAKE INSURANCE
HRSPRDY
146   
147   
NUMBER OF HOURS PERSON WORKED IN ONE DAY
HRSPRWK
96   
98   
NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK
SALRYWKS
182   
183   
NUMBER OF WEEKS PER YEAR SALARY IS BASED
OFFTAKEI
65   
66   
OFFERED INSURANCE AND NOW TAKE
OFFRDINS
120   
121   
OFFERED INSURANCE BUT CHOSE NOT TO TAKE
ESTBTHRU
239   
240   
OFFERED INSURANCE, DID NOT TAKE (REVIEW)
OTHRWAGE
192   
197   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
OVRTIMHR
165   
170   
OVERTIME PAY RATE PER HOUR
PANEL
30   
31   
PANEL
PERUNIT
157   
158   
PERIOD FOR WHICH PERSON IS PAID
GROSSPER
180   
181   
PERIOD IN WHICH GROSS SALARY WAS EARNED
BONSUNIT
207   
208   
PERIOD WHICH BONUSES ARE BASED ON
COMMUNIT
218   
219   
PERIOD WHICH COMMISSIONS ARE BASED ON
TIPSUNIT
198   
199   
PERIOD WHICH TIP EARNINGS ARE BASED ON
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
PID
25   
27   
PERSON NUMBER
RETIRJOB
50   
51   
PERSON RETIRED FROM THIS JOB
DAYWAGE
140   
145   
PERSON'S DAILY WAGE RATE
GROSSPAY
171   
179   
PERSON'S SALARY BEFORE TAXES (GROSS)
PROPRIET
86   
87   
PROPRIETORSHIP OR PARTNERSHIP
NELIGINS
247   
248   
REASON NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INSUR (REVIEW)
ELIGINSR
69   
70   
REASON NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INSURANCE
WHY_LEFT
73   
74   
REASON WHY NOT AT JOB NOW
RECALL
94   
95   
RECALL WITHIN 30 DAYS
RN
28   
28   
ROUND
DUPERSID
12   
19   
SAMPLE PERSON ID (DUID + PID)
JOBTYPE
32   
33   
SELF-EMPLOYED OR WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE
MAIN_JOB
53   
54   
STILL MAIN JOB OR BUSINESS
STILLAT
237   
238   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MAIN JOB
STILLWRK
63   
64   
STILL WORK AT ESTABLISHMENT/MISC JOB
OTHRTYPE
184   
185   
TYPE OF OVERTIME PAY
WKLYAMT
111   
117   
USUAL WEEKLY GROSS INCOME
PROVDINS
126   
127   
WHO PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE
Y_CHANGE
61   
62   
WHY CHANGE IN FULL/PART TIME STATUS
YNOBUSN
92   
93   
WHY NO BUSINESS
WHY_DIFF
57   
58   
WHY WAGES CHANGED
HRS35WK
99   
100   
WORK AT LEAST 35 HOURS PER WEEK
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