Sequence number of sample unit
Sample unit identifier
Number of households in sample for
Number of households in sample as of
Total number of households
Total number of families and pseudo
Total number of person records
Total number of wage or salaried
Total number of self-employment
Total number of persons in the sample
FIPS State code for the sample unit
Reduction group code established to ma
Current address ID. - This field
Month for which this household is
Year for which this household is
Number of families and pseudo
Count of number of family groups
Count of number of related subfamily
Entry address ID and person number of
Number of persons in household in
Monthly household interview status
Wave 1 household interview status
Household weight--month 1.
Half sample code for variance estimati
Stratum code for variance estimation
FIPS State code for the household
Metropolitan subsample
Identifiable MSA/CMSA codes as
Control card item 13B - access to
Control card item 13C - kitchen
Control card items 13D and 13E -
Control card item 14 - number of units
Control card item 15 - are the living
Control card item 16A - is the residen
Control card item 16B - are you paying
Control card item 37A - race of
Control card item 37B - sex of referen
Control card item 37C - size of
Sample code - indicates panel year
Segment type - item 4 on the control
Interviewer code, an alphabetic
Wave for which the control card was
Control card item 12B - during the
Control card items 13D and 13E
Control card item 36A - wave number
Control card item 36B - interview
Control card item 38A - wave of visit
Control card item 38B - month of visit
Control card item 38D - total number
Control card item 38F - total number
Control card item 38G - control card
Control card source code 10 -
Control card source code 12 -
Control card source code 14 -
Control card source code 16 -
Control card source code 18 -
Control card source code 20 -
Control card source codes 22, 26, 30,
Control card source codes 24, 28, 32,
Receipt of benefits from a means-teste
Receipt of cash benefits
Receipt of noncash benefits
Low income cutoff for this household.
Total household income for month 1
Total household earned income for mont
Total household property income for
Total household means-tested cash
Total 'other' household income for
Noncash household income for month 1 o
Total household social security income
Total household supplemental security
Total household unemployment
Total household veterans payment incom
Total household AFDC income for month
Total household food stamps received f
What type of energy assistance was
Are the lunches free or reduced-price
Are the breakfasts free or reduced-pri
Has this household received energy
Checks sent to household
Coupons or vouchers sent to household
Payments sent directly to utility
What was the total amount of the
Check item P2
Do any of the children in this
How many children
Do any of the children receive free
Free lunch
Reduced-price lunch
Free breakfast
Reduced-price breakfast
Program questions imputation flag 6
Program questions imputation flag 7
Program questions imputation flag 8
Program questions imputation flag 9
Program questions imputation flag 10
Program questions imputation flag 11
Program questions imputation flag 12
Program questions imputation flag 13
Program questions imputation flag 14
Program questions imputation flag 15
Program questions imputation flag 16
Program questions imputation flag 17
Program questions imputation flag 18
Program questions imputation flag 19
Program questions imputation flag 20
Household weight--month 2.
Total household income for month 2
Total 'other' household income for mon
Noncash household income for month 2 o
Household weight--month 3.
Control card item 37B - sex of
Total household income for month 3
Noncash household income for month 3 o
Household weight--month 4.
Control card item 37A - race of refere
Total household income for month 4
Total household earned income for
Noncash household income for month 4 o
Number of persons in household.
Household weight--Interview date
Family sequence number of sample unit.
Month for which this family is defined
Year for which this family is defined.
Number of persons in this family.
Type of family (or pseudo-family)
Kind of family (or pseudo-family)
Number of own children in family.
Number of own children under age 18
Family weight.
Low income cutoff for this family.
Total family income for month 1 of
Total family earned income for month 1
Total family property income for month
Total family means-tested cash transfe
Total 'other' family income for month
Total family Social Security income fo
Total family supplemental security
Total family unemployment income for
Total family veterans payment income f
Total family AFDC income for month 1
Total family food stamps received for
Total family income for month 2 of
Total family earned income for month 2
Total family AFDC income for month 2
Total family income for month 3 of
Total family earned income for month 3
Total family AFDC income for month 3
Total family income for month 4 of
Total family earned income for month 4
Total family AFDC income for month 4 o
Month for which this subfamily is
Year for which this subfamily is
Number of persons in this subfamily.
Type of subfamily
Kind of subfamily
Number of own children in subfamily.
Subfamily weight.
Low income cutoff for this subfamily.
Total subfamily income for month 1 of
Total subfamily earned income for mont
Total subfamily property income for
Total subfamily means-tested cash
Total 'other' subfamily income for mon
Total subfamily Social Security income
Total subfamily supplemental security
Total subfamily unemployment income fo
Total subfamily veterans payment incom
Total subfamily AFDC income for month
Total subfamily food stamps received f
Total subfamily income for month 2 of
Total 'other' subfamily income for
Total subfamily income for month 3 of
Total subfamily income for month 4 of
Total subfamily earned income for
Record sequence number within
Wave of data collection
Person's interview status
Person's interview status - month 1
Person's interview status - month 2
Person's interview status - month 3
Person's interview status - month 4
Person's interview status -
Edited entry address ID
Edited person number
Weight for the person. Month 1.
Weight for the person. Month 2.
Weight for the person. Month 3.
Weight for the person. Month 4.
Weight for the person. Interview
Previous wave address ID
Previous wave relationship to referenc
Previous wave marital status
Previous wave person number of spouse
Previous wave person number of parent
Previous wave population status
Was... living in any of the following
Previous wave person's interview statu
Edited relationship to reference perso
Edited and imputed age as of last
Sex of this person
Race of this person
Marital status. Month 1
Marital status. Month 2
Marital status. Month 3
Marital status. Month 4
Marital status. Interview date
Family type to which this person belon
Sub/secondary family relationship code
ub/secondary family relationship code.
Sub/secondary family number. Month 1.
Sub/secondary family number. Month 2.
Sub/secondary family number. Month 3.
Sub/secondary family number. Month 4.
Sub/secondary family number. Interview
Population status. This field
Person number of spouse. Month 1
Person number of spouse. Month 2
Person number of spouse. Month 3
Person number of spouse. Month 4
Person number of spouse. Interview
Person number of parent. Month 1
Person number of parent. Month 2
Person number of parent. Month 3
Person number of parent. Month 4
Person number of parent. Interview
Did this person ever serve on active
What is the highest grade or year of
Did he/she complete that grade
Ethnic origin
Is this person currently in the Armed
Preedited entry address I.D.
Preedited person number
Preedited relationship to reference
Preedited household member status
Preedited reason for leaving previous
Preedited reason for entering current
Preedited month left previous wave
Preedited month entered current addres
Preedited day left previous wave
Preedited day entered current address.
Control card address ID of previous wa
Control card address ID of current wav
Preedited month of birth
Preedited year of birth.
Preedited person number of parent.
Preedited marital status.
Preedited person number of spouse
Preedited person number of designated
Preedited sex code.
Preedited race code.
Unedited ethnic origin code.
Unedited highest grade of school
Was highest grade completed.
Unedited veteran status.
Unedited period of service.
Currently in Armed Forces - unedited
Reason Social Security number ('U-SSN'
Unique scrambled combination of the
Rotation in which this person was
Previous identification entry address
Previous identification person number
Used to determine if the household in
Used to determine if the family (or
Used to determine if the related
Total persons income for month 1.
Total persons income for month 2.
Total persons income for month 3.
Total persons income for month 4.
Total persons earned income for month
Total property (asset) income for mont
Total property (asset) income for
Total persons mean-tested cash transfe
Total persons other income for month 1
Total persons other income for month 2
Total persons other income for month 3
Total persons other income for month 4
Income recipiency summary.
Asset ownership summary. There are 13
Employment status recode for month
Employment status recode for month 2 o
Employment status recode for month 3 o
Employment status recode for month 4
Number of weeks in month 1 of the
Number of weeks in month 2 of the
Number of weeks in month 3 of the
Number of weeks in month 4 of the
Number of weeks with a job or business
Did this person have a job or business
Number of weeks without pay, at a job
Was this person with a job or business
Number of weeks looking for work or on
Was this person looking for work or on
Is this person covered by medicare for
Is this person covered by medicaid
Was this person covered by medicaid fo
Was this person covered by WIC for
Value of WIC voucher in month 1 of the
Value of WIC voucher in month 2 of the
Value of WIC voucher in month 3 of the
Value of WIC voucher in month 4 of the
Is this person covered by health
Did this person have health insurance
Income source code (10 answer fields o
Asset source code (13 answer fields of
Was this person covered by veterans
Was this person covered by AFDC income
Was this person covered by food stamps
Was this person covered by any general
Was this person covered by any foster
Was this person covered by any other
Was this person covered by Social
Was this person covered by railroad
Preedited ques. item 7A - persons
Unedited ques. item 7B - person number
Preedited persons noninterview status
Unedited month of interview - ques.
Unedited day of interview - ques.
Unedited total interview time in
Unedited total clerical review time
Unedited total pre-interview time
Phone interview. Questionnaire
Check item N
Was ... missed when household members
Was ... living in any of the kinds
Which code on this card represents
Was ... living alone on reference date
How many people was ... living with
Was ... the owner or renter of the
How is ... related to the person who
During the 4-month period did ...
Did ... spend any time looking for
All weeks in reference period
First week
Second week
Third week
Fourth week
Fifth week
Sixth week
Seventh week
Eighth week
Nineth week
Tenth week
Eleventh week
Twelfth week
Thirteenth week
Fourteenth week
Fifthteenth week
Sixteenth week
Seventeenth week
Eighteenth week
Could ... have taken a job during
What was the main reason ... could
Check item R1
Were there any weeks in the 4-month
There were weeks that ... did not
Could ... have taken a job in those
During the weeks that ... wanted a
Did ... have a job or business,
Was ... absent without pay from
Fifteenth week
What was the main reason ... was
Of those weeks that ... had a job
All weeks without a job in reference
Check item R2
Did ... want a job in those weeks
There were weeks in this period
In the weeks that ... worked during
Check item R3
Did ... work less than 35 hours in
In how many weeks did ... work less
What was the main reason ... worked
Check item R4
During this 4-month period, did ...
During this period, did ... also
Check item R5
During this 4-month period did ...
Check item R6
Check item R7
The last time we obtained
Income code. Code from Income
In this reference period, did...
In the previous reference period,
In this reference period, did ...
Did ... get any income from the
Social Security
Federal Supplemental Security
A serviceman's or widow's pension
Anything else
The income that ... received from
Did ... receive any (other) pension,
U.S. government railroad retirement
Worker's compensation
Payments from a sickness, accident
Pension from company or union
Federal civil service or other
U.S. military retirement pay
State government pension
Local government pension
Income from paid-up life insurance
Other or don't know
What was the source of this ...
Check item R8
Check item R9
Check item R10
Check item R11
How long did ... serve on active
Does ... have a service connected
What is ...'s VA percent disability
Check item R12
Check item R13
What is the reason ... is getting
Is there another reason ...
Check item R14
Check item R15
Has ... ever retired from a job or
Other or DK
What kind of retirement income;
Check item R16
Does ... have a physical, mental, or
What kind of income
Check item R17
Did ... receive any alimony during
Has ... ever been widowed or divorced
Check item R18
Did ... receive any child support
Check item R19
Veterans compensation or pension
Income from paid up life insurance
Payments from estate or trust
Other or DK (income received as widow)
Income source code for other pension
Check item R20
Did ...'s late husband die while in
Check item R21
Check item R22
Is ... covered by Medicare
Last two digits of claim number from
If I were to call later would you be
Does ...'s medicare help pay for
Check item R23
Check item R24
Check item R25
Was ... authorized to receive food
Check item R26
During the 4-month period, did ...
AFDC
General assistance or general relief
Foster child care
WIC
What kind of welfare did ...
Check item R27
During the 4-month period was ...
Was ... covered by Medicaid during
Check item R28
Were any of ...'s children under 18
How many of ...'s children were covere
Person no. = 101-199
Check item R29
Was (.../(and)...'s children)
Last month
2 months ago
3 months ago
4 months ago
Was ... covered by a health insurance
Did ... have this health insurance
Did ...have a health plan provided
Did the employer or union (former
Was this an individual plan or a
Did ...'s health plan cover all the
Person no. = 101-999
Other than ..., which persons in this
Check item R30
Check item R31
I have recorded that all of ...'s
How many of ...'s children were
If this person was covered by a
Check item R32
The last time we obtained information,
Asset code
Asset code.
Regular or passbook savings accounts
Money market accounts
Certificates of deposit or other
NOW, Super NOW, or other
Money market funds
U.S. government securities
Municipal or corporate bonds
Mortgages
U.S. savings bonds (E,EE)
Other interest earnings
Stocks or mutual fund shares
Rental property
Royalties
Other financial investments
Check item R33
During the past 4 months did ...
Were any of ...'s educational
GI/VEAP benefits
Pell grant(BEOG)
Supplemental educational opportunity
Other VA educational assistance
Other scholarship, fellowship, or
Employer assistance
JTPA/CETA training allowance
Guaranteed student loan (GSL)
National direct student loan (NSL)
What kind of term system does ...'s
How much was ...'s total tuition
Check item R34
Check item R35
What was the total amount of ...'s
Did ... participate in the
Check item R36
Is ...'s spouse in the Armed Forces
Check item R37
During the 4-month period ...
Did ... receive income from any
Did ... receive income from some
Code from Income Source List
Check item E1
How many different employers did ...
Person imputation flag 01
Person imputation flag 02
Person imputation flag 03
Person imputation flag 04
Person imputation flag 05
Person imputation flag 06
Person imputation flag 07
Person imputation flag 08
Person imputation flag 09
Person imputation flag 10
Person imputation flag 11
Person imputation flag 12
Person imputation flag 13
Person imputation flag 14
Person imputation flag 15
Person imputation flag 16
Person imputation flag 17
Person imputation flag 18
Person imputation flag 19
Person imputation flag 20
Person imputation flag 21
Person imputation flag 22
Person imputation flag 23
Person imputation flag 24
Person imputation flag 25
Person imputation flag 26
Person imputation flag 27
Person imputation flag 28
Person imputation flag 29
Person imputation flag 30
Person imputation flag 31
Person imputation flag 32
Person imputation flag 33
Person imputation flag 34
Person imputation flag 35
Person imputation flag 36
Person imputation flag 37
Person imputation flag 38
Person imputation flag 39
Person imputation flag 40
Person imputation flag 41
Person imputation flag 42
Person imputation flag 43
Person imputation flag 44
Person imputation flag 45
Person imputation flag 46
Person imputation flag 47
Person imputation flag 48
Person imputation flag 49
Person imputation flag 50
Person imputation flag 51
Person imputation flag 52
Person imputation flag 53
Person imputation flag 54
Person imputation flag 55
Person imputation flag 56
Person imputation flag 57
Person imputation flag 58
Person imputation flag 59
Person imputation flag 60
Person imputation flag 61
Person imputation flag 62
Person imputation flag 63
Person imputation flag 75
Person imputation flag 76
Person imputation flag 77
Person imputation flag 78
Person imputation flag 79
Person imputation flag 80
Person imputation flag 81
Person imputation flag 82
Person imputation flag 83
Person imputation flag 84
Person imputation flag 85
Person imputation flag 86
Person imputation flag 87
Person imputation flag 88
Person imputation flag 89
Person imputation flag 90
Person imputation flag 91
Person imputation flag 92
Person imputation flag 93
Person imputation flag 94
Person imputation flag 95
Person imputation flag 96
Person imputation flag 97
Person imputation flag 98
Person imputation flag 99
Person imputation flag 100
Person imputation flag 101
Person imputation flag 102
Person imputation flag 103
Person imputation flag 104
Person imputation flag 105
Person imputation flag 106
Person imputation flag 107
Edited and imputed 3-digit occupation
Edited and imputed 3-digit industry
Number of weeks employed during month
Were earnings received during month 1
Were earnings received during month 2
Were earnings received during month 3
Were earnings received during month 4
What is the dollar amount of the earni
Check item E3. Enter employer
Was ... an employee of ...
Was ... employed by ... during the
Month in which this person
Day of month shown in WS1-2016
Month in which this person left
Day of month shown in WS1-2020
How many hours per week did ...
Was ... paid by the hour on this
What was ...'s regular hourly pay rate
During the 4-month period how often
What was the total amount of pay
Check item E4
If we were to call back later would
Wage and salary imputation flag 1
Wage and salary imputation flag 2
Wage and salary imputation flag 3
Wage and salary imputation flag 4
Wage and salary imputation flag 5
Wage and salary imputation flag 6
Field 'WS1-2032' was calculated
Field 'WS1-2034' was calculated
Field 'WS1-2036' was calculated
Field 'WS1-2038' was calculated
Day of month shown in WS2-2016
Day of month shown in WS2-2020
Field 'WS2-2032' was calculated
Field 'WS2-2034' was calculated
Field 'WS2-2036' was calculated
Field 'WS2-2038' was calculated
Weeks with business this month (1).
Weeks with business this month (2).
Weeks with business this month (3).
Weeks with business this month (4).
Did this person receive income from
Amount of income received this month (
Check item S1. Enter business
Do you think that the gross earnings
Check item S2
What was the total number of
Was ...'s business incorporated
Was ...'s business a sole
Aside from ... were any other
Person No. 101 - 999
Person No. 101 - 199
Was ... paid a regular salary from
Did ... receive any (other) income fro
Check item S3
What was the total amount of income
Check item S4
If I were to call back later would
Check item S5
Check item S6
Can...give an estimate of the net
What was the net profit (or loss)
About how much did ... earn from
Self-employment imputation flag 1
Self-employment imputation flag 2
Self-employment imputation flag 3
Self-employment imputation flag 4
Self-employment imputation flag 5
Self-employment imputation flag 6
Self-employment imputation flag 7
Self-employment imputation flag 8
Self-employment imputation flag 9
Self-employment imputation flag 10
Self-employment imputation flag 11
Field 'SE12238' was calculated
Field 'SE12240' was calculated
Field 'SE12242' was calculated
Field 'SE12244' was calculated
Check item S2. Enter business
Field 'SE22238' was calculated
Field 'SE22240' was calculated
Field 'SE22242' was calculated
Field 'SE22244' was calculated
Recipiency of Social Security income.
Amount of Social Security income
Recipiency of Social Security income f
Social Security recipiency indicator
Check item A2
During this 4-month period, were any
Did ... also receive a separate
Did ... receive Social Security
Check item A4
Social Security sends out two types of
Do ...'s payments usually come on
Check item A9
Were all children living here
Person No. 101-999
Social Security imputation flag 1
Social Security imputation flag 2
Social Security imputation flag 3
Social Security imputation flag 4
Social Security imputation flag 5
Social Security imputation flag 6
Social Security imputation flag 7
Social Security imputation flag 8
Social Security imputation flag 9
Recipiency of railroad retirement
Amount of railroad retirement
Amount of railroad retirement income
Railroad retirement recipiency indicat
Did ... receive railroad retirement
Railroad retirement sends out two type
Railroad retirement imputation flag 1
Railroad retirement imputation flag 2
Railroad retirement imputation flag 3
Railroad retirement imputation flag 4
Railroad retirement imputation flag 5
Railroad retirement imputation flag 6
Railroad retirement imputation flag 7
Railroad retirement imputation flag 8
Railroad retirement imputation flag 9
Recipiency of Federal SSI income.
Amount of Federal SSI income received.
Federal SSI imputation flag 1
Federal SSI imputation flag 2
Federal SSI imputation flag 3
Federal SSI imputation flag 4
Recipiency of State unemployment
Amount of State unemployment
State unemployment compensation
Recipiency of supplemental unemploymen
Amount of supplemental unemployment
Supplemental unemployment benefits
Recipiency of other unemployment
Amount of other unemployment
Other unemployment compensation
Recipiency of Veterans compensation
Amount of Veterans compensation or
Were all the people living here
Is ... required to fill out an
Recipiency of workers compensation.
Amount of workers compensation receive
Workers compensation imputation flag 1
Workers compensation imputation flag 2
Workers compensation imputation flag 3
Workers compensation imputation flag 4
Recipiency of employer or union sickne
Amount of employer or union sickness
Employer or union sickness plan
Recipiency of private disability
Amount of private disability insurance
Private disability insurance
Recipiency of AFDC income.
Amount of AFDC income received.
AFDC imputation flag 1
AFDC imputation flag 2
AFDC imputation flag 3
AFDC imputation flag 4
Recipiency of general assistance incom
Amount of general assistance income
General assistance imputation flag 1
General assistance imputation flag 2
General assistance imputation flag 3
General assistance imputation flag 4
Recipiency of foster child care
Amount of foster child care payments
Foster child care imputation flag 1
Foster child care imputation flag 2
Foster child care imputation flag 3
Foster child care imputation flag 4
Recipiency of other welfare.
Amount of other welfare received.
erson No. 101-999
Other welfare imputation flag 1
Other welfare imputation flag 2
Other welfare imputation flag 3
Other welfare imputation flag 4
Did ... receive any WIC vouchers last
Did ... receive any WIC vouchers
WIC imputation flag 1
WIC imputation flag 2
WIC imputation flag 3
WIC imputation flag 4
Recipiency of food stamps.
Amount of food stamps received.