This program reads the 1996 SIPP Wave 8 Topical Module Data File
by Jean Roth Fri Oct 24 17:21:44 EDT 2014
Please report errors to jroth@nber.org
See the .do file for directions and run with do sipp1996tm96puw8
NOTE:  This program is distributed under the GNU GPL.
See end of this file and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ for details.
by Jean Roth Fri Oct 24 17:21:44 EDT 2014
Please report errors to jroth@nber.org
run with do sipp1996tm96puw8
Change output file name/location as desired in the first line of the .dct file
If you are using a PC, you may need to change the direction of the slashes, as in C:\
or "\\Nber\home\data\sipp\1996\sipp1996tm96puw8.dat"
The following changes in variable names have been made, if necessary:
'$' to 'd';            '-' to '_';              '%' to 'p';
Note:  Variable names in Stata are case-sensitive
WR: New Gov't. program applied
WR: New Gov't. program applied for - School
WR: New Gov't. program applied for:Other
WR: Did recent AFDC application cover Food
WR: Did new AFDC application cover Food
WR: Did new AFDC application cover Medicaid?
WR: Reason didn't apply: Don't need any
WR: Reason didn't apply:Not
WR: Reason didn't apply - Not eligible for
WR: Reason didn't apply - Didn't know I
WR: Reason didn't apply - Too much
WR: Reason didn't apply - No transportation
WR: Reason didn't apply - Don't take
WR: Reason didn't apply:The money is not
WR: Reason didn't apply:Haven't done it
WR: Reason didn't apply:Some other reason
WR: No AFDC apply - ineligible immigration
WR: No AFDC apply - ineligible other reason
WR: No AFDC apply - expected bureaucratic
WR: No AFDC apply - no transportation to
WR: No AFDC apply - payments too meager
WR: No AFDC apply - not done it yet
WR: No AFDC apply: other reason
WR: No GA apply ineligible - immigration
WR: No GA apply ineligible - other reason
WR: No GA apply expected bureaucratic hassle
WR: No GA apply no transportation to office
WR: No GA apply payments too meager
WR: No GA apply - not done it yet
WR: No GA apply - other reason
WR: No SSI apply ineligible - immigration
WR: No SSI apply ineligible - other reason
WR: No SSI apply expected bureaucratic
WR: No SSI apply - no transportation to
WR: No SSI apply - payments too meager
WR: No SSI apply - not done it yet
WR: No SSI apply - other reason
WR: No Food Stamps apply ineligible -
WR: No Food Stamps apply - ineligible other
WR: No Food Stamps apply - expected
WR: No Food Stamps apply - no transportation
WR: No Food Stamps apply - payments too
WR: No Food Stamps apply - not done it yet
WR: No Food Stamps apply - other reason
WR: No Medicaid apply - ineligible
WR: No Medicaid apply ineligible - other
WR: No Medicaid apply - expected
WR: No Medicaid apply - no transportation to
WR: No Medicaid apply - payments too meager
WR: No Medicaid apply - not done it yet
WR: No Medicaid apply - other reason
WR: No WIC apply - ineligible immigration
WR: No WIC apply - ineligible-other reason
WR: No WIC apply - expected bureaucratic
WR: No WIC apply - no transportation to
WR: No WIC apply - payments too meager
WR: No WIC apply - not done it yet
WR: No WIC apply - other reason
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply ineligible -
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply: ineligible-other
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply - expected bureau.
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply: no transportation
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply - payments too
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply - not done it yet
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply - other reason
WR: No Pub. Housing apply ineligible -
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - ineligible other
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - expected bureau.
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - no
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - payments too
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - not done it yet
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - other reason
WR: No Energy Assist. apply ineligible -
WR: No Energy Asst. apply ineligible - other
WR: No Energy Asst. apply: expected bureau.
WR: No Energy Asst. apply - no
WR: No Energy Asst. apply - payments too
WR: No Energy Asst. apply - not done it yet
WR: No Energy Asst. apply - other reason
WR: No Education. apply ineligible - immig.
WR: No Education apply ineligible - other
WR: No Education apply expected bureaucratic
WR: No Education apply no transportation to
WR: No Education apply payments too meager
WR: No Education apply not done it yet
WR: No Education apply - other reason
WR: No Child care asst. apply - inelig.
WR: No Child care asst. apply: inelig.-other
WR: No Child care asst. apply - expect
WR: No Child care asst. apply: no trans. to
WR: No Child care asst. apply - payments too
WR: No Child care asst. apply - not done it
WR: No Child care asst. apply - other reason
WR: No Transport. asst. apply inelig -
WR: No Transport. asst. apply ineligible -
WR: No Transport. asst. apply - expect
WR: No Transport. asst. apply no trans. to
WR: No Transport. asst. apply - payments too
WR: No Transport. asst. apply - not done it
WR: No Transport. asst. apply - other reason
WR: No school meals apply inelig - immig.
WR: No school meals apply inelig. - other
WR: No school meals apply - expect bureau
WR: No school meals apply no trans. to
WR: No school meals apply - payments too
WR: No school meals apply - not done it yet
WR: No school meals apply - other reason
WR: No other program apply ineligible -
WR: No other program apply ineligible -
WR: No other program apply: expect bureau
WR: No other program apply: no trans. to
WR: No other program apply - payments too
WR: No other program apply - not done it yet
WR: No other program apply - other reason
WR: Status of AFDC/ADC application
WR: Status of General Assistance/General
WR: Status of SSI application
WR: Status of Food Stamps application
WR: Status of Medicaid application
WR: Status of WIC application
WR: Status of unemployment compensation
WR: Status of Pub.Housing/rent asst.
WR: Status of Energy Assistance application
WR: Status of education or training
WR: Status of child care assistance
WR: Status of transportation assistance
WR: Status of school meals application
WR: Status of other program application
WR: Approved, but why no Pub. Asst./AFDC
WR: Approved, but why no General Asst.
WR: Approved, but why no SSI benefits
WR: Approved, but why no Food Stamps
WR: Approved, but why no Medicaid benefits
WR: Approved, but why no WIC benefits
WR: Approved, but why no unemp. comp.
WR:Approved, but why no Pub. Hous. benefits
WR: Approved, but why no Energy Assistance
WR: Approved, but why no educ/training
WR:Approved, but why no child care benefits
WR: Approved, but why no transportation
WR: Approved, but why no school meal
WR: Approved, but why no other program
WR: Public Assistance denied - income
WR: Public Assistance denied - penalty
WR: Public Assistance denied - health
WR: Public Assistance denied - immigration
WR: Public Assistance denied ineligible
WR: Public Assistance denied - no
WR:Public Assistance denied - did not work
WR: Public Assistance denied: no child
WR: Public Assistance denied - no adult
WR: Public Assistance denied - substance
WR: Public Assistance denied - assistance
WR: Public Assistance denied - lack of
WR: Public Assistance denied - other reason
WR: General Assistance denied - income
WR: General Assistance denied: penalty
WR: General Assistance denied: health req.
WR: General Assistance denied: immig. status
WR: General Assistance denied ineligible -
WR: General Assistance denied - no
WR: General Assistance denied - did not work
WR: General Assistance denied - no child
WR: General Assistance denied - no adult
WR: General Assistance denied - substance
WR: General Assistance denied - assistance
WR: General Assistance denied - lack of
WR: General Assistance denied - other reason
WR: SSI denied - income
WR: SSI denied - penalty
WR: SSI denied - health requirement
WR: SSI denied - immigration status
WR: SSI denied - ineligible - other
WR: SSI denied - no information
WR: SSI denied - did not work
WR: SSI denied - no child support
WR: SSI denied - no adult hh
WR: SSI denied - substance abuse
WR: SSI denied - assistance used up
WR: SSI denied - lack of funding
WR: SSI denied - other reason
WR: Food Stamps denied - income
WR: Food Stamps denied - penalty
WR: Food Stamps denied - health requirement
WR: Food Stamps denied - immigration status
WR: Food Stamps denied: ineligible - other
WR: Food Stamps denied - no information
WR: Food Stamps denied - did not work
WR: Food Stamps denied - no child support
WR: Food Stamps denied - no adult hh
WR: Food Stamps denied - substance abuse
WR: Food Stamps denied - assistance used up
WR: Food Stamps denied - lack of funding
WR: Food Stamps denied - other reason
WR: Medicaid denied - income
WR: Medicaid denied - penalty
WR: Medicaid denied - health requirement
WR: Medicaid denied immigration status
WR: Medicaid denied - ineligible - other
WR: Medicaid denied: no information
WR: Medicaid denied - did not work
WR: Medicaid denied - no child support
WR: Medicaid denied - no adult household
WR: Medicaid denied: substance abuse
WR: Medicaid denied - assistance used up
WR: Medicaid denied - lack of funding
WR: Medicaid denied - other reason
WR: WIC denied - income
WR: WIC denied: penalty
WR: WIC denied - health requirement
WR: WIC denied immigration status
WR: WIC denied ineligible - other
WR: WIC denied no information
WR: WIC denied - did not work
WR: WIC denied - no child support
WR: WIC denied - no adult household
WR: WIC denied - substance abuse
WR: WIC denied - assistance used up
WR: WIC denied - lack of funding
WR: WIC denied - other reason
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied - no
WR: Unemployment Compensaton denied - did
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied - no
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied - no
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied - lack
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied - other
WR: Housing assistance denied - income
WR: Housing assistance denied - penalty
WR: Housing assistance denied - health
WR: Housing assistance denied - immigration
WR: Housing assistance denied ineligible -
WR: Housing assistance denied - no
WR: Housing assistance denied - did not work
WR: Housing assistance denied - no child
WR: Housing assistance denied - no adult
WR: Housing assistance denied - substance
WR: Housing assistance denied - assistance
WR: Housing assistance denied - lack of
WR: Housing assistance denied - other reason
WR: Energy assistance denied - income
WR: Energy assistance denied - penalty
WR: Energy assistance denied - health
WR: Energy Assistance denied - immigration
WR: Energy Assistance denied ineligible -
WR: Energy assistance denied: no information
WR:Energy assistance denied - did not work
WR: Energy assistance denied - no child
WR: Energy assistance denied - no adult
WR: Energy assistance denied - substance
WR: Energy assistance denied - assistance
WR: Energy assistance denied - lack of
WR: Energy assistance denied - other reason
WR: Education benefit denied - income
WR: Education benefit denied - penalty
WR: Education benefit denied - health
WR: Education benefit denied - immigration
WR: Education benefit denied ineligible -
WR: Education benefit denied: no information
WR: Education benefit denied - did not work
WR: Education benefit denied - no child
WR: Education benefit denied - no adult
WR: Education benefit denied - substance
WR: Education benefit denied - assistance
WR: Education benefit denied - lack of
WR: Education benefit denied - other reason
WR: Child care denied - income
WR: Child care denied - penalty
WR: Child care denied health requirement
WR: Child care denied immigration status
WR: Child care denied ineligible - other
WR: Child care denied no information
WR: Child care denied did not work
WR: Child care denied - no child support
WR: Child care denied - no adult household
WR: Child care denied - substance abuse
WR: Child care denied - assistance used up
WR: Child care denied - lack of funding
WR: Child care denied - other reason
WR: Trans. Assistance denied - income
WR: Trans. Assistance denied - penalty
WR: Trans. Assistance denied - health
WR: Trans. Assistance denied - immigration
WR: Trans. assistance denied ineligible -
WR: Trans. assistance denied no information
WR:Trans. assistance denied - did not work
WR: Trans. assistance denied - no child
WR: Trans. assistance denied - no adult
WR: Trans. assistance denied - substance
WR: Trans. assistance denied - assistance
WR: Trans. assistance denied - lack of
WR: Trans. assistance denied - other reason
WR: School meal denied - income
WR: School meal denied - penalty
WR: School meal denied health requirement
WR: School meal denied - immigration status
WR: School meal denied ineligible - other
WR: School meal denied - no information
WR: School meal denied - did not work
WR: School meal denied - no child support
WR: School meal denied - no adult household
WR: School meal denied - substance abuse
WR: School meal denied - assistance used up
WR: School meal denied - lack of funding
WR: School meal denied - other reason
WR: Other Program denied - income
WR: Other Program denied - penalty
WR: Other Program denied - health
WR: Other Program denied - immigration
WR: Other Program denied - ineligible -
WR: Other Program denied - no information
WR: Other Program denied - did not work
WR: Other Program denied - no child support
WR: Other Program denied - no adult
WR: Other Program denied - substance abuse
WR: Other Program denied - assistance used
WR: Other Program denied - lack of funding
WR: Other Program denied - other reason
WR: Respondent has benefit cut
WR: AFDC benefits cut
WR: GA benefits cut
WR: SSI benefits cut
WR:Food Stamps benefits cut
WR: Medicaid benefits cut
WR: WIC benefits cut
WR: Unemployment compensation benefits cut
WR: Public Housing Rental Assistance
WR: Energy Assistance benefits cut
WR: Education or training benefits cut
WR: Child care benefits cut
WR: Transportation Assistance benefits cut
WR: School meals benefits cut
WR: When AFDC benefits cut
WR: When GA benefits cut
WR: When SSI benefits cut
WR: When Food Stamps benefits cut
WR: When Medicaid benefits cut
WR: When WIC benefits cut
WR: When Unemployment compensation benefits
WR: When Public Housing/Rental Assistance
WR: When Energy Assistance benefits cut
WR: When Education or training benefits cut
WR: When Child care benefits cut
WR: When Transportation assistance benefits
WR: When School meals benefits cut
WR: AFDC cut because income too high
WR: AFDC cut - previous program penalty
WR: AFDC cut - disability requirement not
WR: AFDC cut - immigration status
WR: AFDC cut: ineligible for other reason
WR: AFDC cut - did not supply all info
WR: AFDC cut - missed work requirements
WR: AFDC cut - missed child support
WR: AFDC cut - not in adult supervised
WR: AFDC cut - missed substance abuse
WR: AFDC cut - already received maximum
WR: AFDC cut - lack of program funding
WR: AFDC cut - other reason
WR: GA cut - income too high
WR: GA cut - previous program penalty
WR: GA cut - disability requirement not met
WR: GA cut - immigration status
WR: GA cut - ineligible for other reason
WR: GA cut - did not supply all information
WR: GA cut - missed work requirements
WR: GA cut - missed child support
WR: GA cut - not in adult supervised
WR: GA cut - missed substance abuse
WR: GA cut - already received maximum
WR: GA cut - lack of program funding
WR: GA cut - other reason
WR: SSI cut - income too high
WR: SSI cut - previous program penalty
WR: SSI cut - disability requirement not met
WR: SSI cut - immigration status
WR: SSI cut - ineligible for other reason
WR: SSI cut - did not supply all information
WR: SSI cut - missed work requirements
WR: SSI cut - missed child support
WR: SSI cut - not in adult supervised
WR: SSI cut - missed substance abuse
WR: SSI cut - already received maximum
WR: SSI cut - lack of program funding
WR: SSI cut - other reason
WR: Food Stamps cut - income too high
WR: Food Stamps cut - previous program
WR: Food Stamps cut: disability requirement
WR: Food Stamps cut - immigration status
WR: Food Stamps cut - ineligible for other
WR: Food Stamps cut - did not supply all
WR: Food Stamps cut - missed work
WR: Food Stamps cut - missed child support
WR: Food Stamps cut - not in adult
WR: Food Stamps cut - missed substance abuse
WR: Food Stamps cut - already received
WR: Food Stamps cut - lack of program
WR: Food Stamps cut - other reason
WR: Medicaid cut - income too high
WR: Medicaid cut - previous program penalty
WR: Medicaid cut - disability requirement
WR: Medicaid cut - immigration status
WR: Medicaid cut - ineligible for other
WR: Medicaid cut - did not supply all info
WR: Medicaid cut: missed work requirements
WR: Medicaid cut - missed child support
WR: Medicaid cut - not in adult supervised
WR: Medicaid cut - missed substance abuse
WR: Medicaid cut - already received maximum
WR: Medicaid cut - lack of program funding
WR: Medicaid cut - other reason
WR: WIC cut - income too high
WR: WIC cut - previous program penalty
WR: WIC cut - disability requirement not met
WR: WIC cut - immigration status
WR: WIC cut - ineligible for other reason
WR: WIC cut - did not supply all info
WR: WIC cut - missed work requirements
WR: WIC cut - missed child support
WR: WIC cut - not in adult supervised
WR: WIC cut - missed substance abuse
WR: WIC cut - already received maximum
WR: WIC cut - lack of program funding
WR: WIC cut - other reason
WR: Unemployment Compensation cut - income
WR: Unemployment Compensation cut - previous
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - disability
WR: Unemployment Compensation cut -
WR: Unemployment Comp. cut - ineligible for
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - did not supply all
WR: Unemployment Comp. cut - missed work
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - missed child support
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - not in adult
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - missed substance
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - already received
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - lack of program
WR: Unemployment Compensation cut - other
WR: Housing assistance cut - income too high
WR: Housing asst. cut - previous program
WR: Housing asst. cut - disability
WR: Housing assistance cut - immigration
WR: Housing asst. cut - ineligible for other
WR: Housing asst. cut - did not supply all
WR: Housing asst. cut - missed work
WR: Housing asst. cut - missed child support
WR: Housing asst. cut: not in adult
WR: Housing asst. cut- missed substance
WR: Housing asst. cut-already received
WR: Housing asst. cut - lack of program
WR: Housing asst. cut - other reason
WR: Energy Asst. cut - income too high
WR: Energy Asst. cut - previous program
WR: Energy Asst. cut - disability
WR: Energy Assistance cut - immigration
WR: Energy Asst. cut - ineligible for other
WR: Energy Asst. cut - did not supply all
WR: Energy Asst. cut - missed work
WR: Energy Asst. cut - missed child support
WR: Energy Asst. cut - not in adult
WR: Energy Asst. cut-missed substance abuse
WR: Energy Asst. cut-already received
WR: Energy Assistance cut - lack of program
WR: Energy Assistance cut - other reason
WR: Education benefit cut - income too high
WR: Education benefit cut: previous program
WR: Education benefit cut: disability
WR: Education benefit cut: immigration
WR: Education benefit cut - ineligible for
WR: Educ. bene. cut - did not supply all
WR: Education benefit cut - missed work
WR: Educ. benefit cut - missed child support
WR: Educ. bene. cut - not in adult
WR: Educ. bene. cut: missed substance abuse
WR: Educ. bene. cut - already received
WR: Educ. benefit cut: lack of program
WR: Education benefit cut - other reason
WR:Child care cut: income too high
WR: Child care cut: previous program penalty
WR: Child care cut: disability requirement
WR: Child care cut: immigration status
WR: Child care cut: ineligible for other
WR: Child care cut: did not supply all info
WR: Child care cut - missed work
WR: Child care cut - missed child support
WR: Child care cut: not in adult supervised
WR: Child care cut - missed substance abuse
WR: Child care cut: already received maximum
WR: Child care cut: lack of program funding
WR: Child care cut: other reason
WR:Transportation Assistance cut - income
WR: Transportation Assist. cut previous
WR: Trans. Asst. cut - disability
WR: Transportatoin Asst. cut - immigration
WR: Transportation Asst. cut: ineligible for
WR: Trans. Asst. cut - did not supply all
WR: Trans. Assistance cut - missed work
WR: Trans. Asst. cut - missed child support
WR: Trans. Asst. cut - not in adult
WR: Trans. Asst. cut- missed substance abuse
WR: Trans. Asst. cut- already received
WR: Trans. Assistance cut - lack of program
WR: Transportation Assistance cut - other
WR: School meal cut - income too high
WR: School meal cut - previous program
WR: School meal cut - disability requirement
WR: School meal cut - immigration status
WR: School meal cut - ineligible for other
WR: Sch. meal cut - did not supply all info
WR: School meal cut - missed work
WR: School meal cut: missed child support
WR: School meal cut - not in adult
WR: Sch. meal cut - missed substance abuse
WR: Sch. meal cut - already received maximum
WR: School meal cut - lack of program
WR: School meal cut - other reason