RIC         1  2                                        C Record Identification Code

VERSION     3  1                                        C Version Number

BASEID      4  8  $BSIDFMT                              C Unique SP Identification Number

                              11,984             LOW-HIGH BASEID Count

SAMPLECD   12  2  $SAMFMT                               C Start of Medicare entitlement

                                   0                   ** Not entitled
                              11,263                   00 Continuing Sample
                                 355                   01 Ghost-entitled in yr prior to cur cal yr
                                 366                   02 Ghost-entitled in current calendar yr

FIRSTRND   14  2  $FRDFMT                               C First round of interviews

                                   0                   16 First interview in R16
                                   0                   19 First interview in R19
                                   0                   22 First interview in R22
                                   0                   25 First interview in R25
                                   0                   28 First interview in R28
                                   0                   31 First interview in R31
                                   0                   34 First interview in R34
                               3,324                   37 First interview in R37
                               3,716                   40 First interview in R40
                               4,242                   43 First interview in R43
                                 336                   46 First interview in R46
                                 366                   49 First interview in R49

TYPE       16  1  $TYPEFMT                              C Beneficiary's living situation for year

                                 213                    B Both
                              10,936                    C Community
                                 835                    F Facility

SNF        17  1  $SNFFMT                               C Any SNF stay?

                              11,362                    N No SNF stays during the calendar year
                                 622                    Y One or more SNF stays during the year

STATUS     18  2  $STAFMT                               C Completeness of survey data for the year

                              10,257                   40 Complete, alive as of 12/31
                                 625                   50 Complete, death on or before 12/31
                                 369                   60 Incomplete, alive as of 12/31
                                  31                   70 Incomplete, death on or before 12/31
                                 702                   99 Other

C_DAYS     20  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of community days

                                 836                    0 Zero
                                 367                1-122 1-122
                                 312              123-244 123-244
                                 489              245-364 245-364
                               9,980                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

F_DAYS     23  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of facility days

                              10,949                    0 Zero
                                 193                1-122 1-122
                                 151              123-244 123-244
                                 188              245-364 245-364
                                 503                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

S_DAYS     26  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of SNF days

                              11,362                    0 Zero
                                 603                1-122 1-122
                                  13              123-244 123-244
                                   6              245-364 245-364
                                   0                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

TOT_DAYS   29  3  DAYKFMT                               N Total person days

                                   0                    0 Zero
                                 385                1-122 1-122
                                 326              123-244 123-244
                                 258              245-364 245-364
                              11,015                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

