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

D_DOB      12  8                     IN9      RH9       C Date of birth (YYYYMMDD)

ROSTSEX    20  2  SEXFMT             IN11     RH6       N Sex of SP

                               5,320                    1 Male
                               6,664                    2 Female

D_AFEVER   22  2  YES1FMT            EN9      BQ12      N SP ever served in armed forces (AF)?

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  85                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                               2,771                    1 Yes
                               9,126                    2 No

                  Note: Inapplicable if SP is less than 17 years old (15 for Facility CAPI).

D_AFVIET   24  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during Vietnam era?

                               9,213                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                 449                    1 Yes
                               2,297                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFKORE   26  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during Korean conflict?

                               9,213                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                 903                    1 Yes
                               1,843                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFWWII   28  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during World War II?

                               9,213                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                               1,183                    1 Yes
                               1,563                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFWWI    30  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during World War I?

                               9,213                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                   4                    1 Yes
                               2,742                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFPEAC   32  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during peace time?

                               9,213                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                 581                    1 Yes
                               2,165                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_NGEVER   34  2  YES1FMT            EN11     BQ12B     N SP ever active Nat'l Guard/Reserve?

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                 115                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                 832                    1 Yes
                              11,035                    2 No

                  Note: Inapplicable if SP is less than 17 years old (15 for Facility CAPI).

D_NGALL    36  2  YES1FMT            EN12     BQ12C     N All active duty spent in Nat'l Guard?

                              11,152                    . Inapplicable
                                   4                   -8 Don't know
                                 290                    1 Yes
                                 538                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGEVER = 1

D_NGDSBL   38  2  YES1FMT            EN13     BQ12D     N Does SP have disability from service?

                               9,090                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                 327                    1 Yes
                               2,543                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1 or D_NGEVER = 1

D_VARATE   40  3  VADISFMT           EN14     BQ12E     N Current VA disability rating

                              11,657                    . Inapplicable
                                  45                   -8 Don't know
                                   7                    0 0% Disability Rating
                                  86                 1-10 1% to 10% Disability Rating
                                  30                11-25 11% to 25% Disability Rating
                                  66                26-50 26% to 50% Disability Rating
                                  21                51-75 51% to 75% Disability Rating
                                  10                76-99 76% to 99% Disability Rating
                                  62                  100 100% Disability Rating

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGDSBL = 1.

D_RACE     43  2  RACEFMT            DI1      BQ11A     N Race of SP

                                  37                   -8 Don't know
                                 132                    1 American Indian
                                 228                    2 Asian or Pacific Islander
                               1,161                    3 Black or African American
                              10,069                    4 White
                                 221                    5 More than One
                                 136                   91 Other

                  Note: In 1998, categories changed.  See Notes on Using the Data for details.

D_ETHNIC   45  2  YES1FMT            DI2      BQ10A     N Is SP of Hispanic ancestry?

                                  34                   -8 Don't know
                                   7                   -7 Refused
                                 934                    1 Yes
                              11,009                    2 No

SPCHNLNM   47  2  CHILDFMT           IN14     BQ18,19   N Number of children living

                                  91                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                               1,810                    0 No children
                               1,488                    1 One child
                               2,808                    2 Two children
                               2,359                    3 Three children
                               1,495                    4 Four children
                                 822                    5 Five children
                               1,110               6-HIGH Six or more children

                  Note: Not asked in facility interviews until 1997.

SPDEGRCV   49  2  DEGREFMT           DI3a     BQ9       N Highest grade SP completed

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                 203                   -8 Don't know
                                  19                   -7 Refused
                                 239                    1 No schooling
                               1,419                    2 Nursery to 8th grade
                               1,889                    3 9th to 12th grade, but no diploma
                               3,548                    4 High school graduate
                                 814                    5 Vocational, technical, business, etc.
                               1,660                    6 Some college, but no degree
                                 364                    7 Associate's degree
                               1,079                    8 Bachelor's degree
                                 749                    9 Post graduate degree

                  Note: 1st asked in new panels in facilities after 96 & all community after 98

SPMARSTA   51  2  MARFMT             IN13     BQ13      N Marital status of SP

                                  35                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                               5,646                    1 Married
                               3,719                    2 Widowed
                               1,188                    3 Divorced
                                 167                    4 Separated
                               1,228                    5 Never married

                  Note: After 1994, marital status was asked annually in the fall round.

INCOME     53  3  INCFMT             DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   N Income range of SP

                                   0                  -25 Less than $25,000
                                 379                    1 $5,000 or Less
                               2,054                    2 $5,001-$10,000
                               2,139                    3 $10,001-$15,000
                               1,383                    4 $15,001-$20,000
                               1,181                    5 $20,001-$25,000
                               1,068                    6 $25,001-$30,000
                                 650                    7 $30,001-$35,000
                                 746                    8 $35,001-$40,000
                                 404                    9 $40,001-$45,000
                                 480                   10 $45,001-$50,000
                               1,500                   11 $50,001 or more
                                   0                   25 $25,000 or more

INCOME_C   56  8                     DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   N Actual income of SP

INCOME_H   64  8  INCFMT             DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   N Household income range

                               1,365                    . Missing
                                   0                  -25 Less than $25,000
                               7,112                   -1 Inapplicable
                                  14                    1 $5,000 or Less
                                 256                    2 $5,001-$10,000
                                 360                    3 $10,001-$15,000
                                 472                    4 $15,001-$20,000
                                 335                    5 $20,001-$25,000
                                 356                    6 $25,001-$30,000
                                 290                    7 $30,001-$35,000
                                 239                    8 $35,001-$40,000
                                 208                    9 $40,001-$45,000
                                 162                   10 $45,001-$50,000
                                 815                   11 $50,001 or more
                                   0                   25 $25,000 or more

                  Note: Note not created.

RACEAS     72  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Asian?

                                  39                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                 197                    1 Indicated
                              11,730                    2 Not indicated

RACEAA     74  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Black or African-American?

                                  39                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                               1,200                    1 Indicated
                              10,727                    2 Not indicated

RACENH     76  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander?

                                  41                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                  50                    1 Indicated
                              11,875                    2 Not indicated

RACEWH     78  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Caucasian?

                                  24                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                              10,265                    1 Indicated
                               1,677                    2 Not indicated

RACEAI     80  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP American Indian or Alaskan Native?

                                  41                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                 313                    1 Indicated
                              11,612                    2 Not indicated

RACEOTH    82  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP of another race?

                                  39                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                 155                    1 Indicated
                              11,772                    2 Not indicated

D_DIVCUR   84  2  $CENSUS                               C Census division of SP's residence

                                   0                   UN Unknown
                                   9                   00 Not known
                                 366                   01 New England
                               1,825                   02 Middle Atlantic
                               1,986                   03 East North Central
                                 820                   04 West North Central
                               2,471                   05 South Atlantic
                                 991                   06 East South Central
                               1,067                   07 West South Central
                                 937                   08 Mountain
                               1,294                   09 Pacific
                                 218                   10 Puerto Rico

JOBSTAT    86  2  YES1FMT            EN8a               N Is SP now working at job or business?

                                 738                    . Inapplicable
                                  25                   -8 Don't know
                               1,332                    1 Yes
                               9,889                    2 No

                  Note: Inapplicable if SP is under 16 years old or was interviewed in facility

