RIC         1  2                                        C Record Identification Code

VERSION     3  1                                        C Version Number

BASEID      4  8  $BSIDFMT                              C Unique SP Identification Number

                              15,806             LOW-HIGH BASEID Count

D_DOB      12  6  $DTE6FMT           IN9      RH9       C Date of birth (YYYYMM)

                              15,806                      Date in YYYYMM format

ROSTSEX    18  2  SEXFMT             IN11     RH6       N Sex of SP

                               7,005                    1 Male
                               8,801                    2 Female

D_AFEVER   20  2  YES1FMT            EN9      BQ12      N SP ever served in armed forces (AF)?

                                   2                    . Inapplicable
                                   3                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  89                   -8 Don't know
                                   4                   -7 Refused
                               3,596                    1 Yes
                              12,112                    2 No

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

D_AFVIET   22  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during Vietnam era?

                              12,210                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                                 646                    1 Yes
                               2,925                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFKORE   24  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during Korean conflict?

                              12,210                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                               1,243                    1 Yes
                               2,327                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFWWII   26  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during World War II?

                              12,210                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                               1,415                    1 Yes
                               2,155                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFWWI    28  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during World War I?

                              12,210                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                                   8                    1 Yes
                               3,563                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFGULF   30  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during gulf  war?

                              12,210                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                   9                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                                  36                    1 Yes
                               3,548                    2 No

                 Notes: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1; before 2003, only available in community.
                        First available in 2002

D_AFIRAF   32  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during Iraq/Af conflict?

                              12,210                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                   9                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                                   3                    1 Yes
                               3,581                    2 No

                 Notes: Applies only to initial interviews of SPs in new panels
                        First available in 2005

D_AFPEAC   34  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during peace time?

                              12,210                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                                 791                    1 Yes
                               2,779                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_NGEVER   36  2  YES1FMT            EN11     BQ12B     N SP ever active Nat'l Guard/Reserve?

                                   2                    . Inapplicable
                                   3                   -9 Not ascertained
                                 117                   -8 Don't know
                                   4                   -7 Refused
                               1,104                    1 Yes
                              14,576                    2 No

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

D_NGALL    38  2  YES1FMT            EN12     BQ12C     N All active duty spent in Nat'l Guard?

                              14,702                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                   7                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                 403                    1 Yes
                                 692                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGEVER = 1

D_NGDSBL   40  2  YES1FMT            EN13     BQ12D     N Does SP have disability from service?

                              12,050                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  20                   -8 Don't know
                                 464                    1 Yes
                               3,271                    2 No

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

D_VARATE   42  3  VADISFMT           EN14     BQ12E     N Current VA disability rating

                              15,342                    . Inapplicable
                                  54                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                                  11                    0 0% Disability Rating
                                 116                 1-10 1% to 10% Disability Rating
                                  45                11-25 11% to 25% Disability Rating
                                  91                26-50 26% to 50% Disability Rating
                                  44                51-75 51% to 75% Disability Rating
                                  13                76-99 76% to 99% Disability Rating
                                  88                  100 100% Disability Rating

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGDSBL = 1.

D_RACE2    45  2  RACE2FMT           DI2a     BQ11A     N Race of SP

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  21                   -8 Don't know
                                  26                   -7 Refused
                                 254                    1 Asian
                               1,597                    2 African American
                                  57                    3 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
                              13,166                    4 White
                                 169                    5 American Indian or Alaska Native
                                 207                    6 Other race
                                 307                    7 More than one

                 Notes: For 1991-1999, use D_RACE.  D_RACE2 categories differ from D_RACE.
                        First available in 2000

HISPORIG   47  2  YES2FMT            DI1a     BQ10A     N Is SP of Hispanic or Latino origin?

                                   3                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  13                   -8 Don't know
                                  20                   -7 Refused
                               1,240                    1 Yes
                              14,530                    2 No

                  Note: First available in 1999

SPCHNLNM   49  2  CHILDFMT           IN14     BQ18,19   N Number of children living

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  44                   -8 Don't know
                                   8                   -7 Refused
                               2,278                    0 No children
                               2,050                    1 One child
                               3,745                    2 Two children
                               3,216                    3 Three children
                               1,986                    4 Four children
                               1,047                    5 Five children
                               1,430               6-HIGH Six or more children

                  Note: Not asked in facility interviews until 1997.

SPDEGRCV   51  2  DEGREFMT           DI3a     BQ9       N Highest grade SP completed

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                 201                   -8 Don't know
                                  32                   -7 Refused
                                 270                    1 No schooling
                               1,708                    2 Nursery to 8th grade
                               2,455                    3 9th to 12th grade, but no diploma
                               4,865                    4 High school graduate
                               1,108                    5 Vocational, technical, business, etc.
                               2,252                    6 Some college, but no degree
                                 496                    7 Associate's degree
                               1,470                    8 Bachelor's degree
                                 948                    9 Post graduate degree

                 Notes: 1st asked in new panels in facilities after 96 & all community after 98
                        First available in 1999

SPMARSTA   53  2  MARFMT             IN13     BQ13      N Marital status of SP

                                   1                    . Missing
                                  17                   -8 Don't know
                                   9                   -7 Refused
                               7,397                    1 Married
                               4,863                    2 Widowed
                               1,674                    3 Divorced
                                 224                    4 Separated
                               1,621                    5 Never married

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

INCOME     55  3  INCOFMT            DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   N Income range of SP

                                 679                  -25 Under $25,000
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                 549                   -8 Don't know
                                 361                   -7 Refused
                                 605                    1 Less than $5000
                               2,187                    2 $5,000-$9,999
                               2,231                    3 $10,000-$14,999
                               1,395                    4 $15,000-$19,999
                               1,226                    5 $20,000-$24,999
                               1,088                    6 $25,000-$29,999
                               1,753                    7 $30,000-$39,999
                               1,098                    8 $40,000-$49,999
                               1,998                    9 $50,0000 +
                                 635                   25 $25,000 or more

INCSRCE    58  2  $FLGFMT            DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   C Source of SP income data

                               5,192                    A Current survey data
                               3,771                   CF Carried forward from a prior year
                               6,843                    I Imputed

D_DIVCUR   60  2  $CENSUS                               C Census division of SP's residence

                                   1                   UN Unknown
                                   0                   00 Not known
                                 503                   01 New England
                               2,363                   02 Middle Atlantic
                               2,598                   03 East North Central
                               1,115                   04 West North Central
                               3,279                   05 South Atlantic
                               1,314                   06 East South Central
                               1,459                   07 West South Central
                               1,174                   08 Mountain
                               1,721                   09 Pacific
                                 279                   10 Puerto Rico

RACEAS     62  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Asian?

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  19                   -8 Don't know
                                  26                   -7 Refused
                                 272                    1 Indicated
                              15,487                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEAA     64  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Black or African-American?

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  19                   -8 Don't know
                                  26                   -7 Refused
                               1,657                    1 Indicated
                              14,102                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACENH     66  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander?

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  19                   -8 Don't know
                                  26                   -7 Refused
                                  66                    1 Indicated
                              15,693                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEWH     68  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Caucasian?

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  19                   -8 Don't know
                                  26                   -7 Refused
                              13,440                    1 Indicated
                               2,319                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEAI     70  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP American Indian or Alaskan Native?

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  19                   -8 Don't know
                                  26                   -7 Refused
                                 418                    1 Indicated
                              15,341                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEOTH    72  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP of another race?

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  19                   -8 Don't know
                                  26                   -7 Refused
                                 230                    1 Indicated
                              15,529                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

JOBSTAT    74  2  YES1FMT            EN8a               N Is SP now working at job or business?

                               1,004                    . Inapplicable
                                   2                   -8 Don't know
                                   4                   -7 Refused
                               1,757                    1 Yes
                              13,039                    2 No

                 Notes: Inapplicable if SP is under 16 years old or was interviewed in facility
                        First available in 1999

