RIC         1  2                                        C Record Identification Code

VERSION     3  1                                        C Version Number

BASEID      4  8  $BSIDFMT                              C Unique SP Identification Number

                              10,741             LOW-HIGH BASEID Count

SAMPLECD   12  2  $SAMFMT                               C Start of Medicare entitlement

                                   0                   ** Not entitled
                               9,992                   00 Continuing Sample
                                 374                   01 Ghost-entitled in yr prior to cur cal yr
                                 375                   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
                                   0                   37 First interview in R37
                                   0                   40 First interview in R40
                                   0                   43 First interview in R43
                                   0                   46 First interview in R46
                               3,150                   49 First interview in R49
                               2,878                   52 First interview in R52
                               3,992                   55 First interview in R55
                                 347                   58 First interview in R58
                                 374                   61 First interview in R61

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

                                 196                    B Both
                               9,832                    C Community
                                 713                    F Facility

SNF        17  1  $SNFFMT                               C Any SNF stay?

                              10,193                    N No SNF stays during the calendar year
                                 548                    Y One or more SNF stays during the year

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

                               9,166                   40 Complete, alive as of 12/31
                                 522                   50 Complete, death on or before 12/31
                                 292                   60 Incomplete, alive as of 12/31
                                  40                   70 Incomplete, death on or before 12/31
                                 721                   99 Other

C_DAYS     20  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of community days

                                 715                    0 Zero
                                 332                1-122 1-122
                                 266              123-244 123-244
                                 489              245-364 245-364
                               8,939                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

F_DAYS     23  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of facility days

                               9,856                    0 Zero
                                 184                1-122 1-122
                                 111              123-244 123-244
                                 141              245-364 245-364
                                 449                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

S_DAYS     26  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of SNF days

                              10,193                    0 Zero
                                 505                1-122 1-122
                                  24              123-244 123-244
                                  17              245-364 245-364
                                   2                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

TOT_DAYS   29  3  DAYKFMT                               N Total person days

                                   0                    0 Zero
                                 341                1-122 1-122
                                 261              123-244 123-244
                                 266              245-364 245-364
                               9,873                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

