RIC         1  2                                        C Record Identification Code

VERSION     3  1                                        C Version number

BASEID      4  8  $BSIDFMT                              C Unique SP Identification Number

                              10,859             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

                               4,924                    1 Male
                               5,935                    2 Female

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

                                   4                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  75                   -8 Don't know
                                   4                   -7 Refused
                               2,468                    1 Yes
                               8,308                    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?

                               8,391                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                 568                    1 Yes
                               1,877                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                               8,391                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                 795                    1 Yes
                               1,650                    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?

                               8,391                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                 853                    1 Yes
                               1,592                    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?

                               8,391                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                   6                    1 Yes
                               2,439                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                               8,391                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                 567                    1 Yes
                               1,878                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                                   4                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  89                   -8 Don't know
                                   4                   -7 Refused
                                 727                    1 Yes
                              10,035                    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?

                              10,132                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                   2                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                 265                    1 Yes
                                 458                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGEVER = 1

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

                               8,301                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  14                   -8 Don't know
                                 324                    1 Yes
                               2,219                    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

                              10,535                    . Inapplicable
                                  39                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                  12                    0 0% Disability Rating
                                  76                 1-10 1% to 10% Disability Rating
                                  33                11-25 11% to 25% Disability Rating
                                  53                26-50 26% to 50% Disability Rating
                                  32                51-75 51% to 75% Disability Rating
                                  10                76-99 76% to 99% Disability Rating
                                  68                  100 100% Disability Rating

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGDSBL = 1.

D_RACE     43  2  RACEFMT            DI1      BQ11A     N Race of SP

                                  36                   -8 Don't know
                                 120                    1 American Indian
                                 195                    2 Asian or Pacific Islander
                               1,135                    3 Black or African American
                               8,988                    4 White
                                 204                    5 More than One
                                 181                   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?

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  30                   -8 Don't know
                                  11                   -7 Refused
                                 890                    1 Yes
                               9,927                    2 No

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

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  76                   -8 Don't know
                                   6                   -7 Refused
                               1,506                    0 No children
                               1,374                    1 One child
                               2,667                    2 Two children
                               2,235                    3 Three children
                               1,321                    4 Four children
                                 670                    5 Five children
                               1,003               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
                                 145                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                 168                    1 No schooling
                               1,110                    2 Nursery to 8th grade
                               1,622                    3 9th to 12th grade, but no diploma
                               3,330                    4 High school graduate
                                 754                    5 Vocational, technical, business, etc.
                               1,601                    6 Some college, but no degree
                                 391                    7 Associate's degree
                               1,009                    8 Bachelor's degree
                                 710                    9 Post graduate degree

                 Notes: 1st asked in new panels in facilities after 96 & all community after 98
                        First available in 1998

SPMARSTA   51  2  MARFMT             IN13     BQ13      N Marital status of SP

                                  26                   -8 Don't know
                                   5                   -7 Refused
                               5,072                    1 Married
                               3,298                    2 Widowed
                               1,234                    3 Divorced
                                 158                    4 Separated
                               1,066                    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
                                 399                    1 $5,000 or Less
                               1,423                    2 $5,001-$10,000
                               1,848                    3 $10,001-$15,000
                               1,280                    4 $15,001-$20,000
                               1,081                    5 $20,001-$25,000
                               1,047                    6 $25,001-$30,000
                                 603                    7 $30,001-$35,000
                                 675                    8 $35,001-$40,000
                                 379                    9 $40,001-$45,000
                                 563                   10 $45,001-$50,000
                               1,561                   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

                               1,189                    . Missing
                                   0                  -25 Less than $25,000
                               6,482                   -1 Inapplicable
                                  28                    1 $5,000 or Less
                                 155                    2 $5,001-$10,000
                                 357                    3 $10,001-$15,000
                                 437                    4 $15,001-$20,000
                                 312                    5 $20,001-$25,000
                                 312                    6 $25,001-$30,000
                                 248                    7 $30,001-$35,000
                                 253                    8 $35,001-$40,000
                                 150                    9 $40,001-$45,000
                                 161                   10 $45,001-$50,000
                                 775                   11 $50,001 or more
                                   0                   25 $25,000 or more

                 Notes: Note not created.
                        First available in 2001

RACEAS     72  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Asian?

                                  34                   -8 Don't know
                                  19                   -7 Refused
                                 171                    1 Indicated
                              10,635                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                  37                   -8 Don't know
                                  19                   -7 Refused
                               1,169                    1 Indicated
                               9,634                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                  37                   -8 Don't know
                                  19                   -7 Refused
                                  47                    1 Indicated
                              10,756                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEWH     78  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Caucasian?

                                  21                   -8 Don't know
                                  19                   -7 Refused
                               9,173                    1 Indicated
                               1,646                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                  37                   -8 Don't know
                                  19                   -7 Refused
                                 280                    1 Indicated
                              10,523                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                  36                   -8 Don't know
                                  19                   -7 Refused
                                 196                    1 Indicated
                              10,608                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                   0                   UN Unknown
                                  11                   00 Not known
                                 342                   01 New England
                               1,551                   02 Middle Atlantic
                               1,776                   03 East North Central
                                 767                   04 West North Central
                               2,286                   05 South Atlantic
                                 924                   06 East South Central
                               1,059                   07 West South Central
                                 809                   08 Mountain
                               1,128                   09 Pacific
                                 206                   10 Puerto Rico

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

                                 618                    . Inapplicable
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                   3                   -7 Refused
                               1,164                    1 Yes
                               9,052                    2 No

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

