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

SAMPLECD   12  2  $SAMFMT                               C Start of Medicare entitlement

                                   0                   ** Not entitled
                              10,134                   00 Continuing Sample
                                 343                   01 Ghost-entitled in yr prior to cur cal yr
                                 382                   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
                               3,372                   46 First interview in R46
                               3,502                   49 First interview in R49
                               3,273                   52 First interview in R52
                                 329                   55 First interview in R55
                                 383                   58 First interview in R58

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

                                 157                    B Both
                              10,010                    C Community
                                 692                    F Facility

SNF        17  1  $SNFFMT                               C Any SNF stay?

                              10,353                    N No SNF stays during the calendar year
                                 506                    Y One or more SNF stays during the year

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

                               9,356                   40 Complete, alive as of 12/31
                                 483                   50 Complete, death on or before 12/31
                                 285                   60 Incomplete, alive as of 12/31
                                  23                   70 Incomplete, death on or before 12/31
                                 712                   99 Other

C_DAYS     20  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of community days

                                 692                    0 Zero
                                 282                1-122 1-122
                                 261              123-244 123-244
                                 499              245-364 245-364
                               9,125                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

F_DAYS     23  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of facility days

                              10,028                    0 Zero
                                 156                1-122 1-122
                                 104              123-244 123-244
                                 123              245-364 245-364
                                 448                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

S_DAYS     26  3  DAYKFMT                               N Number of SNF days

                              10,353                    0 Zero
                                 476                1-122 1-122
                                  17              123-244 123-244
                                  13              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
                                 307                1-122 1-122
                                 262              123-244 123-244
                                 266              245-364 245-364
                              10,024                  365 365, Common year
                                   0                  366 366, Leap year

