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

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

ROSTSEX    20  2  SEXFMT             IN11     RH6       N Gender of SP

                               4,840                    1 Male
                               5,901                    2 Female

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

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  70                   -8 Don't know
                                   5                   -7 Refused
                               2,349                    1 Yes
                               8,315                    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?

                               8,392                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  25                   -8 Don't know
                                 641                    1 Yes
                               1,682                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                               8,392                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  25                   -8 Don't know
                                 762                    1 Yes
                               1,561                    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?

                               8,392                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  25                   -8 Don't know
                                 695                    1 Yes
                               1,628                    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?

                               8,392                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  25                   -8 Don't know
                                   3                    1 Yes
                               2,320                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                               8,392                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  25                   -8 Don't know
                                 556                    1 Yes
                               1,767                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  87                   -8 Don't know
                                   3                   -7 Refused
                                 699                    1 Yes
                               9,950                    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?

                              10,042                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                   3                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                 261                    1 Yes
                                 433                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGEVER = 1

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

                               8,304                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  12                   -8 Don't know
                                 282                    1 Yes
                               2,142                    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

                              10,459                    . Inapplicable
                                  39                   -8 Don't know
                                   3                   -7 Refused
                                  11                    0 0% Disability Rating
                                  67                 1-10 1% to 10% Disability Rating
                                  28                11-25 11% to 25% Disability Rating
                                  43                26-50 26% to 50% Disability Rating
                                  22                51-75 51% to 75% Disability Rating
                                  11                76-99 76% to 99% Disability Rating
                                  58                  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
                                 105                    1 American Indian
                                 191                    2 Asian or Pacific Islander
                               1,154                    3 Black or African American
                               8,845                    4 White
                                 204                    5 More than One
                                 206                   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?

                                  24                   -8 Don't know
                                  14                   -7 Refused
                                 929                    1 Yes
                               9,774                    2 No

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

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  80                   -8 Don't know
                                  11                   -7 Refused
                               1,509                    0 No children
                               1,343                    1 One child
                               2,723                    2 Two children
                               2,180                    3 Three children
                               1,271                    4 Four children
                                 653                    5 Five children
                                 970               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

                                 135                   -8 Don't know
                                  24                   -7 Refused
                                 173                    1 No schooling
                               1,022                    2 Nursery to 8th grade
                               1,596                    3 9th to 12th grade, but no diploma
                               3,178                    4 High school graduate
                                 739                    5 Vocational, technical, business, etc.
                               1,621                    6 Some college, but no degree
                                 399                    7 Associate's degree
                               1,065                    8 Bachelor's degree
                                 789                    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

                                  19                   -8 Don't know
                               4,953                    1 Married
                               3,180                    2 Widowed
                               1,340                    3 Divorced
                                 157                    4 Separated
                               1,092                    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
                                 219                    1 $5,000 or Less
                               1,360                    2 $5,001-$10,000
                               1,806                    3 $10,001-$15,000
                               1,278                    4 $15,001-$20,000
                               1,155                    5 $20,001-$25,000
                                 992                    6 $25,001-$30,000
                                 602                    7 $30,001-$35,000
                                 598                    8 $35,001-$40,000
                                 418                    9 $40,001-$45,000
                                 625                   10 $45,001-$50,000
                               1,688                   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

                               1,238                    . Missing
                                   0                  -25 Less than $25,000
                               6,332                   -1 Inapplicable
                                  16                    1 $5,000 or Less
                                 165                    2 $5,001-$10,000
                                 316                    3 $10,001-$15,000
                                 399                    4 $15,001-$20,000
                                 332                    5 $20,001-$25,000
                                 249                    6 $25,001-$30,000
                                 279                    7 $30,001-$35,000
                                 211                    8 $35,001-$40,000
                                 200                    9 $40,001-$45,000
                                 173                   10 $45,001-$50,000
                                 831                   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?

                                  30                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                 174                    1 Indicated
                              10,519                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                  32                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                               1,188                    1 Indicated
                               9,503                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                  32                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                  38                    1 Indicated
                              10,653                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEWH     78  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Caucasian?

                                  20                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                               9,024                    1 Indicated
                               1,679                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                  32                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                 275                    1 Indicated
                              10,416                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                  32                   -8 Don't know
                                  18                   -7 Refused
                                 220                    1 Indicated
                              10,471                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

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

                                   0                   UN Unknown
                                  13                   00 Not known
                                 319                   01 New England
                               1,473                   02 Middle Atlantic
                               1,773                   03 East North Central
                                 783                   04 West North Central
                               2,229                   05 South Atlantic
                                 910                   06 East South Central
                               1,079                   07 West South Central
                                 846                   08 Mountain
                               1,110                   09 Pacific
                                 206                   10 Puerto Rico

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

                                 653                    . Inapplicable
                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  14                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                               1,181                    1 Yes
                               8,890                    2 No

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

