RIC         1  2                                        C Record Identification Code

VERSION     3  1                                        C Version Number

BASEID      4  8  $BSIDFMT                              C Unique SP Identification Number

                              15,027             LOW-HIGH BASEID Count

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

                              15,027                      Date in YYYYMM format

ROSTSEX    18  2  SEXFMT             IN11     RH6       N Sex of SP

                               6,772                    1 Male
                               8,255                    2 Female

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

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  65                   -8 Don't know
                                   5                   -7 Refused
                               3,261                    1 Yes
                              11,695                    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?

                              11,766                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  34                   -8 Don't know
                               1,046                    1 Yes
                               2,180                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                              11,766                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  33                   -8 Don't know
                               1,034                    1 Yes
                               2,193                    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?

                              11,766                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  33                   -8 Don't know
                                 777                    1 Yes
                               2,450                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFGULF   28  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during gulf  war?

                              11,766                    . Inapplicable
                                   5                   -8 Don't know
                                  63                    1 Yes
                               3,193                    2 No

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

D_AFIRAF   30  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during Iraq/Af conflict?

                              11,766                    . Inapplicable
                                   5                   -8 Don't know
                                  26                    1 Yes
                               3,230                    2 No

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

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

                              11,766                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  34                   -8 Don't know
                                 800                    1 Yes
                               2,426                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  91                   -8 Don't know
                                   3                   -7 Refused
                               1,024                    1 Yes
                              13,908                    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?

                              14,003                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                   1                   -8 Don't know
                                 413                    1 Yes
                                 609                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGEVER = 1

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

                              11,630                    . Inapplicable
                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  17                   -8 Don't know
                                 449                    1 Yes
                               2,929                    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

                              14,578                    . Inapplicable
                                  58                   -8 Don't know
                                   4                   -7 Refused
                                  13                    0 0% Disability Rating
                                  81                 1-10 1% to 10% Disability Rating
                                  41                11-25 11% to 25% Disability Rating
                                  67                26-50 26% to 50% Disability Rating
                                  34                51-75 51% to 75% Disability Rating
                                  19                76-99 76% to 99% Disability Rating
                                 132                  100 100% Disability Rating

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGDSBL = 1.

D_RACE2    43  2  RACE2FMT           DI2a     BQ11A     N Race of SP

                                  39                   -8 Don't know
                                  36                   -7 Refused
                                 234                    1 Asian
                               1,643                    2 African American
                                  30                    3 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
                              12,357                    4 White
                                 151                    5 American Indian or Alaska Native
                                 259                    6 Other race
                                 278                    7 More than one

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

HISPORIG   45  2  YES2FMT            DI1a     BQ10A     N Is SP of Hispanic or Latino origin?

                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                  20                   -7 Refused
                               1,355                    1 Yes
                              13,629                    2 No

                  Note: First available in 1999

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

                                   3                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  54                   -8 Don't know
                                  13                   -7 Refused
                               2,133                    0 No children
                               1,935                    1 One child
                               3,800                    2 Two children
                               3,005                    3 Three children
                               1,804                    4 Four children
                                 958                    5 Five children
                               1,322               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

                                 177                   -8 Don't know
                                  31                   -7 Refused
                                 241                    1 No schooling
                               1,356                    2 Nursery to 8th grade
                               2,131                    3 9th to 12th grade, but no diploma
                               4,406                    4 High school graduate
                               1,006                    5 Vocational, technical, business, etc.
                               2,315                    6 Some college, but no degree
                                 578                    7 Associate's degree
                               1,576                    8 Bachelor's degree
                               1,210                    9 Post graduate degree

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

SPMARSTA   51  2  MARFMT             IN13     BQ13      N Marital status of SP

                                  13                   -8 Don't know
                                   5                   -7 Refused
                               7,055                    1 Married
                               4,177                    2 Widowed
                               1,859                    3 Divorced
                                 243                    4 Separated
                               1,675                    5 Never married

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

INCOME     53  3  INCOFMT            DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   N Income range of SP

                                 703                  -25 Under $25,000
                                 460                   -8 Don't know
                                 385                   -7 Refused
                                 495                    1 Less than $5000
                               1,647                    2 $5,000-$9,999
                               1,955                    3 $10,000-$14,999
                               1,259                    4 $15,000-$19,999
                               1,181                    5 $20,000-$24,999
                                 970                    6 $25,000-$29,999
                               1,593                    7 $30,000-$39,999
                               1,185                    8 $40,000-$49,999
                               2,448                    9 $50,0000 +
                                 746                   25 $25,000 or more

INCSRCE    56  2  $FLGFMT            DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   C Source of SP income data

                               5,544                    A Current survey data
                               3,667                   CF Carried forward from a prior year
                               5,816                    I Imputed

D_DIVCUR   58  2  $CENSUS                               C Census division of SP's residence

                                   0                   UN Unknown
                                   0                   00 Not known
                                 447                   01 New England
                               2,084                   02 Middle Atlantic
                               2,518                   03 East North Central
                               1,073                   04 West North Central
                               3,152                   05 South Atlantic
                               1,289                   06 East South Central
                               1,453                   07 West South Central
                               1,155                   08 Mountain
                               1,595                   09 Pacific
                                 261                   10 Puerto Rico

RACEAS     60  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Asian?

                                  38                   -8 Don't know
                                  36                   -7 Refused
                                 246                    1 Indicated
                              14,707                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEAA     62  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Black or African-American?

                                  38                   -8 Don't know
                                  36                   -7 Refused
                               1,703                    1 Indicated
                              13,250                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACENH     64  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander?

                                  38                   -8 Don't know
                                  36                   -7 Refused
                                  46                    1 Indicated
                              14,907                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEWH     66  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Caucasian?

                                  38                   -8 Don't know
                                  36                   -7 Refused
                              12,594                    1 Indicated
                               2,359                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEAI     68  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP American Indian or Alaskan Native?

                                  38                   -8 Don't know
                                  36                   -7 Refused
                                 384                    1 Indicated
                              14,569                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEOTH    70  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP of another race?

                                  38                   -8 Don't know
                                  36                   -7 Refused
                                 275                    1 Indicated
                              14,678                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

JOBSTAT    72  2  YES1FMT            EN8a               N Is SP now working at job or business?

                                 906                    . Inapplicable
                                   3                   -8 Don't know
                               1,641                    1 Yes
                              12,477                    2 No

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

