RIC         1  2  $RIC                                  C Record Identification Code

                                   0                    A Administrative Data
                                   0                   DU Dental Events
                                   0                   FA Facility Events
                                   0                    H HMO Supplement
                                   0                   IA Income and Assets
                                   0                   IP Inpatient Hospital Events
                                   0                   IU Institutional Events
                                   0                    K Key Record
                                   0                   KN Knowledge and Information Needs
                                   0                   MD MDS
                                   0                   MP Medical Provider Events
                                   0                    N Non-Respondent
                                   0                   OA OASIS
                                   0                   OP Outpatient Events
                                   0                   PA Patient Activation
                                   0                   PM Prescribed Medicine Events
                                   0                   PS Person Summary
                                   0                   RX Drug Coverage
                                   0                   SS Service Summary
                                   0                    X Cross Sectional Weights
                                   0                   XE Ever Enrolled Weights
                                   0                   X2 2 year Weights
                                   0                   X3 3 year Weights
                                   0                   X4 4 year Weights
                              10,901                    1 Survey Identification (Demographic)
                                   0                   10 MDS/OAS Timeline
                                   0                    2 Health Status/Functioning (Community)
                                   0                   2F Health Status/Functioning (Facility)
                                   0                   2H Health Status/Functioning (Helper)
                                   0                   2P Health Status/Functioning (Prevention)
                                   0                    3 Access to Care
                                   0                    4 Health Insurance
                                   0                    5 Enumeration
                                   0                    6 Facility Residence History
                                   0                    7 Facility Characteristics
                                   0                   7S SNF Characteristics
                                   0                    8 Interview Description
                                   0                    9 Residence Timeline

VERSION     3  1  $VERSION                              C Version number

                              10,901                    1 Version 1
                                   0                    2 Version 2
                                   0                    3 Version 3
                                   0                    4 Version 4

BASEID      4  8  $BSIDFMT                              C Unique SP Identification Number

                              10,901             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

                               4,956                    1 Male
                               5,945                    2 Female

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

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  51                   -8 Don't know
                                   4                   -7 Refused
                               2,415                    1 Yes
                               8,429                    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?

                               8,486                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                 773                    1 Yes
                               1,619                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

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

                               8,486                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                 755                    1 Yes
                               1,637                    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?

                               8,486                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                 629                    1 Yes
                               1,763                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_AFPEAC   30  2  YES1FMT            EN10     BQ12A     N SP served in AF during peace time?

                               8,486                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  22                   -8 Don't know
                                 562                    1 Yes
                               1,830                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1

D_NGEVER   32  2  YES1FMT            EN11     BQ12B     N SP ever active Nat'l Guard/Reserve?

                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  70                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                                 758                    1 Yes
                              10,069                    2 No

                  Note: Inapplicable if SP is less than 17 years old (15 for Facility CAPI).

D_NGALL    34  2  YES1FMT            EN12     BQ12C     N All active duty spent in Nat'l Guard?

                              10,143                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                 293                    1 Yes
                                 464                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGEVER = 1

D_NGDSBL   36  2  YES1FMT            EN13     BQ12D     N Does SP have disability from service?

                               8,392                    . Inapplicable
                                   2                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  12                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                                 304                    1 Yes
                               2,190                    2 No

                  Note: Applies only if D_AFEVER = 1 or D_NGEVER = 1

D_VARATE   38  3  VADISFMT           EN14     BQ12E     N Current VA disability rating

                              10,597                    . Inapplicable
                                  40                   -8 Don't know
                                   2                   -7 Refused
                                   9                    0 0% Disability Rating
                                  61                 1-10 1% to 10% Disability Rating
                                  25                11-25 11% to 25% Disability Rating
                                  50                26-50 26% to 50% Disability Rating
                                  24                51-75 51% to 75% Disability Rating
                                  15                76-99 76% to 99% Disability Rating
                                  78                  100 100% Disability Rating

                  Note: Applies only if D_NGDSBL = 1.

D_RACE     41  2  RACEFMT            DI1      BQ11A     N Race of SP

                                  43                   -8 Don't know
                                  99                    1 American Indian
                                 195                    2 Asian or Pacific Islander
                               1,198                    3 Black or African American
                               8,929                    4 White
                                 222                    5 More than One
                                 215                   91 Other

                  Note: In 1998, categories changed.  See Notes on Using the Data for details.

D_ETHNIC   43  2  YES1FMT            DI2      BQ10A     N Is SP of Hispanic ancestry?

                                  20                   -8 Don't know
                                  12                   -7 Refused
                                 966                    1 Yes
                               9,903                    2 No

SPCHNLNM   45  2  CHILDFMT           IN14     BQ18,19   N Number of children living

                                   3                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  64                   -8 Don't know
                                  10                   -7 Refused
                               1,555                    0 No children
                               1,359                    1 One child
                               2,773                    2 Two children
                               2,197                    3 Three children
                               1,303                    4 Four children
                                 667                    5 Five children
                                 970               6-HIGH Six or more children

                  Note: Not asked in facility interviews until 1997.

SPDEGRCV   47  2  DEGREFMT           DI3a     BQ9       N Highest grade SP completed

                                 129                   -8 Don't know
                                  22                   -7 Refused
                                 168                    1 No schooling
                               1,006                    2 Nursery to 8th grade
                               1,550                    3 9th to 12th grade, but no diploma
                               3,175                    4 High school graduate
                                 714                    5 Vocational, technical, business, etc.
                               1,702                    6 Some college, but no degree
                                 426                    7 Associate's degree
                               1,123                    8 Bachelor's degree
                                 886                    9 Post graduate degree

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

SPMARSTA   49  2  MARFMT             IN13     BQ13      N Marital status of SP

                                  18                   -8 Don't know
                                   1                   -7 Refused
                               5,055                    1 Married
                               3,122                    2 Widowed
                               1,372                    3 Divorced
                                 163                    4 Separated
                               1,170                    5 Never married

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

INCOME     51  3  INCFMT             DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   N Income range of SP

                                   0                  -25 Less than $25,000
                                 296                    1 $5,000 or Less
                               1,287                    2 $5,001-$10,000
                               1,765                    3 $10,001-$15,000
                               1,263                    4 $15,001-$20,000
                               1,174                    5 $20,001-$25,000
                                 918                    6 $25,001-$30,000
                                 620                    7 $30,001-$35,000
                                 616                    8 $35,001-$40,000
                                 413                    9 $40,001-$45,000
                                 580                   10 $45,001-$50,000
                               1,969                   11 $50,001 or more
                                   0                   25 $25,000 or more

INCOME_C   54  8                     DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   N Actual income of SP

INCOME_H   62  8  INCFMT             DI4,DI5  BQ24-27   N Household income range

                               1,244                    . Missing
                                   0                  -25 Less than $25,000
                               6,212                   -1 Inapplicable
                                  14                    1 $5,000 or Less
                                 168                    2 $5,001-$10,000
                                 329                    3 $10,001-$15,000
                                 337                    4 $15,001-$20,000
                                 419                    5 $20,001-$25,000
                                 320                    6 $25,001-$30,000
                                 313                    7 $30,001-$35,000
                                 207                    8 $35,001-$40,000
                                 247                    9 $40,001-$45,000
                                 184                   10 $45,001-$50,000
                                 907                   11 $50,001 or more
                                   0                   25 $25,000 or more

                 Notes: Inapplicable if RNONIMP = 3
                        First available in 2001

RACEAS     70  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Asian?

                                  30                   -8 Don't know
                                  22                   -7 Refused
                                 182                    1 Indicated
                              10,667                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEAA     72  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Black or African-American?

                                  30                   -8 Don't know
                                  22                   -7 Refused
                               1,244                    1 Indicated
                               9,605                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACENH     74  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander?

                                  30                   -8 Don't know
                                  22                   -7 Refused
                                  32                    1 Indicated
                              10,817                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEWH     76  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP Caucasian?

                                  23                   -8 Don't know
                                  22                   -7 Refused
                               9,124                    1 Indicated
                               1,732                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEAI     78  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP American Indian or Alaskan Native?

                                  30                   -8 Don't know
                                  22                   -7 Refused
                                 282                    1 Indicated
                              10,567                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

RACEOTH    80  2  IND2FMT            DI2a     BQ11A     N Is SP of another race?

                                  30                   -8 Don't know
                                  22                   -7 Refused
                                 226                    1 Indicated
                              10,623                    2 Not indicated

                  Note: First available in 1998

D_DIVCUR   82  2  $CENSUS                               C Census division of SP's residence

                                   0                   UN Unknown
                                  11                   00 Not known
                                 313                   01 New England
                               1,480                   02 Middle Atlantic
                               1,833                   03 East North Central
                                 790                   04 West North Central
                               2,257                   05 South Atlantic
                                 933                   06 East South Central
                               1,093                   07 West South Central
                                 828                   08 Mountain
                               1,165                   09 Pacific
                                 198                   10 Puerto Rico

JOBSTAT    84  2  YES1FMT            EN8a               N Is SP now working at job or business?

                                 624                    . Inapplicable
                                   1                   -9 Not ascertained
                                  13                   -8 Don't know
                               1,194                    1 Yes
                               9,069                    2 No

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

