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Correction to 2000 HRS Core (Final Release) Codebook - User Notes
2000 HRS Core (Final Release, Version 1.0)
09/18/2002 (Revised 09/27/2002; revised 12/18/2002; revised 01/09/2003)
12/18/2002
Three user notes were not included in the 2000 HRS Core (Final Release) codebook dated Wed Oct 23 12:03:52 EDT 2002. They are listed below. These user notes are included in the current codebook.
Section: G Level: Respondent
G4079 GH0A.YEAR STARTED CURRENT OR LAST JOB
User note: Warning -- this variable has a default value of '2000' if not assigned a value from
Q3974:GG13 or Q3975:GG13Y1 or Q3976:GG13Y2 or Q3608:G63a; see assignment statements for details.
G4080 GH0B.YEAR LEFT LAST JOB
User note: Warning -- this variable has a default value of '2000' if not assigned a value from
Q3954:GG1a1 or Q3955:GG1a2; see assignment statements for details.
G4081 GH0C.YEARS WORKED ON CURRENT OR LAST JOB
User note: Warning -- this variable is based on G4079 and G4080 which have default values of
'2000' if not otherwise assigned; see assignment statements for details.
09/27/2002
A few other user notes were not included in the 2000 HRS Core (Final Release) codebook dated Wed Sep 18 15:08:23 EDT 2002. They are listed below. These user notes are included in the current codebook.
Section: CS Level: HHMemberChild
G868 CS48S.OPN CHILD LOOP
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the household member or child if the household
member or child is now a) dead or away at an institution and was not at the previous interview,
b) a resident, away at at institution or away at an other place and was not a resident at the
previous interview, c) not a resident and was a resident at the previous interview. This
variable does not contain the OPN of the household member or child if the household member or
child is away at at institution or away at an other place and was not previously reported.
Section: D Level: HHMemberChild
G1906 D0BS.OPN CHILD LOOP
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the household member or child if a) this is the
first interview and the household member or child is now a resident, or away in an institution
or other place, or b) the household member or child was not a resident at the previous
interview and is now a resident, or away in an institution or other place. Follow-up
questions, D048, were only asked about these household members or children.
G1973 CHILD OPN 3-DIGIT LOOP
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the household member or child if the household
member or child or the spouse of the household member or child is a resident, away in an
institution, away at an other place, or a non-resident. This variable does not contain the
OPN of the household member or child if a) the OPN is not in the range of 051 to 499 or 501
to 998 or b) the Q480:CS0Y25.WHICH HH is '2'.
G1994 D1S.OPN CHILD LOOP Section: D
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the household member or child if a) the
household member or child is a resident, away in an institution, away at an other place, or a
non-resident, or b) if the household member or child is dead and the spouse of the household
member or child is a resident, away in an institution, away at an other place, or a non-resident.
Section: D Level: Household
G1987_1 D03BS.WHICH CHILD MARRIAGE CHANGE through G1987_5 D03BS.WHICH CHILD MARRIAGE CHANGE
User note: If one or more of the respondent's children had a marital status change, these
variables contain a) the child, if the respondent has only one child, b) the child or children
mentioned in D03a, c) all the children with whom the respondent has contact, if the answer to
D03a was 'ALL MY CHILDREN'. The response of G1987_1 corresponds to those in G1988001 to G1988004,
that in G1987_2 to those in G1988005 to G1988008, that in G1987_3 to those in G1988009 to G1988012,
that in G1987_4 to those in G19880013 to G1988016, and that in G1987_5 to those in G1988017 to
G1988020.
Up to twenty responses were allowed for this question, the actual maximum number of responses was
five.
G1991_1 D04BS.D04A WHICH CHILD through G1991_5 D04BS.D04A WHICH CHILD
User note: If the respondent had any new grandchildren, these variables contain a) the child, if
the respondent has only one child, b) the child or children mentioned in D04a, or c) all the
children with whom the respondent has contact, if the answer to D04a was 'ALL MY CHILDREN'. The
responses of G1991_1 to G1991_5 correspond, respectively, to those in G1992_1 to G1992_5 .
Up to thirty-eight responses were allowed for this question, the actual maximum number of responses
was five.
Section: D Level: Sibling
G2216 D132S.OPN SIB/SIB-IN-LAW LOOP
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the sibling or sibling-in-law if the sibling or
sibling-in-law died since the previous interview.
G2219 D133S.OPN SIB/SIB-IN-LAW LOOP
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the sibling or sibling-in-law unless the sibling or
sibling-in-law is dead or has no contact with the respondent.
G2226 D137S.NEW OPN SIB/SIB-IN-LAW LOOP
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the sibling or sibling-in-law about whom more
detailed questions is asked. These questions are asked about up to four siblings or
siblings-in-law. If the interview is a reinterview, the questions are asked about previously
randomly selected siblings or siblings-in-law unless the sibling or sibling-in-law is now dead
or now has no contact with the respondent. If the interview is not a reinterview, the siblings
or siblings-in-law are randomly selected from siblings or siblings-in-law who are alive and
with whom the respondent has contact.
Section: E Level: Helper
G2557 HELPERS.OPN LOOP
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the helper if the helper is listed in the
household-member/child grid.
G2943 E158.HELPER WHO LOOP
User note: This variable contains the OPN of the helper -- it is identical to OPN.
09/18/2002
A few user notes were not included in the 2000 HRS Core (Final Release) codebook dated Fri Aug 30 18:08:57 EDT 2002. These user notes are included in the current codebook.
This user note should be included for the variables listed below:
User note: See Health Conditions Master Code for detailed codes.
Some categories have been collapsed to protect respondent confidentiality:
113-117=119, 181-183=189, 196=997.
G1377M1M B19a-1. OTHER HEALTH SPEC-MENT 1 - MASKED
G1377M2M B19a-2. OTHER HEALTH SPEC-MENT 2 - MASKED
G4308M1M GD1A-1.CAUSE PROB - MASKED
G4308M2M GD1A-2.CAUSE PROB - MASKED
G4554M1M GJ1A-1.CAUSE PROB - MASKED
G4554M2M GJ1A-2.CAUSE PROB - MASKED
G4559M1M GJ1F-1.CAUSE PROB - MASKED
G4559M2M GJ1F-2.CAUSE PROB - MASKED
G4630M1M GJ29A-1.CAUSE PROB - MASKED
G4630M2M GJ29A-2.CAUSE PROB - MASKED
This user note should replace the existing user note for G783 - CS24Y4.ELAPSED W3MY:
User note: CS24Y4.ELAPSED W3MY is assigned a value of ( Q780 - Q781 ) * 12 + Q218.