This codebook is intended to accompany the HRS Cross-Wave Harmonized Job Characteristics File for 1992-2018 HRS Wave Years. If you have any questions, please contact CenHRSinfo@umich.edu.
(HRS Main Jobs from 1992-2018 Waves.)
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HHIDPN HHID + PN (Numeric)
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type: numeric (double)
range: [1010,959738010] units: 1
unique values: 42,234 missing .: 0/264,796
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HHID Household Identification Number
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type: string (str6)
unique values: 26,597 missing : 0/264,796
examples: 041754
078623
202232
500663
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PN Person Identifier
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type: string (str18)
unique values: 16 missing : 0/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
147,923 010 Person number
6,105 011 Person number
244 012 Person number
7 013 Person number
81,567 020 Person number
1,576 021 Person number
104 022 Person number
5 023 Person number
10,740 030 Person number
423 031 Person number
40 032 Person number
6 033 Person number
15,491 040 Person number
522 041 Person number
38 042 Person number
5 043 Person number
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OVHHID Overlap Case: Old HHID
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type: string (str6)
unique values: 57 missing : 263,907/264,796
examples: 021477
031863
048663
074002
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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OVPN Overlap Case: Old PN
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type: string (str22)
unique values: 4 missing : 263,907/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
263,907
185 010 Old person number
349 020 Old person number
236 030 Old person number
119 040 Old person number
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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WAVEYR Wave Year R is in the Study
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type: numeric (float)
range: [1992,2018] units: 1
unique values: 16 missing .: 0/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
12,652 1992
8,222 1993
11,596 1994
7,027 1995
10,964 1996
21,384 1998
19,578 2000
18,165 2002
20,129 2004
18,469 2006
17,217 2008
22,034 2010
20,554 2012
18,747 2014
20,912 2016
17,146 2018
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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WORKSTAT Work Status
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblworkstat
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 834/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
82,219 1 Employee
22,360 2 Self-employed
259 3 Working
159,124 4 Not working
834 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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FLAG_WORKSTAT Flag of WORKSTAT
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblflagworkstat
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 834/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
261,869 1 Not imputed
800 2 Imputed employee or self-emp
from other variables
56 3 Imputed as not working from
other variables
1,237 4 Not imputed, but info is denied
in the next IW
834 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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SAMEJOB Whether Current Job is the Same Job As in Previous Wave
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblsamejob
range: [0,1] units: 1
unique values: 2 missing .: 159,956/264,796
unique mv codes: 3 missing .*: 29,666/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
11,031 0 New job
64,143 1 Same job
159,956 .
22,520 .b Missing: baseline job
7,146 .e Missing: reenter labor market
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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FLAG_SAMEJOB Flag of SAMEJOB
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblflagsamejob
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 189,622/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
74,085 1 Not imputed
462 2 Imputed as same job from month
quit prev emp
237 3 Imputed as new job from year
quit or year started
193 4 Imputed as same job from same
work status
197 5 Imputed as new job, prev work
stat missing
189,622 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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MAINJOBID Identifier of Main Jobs
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type: numeric (byte)
range: [1,11] units: 1
unique values: 11 missing .: 159,958/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
73,869 1
19,177 2
7,348 3
2,736 4
1,070 5
429 6
136 7
47 8
19 9
6 10
1 11
159,958 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YR1STHIRE Year R was First Hired
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type: numeric (float)
range: [1925,2019] units: 1
unique values: 93 missing .: 161,354/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
2 1925
3 1927
1 1928
6 1929
12 1930
10 1931
9 1933
12 1934
11 1935
16 1936
34 1937
30 1938
26 1939
33 1940
30 1941
51 1942
28 1943
21 1944
43 1945
77 1946
80 1947
102 1948
62 1949
194 1950
117 1951
109 1952
197 1953
157 1954
275 1955
256 1956
277 1957
364 1958
383 1959
583 1960
386 1961
618 1962
556 1963
619 1964
755 1965
696 1966
917 1967
898 1968
967 1969
1,195 1970
821 1971
1,235 1972
1,131 1973
1,315 1974
1,203 1975
1,308 1976
1,360 1977
1,472 1978
1,546 1979
2,004 1980
1,429 1981
1,675 1982
1,690 1983
1,911 1984
1,999 1985
2,463 1986
2,235 1987
2,594 1988
2,571 1989
3,060 1990
2,599 1991
2,885 1992
2,638 1993
2,961 1994
2,820 1995
2,745 1996
2,694 1997
2,771 1998
2,381 1999
3,158 2000
2,733 2001
2,246 2002
2,185 2003
2,178 2004
2,106 2005
2,178 2006
2,120 2007
1,672 2008
1,458 2009
1,762 2010
1,583 2011
1,479 2012
1,195 2013
1,173 2014
1,027 2015
1,141 2016
702 2017
576 2018
36 2019
161,354 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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MO1STHIRE Month R was First Hired
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblmo1sthire
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 174,752/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
13,742 1 JAN
6,242 2 FEB
7,556 3 MAR
7,029 4 APR
6,625 5 MAY
8,640 6 JUN
6,346 7 JUL
9,232 8 AUG
9,550 9 SEP
6,758 10 OCT
5,164 11 NOV
3,160 12 DEC
174,752 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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FLAG_YR1STHIRE Flag of YR1STHIRE
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblflagyr1sthire
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 5 missing .: 161,354/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
25,866 1 Not imputed
18 2 Not imputed, revised answer
63,407 3 Not imputed, min mode of
multiple answers
66 4 Imputed, age when started <15
14,085 5 Imputed from other years
161,354 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YRSTART_JBSP Year This Job Spell Started
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type: numeric (float)
range: [1925,2019] units: 1
unique values: 93 missing .: 161,157/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
2 1925
3 1927
1 1928
6 1929
12 1930
8 1931
9 1933
12 1934
10 1935
14 1936
26 1937
24 1938
26 1939
33 1940
30 1941
42 1942
24 1943
17 1944
39 1945
66 1946
60 1947
85 1948
45 1949
153 1950
108 1951
105 1952
178 1953
152 1954
264 1955
232 1956
238 1957
323 1958
340 1959
515 1960
349 1961
555 1962
494 1963
573 1964
674 1965
631 1966
862 1967
797 1968
892 1969
1,097 1970
764 1971
1,154 1972
1,023 1973
1,186 1974
1,095 1975
1,214 1976
1,216 1977
1,391 1978
1,476 1979
1,837 1980
1,327 1981
1,539 1982
1,550 1983
1,734 1984
1,798 1985
2,303 1986
2,070 1987
2,373 1988
2,358 1989
2,653 1990
2,319 1991
2,626 1992
2,351 1993
3,243 1994
2,510 1995
3,230 1996
2,472 1997
2,960 1998
1,922 1999
3,652 2000
2,572 2001
3,155 2002
2,024 2003
3,041 2004
2,007 2005
2,951 2006
1,987 2007
2,238 2008
1,370 2009
2,123 2010
1,654 2011
1,998 2012
1,243 2013
1,674 2014
1,058 2015
1,473 2016
780 2017
759 2018
60 2019
161,157 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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FLAG_YRSTARTJBSP Flag of YRSTART_JBSP
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblflagyrstartjbsp
range: [1,4] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 161,158/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
93,985 1 Same as yr1sthire
1,996 2 Not imputed, max mode of
multiple answers
7,461 3 Imputed, IW year first observed
196 4 Imputed, IW year, year first
hire missing
161,158 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YRSTOP_JBSP Year This Job Spell Ended
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblyrstop_jbsp
range: [1992,2019] units: 1
unique values: 28 missing .: 181,700/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
938 1992
1,047 1993
2,044 1994
1,760 1995
2,510 1996
2,204 1997
3,527 1998
2,789 1999
4,139 2000
2,697 2001
3,595 2002
2,499 2003
3,571 2004
3,012 2005
3,547 2006
2,740 2007
3,727 2008
2,745 2009
3,290 2010
3,333 2011
4,190 2012
3,398 2013
4,723 2014
3,167 2015
5,090 2016
5,050 2017
1,712 2018
52 2019
181,700 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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FLAG_YRSTOPJBSP Flag of YRSTOP_JBSP
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblflagyrstopjbsp
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 159,958/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
24,678 1 Not imputed, core IW
1,033 2 Not imputed, exit IW
63 3 Not imputed, revised answer
11 4 Imputed, death year
328 5 Imputed from year retired, unemp
or disabled
3,297 6 Imputed from IW year, observed
moving to another state next
wave or death
143 7 Imputed from IW year, next IW
work status missing
4,311 8 Imputed from IW year, attrition
39,264 9 Job ended in a later wave, year
ended not imputed
10,055 10 Job ended in a later wave, year
ended imputed
21,556 11 Job not yet ended in newest
panel
99 12 Inconsistent info from exit IW
159,958 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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MOSTOP_JBSP Month This Job Spell Ended
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblmostop_jbsp
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 201,173/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
6,519 1 JAN
3,999 2 FEB
4,295 3 MAR
4,755 4 APR
5,975 5 MAY
7,893 6 JUN
4,918 7 JUL
4,784 8 AUG
4,938 9 SEP
4,763 10 OCT
4,011 11 NOV
6,773 12 DEC
201,173 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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IWSEQ Respondent Interview Sequence Number
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type: numeric (byte)
range: [1,14] units: 1
unique values: 14 missing .: 0/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
42,234 1
38,645 2
31,879 3
28,877 4
25,490 5
19,480 6
17,480 7
15,480 8
12,007 9
10,313 10
8,701 11
6,009 12
4,805 13
3,396 14
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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JOBSEQ Job Sequence Number
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type: numeric (byte)
range: [1,14] units: 1
unique values: 14 missing .: 159,958/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
40,697 1
23,372 2
14,328 3
9,823 4
6,581 5
3,779 6
2,462 7
1,583 8
886 9
562 10
383 11
202 12
120 13
60 14
159,958 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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WORK4PAY Whether R is Working for Pay
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblwork4pay
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 3 missing .: 877/264,796
unique mv codes: 3 missing .*: 131/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
104,123 1 Yes
9 2 Yes, but not working for pay
159,656 5 No
877 .
24 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
107 .r Refused
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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SELFEMP Whether R is Self-Employed
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblselfemp
range: [1,2] units: 1
unique values: 2 missing .: 156,390/264,796
unique mv codes: 5 missing .*: 4,466/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
81,769 1 Work for someone else
22,171 2 Self-employed
156,390 .
180 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
1 .o Other
23 .r Refused
4,262 .z No Exit Interview, Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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SAMEEMP Whether R Works for the Same Employer
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblsameemp
range: [1,5] units: 1
unique values: 4 missing .: 207,733/264,796
unique mv codes: 4 missing .*: 363/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
48,926 1 Yes
413 3 Yes, but ownership has changed
24 4 No, ownership has changed
7,337 5 No
207,733 .
17 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
338 .l Denied working for previous wave
employer
8 .r Refused
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YRSTARTNEWJ Which Year R Started Current Job
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblyrstartnewj
range: [1916,2019] units: 1
unique values: 101 missing .: 194,083/264,796
unique mv codes: 7 missing .*: 6,884/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
2 1916
1 1917
1 1918
1 1919
2 1920
2 1922
1 1923
3 1925
2 1926
1 1927
4 1929
10 1930
7 1931
5 1932
8 1933
5 1934
11 1935
11 1936
21 1937
15 1938
10 1939
32 1940
15 1941
36 1942
21 1943
19 1944
42 1945
60 1946
53 1947
74 1948
53 1949
132 1950
55 1951
67 1952
111 1953
95 1954
166 1955
145 1956
160 1957
201 1958
191 1959
308 1960
222 1961
319 1962
300 1963
344 1964
432 1965
365 1966
462 1967
463 1968
489 1969
642 1970
430 1971
667 1972
603 1973
683 1974
684 1975
682 1976
722 1977
817 1978
807 1979
1,043 1980
732 1981
861 1982
879 1983
1,053 1984
1,063 1985
1,237 1986
1,182 1987
1,355 1988
1,422 1989
1,650 1990
1,490 1991
1,715 1992
1,579 1993
1,878 1994
1,814 1995
1,903 1996
1,966 1997
1,969 1998
1,616 1999
2,013 2000
1,663 2001
1,481 2002
1,418 2003
1,487 2004
1,499 2005
1,504 2006
1,329 2007
1,156 2008
962 2009
1,240 2010
1,147 2011
1,183 2012
1,020 2013
1,049 2014
770 2015
921 2016
657 2017
594 2018
37 2019
194,083 .
909 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
1 .o Other
151 .r Refused
1 .x Does not apply
20 .y No Exit Interview, No Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
5,802 .z No Exit Interview, Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YRSTARTNEWJ_YRSAGO How Many Years Ago Current Job Started
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblyrstartnewj_yrsago
range: [1,67] units: 1
unique values: 37 missing .: 264,621/264,796
unique mv codes: 2 missing .*: 1/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
6 1
7 2
16 3
15 4
8 5
7 6
6 7
4 8
2 9
11 10
3 11
5 12
2 13
10 15
2 16
2 17
2 19
10 20
1 21
2 23
3 24
11 25
3 26
1 27
1 28
7 30
1 31
7 35
1 37
1 38
7 40
1 43
1 46
3 50
1 63
3 65
1 67
264,621 .
1 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YRSTARTNEWJ_AGE At Which Age R Started Current Job
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblyrstartnewj_age
range: [15,80] units: 1
unique values: 23 missing .: 264,755/264,796
unique mv codes: 3 missing .*: 2/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
3 15
1 16
2 17
3 18
6 19
1 20
1 21
1 22
2 23
4 25
1 39
1 45
1 47
1 50
1 52
1 59
3 62
1 63
1 67
1 69
1 72
1 75
1 80
264,755 .
1 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
1 .r Refused
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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MOSTARTNEWJ Which Month R Started Current Job
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblmostartnewj
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 207,311/264,796
unique mv codes: 4 missing .*: 4,666/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
6,698 1 JAN
3,488 2 FEB
4,229 3 MAR
4,301 4 APR
4,068 5 MAY
5,341 6 JUN
3,953 7 JUL
5,203 8 AUG
5,663 9 SEP
4,299 10 OCT
3,408 11 NOV
2,168 12 DEC
207,311 .
4,502 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
3 .o Other
161 .r Refused
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YRSTOPEMP Which Year R Stopped Working for Previous Employer
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblyrstopemp
range: [1980,2019] units: 1
unique values: 29 missing .: 241,086/264,796
unique mv codes: 5 missing .*: 754/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
1 1980
365 1992
889 1993
1,016 1994
997 1995
1,202 1996
926 1997
978 1998
992 1999
1,027 2000
784 2001
767 2002
642 2003
737 2004
847 2005
762 2006
714 2007
699 2008
634 2009
646 2010
917 2011
907 2012
893 2013
1,089 2014
866 2015
1,108 2016
991 2017
540 2018
20 2019
241,086 .
600 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
12 .o Other
87 .r Refused
55 .w Still working there (as second
job)
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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MOSTOPEMP Which Month R Stopped Working for Previous Employer
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblmostopemp
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 239,182/264,796
unique mv codes: 9 missing .*: 3,080/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
2,020 1 JAN
1,414 2 FEB
1,549 3 MAR
1,654 4 APR
2,138 5 MAY
2,736 6 JUN
1,798 7 JUL
1,827 8 AUG
1,823 9 SEP
1,748 10 OCT
1,525 11 NOV
2,302 12 DEC
239,182 .
882 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
50 .f Still working for self as second
job
122 .g Still working for self (as
primary job)
28 .h Still working for previous wave
employer
548 .i Still working for someone else,
or for named employer, at last
interview
1,351 .n Denied working for someone else,
or for named employer, at last
interview
25 .p Denied being self-employed
74 .r Refused
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YRSTOPSELF Which Year R Stopped Working for Self
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblyrstopself
range: [1992,2019] units: 1
unique values: 28 missing .: 258,897/264,796
unique mv codes: 5 missing .*: 1,444/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
62 1992
143 1993
169 1994
154 1995
206 1996
191 1997
178 1998
175 1999
143 2000
119 2001
117 2002
140 2003
141 2004
185 2005
151 2006
137 2007
153 2008
137 2009
151 2010
163 2011
210 2012
185 2013
243 2014
195 2015
243 2016
247 2017
113 2018
4 2019
258,897 .
207 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
2 .o Other
1,199 .r Refused
36 .w Still working there (as second
job)
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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MOSTOPSELF Which Month R Stopped Working for Self
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblmostopself
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 258,582/264,796
unique mv codes: 7 missing .*: 1,937/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
631 1 JAN
234 2 FEB
245 3 MAR
293 4 APR
324 5 MAY
414 6 JUN
323 7 JUL
313 8 AUG
327 9 SEP
330 10 OCT
314 11 NOV
529 12 DEC
258,582 .
24 .a Denied being self employed at
Wave 1
346 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
49 .g Still working for self (as
primary job)
823 .p Denied being self-employed
40 .r Refused
655 .w Still working there
(self/business) as second job
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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REV_YRSTART Revised Year Started Current Job
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type: numeric (int)
label: lblrev_yrstart
range: [1968,2016] units: 1
unique values: 15 missing .: 264,774/264,796
unique mv codes: 2 missing .*: 3/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
1 1968
1 1994
1 1998
2 1999
1 2000
2 2003
1 2004
1 2005
1 2007
2 2008
1 2010
1 2013
2 2014
1 2015
1 2016
264,774 .
3 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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REV_YRSTOP Revised Year Stopped Previous Job
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type: numeric (int)
label: lblrev_yrstop
range: [1984,2017] units: 1
unique values: 22 missing .: 264,717/264,796
unique mv codes: 3 missing .*: 9/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
1 1984
1 1993
1 1995
3 1996
3 1997
9 1998
11 1999
6 2000
2 2001
2 2002
4 2004
6 2005
3 2006
1 2007
3 2008
2 2009
1 2010
4 2011
1 2013
2 2014
1 2016
3 2017
264,717 .
8 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
1 .r Refused
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YR_RET Which Year R Retired
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type: numeric (int)
label: lblyr_ret
range: [1900,2019] units: 1
unique values: 96 missing .: 225,144/264,796
unique mv codes: 8 missing .*: 12,309/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
2 1900
1 1920
2 1923
1 1925
1 1927
2 1929
1 1930
1 1931
1 1932
1 1933
3 1934
5 1935
1 1936
9 1937
1 1938
5 1939
13 1940
7 1941
7 1942
7 1943
14 1944
27 1945
22 1946
14 1947
19 1948
16 1949
33 1950
11 1951
16 1952
18 1953
23 1954
32 1955
28 1956
20 1957
28 1958
24 1959
73 1960
35 1961
117 1962
56 1963
52 1964
153 1965
49 1966
60 1967
106 1968
103 1969
245 1970
137 1971
242 1972
193 1973
229 1974
422 1975
291 1976
248 1977
317 1978
334 1979
542 1980
372 1981
510 1982
514 1983
530 1984
734 1985
690 1986
626 1987
659 1988
837 1989
842 1990
877 1991
1,047 1992
807 1993
844 1994
865 1995
798 1996
738 1997
768 1998
730 1999
705 2000
640 2001
639 2002
549 2003
567 2004
549 2005
514 2006
463 2007
443 2008
421 2009
471 2010
449 2011
505 2012
465 2013
423 2014
397 2015
399 2016
302 2017
227 2018
7 2019
225,144 .
9 .c Never worked for pay
1,153 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
1 .o Other
47 .r Refused
2 .x Does not apply
25 .y No Exit Interview, No Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
11,072 .z No Exit Interview, Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YR_DIS Which Year R Became Disabled
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type: numeric (int)
label: lblyr_dis
range: [1900,2019] units: 1
unique values: 97 missing .: 240,005/264,796
unique mv codes: 7 missing .*: 12,397/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
1 1900
1 1904
1 1916
1 1917
1 1919
1 1921
1 1922
2 1928
1 1929
1 1930
4 1931
2 1933
6 1934
2 1935
5 1936
5 1937
4 1938
1 1939
6 1940
2 1941
3 1942
6 1944
6 1945
2 1946
2 1947
4 1948
8 1949
6 1950
6 1951
7 1952
7 1953
6 1954
5 1955
5 1956
7 1957
4 1958
7 1959
30 1960
11 1961
21 1962
12 1963
17 1964
14 1965
19 1966
20 1967
54 1968
28 1969
85 1970
30 1971
62 1972
52 1973
79 1974
90 1975
79 1976
84 1977
98 1978
103 1979
185 1980
108 1981
168 1982
124 1983
163 1984
239 1985
252 1986
246 1987
277 1988
331 1989
419 1990
434 1991
467 1992
351 1993
420 1994
461 1995
407 1996
387 1997
367 1998
337 1999
388 2000
326 2001
316 2002
302 2003
316 2004
315 2005
282 2006
282 2007
301 2008
310 2009
369 2010
315 2011
267 2012
244 2013
231 2014
180 2015
179 2016
126 2017
71 2018
4 2019
240,005 .
894 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
1 .o Other
12 .r Refused
13 .x Does not apply
7 .y No Exit Interview, No Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
11,470 .z No Exit Interview, Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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YR_UNEMP Which Year R Became Unemployed
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type: numeric (int)
label: lblyr_unemp
range: [1950,2019] units: 1
unique values: 58 missing .: 247,172/264,796
unique mv codes: 6 missing .*: 12,348/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
1 1950
2 1958
1 1959
2 1962
1 1963
1 1966
1 1967
1 1968
1 1969
7 1970
2 1972
1 1973
3 1974
2 1975
2 1976
5 1977
5 1978
5 1979
7 1980
6 1981
14 1982
8 1983
9 1984
15 1985
15 1986
21 1987
17 1988
32 1989
75 1990
137 1991
222 1992
110 1993
166 1994
83 1995
137 1996
67 1997
116 1998
80 1999
114 2000
99 2001
151 2002
126 2003
165 2004
94 2005
151 2006
179 2007
342 2008
373 2009
461 2010
266 2011
333 2012
168 2013
198 2014
129 2015
222 2016
154 2017
155 2018
16 2019
247,172 .
110 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
10 .r Refused
1 .x Does not apply
5 .y No Exit Interview, No Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
12,222 .z No Exit Interview, Death
Recorded (for exit variables)
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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XWAVEYR Main Interview Year of Wave (Exit Interview)
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type: numeric (float)
range: [1995,2018] units: 1
unique values: 13 missing .: 249,726/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
742 1995
226 1996
1,241 1998
1,342 2000
1,495 2002
1,222 2004
1,310 2006
1,330 2008
1,443 2010
1,187 2012
1,242 2014
1,310 2016
980 2018
249,726 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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XYRSTOPEMP Which Year R Stopped Working for Previous Employer (Exit Interview)
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblxyrstopemp
range: [1992,2018] units: 1
unique values: 27 missing .: 264,017/264,796
unique mv codes: 3 missing .*: 155/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
2 1992
6 1993
23 1994
31 1995
51 1996
35 1997
44 1998
30 1999
72 2000
47 2001
22 2002
16 2003
23 2004
25 2005
20 2006
25 2007
21 2008
15 2009
13 2010
18 2011
18 2012
18 2013
11 2014
12 2015
11 2016
12 2017
3 2018
264,017 .
147 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
8 .r Refused
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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XMOSTOPEMP Which Month R Stopped Working for Previous Employer (Exit Interview)
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblxmostopemp
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 262,592/264,796
unique mv codes: 6 missing .*: 1,609/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
78 1 JAN
50 2 FEB
49 3 MAR
38 4 APR
44 5 MAY
61 6 JUN
40 7 JUL
43 8 AUG
56 9 SEP
53 10 OCT
40 11 NOV
43 12 DEC
262,592 .
175 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
2 .l Denied working for previous wave
employer
1,214 .n Denied working for someone else
or for named employer at last IW
7 .r Refused
211 .t Worked there until death
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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XYRSTOPSELF Which Year R Stopped Working for Self (Exit Interview)
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblxyrstopself
range: [1993,2018] units: 1
unique values: 26 missing .: 264,423/264,796
unique mv codes: 3 missing .*: 118/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
1 1993
8 1994
12 1995
19 1996
15 1997
11 1998
13 1999
12 2000
13 2001
11 2002
10 2003
5 2004
6 2005
14 2006
9 2007
13 2008
9 2009
12 2010
13 2011
10 2012
5 2013
6 2014
9 2015
12 2016
6 2017
1 2018
264,423 .
19 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
99 .r Refused
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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XMOSTOPSELF Which Month R Stopped Working for Self (Exit Interview)
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type: numeric (float)
label: lblxmostopself
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 264,413/264,796
unique mv codes: 4 missing .*: 142/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
27 1 JAN
12 2 FEB
16 3 MAR
11 4 APR
25 5 MAY
24 6 JUN
22 7 JUL
20 8 AUG
19 9 SEP
26 10 OCT
22 11 NOV
17 12 DEC
264,413 .
34 .d Don't Know; Not Ascertained
18 .p Denied being self-employed
90 .t Worked there until death
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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BIRTHYR R's Birth Year
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type: numeric (double)
label: lblbirthyr
range: [1890,1995] units: 1
unique values: 103 missing .: 2/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
3 1890
7 1892
3 1893
7 1894
20 1895
16 1896
41 1897
45 1898
49 1899
91 1900
93 1901
111 1902
209 1903
230 1904
342 1905
399 1906
513 1907
666 1908
884 1909
854 1910
1,157 1911
1,434 1912
1,697 1913
1,583 1914
1,791 1915
1,916 1916
2,282 1917
2,846 1918
2,972 1919
3,445 1920
3,825 1921
4,033 1922
3,763 1923
3,368 1924
3,646 1925
3,965 1926
4,242 1927
4,608 1928
4,337 1929
5,117 1930
7,283 1931
7,800 1932
7,137 1933
8,384 1934
8,467 1935
8,726 1936
9,489 1937
9,458 1938
9,526 1939
9,951 1940
10,099 1941
6,453 1942
5,835 1943
4,934 1944
4,498 1945
5,498 1946
5,315 1947
5,047 1948
5,314 1949
5,187 1950
4,693 1951
5,304 1952
4,951 1953
4,140 1954
4,082 1955
4,059 1956
3,934 1957
4,047 1958
3,740 1959
2,487 1960
2,112 1961
1,940 1962
1,959 1963
1,808 1964
1,452 1965
592 1966
487 1967
358 1968
269 1969
269 1970
174 1971
200 1972
146 1973
115 1974
69 1975
62 1976
54 1977
40 1978
56 1979
46 1980
24 1981
30 1982
11 1983
18 1984
16 1985
7 1986
7 1987
6 1988
5 1989
2 1990
3 1991
5 1992
4 1995
2 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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BIRTHMO R's Birth Month
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type: numeric (double)
label: lblbirthmo
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 163/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
22,195 1 JAN
19,982 2 FEB
22,646 3 MAR
21,271 4 APR
21,848 5 MAY
21,433 6 JUN
23,393 7 JUL
23,420 8 AUG
22,209 9 SEP
23,237 10 OCT
21,096 11 NOV
21,903 12 DEC
163 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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DTHYEAR R's Coalesced Death Year
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type: numeric (double)
range: [1992,2019] units: 1
unique values: 28 missing .: 178,999/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
3 1992
9 1993
419 1994
673 1995
1,034 1996
1,150 1997
1,622 1998
2,014 1999
2,172 2000
2,544 2001
2,564 2002
2,929 2003
3,379 2004
3,567 2005
3,766 2006
3,966 2007
4,361 2008
4,608 2009
4,704 2010
4,891 2011
4,959 2012
5,678 2013
5,506 2014
5,236 2015
5,797 2016
4,792 2017
3,316 2018
138 2019
178,999 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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DTHMONTH R's Coalesced Month Year
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type: numeric (double)
label: lbldthmo
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 179,537/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
7,573 1 JAN
7,326 2 FEB
7,879 3 MAR
6,981 4 APR
6,659 5 MAY
6,633 6 JUN
6,651 7 JUL
6,461 8 AUG
6,469 9 SEP
7,517 10 OCT
7,394 11 NOV
7,716 12 DEC
179,537 .
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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IWYEAR Actual Interview Year
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type: numeric (double)
range: [1992,2019] units: 1
unique values: 27 missing .: 0/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Value
11,209 1992
5,214 1993
16,046 1994
3,523 1995
14,101 1996
368 1997
20,652 1998
732 1999
19,578 2000
17,811 2002
354 2003
19,864 2004
265 2005
18,068 2006
401 2007
16,893 2008
324 2009
15,437 2010
6,597 2011
18,900 2012
1,654 2013
17,898 2014
849 2015
15,207 2016
5,005 2017
15,647 2018
2,199 2019
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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IWMONTH Interview Month
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type: numeric (double)
label: lbliwmonth
range: [1,12] units: 1
unique values: 12 missing .: 0/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
9,352 1 JAN
11,521 2 FEB
22,076 3 MAR
27,155 4 APR
37,522 5 MAY
38,706 6 JUN
31,886 7 JUL
25,545 8 AUG
18,393 9 SEP
15,992 10 OCT
15,642 11 NOV
11,006 12 DEC
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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STUDY Study Membership
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type: numeric (double)
label: lblstudy
range: [1,61] units: 1
unique values: 9 missing .: 0/264,796
tabulation: Freq. Numeric Label
124,392 1 HRS
42,072 11 AHEAD, including the AHEAD-AHEAD
overlap case
888 12 HRS/AHEAD Overlap case, AHEAD,
given to AHEAD after HRS Wave 1
[1992/1993], appeared in AHEAD
24 13 HRS/AHEAD Overlap case, given to
AHEAD after HRS Wave 1
[1992/1993], but never appeared
in AHEAD
15,609 21 CODA (Children of the Depression
Age)
23,413 31 WB (War Babies)
28,458 41 EBB (Early Baby Boomers)
21,840 51 MBB (Mid Baby Boomers),
including the MBB-MBB overlap
case
8,100 61 LBB (Late Baby Boomers)
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing
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WGTR Sampling Weight
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type: numeric (double)
range: [0,57895] units: 1
unique values: 15,019 missing .: 0/264,796
mean: 3858.01
std. dev: 3522.89
percentiles: 10% 25% 50% 75% 90%
533 1745 3149 4606 8286
Note: Blank or . = Inapplicable; Partial Interview; Missing