Basic CPS Household Variables Available with the Supplement

Is there a telephone elsewhere on which people in this household can be
contacted?
Edited Universe:
HETELHHD=2
Valid Entries

1 Yes
2 No

Stores value of >TELHH-SCRN<. (If 1 goto TELIN-CK)
Since households included in this survey are interviewed during each of the next 3 months, we attempt to conduct the followup interviews by telephone.
Is there a telephone in this house/apartment?
Edited Universe:
HRINTSTA=1
Valid Entries

1 Yes
2 No

Are your living quarters...
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Edited Universe
HRINTSTA=1
Valid Entries

1 Owned or being bought by a HH member
2 Rented for cash
3 Occupied without payment of cash rent

Household Identifier
Edited Universe:
All Households in Sample

Household Type
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
0 Non-Interview Household
1 Husband/Wife Primary Family(neither AF)
2 Husb/Wife Prim. Family(either/Both AF)
3 Unmarried Civilian Male-Prim Fam Hhlder
4 Unmarried Civ. Female-Prim Fam Hhlder
5 Primary Family Hhlder-Rp In AF,unmar.
6 Civilian Male Primary Individual
7 Civilian Female Primary Individual
8 Primary Individual Hhld-Rp In AF
9 Group Quarters With Family
10 Grp Quarters Without Family

Interview Status
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
1 Interview
2 Type A Non-Interview
3 Type B Non-Interview
4 Type C Non-Interview

Longitudinal Link Indicator
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
0 MIS 1 Or Replacement HH (no Link)
2 MIS 2-4 Or MIS 6-8 (link To Db02)
3 MIS 5 (link To Db03)

Month-In-Sample
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
1 MIS 1
2 MIS 2
3 MIS 3
4 MIS 4
5 MIS 5
6 MIS 6
7 MIS 7
8 MIS 8

Month Of Interview
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
1:12 Range

Total number of persons in the household (household members).
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
0:16 Range

Sample ID (created In Reformat)

Serial Suffix

Year
Valid Entries

-5 In Universe, Met No Conditions To Assign
0:99 Range

I am going to read a list of income categories. Which category
represents the total combined income of all members of this Family
during the past 12 months. This includes money from jobs, net income
from business, farm or rent, pensions, dividends, interest, social
security payments and any other money income received by members of
this Family who are 15 years of age or older?
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1 Less Than $5,000
2 5,000 To 7,499
3 7,500 To 9,999
4 10,000 To 12,499
5 12,500 To 14,999
6 15,000 To 19,999
7 20,000 To 24,999
8 25,000 To 29,999
9 30,000 To 34,999
10 35,000 To 39,999
11 40,000 To 49,999
12 50,000 To 59,999
13 60,000 To 74,999
14 75,000 Or More

Final disposition of case (outcome codes).
Outcome Codes Between 001 And 200 are For CATI. All Other Outcome Codes Are For CAPI.
Valid Entries

Value set description.

Household Number
Only if replacement household, number will increase by 1 if a
replacement household. 1-7 Number of times a replacement household was
used.
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1:8 Range

Type of interview (July only)
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1 Personal
2 Telephone

Cummulative time of an interview in seconds.
(uses STRTMS and ENDTMS to figure LENSEC)
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
0:99999 Range

Number of actual and attempted personal contacts
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1:99 Range

Line number of the current respondent.
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
0:99 Range

Stores value of >SPANISH<:
Is Spanish the only language spoken by all members of this household who are 15 years of age or older?
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1 Spanish Only Language Spoken

Type B non-interview categories
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1 Vacant Regular
2 Temporarily Occupied By Persons W/ URE
3 Vacant-Storage Of Hhld Furniture
4 Unfit Or To Be Demolished
5 Under Construction, Not Ready
6 Converted To Temp Business Or Storage
7 Unoccupied Tent Site Or Trailer Site
8 Permit Granted Construction Not Started
9 Other Type B - Specify

Type C non-interview categories
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1 Demolished
2 House Or Trailer Moved
3 Outside Segment
4 Coverted To Perm. Business Or Storage
5 Merged
6 Condemned
8 Unused Line Of Listing Sheet
9 Other - Specify

Enter Type Of Noninterview
Valid Entries

-3 Refused
-2 Don't Know
-1 Blank
1 No One Home (NOH)
2 Temporarily Absent (TA)
3 Refused (REF)
4 Other Occupied - Specify

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