___________________________________ HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY, WAVE I Public Release Data May 8, 1995 ___________________________________ Section 0: Face Sheet, Control File, and other miscellaneous variables ___________________________________ VAR # _____ 21 FACESHEET: Interviewer's ID# (0001-8999) ____________________________________________________________ 9999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V21 12582 5557.83 2459.66 53.00 9628.00 22 FACESHEET: Release Number ____________________________________________________________ 1. Release 1 (April 1992, about 1/4 of sample) 2. Release 2 (June 1992, about 1/2 of sample including first release of Mexican oversample) 3. Release 3 (September 1992, about 1/8 of sample including remainder of Mexican oversample) 4. Release 4 (October 1992, about 1/8 of sample) V22 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 3178 2 6446 3 1560 4 1468 23 FACESHEET: Date IW Began--MONTH ____________________________________________________________ Code MONTH (01-12) 99. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V23 12651 7.40 3.03 1.00 12.00 Page ZERO-002 24 FACESHEET: Date IW Began--DAY ____________________________________________________________ Code DAY (01-31) 99. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V24 12651 15.82 8.75 1.00 31.00 25 FACESHEET: Date IW Began--YEAR ____________________________________________________________ Code YEAR (1992-1993) 9999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V25 12652 1992.11 0.32 1992.00 1993.00 26 FACESHEET: Date IW Completed--MONTH ____________________________________________________________ Code MONTH (01-12) 99. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V26 12628 7.39 3.04 1.00 12.00 27 FACESHEET: Date IW Completed--DAY ____________________________________________________________ Code DAY (01-31) 99. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V27 12621 15.87 8.78 1.00 31.00 28 FACESHEET: Date IW Completed--YEAR ____________________________________________________________ Code YEAR (1992-1993) 9999. NA Page ZERO-003 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V28 12629 1992.12 0.32 1992.00 1993.00 29 FACESHEET: Length of IW ____________________________________________________________ Code minutes (010-300) 999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V29 12637 90.89 30.60 17.00 320.00 30 FACESHEET: Mode of IW ____________________________________________________________ 1. Face-to-face (at least partially) 2. Telephone 9. NA V30 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 11836 2 813 9 3 31 FACESHEET: Language of IW ____________________________________________________________ 1. English 2. Spanish 9. NA V31 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 12090 2 562 32 FACESHEET: Proxy Interview ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes [0 in 2608-2622, Sections K and L] 2. Yes, part done with proxy 5. No [0 in 21] 9. NA--See Supervisor before coding NA [0 in V33] Page ZERO-004 V32 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 633 2 15 5 12004 33 FACESHEET: Relationship of proxy to R ____________________________________________________________ 1. Spouse/partner 2. Child 3. Parent 7. Other 9. NA 0. Inap, 5 or 9 in V32 V33 Code Frequency ------------------ 0 12004 1 584 2 34 3 6 7 20 9 4 34 FACESHEET: Module letter ____________________________________________________________ Release #1: 01. A 02. B 03. C Release #2 and #3: 04. D 05. E 06. F 07. G 08. H 09. J Release #4: 10. K (also given to "non-response" R's) 99. NA 00. None; no module assigned on this coversheet [NOTE: These numbers reflect the modules assigned to each case. They do not reflect who actually completed each module; that is found in V50.] Page ZERO-005 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V34 9616 5.23 2.60 1.00 10.00 41 MISC: Respondent: Is respondent an R1 or an R2? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Respondent is the primary respondent (R1) 2. Respondent is the secondary respondent (R2) V41 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 7607 2 5045 42 MISC: Respondent: Birthdate of respondent (MONTH) ____________________________________________________________ Month (01-12) 98. DK 99. NA V42 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 1103 2 956 3 1086 4 1037 5 1064 6 1024 7 1122 8 1100 9 1068 10 1077 11 960 12 1040 98 3 99 12 43 MISC: Respondent: Birthdate of respondent (DAY) ____________________________________________________________ 00. Masked for confidentiality V43 Code Frequency ------------------ 0 12652 Page ZERO-006 44 MISC: Respondent: Birthdate of respondent (YEAR) ____________________________________________________________ Year (1900-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V44 12648 1936.47 5.66 1907.00 1969.00 45 MISC: Respondent: Is respondent age eligible? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes, respondent is age eligible 5. No, respondent is not age eligible 9. NA V45 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 9824 5 2824 9 4 46 MISC: Respondent: Calculated age of respondent ____________________________________________________________ (Calculated age) = (Date IW Began) - (Birthdate) Age (001-100+) 998. DK (DK is present in the birthdate or date IW began) 999. NA (NA is present in the birthdate or date IW began) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V46 12651 55.60 5.66 23.00 85.00 Page ZERO-007 47 MISC: Respondent: Sex of respondent ____________________________________________________________ 1. Male 2. Female 8. DK 9. NA V47 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 5867 2 6785 Page ZERO-009 50 MISC: Respondent: Module Type Completed ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: This variable reflects the module actually completed and may not be consistent with the variables indicating module assignment] 01. A 02. B 03. C 04. D 05. E 06. F 07. G 08. H 09. J 10. K 00. Inap, (no modules were done) V50 Code Frequency ------------------ 0 5571 1 662 2 692 3 698 4 820 5 745 6 788 7 1124 8 560 9 763 10 229 51 MISC: Respondent: Alpha Distribution Tape case flag ____________________________________________________________ 0. Case did not appear on the Alpha Distribution Tape 1. Case appeared on the Alpha Distribution Tape (n=9493, plus ome household (two cases) that were interviewed twice) V51 Code Frequency ------------------ 0 3159 1 9493 Page ZERO-010 52 MISC: Respondent: State of Residence of Respondent (FIPS Code) ____________________________________________________________ 00. Masked for confidentiality Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V52 12652 . . . . 53 MISC: Respondent: State of Residence of Respondent (HRS State Master Code) ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: The following has been recoded from state-level data to Census Region and Division data for reasons of confidentiality.] Northeast Region 01. New England Division (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut) 02. Middle Atlantic Division (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) Midwest Region 03. East North Central Division (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin) 04. West North Central Division (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas) South Region 05. South Atlantic Division (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida) 06. East South Central Division (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi) 07. West South Central Division (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) (continued) Page ZERO-011 West Region 08. Mountain Division (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada) 09. Pacific Division (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii) 10. U.S., NA state 11. Not in a Census Division (includes U.S. territories) V53 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 468 2 1774 3 1982 4 1057 5 3260 6 817 7 1273 8 506 9 1515 61 MISC: Respondent's Partner: Is respondent's spouse/partner an R1 or an R2? ____________________________________________________________ 1. R's spouse/partner is the primary respondent (R1) 2. R's spouse/partner is the secondary respondent (R2) 9. NA 0. Inap (no spouse/partner; respondent is single) V61 Code Frequency ------------------ 0 2373 1 5045 2 5234 Page ZERO-012 62 MISC: Respondent's Partner: Birthdate of respondent's spouse/partner, (MONTH) ____________________________________________________________ Month (01-12) 98. DK 99. NA 00. Inap (no spouse/partner; respondent is single) V62 Code Frequency ------------------ 0 2373 1 881 2 750 3 836 4 810 5 840 6 811 7 879 8 853 9 848 10 856 11 738 12 789 98 3 99 385 63 MISC: Respondent's Partner: Birthdate of respondent's spouse/partner (DAY) ____________________________________________________________ 00. Masked for confidentiality Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V63 0 . . . . 64 MISC: Respondent's Partner: Birthdate of respondent's spouse/partner (YEAR) ____________________________________________________________ Year (1900-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap (no spouse/partner; respondent is single) Page ZERO-013 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V64 10142 1936.56 6.09 1907.00 1969.00 65 MISC: Respondent's Partner: Is respondent's spouse/partner age eligible? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes, respondent's spouse/partner is age eligible 5. No, respondent's spouse/partner is not age eligible 9. NA 0. Inap (no spouse/partner; respondent is single) V65 Code Frequency ------------------ 0 2373 1 7362 5 2780 9 137 66 MISC: Respondent's Partner: Calculated age of respondent's spouse/partner ____________________________________________________________ (Calculated age) = (Date IW began) - (Birthdate) Age (001-100+) 998. DK 999. NA (birthdate for spouse/partner unavailable) 000. Inap (no spouse/partner; respondent is single; respondent's partner refused interview) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V66 9899 55.50 6.10 23.00 85.00 67 MISC: Respondent's Partner: Sex of respondent's spouse/partner ____________________________________________________________ 1. Male 2. Female 8. DK 9. NA 0. Inap (no spouse/partner; respondent is single) Page ZERO-014 V67 Code Frequency ------------------ 0 2373 1 5165 2 5114 81 MISC: Household: Household eligibility flag ____________________________________________________________ 1. There is an age eligible in the household 2. There is an age eligible in the household with MD for birthyear 3. There is no age eligible in the household 9. NA V81 Code Frequency ------------------ 1 12583 2 7 3 52 9 10 101 CON: Interview length (in minutes) ____________________________________________________________ 001-998. Number of minutes 999. NA 000. Inap., not an interview Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V101 12633 90.74 30.62 1.00 320.00 Page ZERO-017 102 CON: Module length (in minutes) ____________________________________________________________ 001-998. Number of minutes 999. NA 000. Inap., not an interview Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V102 6936 3.87 5.71 1.00 183.00 103 CON: Additional housing unit indicator ____________________________________________________________ 0. Not an additional HU 1. Type 1 Additional HU (previously unlisted HU added to segment and selected for study) 2. Type 2 Additional HU (previously unlisted HU at an already listed address) V103 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 12586 1 44 2 22 104 CON: Sample ____________________________________________________________ 1. Core Sample 2. Black Oversample 3. Mexican Oversample V104 Code Frequency ------------------- 1 10467 2 1794 3 391 105 CON. Florida Sample Indicator ____________________________________________________________ This variable has been set to 0 for reasons of Respondent confidentiality. Page ZERO-018 106 CON: Supervisor ID ____________________________________________________________ (NOTE: ID of supervisor responsible for Sample ID) SUPERVISOR (0001-9995) 9999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V106 12652 7399.89 2625.72 2576.00 9958.00 107 CON: Replicate number (1-95) ____________________________________________________________ 0. 99. Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V107 12652 12.49 7.30 0.00 99.00 108 CON: Initial Interviewer assigned ____________________________________________________________ INTERVIEWER (0001-9995) 9999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V108 12637 5556.02 2471.05 447.00 9628.00 109 CON: Interviewer of record ____________________________________________________________ INTERVIEWER (0001-9995) 9999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V109 12652 5553.33 2464.24 447.00 9628.00 Page ZERO-019 110 CON: Refusal conversion indicator ____________________________________________________________ 0. Not a refusal conversion situation 1. Refusal conversion situation V110 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 11888 1 764 111 CON: Other Interviewer involved in refusal conversion situation ____________________________________________________________ (NOTE: If final result is an interview or if the case is still outstanding, the Other Interviewer is the interviewer who got the initial refusal; if the final result is not an interview, the Other Interviewer is the interviewer who attempted to convert the initial refusal) INTERVIEWER (0001-9995) 9999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V111 12652 341.29 1467.16 0.00 9625.00 112 CON: Verification Indicator ____________________________________________________________ 1. Flagged for verification 2. Verified: No discrepancies 3. Verified: Discrepancies noted with questionnaire data 4. Not verified: Contact with Respondent/Resident 5. Not verified: No contact with Respondent/ Resident 7. 9. 0. Inap., not flagged for verification Page ZERO-020 V112 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 10241 1 21 2 2265 3 88 4 20 7 1 9 16 113 CON: Selection Table assigned for random selection of Respondent ____________________________________________________________ 1-12 Selection table used 0. No selection table (R2s) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V113 7607 6.58 3.45 1.00 12.00 114 CON: Payment Flag ____________________________________________________________ (Respondent payment information sent to DSC Checkwriting weekly) 1. Flagged for payment: Not yet sent to DSC Checkwriting 2. Flagged for payment: Sent to DSC Checkwriting 3. 9. 0. Inap., not flagged for payment V114 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 2317 1 2580 2 6685 3 981 9 89 Page ZERO-021 115 CON: Payment Mode (coversheet P1, Q10) ____________________________________________________________ 1. UM check 2. Cash - delivered by interviewer 9. 0. Inap., not an interview V115 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 12 1 10270 2 2302 9 68 116 CON: Amount paid to Respondent (coversheet P1, Q11) ____________________________________________________________ (NOTE: Respondents are paid $10.00. Members of each household receive a $5.00 bonus upon receipt of the second interview. In special cases, Respondents are given larger payment incentives for completion of interviews.) DOLLARS (1-95) 99. 100 dollars; no NAs are included in this code 00. Inap. Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V116 12623 18.43 18.69 1.00 99.00 117 CON: Payment date (YEAR) ____________________________________________________________ (NOTE: Most recent date for which DSC Checkwriting data generated for respondent payment.) YEAR (1992-1993) 0000. Inap. Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V117 10260 1992.19 0.39 1992.00 1993.00 Page ZERO-022 118 CON: Payment date (MONTH) ____________________________________________________________ MONTH (1-12) 00. Inap. Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V118 10260 7.26 3.23 1.00 12.00 119 CON: Payment date (DAY) ____________________________________________________________ DAY (1-31) 00. Inap. Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V119 10260 14.19 8.58 1.00 28.00 120 CON: Receipt date (YEAR) ____________________________________________________________ YEAR (1992-1993) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V120 12652 1992.16 0.36 1992.00 1993.00 121 CON: Receipt date (MONTH) ____________________________________________________________ MONTH (1-12) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V121 12652 7.43 3.18 1.00 12.00 122 CON: Receipt date (DAY) ____________________________________________________________ DAY (1-31) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V122 12652 15.20 8.68 1.00 31.00 Page ZERO-023 123 CON: Interviewer's Interview Number ____________________________________________________________ (NOTE: Sequential number assigned to interview by interviewer.) INTERVIEW NUMBER (001-995) 999. NA 000. Inap., not an interview Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V123 12619 31.87 26.89 1.00 188.00 124 CON: Edit Length (in minutes) (coversheet P1, Q3) ____________________________________________________________ MINUTES (001-995) 999. NA 000. Inap., not an interview Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V124 12292 60.20 28.08 1.00 341.00 125 CON: Persuasion Letter requested (coversheet P1, Q5) ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 9. NA 0. Inap., not an occupied HU V125 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 1 1 1456 5 11016 9 179 Page ZERO-024 126 CON: Total calls (coversheet P1, Q6) ____________________________________________________________ (NOTE: Call number of final call) CALLS (1-95) 99. NA 00. Inap., no calls made Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V126 12525 3.91 4.01 1.00 74.00 127 CON: Date of final interview result (YEAR) ____________________________________________________________ (Coversheet P1, Q8) YEAR (1992-1993) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V127 12652 1992.11 0.32 1992.00 1993.00 128 CON: Date of final interview result (MONTH) ____________________________________________________________ MONTH (1-12) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V128 12652 7.40 3.04 1.00 12.00 129 CON: Date of final interview result (DAY) ____________________________________________________________ DAY (1-31) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V129 12652 15.87 8.78 1.00 31.00 Page ZERO-025 130 CON: Result (coversheet P1, Q8) ____________________________________________________________ 01. Interview: complete 05. Interview: partial 07. Interview: taken with ineligible R but accepted 71. Nonsample: House vacant V130 Code Frequency ------------------- 1 12575 5 35 7 41 71 1 131 CON: Mode of interview (coverhseet P1, Q12) ____________________________________________________________ 1. Face-to-face 2. Telephone 9. NA 0. Inap., not an interview V131 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 1 1 11847 2 797 9 7 132 CON: Number of HUs found at sample address (coversheet P1, Q17) ____________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF HUs (1-8) 9. NA 0. Inap., not a primary coversheet V132 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 3978 1 7456 2 26 3 4 5 2 6 1 9 1185 Page ZERO-026 133 CON: HU listing obtained from (coversheet P2, Q20) ____________________________________________________________ 1. HU member 2. Neighbor 3. Apartment manager 4. Landlord 5. Observation 6. 7. Other 9. NA 0. Inap., not an occupied HU V133 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 5045 1 7135 2 65 3 30 4 4 5 14 6 18 7 114 9 227 134 CON: Call number of HU listing ____________________________________________________________ CALL NUMBER (01-95) 99. NA 00. Inap., not an eligible HU Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V134 2735 2.01 1.79 1.00 36.00 135 CON: Number of minutes needed to obtain HU listing ____________________________________________________________ 999. NA 000. Inap., not an occupied HU; HU listing not obtained Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V135 2445 12.65 23.20 1.00 272.00 Page ZERO-027 136 CON: Permission form received ____________________________________________________________ 0. Outstanding 1. Received 2. 7. Refused V136 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 1857 1 8938 2 80 7 1777 137 CON: Permission form reminder indicator ____________________________________________________________ 0. None 1. Yes V137 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 12652 138 CON: Would Respondent have problems with telephone recontact? ____________________________________________________________ (Coversheet P5, QR10) 1. Yes 5. No 9. NA 0. Inap., not an interview V138 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 1 1 702 5 10082 9 1867 Page ZERO-028 139 CON: Another place of residence? (Coversheet P5, QR6) ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 9. NA 0. Inap., not an interview V139 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 1 1 578 5 11872 9 201 140 CON: Log Date (YEAR) ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V140 12652 1992.24 0.43 1992.00 1993.00 141 CON: Log Date (MONTH) ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V141 12652 7.59 3.34 1.00 12.00 142 CON: Log Date (DAY) ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V142 12652 14.70 8.52 1.00 31.00 Page ZERO-029 143 CON: Permission Form Certification Form present? ____________________________________________________________ 0. No 1. Yes V143 Code Frequency ------------------- 0 4704 1 7948 144 CON: Non-Response Study ____________________________________________________________ 1. Part of Non-Response Study 2. Not a part of Non-Response Study V144 Code Frequency ------------------- 1 612 2 12040 Page ZERO-030 [NOTE: This page is blank.]