___________________________________ HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY, WAVE I Public Release Data May 8, 1995 ___________________________________ Section A: Demographic Background ___________________________________ VAR # _____ 201 A1. First, I have some questions about your background. In what month, day, and year were you born?--MONTH ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Date of birth for AGE ELIGIBLE = 1/1/31 through 12/31/41 (some exceptions have been made by Project Staff)] Code MONTH (01-12) 98. DK 99. NA V201 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 12 203 A1. First, I have some questions about your background. In what month, day, and year were you born? -- YEAR ____________________________________________________________ Code YEAR (1900-1972) 9998. DK 9999. NA Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V203 2648 1936.47 5.66 1907.00 1969.00 204 A2. Were you born in the United States? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes [Inap in V206] 5. No 8. DK 9. NA V204 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 11357 5 1294 9 1 205 A2a. In what state were you born? A2b. In what country were you born? ____________________________________________________________ [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) 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) 98. DK 99. NA V205 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 484 2 1763 3 1955 4 1196 5 2271 6 1284 7 1294 8 416 9 592 11 1380 98 1 99 16 206 A2c. When did you come to the United States? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: All answers should be converted/edited to "YEAR".] Code YEAR (1900-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 1 in V204 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V206 1254 1966.49 12.69 1918.00 1992.00 207 A3. What is the highest grade of school or year of 10207 college you completed? [IMPUTED] ____________________________________________________________ Code GRADE (00-17) 00-12. [Inap in V210-V211] 13-16. [Inap in V208-V209] 17. Seventeen grades or more [Inap in V208-V209] V207 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 83 1 29 2 63 3 140 4 104 5 145 6 262 7 209 8 643 9 513 10 778 11 727 12 4424 13 783 14 1128 15 409 16 1040 17 1172 208 A3a. Did you get a high school diploma or pass a high school equivalency test? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes, diploma 2. Yes, equivalency (GED) 5. No 8. DK 9. NA 0. Inap, 13-17 in V207 V208 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 4530 1 4031 2 655 5 3362 8 1 9 73 209 A3b. Since completing your formal education, have you had any training at work or other vocational training lasting 100 hours or more? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: "Training at work" = formal training programs administered by the employer for new workers or workers in a new task.] 1. Yes 5. No 8. DK 9. NA 0. Inap, 13-17 in V207 V209 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 4530 1 3032 5 4818 8 11 9 261 210 A3c. Did you get a college degree? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in V211] 8. DK [Inap in V211] 9. NA [Inap in V211] 0. Inap, 00-12, 98-99 in V207 V210 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 8122 1 2552 5 1940 9 38 211 A3d. What is the highest degree you have earned? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Partially recoded for confidentiality.] [NOTE: If more than one degree mentioned, code highest level (#).] [NOTE: Degree does not include RN or any certification/license. We mean a degree from an academic institution. If not a degree change A3c to "NO".] 1. Associates 2. Bachelors 3. MA; MS; Master's 4. MBA 5. Law and MD 6. PhD 7. Other [NOTE: Make card] 8. DK 9. NA 0. Inap, 00-12, 98-99 in V207 V211 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 10100 1 433 2 1200 3 574 4 65 5 123 6 128 8 18 9 11 [DEFINITION: "Mother"/"Father"/"Parents" refer to biological or legally adoptive parents, not step-parents.] 212 A4. What is the highest grade of school your mother completed? [IF DK, PROBE: What would be your best guess?] ____________________________________________________________ Code grade (00-17) 98. DK 99. NA V212 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 430 1 48 2 82 3 279 4 346 5 373 6 915 7 467 8 2387 9 468 10 814 11 420 12 3205 13 187 14 426 15 74 16 391 17 128 98 1203 99 9 213 A5. And what is the highest grade of school your father completed? [IF DK, PROBE: What would be your best guess?] ____________________________________________________________ Code grade (00-17) 98. DK 99. NA V213 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 495 1 52 2 131 3 414 4 423 5 468 6 945 7 435 8 2267 9 448 10 694 11 307 12 2608 13 139 14 316 15 83 16 475 17 322 98 1612 99 18 214 A6. What is your religious preference: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, or something else? A6a. What denomination is that? - MASKED ____________________________________________________________ 1. PROTESTANT: REFORMATION ERA (Congregational; Episcopalian, Anglican, Church of England; Evangelical and Reformed; Lutheran; Presbyterian; Reformed, Dutch Reformed or Christian Reformed; United Church of Christ) 11. PROTESTANT: PIETISTIC (African Methodist Episcopal; AME Zion; Baptist--NA type; Disciples of Christ; Methodist; United Brethren or Evangelical Brethren; Mennonite, Amish; Church of the Brethren; 'Christian') 21. PROTESTANT: FUNDAMENTALIST (Church of Christ; Church of God, 'Holiness', Church of Living; God, Church of God in Prophecy; Church of God in Christ; Fundamentalist Baptist: include Primitive Baptist, Free Will Baptist, Missionary Baptist, Gospel Baptist) 41. PROTESTANT: GENERAL (Protestant, no denomination given; Non-denominational Protestant church; Community church--no denominational basis; 'Born again Christian'--NFS; 'Evangelical'--NFS; Other Protestant--not listed above; Berean, AZUA) 51. CATHOLIC; EASTERN ORTHODOX (ROMAN CATHOLIC; 'Catholic'--NFS; Greek Rite Catholic; Orthodox; Eastern Orthodox; Greek/Russian; Orthodox; other Orthodox) 61. NON-TRADITIONAL CHRISTIAN (Christian Scientist; Jehovah's Witnesses, Latter Day Saints, Mormons, Quakers; Spiritualists; Unitarian or Universalist; Unity; Other non-traditional Christian) 71. JEWISH 81. NON-JUDEO-CHRISTIAN (Nation of Islam; Islam; Muslim; Moslem; Mohammedan; World Community of Islam in the West; Buddhist; Hindu; Bahai; Other non-Judeo-Christian religion) 91. NO RELIGION; NONE; NO PREFERENCE; Atheist; agnostic; OTHER (include Mason, New Age, RC and Jewish, RC in summer/Lutheran in winter, Mile-High Church of Rel. Science, Science of Mind, Yeshuan) 98. DK (Don't Know); NA (Not Ascertained) 99. RF (Refused) V214M Code Frequency -------------------- 1 1776 11 4593 21 1062 41 528 51 3464 61 275 71 217 81 88 91 621 215 A6b. About how often have you attended religious services during the last year? (Would you say more than once a week, once a week, two or three times a month, one or more times a year, or not at all?) ____________________________________________________________ 1. More than once a week 2. Once a week 3. Two or three times a month 4. One or more times a year 5. Not at all 8. DK 9. NA 0. Inap, 90, 98-99 in V214 V215 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 604 1 1805 2 2800 3 1895 4 2791 5 2376 8 3 9 378 216 A7. Do you consider yourself Hispanic or Latino? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in V217-V220] 8. DK [Inap in V217-V220] 9. NA [Inap in V217-V220] V216 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 1173 5 11451 8 8 9 20 A7a. Would you say you are Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban or something else? [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.] 217 A7aA. MEXICAN AMERICAN/CHICANO - MASKED ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: All "Not checked" in HRS = 5] 1. Mexican 2. Other Hispanic 5. Hispanic, Type Unknown V217M Code Frequency -------------------- 1 710 2 422 5 41 221 A8. Do you consider yourself primarily white or 10221 Caucasian, Black or African American, American Indian, or Asian? [IMPUTED AND MASKED] ____________________________________________________________ 1. White/Caucasian 2. Black/African American 3. Other V221M Code Frequency -------------------- 1 10050 2 2095 3 507 222 A9. Have you ever been in the active military service? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: If 2 time periods given, code longest. If 2 are the same length code earliest.] [NOTE: Do not include time spent in the military reserves here.] 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in V223-V224] 8. DK [Inap in V223-V224] 9. NA [Inap in V223-V224] V222 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 3356 5 9292 9 4 223 A9a. During what years were you in active service?--FROM ____________________________________________________________ Code year FROM (1910-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 5, 8-9 in V222 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V223 3320 1954.01 5.97 1937.00 1990.00 224 A9a. During what years were you in active service?--TO ____________________________________________________________ Code year TO (1910-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 5, 8-9 in V222 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V224 3311 1958.48 8.06 1941.00 1992.00 225 A10. Please remind me, are you currently married, living 10225 with a partner, separated, divorced, widowed or have you never been married? [IMPUTED] ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Code 2, "living with a partner," has priority over categories 3-6.] 1. Married [Inap in V228-V238] 2. Partner [Inap in V226-V227] 3. Separated [Inap in V226-V234] 4. Divorced [Inap in V226-V234] 5. Widowed [Inap in V226-V234] 6. Never married 7. Married with 2 family residences--both sampleable 8. Married with 2 family residences--one residence is not sampleable (institution or out of the country) 9. NA V225 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 9838 2 385 3 310 4 1079 5 620 6 362 7 27 8 31 226 A10a. In what month and year were you married?--MONTH ____________________________________________________________ Code MONTH (01-12) 98. DK 99. NA 00. Inap, 2-6, 9 in V225 V226 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 2758 1 620 2 566 3 576 4 684 5 848 6 1286 7 868 8 948 9 905 10 789 11 879 12 883 98 25 99 17 227 A10a. In what month and year were you married?--YEAR ____________________________________________________________ Code YEAR (1910-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 2-6, 9 in V225 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V227 9885 1964.67 11.14 1927.00 1993.00 228 A10b. Have you ever been married? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in V229-V249] 8. DK [Inap in V229-V249] 9. NA [Inap in V229-V249] 0. Inap, 1, 3-9 in V225 V228 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12267 1 318 5 65 9 2 229 A10c. How many times have you been married? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Only once 2. More than once 8. DK 9. NA 0. Inap, 1, 3-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228 V229 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12334 1 218 2 97 9 3 230 A10d. In what month and year did (that/your last) marriage begin?--MONTH ____________________________________________________________ Code MONTH (01-12) 98. DK 99. NA 00. Inap, 1, 3-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228 V230 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12334 1 14 2 17 3 17 4 13 5 16 6 35 7 25 8 29 9 27 10 27 11 14 12 16 98 31 99 37 231 A10d. In what month and year did (that/your last) marriage begin?--YEAR ____________________________________________________________ Code YEAR (1910-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 1, 3-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V231 302 1965.30 10.47 1940.00 1989.00 232 A10e. In what month and year did that marriage end?--MONTH ____________________________________________________________ Code MONTH (01-12) 96. Still married 98. DK 99. NA 00. Inap, 1, 3-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228 V232 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12334 1 19 2 14 3 13 4 21 5 20 6 23 7 25 8 14 9 30 10 13 11 15 12 16 96 5 98 42 99 48 233 A10e. In what month and year did that marriage end?--YEAR ____________________________________________________________ Code YEAR (1910-1993) 9996. Still married 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 1, 3-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V233 303 2111.99 1022.95 1955.00 9996.00 234 A10f. INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT ____________________________________________________________ 1. Only once marked at A10c [Inap in V235-V249] 2. More than once marked at A10c [Inap in V235-V239] 9. NA [Inap in V235-V239] 0. Inap, 1, 3-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228 V234 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12334 1 219 2 97 9 2 235 A10g. In what month and year were you (separated/divorced/ widowed)?--MONTH ____________________________________________________________ Code MONTH (01-12) 98. DK 99. NA 00. Inap, 1, 6-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1-2, 9 in V234 V235 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 10645 1 136 2 122 3 114 4 139 5 162 6 205 7 121 8 154 9 127 10 119 11 135 12 123 98 224 99 126 236 A10g. In what month and year were you (separated/divorced/ widowed)?--YEAR ____________________________________________________________ Code YEAR (1910-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 1, 6-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1-2, 9 in V234 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V236 1958 1980.52 8.85 1950.00 1993.00 237 A10h. In what month and year did that marriage begin? -- MONTH ____________________________________________________________ Code MONTH (01-12) 98. DK 99. NA 00. Inap, 1, 6-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1-2, 9 in V234 V237 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 10645 1 112 2 119 3 132 4 121 5 142 6 221 7 165 8 150 9 185 10 135 11 123 12 157 98 137 99 108 238 A10h. In what month and year did that marriage begin? -- YEAR ____________________________________________________________ Code YEAR (1910-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 1, 6-9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1-2, 9 in V234 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V238 1940 1963.15 10.11 1938.00 1992.00 239 A11. (Is this/Was that) your first marriage or (have/had) you been married before? ____________________________________________________________ 1. First marriage [Inap in V240-V249] 2. Married before 8. DK 9. NA 0. Inap, 6, 9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1-2, 9 in V234 V239 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 751 1 8419 2 3461 9 21 240 A12. Altogether, how many times have you been married (including your current marriage)? ____________________________________________________________ Code # OF MARRIAGES (02-15) 98. DK 99. NA 00. Inap, 6, 9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1 in V234 or V239 V240 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 9071 2 2814 3 567 4 112 5 42 6 8 7 3 8 1 13 1 99 33 241(1) A13. In what year did your (first/next) marriage begin? 244(2) ____________________________________________________________ 247(3) Code YEAR (1910-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 6, 9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1 in V234 or V239 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V241 3450 1957.63 7.11 1930.00 1989.00 V244 695 1967.93 8.91 1940.00 1989.00 V247 150 1972.66 8.59 1950.00 1990.00 242(1) A14. Did that marriage end in divorce or were you widowed? 245(2) ____________________________________________________________ 248(3) 4. Divorced 5. Widowed 7. Other 8. DK 9. NA 0. Inap, 6, 9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1 in V234 or V239 V242 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 9071 4 3031 5 455 7 43 8 1 9 51 V245 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11885 4 632 5 63 7 7 8 1 9 64 V248 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12450 4 146 5 8 7 2 8 1 9 45 243(1) A15. In what year did that marriage end? 246(2) ____________________________________________________________ 249(3) Code YEAR (1910-1993) 9998. DK 9999. NA 0000. Inap, 6, 9 in V225; 5, 8-9 in V228; 1 in V234 or V239 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ V243 3443 1968.85 9.58 1935.00 1992.00 V246 691 1975.32 8.96 1948.00 1992.00 V249 151 1976.83 8.66 1952.00 1991.00