___________________________________ HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY, WAVE 2 Full Public Release, Version 1.00 June 18, 1998 ___________________________________ Coversheets: Household and Individual (N = 13006) ___________________________________ - NOTE: There are 13006 cases in this file, one for each respondent that could have been interviewed in HRS Wave 2. Each respondent had a coversheet whether they actually gave an interview or not. To determine if they gave an interview, see variable W2RESP. VAR # _____ HHID HHID HRS Household Identifier ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ HHID 13006 47748 23365 1 99587 PN PN HRS Person Number ____________________________________________________________ PN Code Frequency ------------------------ 10 6438 11 101 20 3572 21 7 30 1197 31 1 40 1690 W2SUBHH W2SUBHH HRS Wave 2 Sub-Household Identifier ____________________________________________________________ W2SUBHH Code Frequency ------------------------ 0 12554 1 108 2 111 3 233 HHIDPN HHIDPN HRS Household Identifier + Person Number ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ HHIDPN 13006 47747598 23364608 1010 99587010 W2RESP HRS Wave 2 Response Flag ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: This variable is also present in the HRS/AHEAD Tracker File.] -2. Not present at HRS Wave 2; overlap case given to AHEAD after HRS Wave 1 1. Not interviewed at HRS Wave 2 2. Not interviewed at HRS Wave 2; new spouse 11. Interviewed at HRS Wave 2 12. Interviewed at HRS Wave 2; new spouse W2RESP Code Frequency ------------------------ 1 1375 2 35 11 11522 12 74 W100 HHCS5. I'd like to begin by updating some basic information from your first interview. Have you moved to a different residence since (date of Wave 1 interview)? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W100 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 1410 1 1396 5 10199 8 1 W101 HHCS6. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet Respondent [or person] giving listing update ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Person Number of person giving listing update.] Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W101 13006 111 288 1 999 W102 HHCS6. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Movers Out (Were there persons in the household that have since moved out?) ____________________________________________________________ 0. No 1. Yes W102 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 10033 1 2973 W103 HHCS7c. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Sex ____________________________________________________________ 1. Male 2. Female 9. NA 0. Inap; new household member W103 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 109 1 6010 2 6887 W104 HHCS7d. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Age ____________________________________________________________ 01. One year or less old 02-96. 2 to 96 years of age 97. 97 years of age or older 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Not Ascertained; NA 00. Inap; new household member Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W104 13006 60 14 0 99 W105 HHCS7f. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Householder ("Householder" indicator: person in whose name the lease or mortgage is held) ____________________________________________________________ 0. Not a householder 1. Householder 2. ? [NOTE: It is unclear what code '2' meant.] 9. Not Ascertained; NA W105 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 2730 1 10164 2 2 9 110 W106 HHCS7. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Relationship Change? ____________________________________________________________ 0. No change indicated 1. Change in relationship to Informant indicated by IWer 9. Inap; New household member W106 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12844 1 53 9 109 W107 HHCS7e. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Moved Out - Month ____________________________________________________________ 01-12. Month 96. Listing error; person (apparently) should not have been included in HH at Wave 1; move out date prior to Wave 1 IW 98. Don't Know (DK) 99. Not Ascertained (NA) 00. Inap; New household member Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W107 13006 0 6 0 99 W108 HHCS7e. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Moved Out - Year ____________________________________________________________ 1992-1994. Year (4 digits) 9996. Listing error; person (apparently) should not have been included in HH at Wave 1; move out date prior to Wave 1 IW 9998. Don't Know; DK 9999. Not Ascertained; NA 0000. Inap; New household member W108 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12746 1992 38 1993 111 1994 74 9996 10 9999 27 W109 HHCS7e. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Why Moved Out? ____________________________________________________________ 01. Married 02. Separated 03. Divorced 04. Split from partner 05. R1 & R2 still married/ partnered but living apart 11. Died 21. Moved to (health) care facility (hospital, hospice, nursing home, assisted living facility, retirement home) 22. Moved to jail 23. Moved to Armed Forces 24. Moved to school 25. Moved to other institution (Peace Corp, church mission, etc.) 31. To live with partner 32. Left with parent who is moving out of household 33. Moved in with parent - parent NOT listed on coversheet 34. Moved in with other relative (grandparent, aunt, etc.) 39. Established own household - not easily classified; "moved to an apartment" (do not use for R1/R2); went to live with roommate 97. Other 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Not Ascertained; NA 00. Inap; New household member W109 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12746 5 14 11 233 21 8 22 1 99 4 W110 HHCS8. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Others Living in Household? Are there any other persons who usually live (there/here) that I have not mentioned? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 9. Not Ascertained; NA W110 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 1373 5 10903 9 730 W111 HHCS9. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Others Living Here Summary ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Number of persons living in household that were not mentioned in CS7.] 1-7. Number of others living there 0. No other persons W111 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11633 1 1008 2 218 3 65 4 56 5 19 6 6 7 1 W112 HHCS11. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: New Spouse Check ____________________________________________________________ 1. R has new spouse at Wave 2 2. All others W112 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 216 2 12790 W113 HHCS11. HRS Wave 2 Household Coversheet: Household Composition Change ____________________________________________________________ One respondent listed from HRS Wave 1 01. Respondent has died 02. Respondent is still single 03. Respondent has married/partnered 04. Respondent has married/partnered, but spouse/partner not living with respondent Two respondent listed from HRS Wave 1 10. Both respondents have died 11. One respondent has died; no new spouse/ partner has moved into this household 12. Household has split. One respondent has moved out to another household; no new spouse/partner has moved into this household. 13. Same respondents as in HRS Wave 1 14. Household has split. One respondent has moved out to another households; new spouse/partner has moved into this household. 15. One respondent has died, new spouse/ partner has moved into this household 16. Respondent died after giving this year's interview 17. Household has split. One respondent has moved out to another household; no new spouse/partner has moved into this household, but this respondent died after the household split. 24. Respondent and spouse/partner currently living separately. HRS Wave 1 Pairs 30. Split-off respondent has died 31. Split-off respondent is single 32. Split off respondent has married or lives with new partner 99. Not Ascertained; NA; non-interview and no household composition change information W113 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 61 2 2072 3 184 4 2 10 2 11 322 12 94 13 9494 14 14 15 14 16 4 17 1 24 30 31 91 32 18 99 603 W114 ICS3. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Respondent type ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: This variable is from the coversheet, and has not been checked for consistency with the core data. For analysis purposes, consider persons who gave financial data to be the Financial Respondent, or use the HRS Wave 2 Financial Respondent flag from the HRS/AHEAD Tracker File.] 1. R1 (the Financial Respondent) 2. R2 (not the Financial Respondent) 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W114 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 7332 2 4812 9 524 W115 ICS4. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: New Spouse ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: This variable is from the coversheet, and has not been checked for consistency with the core data. For analysis purposes, the HRS Wave 2 Response Flag from the HRS/AHEAD Tracker File.] 1. A new spouse 5. Not a new spouse 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W115 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 142 5 11843 9 683 W116 ICS5. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Self/Proxy Interview ____________________________________________________________ 1. Self interview 2. Proxy interview 3. Partial proxy interview 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W116 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 10777 2 899 3 5 9 987 W117 ICS5a. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Reason for Proxy ____________________________________________________________ 1. Incapacity 2. Refusal 3. Deceased 0. Inap W117 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12102 1 176 2 553 3 175 W118 ICS6. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Language of Interview ____________________________________________________________ 1. English 2. Spanish 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W118 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 11168 2 475 9 1025 W119 ICS8. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Length of Interview ____________________________________________________________ 1-995. Minutes 999. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W119 13006 143 265 0 999 W120 ICS9. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Date of Final Result -- MONTH ____________________________________________________________ 1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April 5. May 6. June 7. July 8. August 9. September 10. October 11. November 12. December 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W120 13006 8 6 0 99 W121 ICS9. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Date of Final Result -- DAY ____________________________________________________________ 01-31. Day 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W121 13006 16 10 0 99 W122 ICS9. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Date of Final Result -- YEAR ____________________________________________________________ 1994-1995. Year 9999. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W122 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1994 12530 1995 11 9999 127 W123 ICS10. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Final Result Code ____________________________________________________________ 1. Interview 5. Interview - partial interview 51. Non interview - eligible: refusal by respondent 52. Non interview - eligible: refusal by spouse/partner of coversheet respondent 53. Non interview - eligible: refusal by someone other than coversheet respondent or spouse 61. Non interview - unable to contact or locate respondent during study period 63. Non interview - respondent is incapable of completing interview - permanent physical/ mental condition 67. Non interview - other reason 75. Non interview - unsafe/dangerous area or no access 92. Deceased respondent 93. Institutionalize eligible respondent 94. Permanent residence outside U.S.A. W123 Code Frequency -------------------- 1 11568 5 28 51 676 52 119 53 14 61 198 63 19 67 305 75 2 92 56 94 21 W124 ICS11. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Tape Recorded? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes; tape recorded 5. No; not tape recorded 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W124 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 362 5 11263 9 1043 W125 ICS13. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Personal Letter Requested? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes; personal letter requested 5. No; personal letter not requested 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W125 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 6716 1 230 5 6014 9 46 W126 ICS13. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Mode of Interview ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: The HRS Wave 2 mode of interview data is incomplete. The vast majority of interviews were done by telephone, as indicated by the distribution below, but such information is missing for approximately half of the successful interviews. Sometime in the future we may be able to reconstruct this variable for the missing cases, but it will be difficult and the results uncertain, so it is unlikely that we will.] [NOTE: This variable is also present in the HRS/AHEAD Tracker File.] 1. Telephone 2. Face-to-face 3. Both 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W126 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 6716 1 5549 2 401 3 153 9 187 W127 ICS15. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Total Face-to-face Calls ____________________________________________________________ 1-95. Number of calls 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W127 13006 2 13 0 99 W128 ICS15. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Total Telephone Calls ____________________________________________________________ 1-95. Number of calls 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W128 13006 4 14 0 99 W129 ICSP1. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Proxy Information: Date of decision to do proxy or date permission obtained from supervisor (refusal coversheets) for proxy -- MONTH ____________________________________________________________ 1. January 2. February 3. March 4. April 5. May 6. June 7. July 8. August 9. September 10. October 11. November 12. December 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W129 13006 1 4 0 99 W130 ICSP1. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Proxy Information: Date of decision to do proxy or date permission obtained from supervisor (refusal coversheets) for proxy -- DAY ____________________________________________________________ 01-31. Day 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W130 13006 1 6 0 99 W131 ICSP1. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Proxy Information: Date of decision to do proxy or date permission obtained from supervisor (refusal coversheets) for proxy -- YEAR ____________________________________________________________ 1994. Year 0. Inap W131 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12082 1994 924 W132 ICSP2. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Proxy Information: Relationship of proxy to respondent ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: See Relationship Codes in Master Codes list.] Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W132 13006 0 3 0 99 W133 ICSP3. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Proxy Information: Reason for Proxy ____________________________________________________________ 1. Incapacity 2. Refusal 3. Deceased 0. Inap W133 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12082 1 178 2 559 3 187 W134 ICSCP. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Computer Problems Number of computer problems ____________________________________________________________ 0. None mentioned 1-3. Number of computer problems listed W134 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11729 1 1013 2 196 3 68 W135 ICSX1. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: Others present during interview. ____________________________________________________________ 1. No one 2. Other adults 3. Child(ren) under 18 4. ? 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W135 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 6632 2 2881 3 391 4 396 8 1068 9 1300 W136 ICSX1a. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: Overall, how much distraction was caused by these people? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Constant 2. Some 3. Little 4. None 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W136 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 9338 1 93 2 400 3 902 4 2261 9 12 W137 ICSX2. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: How was (the respondent's) understanding of the questions? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Excellent 2. Good 3. Fair 4. Poor 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W137 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 6298 2 4072 3 881 4 117 9 1300 W138 ICSX3. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: How was (the respondent's) cooperation during the interview? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Excellent 2. Good 3. Fair 4. Poor 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W138 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 7919 2 2922 3 452 4 85 9 1290 W139 ICSX4. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: How tiring did the interview seem to be to (the respondent)? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Very tiring 2. A little tiring 3. Not tiring 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W139 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 551 2 3026 3 7799 9 1292 W140 ICSX5. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: How much did (the respondent) seem to enjoy the interview? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Great deal 2. Quite a bit 3. A little 4. Not at all 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W140 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 2390 2 4940 3 3578 4 460 9 1300 W141 ICSX6. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: How much difficulty did (the respondent) have remembering things that you talked about? ____________________________________________________________ 1. No difficulty 2. A little difficulty 3. Some difficulty 4. A lot of difficulty 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W141 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 8663 2 1953 3 640 4 104 9 1308 W142 ICSX7. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: How much difficulty did (the respondent) have hearing you? ____________________________________________________________ 1. No difficulty 2. A little difficulty 3. Some difficulty 4. A lot of difficulty 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W142 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 10142 2 853 3 273 4 81 9 1319 W143 ICSX7a. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: (Respondent) required frequent repetition of questions W144 ICSX7b. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: (Respondent) failed to react to (the interviewer's) questions and comments W145 ICSX7c. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: [CAPI only] (Respondent) appeared strained by leaning forward and/or watching (the interviewer's) lips very carefully ____________________________________________________________ 0. Not checked 1. Checked W143 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12269 1 737 W144 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12683 1 323 W145 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 12957 1 49 W146 ICSX8. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview Observations: Do you (the interviewer) feel a problem code is necessary for this respondent? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap W146 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 338 1 994 5 10310 9 1364 W147 ICSX8. HRS Wave 2 Individual Coversheet: Post-Interview W148 Observations: Problem Codes: W149 Please explain the situation that indicates a code W150 is needed. ____________________________________________________________ Comments Pertaining to Future Interviews (01-09) 01. Respondent very adamant about not wanting to be interviewed in future waves; no further contact requested 02. Interview must be face-to-face; respondent has no phone 03. Respondent requests only phone contact; respondent prefers initial phone contact 04. Spouse did not know that respondent did the interview 05. Phone interview was difficult (no further explanation) 06. Assign coversheet to Ann Arbor 07. Need for special contact so interview can be conducted in private due to spouse's, partner's, or other family member's interference or insistence that respondent not be involved in study; family members protective of respondent or don't want respondent bothered 08. Dangerous situation for respondent or interviewer; dangerous neighborhood; unsanitary conditions; respondent is abusive; respondent's spouse is abusive and respondent may be in danger if continues in study Comments relating to respondent's status or condition (10-29) 10. Respondent had difficulty with language or was difficult to understand 11. Respondent had difficulty comprehending the questions or following; respondent has difficulty focusing on questions; respondent has difficulty staying on track of interview; some of respondent's responses contradictory or inconsistent 12. Respondent is in a nursing home, proxy was taken 13. Respondent is hard of hearing 14. Respondent's first language is Spanish 15. Respondent is too old or ill to answer questions, proxy taken 16. Respondent is suspicious, wary of strangers 17. Respondent has difficulty seeing 18. Respondent is illiterate 19. Health problems mentioned, Not ascertained is they affected interview 20. Respondent needed "special attention" (no further explanation) 21. Respondent is retarded; respondent has limited intelligence 22. Respondent tires easily; speaking or staying on phone for a length of time is difficult for respondent, due to respiratory or other health problems or effects of medication 23. Respondent has memory problems; respondent suffers from mental confusion 24. Respondent is an alcoholic; respondent is drunk or intoxicated or high 25. Respondent can not speak; respondent can barely speak 26. Respondent had no knowledge of certain questions; respondent found some questions difficult to answer or not relevant to his/ her situation 27. Comments about content of interview; clarifications or comments about certain questions; computer problems 28. Respondent is unable to be located; tracking difficulties -- not further specified Proxy Related Information/Comments (30-39) 30. Proxy was done by spouse of respondent; spouse was reluctant to let respondent do proxy for him/her (but proxy was done) 31. Spouse was reluctant to let respondent do proxy for him/her (proxy was not done) 32. Spouse refused to let respondent do proxy for him/her (proxy was not done) 33. Respondent needs proxy or interpreter or bilingual interviewer due to language barrier 34. Respondent's interview done by proxy, with respondent's permission or not ascertained if with respondent's permission; spouse will/may continue to do proxy in future 40. Respondent has moved or will move or may move; respondent has separated or will separate or may separate from partner 41. Interviewer suggests or respondent expresses specific seasonal preferences for being interviewed 42. Interviewer suggests or respondent expresses specific time of day or day of week preferences for being interviewed 43. Interviewer suggests or respondent expresses preferences for specific places or methods to contact respondent 44. Respondent has unlisted phone number 45. Respondent screens phone messages; respondent doesn't return messages left on answering machine; respondent doesn't keep appointments 46. Respondent difficult to contact due to extensive travel 47. Respondent difficult to contact because of schedule; too busy; hard to pin down 48. Respondent won't do interview unless paid more money 49. Respondent's requests to have or not to have certain interviewer or type of interviewer; only male, experienced, etc Comments Related to Respondent's Reluctance/ Refusal (50-59) 50. Respondent was reluctant to do interview; interviewer had to convince respondent to do interview; respondent not interested in the study 51. Recontact information was refused or not provided 52. Respondent refused all or most financial questions 53. Respondent gave only a partial interview; respondent refused some questions, modules, or social security information 54. Respondent refused all or most family questions 55. Respondent finds some questions offensive, too personal, or too detailed 56. Respondent is concerned about or requires reassurance about confidentiality 57. Respondent feels that interview is too long; impatient 58. Interviewer or respondent suggests doing future interviews in more than one sitting 95. Editor write-in: "see Household Coversheet", "see call notes", etc 99. Not Ascertained; NA 00. Inap; no further mention Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W147 13006 2 9 0 99 W148 13006 1 4 0 57 W149 13006 0 2 0 57 W150 13006 0 1 0 51