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Section A: COVERSCREEN  (Respondent)

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HHID           HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Character  Width: 6   Decimals: 0

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           118           012690-213174.  Household Identifier


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PN             RESPONDENT PERSON IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Character  Width: 3   Decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
            82         010.  Person Identifier
             2         011.  Person Identifier
            31         020.  Person Identifier
             1         030.  Person Identifier
             2         040.  Person Identifier


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VPSUBHH        2008 SUB-HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Character  Width: 1   Decimals: 0

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           110           3.  1st deceased respondent from a household
             8           4.  2nd deceased respondent from a household


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KSUBHH         2006 SUB-HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Character  Width: 1   Decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
           110           3.  1st deceased respondent from a household
             8           4.  2nd deceased respondent from a household


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VPPN_SP        2008 SPOUSE PERSON IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Character  Width: 3   Decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
            12         010.  Person Identifier
             1         011.  Person Identifier
             1         012.  Person Identifier
            14         020.  Person Identifier
             1         021.  Person Identifier
             1         030.  Person Identifier
             2         040.  Person Identifier
            86       Blank.  No Spouse


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VPEXITIW       YEAR OF EXIT INTERVIEW
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 4   Decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
             4        2002.  Year of Exit Interview
             7        2004.  Year of Exit Interview
           107        2006.  Year of Exit Interview


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         ASSIGN:
         A500_CurDate := SYSDATE:
         
         IF (A120_UPDATER > 0) OR A503_REFRESH <> EMPTY;

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VPA500         DATE OF INTERVIEW - MONTH
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 8   Decimals: 0
         Ref: Init.A500_CurDate

         *

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                         1.  JAN
             4           2.  FEB
            42           3.  MAR
            16           4.  APR
             2           5.  MAY
            10           6.  JUN
            18           7.  JUL
            13           8.  AUG
             6           9.  SEP
             6          10.  OCT
             1          11.  NOV
                        12.  DEC


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         ASSIGN:
         A501_CurDateYear := A500_CurDate.YEAR:
         
         IF (A120_UPDATER > 0) OR A503_REFRESH <> EMPTY;

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VPA501         DATE OF INTERVIEW - YEAR
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 10  Decimals: 0
         Ref: Init.A501_CurDateYear

         *

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           118        2008.  Actual Year


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         ASK:
         
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;

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VPA165         INTRO CONFIDENTIALITY 1
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 1   Decimals: 0
         Ref: SecA.ContinuInterview.A165_A013_

         (As you may know,  R’s FIRST NAME  was a part of the Health and Retirement
         Study, an important study about issues of aging.)  About two years ago, after 
         R’s FIRST NAME  died, we spoke with [you/NAME OF EXIT INTERVIEW PROXY]  about 
         R’s FIRST NAME's  death and the health conditions surrounding [his/her] death. 
         At that time, final settlement of the estate had not taken place, and we would
         like to ask a few questions now about the final estate settlement.

         .................................................................................
           118           1.  CONTINUE


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         ASK:
         
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;

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VPA013         INTRO CONFIDENTIALITY 2
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 1   Decimals: 0
         Ref: SecA.ContinuInterview.A013_Continue

         A Department of Health and Human Services Certificate of Confidentiality covers
         this research in order to help ensure your privacy. This certificate can help
         protect the investigators from being forced to release any research information
         that identifies you.
         
         (This interview will be recorded so that my supervisor can evaluate my
         performance.)
         
         Press 1 or 3 as appropriate to confirm that you have read the above statement to
         the respondent

         .................................................................................
            84           1.  CONTINUE
            34           3.  CONTINUE WITHOUT RECORDING


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         ASK:
         
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;
         IF A009_SelfPrxy <> SLF;
         IF (piBA_RVarsZ095_SelfPrxyIw_V <> SLF) AND (piBA_RVarsZ076_ReIwR_V = REIWR);

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VPA010         CURRENT WAVE PROXY - SAME AS LAST WAVE
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 1   Decimals: 0
         Ref: SecA.StartInterview.A010_CurrWavePrxy

         [PW PROXY NAME: [PREV WAVE PROXY NAME]/PW PROXY RELATIONSHIP:
         
         IWER: THE NAME OR RELATIONSHIP OF THE PROXY AT THE PREVIOUS INTERVIEW IS NOT
         RECORDED.  UNLESS YOU LEARN FROM THE CURRENT WAVE PROXY THAT S/HE ALSO DID THE
         PREVIOUS INTERVIEW, ENTER CODE 3 BELOW./  PREVIOUS WAVE PROXY WAS [PREV WAVE
         PROXY NAME][PW PROXY RELATIONSHIP]
         
         IWER: IS CURRENT WAVE PROXY THE SAME PERSON OR SOMEONE ELSE?

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           102           1.  SAME PERSON AS IN PRIOR-WAVE
            10           2.  DIFFERENT/NEW PERSON
             6           3.  NOT KNOWN


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         ASSIGN:
         A103_PrxyRTR := piBA_RVarsZ096_PrxyRTR_V.ORD:
         
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;
         IF A009_SelfPrxy <> SLF;
         IF A009_SelfPrxy <> PXYSPISREPORTER;
         NOT(IF (piBA_RVarsZ096_PrxyRTR_V = EMPTY OR (piBA_RVarsZ096_PrxyRTR_V =
         UNKNOWN)) OR (A010_CurrWavePrxy <> SAMEPERSONASINPRIORWAVE));
         IF piBA_RVarsZ096_PrxyRTR_V <> EMPTY AND (A010_CurrWavePrxy =
         SAMEPERSONASINPRIORWAVE)SSIGN:
         A103_PrxyRTR := SPOUSEPARTNER:
         
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;
         IF A009_SelfPrxy <> SLF;
         NOT(IF A009_SelfPrxy <> PXYSPISREPORTER);
         IF A009_SelfPrxy = PXYSPISREPORTERSK:
         
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;
         IF A009_SelfPrxy <> SLF;
         IF A009_SelfPrxy <> PXYSPISREPORTER;
         IF (piBA_RVarsZ096_PrxyRTR_V = EMPTY OR (piBA_RVarsZ096_PrxyRTR_V = UNKNOWN)) OR
         (A010_CurrWavePrxy <> SAMEPERSONASINPRIORWAVE);

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VPA103         PROXY RELATIONSHIP TO R
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 2   Decimals: 0
         Ref: SecA.StartInterview.A103_PrxyRTR

         
         IWER: DESIGNATE THE PROXY REPORTER`S RELATIONSHIP TO [FIRST NAME]

         .................................................................................
            20           2.  SPOUSE/PARTNER
            25           3.  SON
             1           4.  STEPSON OR SON OF PARTNER
                         5.  SPOUSE/PARTNER OF DAUGHTER
            44           6.  DAUGHTER
             3           7.  STEPDAUGHTER OR DAUGHTER OF PARTNER
                         8.  SPOUSE/PARTNER OF SON
             1           9.  GRANDCHILD OF R OR SP/P
             2          15.  BROTHER
             7          17.  SISTER
            10          19.  OTHER RELATIVE
             4          20.  OTHER INDIVIDUAL
                        23.  PAID HELPER
             1          24.  PROFESSIONAL
                        33.  SP/P OF GRANDCHILD
                        98.  DK (Don't Know)
                        99.  RF (Refused)
                     Blank.  INAP (Inapplicable)


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VPA152         INTRO TO POST EXIT
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 1   Decimals: 0
         Ref: SecA.StartInterview.A152_IntroPostExit

         (As you may know, [R's First Name] was a part of the Health and Retirement
         Study, an important study about issues of aging.) In [Last Interview Month],
         [Last Interview Year], after [he/she] died, we spoke with you about [his/her]
         death and the health conditions surrounding [his/her] death. At that time, final
         settlement of the estate had not taken place, and we would like to ask a few
         questions now about the final estate settlement.

         .................................................................................
           118       Blank.  Continue - No Data Collected


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         ASK:
         
         IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES;

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VPA012         SELECT LANGUAGE
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 1   Decimals: 0
         Ref: SecA.StartInterview.A012_LangSwitch

         [F1]--Help
         
          Select English or Spanish

         .................................................................................
           118           1.  ENGLISH
                         2.  SPANISH


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VPVDATE        2008 DATA MODEL VERSION
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 1   Decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
            42           1.  Version 1
            20           2.  Version 2
             5           3.  Version 3
            51           4.  Version 4


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VPVERSN        2008 POST-EXIT RELEASE VERSION NUMBER
         Section: A     Level: Respondent      Type: Numeric    Width: 1   Decimals: 0

         .................................................................................
           118           1.  HRS 2008 Post-Exit Release #1