Section A: Coverscreen (Respondent)




HHID       HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
           Section: A    Level: R    Type: Character    Width: 6    Decimals: 0
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          147      010646-213345. Household Identifier


PN RESPONDENT PERSON IDENTIFICATION NUMBER Section: A Level: R Type: Character Width: 3 Decimals: 0 ..................................................................... 98 010. Person Identifier 4 011. Person Identifier 34 020. Person Identifier 9 030. Person Identifier 2 040. Person Identifier

UPSUBHH 2006 SUB-HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER Section: A Level: R Type: Character Width: 1 Decimals: 0 ..................................................................... 138 3. 1st deceased respondent from a household 9 4. 2nd deceased respondent from a household

JSUBHH 2004 SUB-HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER Section: A Level: R Type: Character Width: 1 Decimals: 0 ..................................................................... 138 3. 1st deceased respondent from a household 9 4. 2nd deceased respondent from a household

UPPN_SP 2006 SPOUSE PERSON IDENTIFICATION NUMBER Section: A Level: R Type: Character Width: 3 Decimals: 0 ..................................................................... 18 010. Person Identifier 2 011. Person Identifier 27 020. Person Identifier 4 030. Person Identifier 1 040. Person Identifier 95 Blank. No Spouse

UPEXITIW YEAR OF EXIT INTERVIEW Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 4 Decimals: 0 ..................................................................... 1 1995. Year of Exit Interview 1996. Year of Exit Interview 1998. Year of Exit Interview 2000. Year of Exit Interview 36 2002. Year of Exit Interview 110 2004. Year of Exit Interview

*Assign A500_CurDate := SYSDATE: IF (A120_UPDATER > 0) OR A503_REFRESH <> EMPTY; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPA500 DATE OF INTERVIEW - MONTH Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 8 Decimals: 0 CAI: Init.A500_CurDate ..................................................................... 1. JAN 2. FEB 33 3. MAR 38 4. APR 20 5. MAY 23 6. JUN 7 7. JUL 12 8. AUG 4 9. SEP 7 10. OCT 3 11. NOV 12. DEC

*Assign A501_CurDateYear := A500_CurDate.YEAR: IF (A120_UPDATER > 0) OR A503_REFRESH <> EMPTY; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPA501 DATE OF INTERVIEW - YEAR Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 10 Decimals: 0 CAI: Init.A501_CurDateYear ..................................................................... 147 2006. Actual Year

ASK: IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES; IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPA165 INTRO CONFIDENTIALITY 1 Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 CAI: SecA.ContinuInterview.A165_A013_ This interview is completely voluntary. If we should come to any question that you don't want to answer, just let me know and I will go on to the next question. The answers you give will be kept confidential. We are required to report to State officials credible evidence of serious harm or abuse to any person, but we will not ask you any questions about such topics. Press 1 to continue ..................................................................... 147 1. CONTINUE

ASK: IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES; IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPA013 INTRO CONFIDENTIALITY 2 Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 CAI: SecA.ContinuInterview.A013_Continue 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 to confirm that you have read the above statement to the respondent ..................................................................... 147 1. CONTINUE

ASK: IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES; IF A009_SelfPrxy <> SLF; IF (piBA_RVarsZ095_SelfPrxyIw_V <> SLF) AND (piBA_RVarsZ076_ReIwR_V = REIWR); - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPA010 CURRENT-WAVE PROXY Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 CAI: SecA.StartInterview.A010_CurrWavePrxy [PW PROXY NAME: [PREV WAVE PROXY NAME]/ PW PROXY RELATIONSHIP: 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 (exit/post exit) wave proxy was [PREV WAVE PROXY NAME][PW PROXY RELATIONSHIP] Is current wave proxy the same person or someone else? ..................................................................... 132 1. SAME PERSON AS IN PRIOR-WAVE 13 2. DIFFERENT/NEW PERSON 2 3. NOT KNOWN IF SAME OR DIFFERENT AS IN PRIOR WAVE

*Assign A103_PrxyRTR := piBA_RVarsZ096_PrxyRTR_V.ORD: IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES; IF A009_SelfPrxy <> SLF; IF A009_SelfPrxy <> PXYSPISREPORTER; *NOT(ELSE)*(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); *Assign A103_PrxyRTR := SPOUSEPARTNER: IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES; IF A009_SelfPrxy <> SLF; *NOT(ELSE)*(IF A009_SelfPrxy <> PXYSPISREPORTER); IF A009_SelfPrxy = PXYSPISREPORTER; ASK: 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); - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPA103 PROXY RELATIONSHIP TO R Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 2 Decimals: 0 CAI: SecA.StartInterview.A103_PrxyRTR Designate the proxy reporter`s relationship to [FIRST NAME] ..................................................................... 36 2. SPOUSE/PARTNER 21 3. SON 4. STEPSON OR SON OF PARTNER 5. SPOUSE/PARTNER OF DAUGHTER 45 6. DAUGHTER 3 7. STEPDAUGHTER OR DAUGHTER OF PARTNER 3 8. SPOUSE/PARTNER OF SON 7 9. GRANDCHILD OF R OR SP/P 3 15. BROTHER 8 17. SISTER 12 19. OTHER RELATIVE 8 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)

UPA152 INTRO TO POST EXIT Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 CAI: 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, ^FLA152 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. ..................................................................... 147 Blank. Continue - No Data Collected

ASK: IF HH.X024_ReIwHH_V = YES; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPA012 CHANGE LANGUAGE Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 CAI: SecA.StartInterview.A012_LangSwitch Select English or Spanish ..................................................................... 146 1. ENGLISH 1 2. SPANISH

UPVDATE 2006 DATA MODEL VERSION Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 User Note: This variable identifies which data model was used to interview the household. Please reference the data description for a summary of changes in each data model. ..................................................................... 38 1. Version 1 33 2. Version 2 27 3. Version 3 49 4. Version 4

UPVERSN 2006 POST-EXIT RELEASE VERSION NUMBER Section: A Level: R Type: Numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 ..................................................................... 147 1. HRS 2006 Post-Exit Release #1