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| {"TRTOHH_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "TRTOHH_LN is calculated using TUCC5. It does not include activities with TRTIER2P=0101, 0301, 0302, 0303, or with TRCODEP=180381. It does not include any activity or part of any activity in which no household child was awake (determined by TUCC2 and TUCC4).", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during activity providing secondary childcare for own household children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "TRELHH": {"files": ["EC Roster File"], "note": "Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011.", "validEntries": {"1": "Recipient is a household member", "0": "Recipient is not a household member"}, "description": "Eldercare recipient is a household member"}, "PELAYLK": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: even though you are to be called back to work, have you been looking for work during the last 4 weeks?"}, "PTDTRACE": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "Beginning in May 2012 CPS, race codes were updated and expanded. Cases with [HRYEAR4=2012 and HRMONTH>4] will have values for PTDTRACE using the updated race codes", "validEntries": {"24": "White-American Indian-Asian-Hawaiian (beginning 5/2012)", "25": "Other 3 race combinations (beginning 5/2012)", "26": "Other 4 and 5 race combinations (beginning 5/2012)", "20": "2 or 3 races or White-American Indian-Hawaiian (beginning 5/2012)", "21": "4 or 5 races or White-Asian-Hawaiian (beginning 5/2012)", "22": "Black-American Indian-Asian (beginning 5/2012)", "23": "White-Black-American Indian-Asian (beginning 5/2012)", "1": "White only", "3": "American Indian, Alaskan Native only", "2": "Black only", "5": "Hawaiian/Pacific Islander only", "4": "Asian only", "7": "White-American Indian", "6": "White-Black", "9": "White-Hawaiian", "8": "White-Asian", "11": "Black-Asian", "10": "Black-American Indian", "13": "American Indian-Asian", "12": "Black-Hawaiian", "15": "White-Black-American Indian or Asian-Hawaiian (beginning 5/2012)", "14": "Asian-Hawaiian or American Indian-Hawaiian (beginning 5/2012)", "17": "White-American Indian-Asian or White-Black-Asian (beginning 5/2012)", "16": "White-Black-Asian or White-Black-American Indian (beginning 5/2012)", "19": "White-Black-American Indian-Asian or White-American Indian-Asian (beginning 5/2012)", "18": "White-Asian-Hawaiian or White-Black-Hawaiian (beginning 5/2012)"}, "description": "Race (topcoded)"}, "TUWHO_CODE": {"files": ["Who File"], "note": "Not collected for activities with codes of 0101xx, 0102xx, 0104xx, 500105, or 500106. There is no distinction between 18 and 19. All codes of 40 or greater refer to people living outside of the respondent's household. Beginning in January 2010, information was collected for activities with the code 0501xx. For cases with [TUYEAR < 2010] and activity code 0501xx, TUWHO_CODE was not collected. Values of 59, 60, 61, and 62 were introduced and the value 55 was dropped in January 2010 ATUS. Therefore, for cases with [TUYEAR < 2010] values 59, 60, 61, and 62 will not appear. For cases with [TUYEAR > 2009], the value 55 will not appear.", "validEntries": {"56": "Neighbors/acquaintances", "60": "People whom I supervise", "61": "Co-workers", "62": "Customers", "24": "Parent", "25": "Brother/sister", "26": "Other related person", "27": "Foster child", "20": "Spouse", "21": "Unmarried partner", "22": "Own household child", "23": "Grandchild", "28": "Housemate/roommate", "29": "Roomer/boarder", "40": "Own nonhousehold child < 18", "59": "Boss or manager", "58": "Other nonhousehold adults 18 and older", "19": "Alone", "18": "Alone", "57": "Other nonhousehold children < 18", "30": "Other nonrelative", "51": "Parents (not living in household)", "53": "Other nonhousehold family members 18 and older (including parents-in-law)", "52": "Other nonhousehold family members < 18", "55": "Co-workers/colleagues/clients", "54": "Friends"}, "description": "Who was in the room with you / Who accompanied you?"}, "PRDISC": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Discouraged worker", "3": "Not available", "2": "Conditionally interested"}, "description": "Discouraged worker recode"}, "PELKFTO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Doesn't matter", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: are you seeking a full time or part time job?"}, "TRTCCC": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation. For cases with [TUYEAR > 2009], TUWHO_CODE = (59, 60, 61, or 62) is included in this calculation (others may be present) For cases with [TUYEAR < 2010], TUWHO_CODE = 55 is included in this calculation (others may be present)", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with customers, clients, and co-workers (in minutes)"}, "TRWBMODR": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "The Well-being Module was conducted in 2010 and 2012. All individuals on the Respondent file in 2010 or 2012 were selected to be interviewed for the Well-being Module.", "validEntries": {"1": "Responded to the Well-being Module", "0": "Did not respond to Well-being Module"}, "description": "Well-being Module respondent"}, "TUSPWK": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "In the last seven days, did your spouse or unmarried partner do any work for pay or profit?"}, "TRTCCTOT_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "TRTCCTOT_LN is the maximum for the activity of the following variables: TRTOHH_LN, TRTNOHH_LN, TRTONHH_LN, and TRTCOC_LN.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during activity providing secondary childcare for all children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "HUBUSL4": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULINENO of farm or business owner (fourth owner)"}, "HUBUSL2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULINENO of farm or business owner (second owner)"}, "HUBUSL3": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULINENO of farm or business owner (third owner)"}, "HUBUSL1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULINENO of farm or business owner (first owner)"}, "TULKDK4": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "See valid values for TULKDK2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "97": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULKDK1 text: (fourth method)"}, "TRTO": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "TRTO is the sum of all values of TRTO_LN for each TUCASEID.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during diary day providing secondary childcare for own children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "TEERNRT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: even though you told me it is easier to report your earnings another way, are you paid at an hourly rate on this job?"}, "TULKDK1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields TELKM1, TULKM2 - TULKM6, TULKDK1 - TULKDK4, and TULKPS1 - TULKPS4", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "12": "Nothing", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads"}, "description": "You said you have been trying to find work. How did you go about looking? (first method)"}, "TULKDK2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields TELKM1, TULKM2 - TULKM6, TULKDK1 - TULKDK4, and TULKPS1 - TULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads", "97": "No additional job search activities"}, "description": "TULKDK1 text: (second method)"}, "TULKDK3": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "See valid values for TULKDK2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "97": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULKDK1 text: (third method)"}, "PEMOMTYP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was added in 2007 January CPS. Therefore cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2007] will have blank values of PEMOMTYP.", "validEntries": {"1": "Biological", "3": "Adopted", "2": "Step"}, "description": "Edited: Type of mother (Is household child a biological, step, or adopted child?)"}, "PELKLL1O": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Working", "3": "Left military service", "2": "School", "4": "Something else"}, "description": "Edited: before you started looking for work, what were you doing: working, going to school, or something else?"}, "PEDWLKO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: did you look for work any time in the last 12 months?"}, "PREMPHRS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"20": "At work, 48 hours", "21": "At work, 49-59 hours", "22": "At work, 60 hours or more", "1": "With job, not at work - illness", "0": "Unemployed and not in the labor force", "3": "With job, not at work - weather affected job", "2": "With job, not at work - vacation", "5": "With job, not at work - childcare problems", "4": "With job, not at work - labor dispute", "7": "With job, not at work - maternity/paternity", "6": "With job, not at work - family/personal obligation", "9": "With job, not at work - civic/military duty", "8": "With job, not at work - school/training", "11": "With job, not at work - other", "10": "With job, not at work - does not work in business", "13": "At work, 5-14 hours", "12": "At work, 1-4 hours", "15": "At work, 22-29 hours", "14": "At work, 15-21 hours", "17": "At work, 35-39 hours", "16": "At work, 30-34 hours", "19": "At work, 41-47 hours", "18": "At work, 40 hours"}, "description": "Reason not at work or hours at work"}, "PEIO1ICD": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2009 CPS, industry data were classified using the 2007 Census Industry Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Industry classification system. Refer to Appendix B for a list of industry codes using the 2002 and 2007 Census Industry Classification systems.", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: industry code (main job)"}, "HEPHONEO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "0": "Unknown", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: is a telephone interview acceptable?"}, "TRTOHH": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "TRTOHH is the sum of all values of TRTOHH_LN for each TUCASEID.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during diary day providing secondary childcare for own household children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "TUBUS1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "In the last seven days, did you do any unpaid work in the family business or farm?"}, "PRAGNA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Agricultural", "2": "Non-agricultural"}, "description": "Agricultural/non-agricultural industry"}, "PUBUS1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Last week, did you do any unpaid work in the family business or farm?"}, "PUAFEVER": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was discontinued in 2005 August CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 = 2005 AND HRMONTH > 7] will have missing values of PUAFEVER. It was replaced by PEAFEVER.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "2": "Max Value"}, "description": "Did you ever serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?"}, "TRTNOHH_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "TRTNOHH_LN is calculated using TUCC5B. It does not include activities where TRTIER2P= 0101, 0301, 0302, 0303, and where TRCODEP= 180381. It does not include any activity or part of any activity in which no household child was awake (determined by TUCC2 and TUCC4).", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during activity providing secondary childcare for nonown household children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "PEDADTYP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was added in 2007 January CPS. Therefore cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2007] will have blank values of PEDADTYP.", "validEntries": {"1": "Biological", "3": "Adopted", "2": "Step"}, "description": "Edited: Type of father (Is household child a biological, step or adopted child?)"}, "TRTCCTOT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "For TUYEAR > = 2004, TRTCCTOT is the sum of all values of TRTCCTOT_LN for each TUCASEID", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during diary day providing secondary childcare for all children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "PEMJOT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: in the last seven days, did you have more than one job?"}, "PEDWLKWK": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: and since you left that job or business have you looked for work?"}, "TELAYAVL": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: could you have returned to work in the last seven days if you had been recalled?"}, "TUCASEID": {"files": ["All Files Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": null, "description": "ATUS Case ID (14-digit identifier) Time first household child < 13 woke up"}, "TUELNUM": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "The reference month is 3 months prior to the interview. For example, if the interview took place March 15, the reference month is December. TUELNUM is topcoded at 5 recipients. Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2011] will have missing values for TUELNUM", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "5": "Max Value"}, "description": "Since the first of [REF_MONTH], how many people have you provided this care to?"}, "TRTNOHH": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "TRTNOHH is the sum of all values of TRTNOHH_LN for each TUCASEID.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during diary day providing secondary childcare for nonown household children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "PTWK": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Indicates topcoding of weekly pay in earnings variables", "validEntries": {"1": "Topcoded", "0": "Not topcoded"}, "description": "Weekly earnings topcode flag"}, "TRSPFTPT": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Full time", "3": "Hours vary", "2": "Part time"}, "description": "Full time or part time employment status of spouse or unmarried partner"}, "TRTHHFAMILY": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with household family members (in minutes)"}, "TUCC2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"00:00:00": "Min Value", "24:00:00": "Max Value"}, "description": "Time first household child < 13 woke up"}, "PEERNUOT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: do you usually receive overtime pay, tips, or commissions at your job?"}, "PRJOBSEA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Looked last 4 weeks - not worked", "3": "Looked last 4 weeks - layoff", "2": "Looked last 4 weeks - worked", "5": "No recent job search", "4": "Unavailable job seekers"}, "description": "Job search recode"}, "TRMJOCGR": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Beginning with the January 2011 ATUS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years.", "validEntries": {"1": "Management, professional, and related occupations", "3": "Sales and office occupations", "2": "Service occupations", "5": "Construction and maintenance occupations", "4": "Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations", "6": "Production, transportation, and material moving occupations"}, "description": "Major occupation category (main job)"}, "PECOHAB": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was added in 2007 January CPS. Therefore cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2007] will have blank values of PECOHAB.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "16": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: PULINENO of cohabiting partner"}, "GTMETSTA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "GTMETSTA was introduced in 2004 May CPS. Therefore, cases with (HRMONTH < 5 AND HRYEAR4=2004) will have missing values of GTMETSTA. GTMETSTA is based on MSA definitions from the 2000 Decennial Census and is not comparable to GEMETSTA.", "validEntries": {"1": "Metropolitan", "3": "Not identified", "2": "Non-metropolitan"}, "description": "Metropolitan status (2000 definitions)"}, "TEIO1ICD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Beginning in January 2010, ATUS industry data were classified using the 2007 Census Industry Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Industry Classification system. Refer to Appendix A for a list of industry codes using the 2002 and 2007 Census Industry Classification systems.", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: industry code (main job)"}, "TRDPFTPT": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Full time", "2": "Part time"}, "description": "Full time or part time employment status of respondent"}, "PRMARSTA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Married, civilian spouse present", "3": "Married, spouse absent (except separated)", "2": "Married, Armed Forces spouse present", "5": "Divorced", "4": "Widowed", "7": "Never married", "6": "Separated"}, "description": "Marital status based on Armed Forces participation"}, "TRDTOCC1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Beginning with the January 2011 ATUS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years. Refer to Appendix A for a list of occupation codes using the 2002 and 2010 Census Occupation Classification systems.", "validEntries": {"20": "Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations", "21": "Production occupations", "22": "Transportation and material moving occupations", "1": "Management occupations", "3": "Computer and mathematical science occupations", "2": "Business and financial operations occupations", "5": "Life, physical, and social science occupations", "4": "Architecture and engineering occupations", "7": "Legal occupations", "6": "Community and social service occupations", "9": "Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations", "8": "Education, training, and library occupations", "11": "Healthcare support occupations", "10": "Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations", "13": "Food preparation and serving related occupations", "12": "Protective service occupations", "15": "Personal care and service occupations", "14": "Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations", "17": "Office and administrative support occupations", "16": "Sales and related occupations", "19": "Construction and extraction occupations", "18": "Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations"}, "description": "Detailed occupation recode (main job)"}, "PEDWWK": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: did you actually work at a job or business during the last 12 months?"}, "TUECYTD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2011] will have missing values for TUECYTD", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Did you provide any eldercare or assistance yesterday?"}, "HUHHNUM": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was discontinued in 2004 May CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR > 2004 OR (HRMONTH > 4 AND HRYEAR = 2004)] will have missing values of HUHHNUM. It was replaced by HRHHID2.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "8": "Max Value"}, "description": "Household number"}, "TRTCC": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "TRTCC is the sum of all values of TRTCC_LN for each TUCASEID", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during diary day providing secondary childcare for household and own nonhousehold children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "TEERNUOT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: do you usually receive overtime pay, tips, or commissions at your main job?"}, "TUCC5B": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "0": "No", "97": "No additional activities involved childcare"}, "description": "Was at least one of your non-own household children < 13 in your care during this activity?"}, "PELKLL2O": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Lost job", "3": "Temporary job ended", "2": "Quit job"}, "description": "Edited: did you lose or quit that job, or was it a temporary job that ended?"}, "TUELFREQ": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2011] will have missing values for TUELFREQ", "validEntries": {"1": "Daily", "3": "About once a week", "2": "Several times a week", "5": "Once a month", "4": "Several times a month", "7": "Other", "6": "One time"}, "description": "How often did you provide this care?"}, "TRTCHILD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with household or nonhousehold children < 18 (in minutes)"}, "PEDISPHY": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2008 June CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2008 OR (HRYEAR4 = 2008 AND HRMONTH < 6)] will have missing values of PEDISPHY.", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?"}, "TRYHHCHILD": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "17": "Max Value"}, "description": "Age of youngest household child < 18"}, "PEIO2OCD": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2011 CPS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years. Refer to Appendix B for a list of occupation codes using the 2002 and 2010 Census Occupation Classification systems.", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: occupation code (second job)"}, "TRTHH": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "TRTHH is the sum of all values of TRTHH_LN for each TUCASEID.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during diary day providing secondary childcare for household children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "PEJHWANT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes, or it depends", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: do you intend to look for work during the next 12 months?"}, "TERRP": {"files": ["Roster File"], "note": "There is no distinction between 18 and 19. Codes of 40 refer to people living outside the respondent's household.", "validEntries": {"24": "Parent", "25": "Brother/sister", "26": "Other relative", "27": "Foster child", "20": "Spouse", "21": "Unmarried partner", "22": "Own household child", "23": "Grandchild", "19": "Self", "18": "Self", "30": "Other nonrelative", "28": "Housemate/roommate", "29": "Roomer/boarder", "40": "Own nonhousehold child < 18"}, "description": "Edited: how is this person related to you?"}, "PEJHWKO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: have you worked at a job or business at any time in the last 12 months?"}, "TRWBELIG": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "The Well-being Module was conducted in 2010 and 2012. For TUYEAR = 2010 or 2012, all ATUS respondents were selected to be interviewed for the Well-being Module.", "validEntries": {"1": "Activity eligible for selection in the Well-being Module", "0": "Activity not eligible for selection in the Well-being Module"}, "description": "Flag identifying activities eligible for the Well-being Module"}, "TUSTOPTIME": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"00:00:00": "Min Value", "24:00:00": "Max Value"}, "description": "Activity stop time"}, "PRTAGE": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Topcode values were 80 for cases prior to CPS May 2004. Therefore topcoded values of 80 may appear on cases with (HRYEAR4 = 2004 AND HRMONTH < 4). Topcode values were increased to 85 in CPS May 2004. Therefore, values of 85 may appear on cases with [HRYEAR4 > 2004 OR (HRYEAR4 = 2004 AND HRMONTH > 4)].", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "85": "Max Value"}, "description": "Age"}, "PRDTIND2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Detailed industry recode definitions are listed in Appendix B", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "52": "Max Value"}, "description": "Detailed industry recode (second job)"}, "PRDTIND1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Detailed industry recode definitions are listed in Appendix B", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "52": "Max Value"}, "description": "Detailed industry recode (main job)"}, "TRCODEP": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "See the 2003-12 Activity Coding Lexicon for activity definitions", "validEntries": null, "description": "Pooled six-digit activity code"}, "TEHRFTPT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Hours vary", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: do you usually work more than 35 hours per week at your job(s)/family business?"}, "TESEX": {"files": ["Roster File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Male", "2": "Female"}, "description": "Edited: sex"}, "PRCOWPG": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Private", "2": "Government"}, "description": "Class of worker - private or government"}, "PEDISREM": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?"}, "PRCOW2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Federal government", "3": "Local government", "2": "State government", "5": "Self-employed, unincorporated", "4": "Private (including incorporated self-employed)", "6": "Without pay"}, "description": "Class of worker recode (second job)"}, "PEFNTVTY": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Nativity country codes are listed in Appendix A. Nativity codes were updated in January 2007 and May 2012. See Appendix A for a list of nativity codes used during the three different periods. Cases with [HRYEAR4<2007] use the earlier nativity codes, while cases with [HRYEAR4=2012 and HRMONTH > 4] use the most recent nativity codes. Cases whose last CPS interview was conducted between January 2007 and April 2012, use the nativity codes assigned during that period.", "validEntries": {"555": "Abroad, country not known", "57": "United States", "100-554": "Foreign country or at sea", "73": "Puerto Rico", "72": "Puerto Rico", "66": "Guam", "78": "U.S. Virgin Islands", "96": "U.S. Outlying Area"}, "description": "Edited: in what country was your father born?"}, "TUCC4": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"00:00:00": "Min Value", "24:00:00": "Max Value"}, "description": "Time last household child < 13 went to bed"}, "TUCC5": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "0": "No", "97": "No additional activities involved childcare"}, "description": "Was at least one of your own household children < 13 in your care during this activity?"}, "TUCC7": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "0": "No", "97": "No additional activities involved childcare"}, "description": "Was at least one of your own non-household children < 13 in your care during this activity?"}, "TEABSRSN": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "School/training", "10": "Weather affected job", "13": "Does not work in the business", "12": "Civic/military duty", "14": "Other", "1": "On layoff (temporary or indefinite)", "3": "Waiting for a new job to begin", "2": "Slack work/business conditions", "5": "Own illness/injury/medical problems", "4": "Vacation/personal days", "7": "Other family/personal obligation", "6": "Childcare problems", "9": "Labor dispute", "8": "Maternity/paternity leave"}, "description": "Edited: what was the main reason you were absent from your job last week?"}, "PRABSREA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"24": "Part time paid - other family/personal obligation", "25": "Part time paid - maternity/paternity leave", "26": "Part time paid - labor dispute", "27": "Part time paid - weather affected job", "20": "Full time unpaid - other", "21": "Part time paid - vacation", "22": "Part time paid - own illness", "23": "Part time paid - childcare problems", "28": "Part time paid - school/training", "29": "Part time paid - civic/military duty", "40": "Part time unpaid - other", "1": "Full time paid - vacation", "3": "Full time paid - childcare problems", "2": "Full time paid - own illness", "5": "Full time paid - maternity/paternity leave", "4": "Full time paid - other family/personal obligation", "7": "Full time paid - weather affected job", "6": "Full time paid - labor dispute", "9": "Full time paid - civic/military duty", "8": "Full time paid - school/training", "39": "Part time unpaid - civic/military duty", "38": "Part time unpaid - school/training", "11": "Full time unpaid - vacation", "10": "Full time paid - other", "13": "Full time unpaid - childcare problems", "12": "Full time unpaid - own illness", "15": "Full time unpaid - maternity/paternity leave", "14": "Full time unpaid - other family/personal obligation", "17": "Full time unpaid - weather affected job", "16": "Full time unpaid - labor dispute", "19": "Full time unpaid - civic/military duty", "18": "Full time unpaid - school/training", "31": "Part time unpaid - vacation", "30": "Part time paid - other", "37": "Part time unpaid - weather affected job", "36": "Part time unpaid - labor dispute", "35": "Part time unpaid - maternity/paternity leave", "34": "Part time unpaid - other family/personal obligation", "33": "Part time unpaid - childcare problems", "32": "Part time unpaid - own illness"}, "description": "Reason not at work by pay status"}, "PREMP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Employed persons (excluding agriculture and private households)"}, "description": "Employed persons recode"}, "TUCC8": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "0": "No", "97": "No additional activities involved childcare"}, "description": "Other than household or own non-household children < 13, was there a child 0-12 in your care during this activity?"}, "TUCC9": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Some are, some are not", "2": "No"}, "description": "Are the non-own, non-household children you cared for in TUCC8 related to you?"}, "TESCHFT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Full time", "2": "Part time"}, "description": "Edited: are you enrolled as a full-time or part-time student?"}, "HRMIS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"8": "Month in sample 8 (MIS-8)"}, "description": "Month in sample"}, "TUACTDUR24": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Duration of activity in minutes (last activity truncated at 4:00 a.m.)"}, "PESPOUSE": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: PULINENO of spouse"}, "TRTCOC_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "TRTCOC_LN is calculated using TUCC8. It does not include activities with TRTIER2P=0101, 0301, 0302, 0303, 0401, 0402, 0403 or activities with TRCODEP= 180381, 180481.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during activity providing secondary child care for nonown, nonhousehold children <13 (in minutes)"}, "TUBWGT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Base weights are the inverse of the probability of selection for each case.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "999999999999": "Max Value"}, "description": "ATUS base weight"}, "TEELYRS": {"files": ["EC Roster File"], "note": "Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many years have you provided care (to this person)?"}, "PUDIS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Did not have disability last month", "2": "No"}, "description": "Last time we spoke to someone in this household, you were reported to have a disability. Does your disability continue to prevent you from accepting any kind of work during the next six months?"}, "TEIO1COW": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Government, federal", "3": "Government, local", "2": "Government, state", "5": "Private, nonprofit", "4": "Private, for profit", "7": "Self-employed, unincorporated", "6": "Self-employed, incorporated", "8": "Without pay"}, "description": "Edited: individual class of worker code (main job)"}, "HRINTSTA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Interview"}, "description": "Interview status"}, "PEHRAVL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: last week, could you have worked full time if the hours had been available?"}, "PULKPS4": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "See valid for values for PULKPS2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "13": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULKPS1 text: (fourth method)"}, "PEDW4WK": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: did you do any of this work during the last 4 weeks?"}, "PULAY": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "During the last seven days, were you on layoff from a job?"}, "PULKPS1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields PELKM1, PULKM2 - PULKM6, PULKDK1 - PULKDK4, and PULKPS1 - PULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "12": "Nothing", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads"}, "description": "Can you tell me more about what you did to search for work? (first method)"}, "PULKPS2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields PELKM1, PULKM2 - PULKM6, PULKDK1 - PULKDK4, and PULKPS1 - PULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads"}, "description": "PULKPS1 text: (second method)"}, "PULKPS3": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "See valid for values for PULKPS2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "13": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULKPS1 text: (third method)"}, "PRHRUSL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "0-20 hours", "3": "35-39 hours", "2": "21-34 hours", "5": "41-49 hours", "4": "40 hours", "7": "Varies - full time", "6": "50 or more hours", "8": "Varies - part time"}, "description": "Usual hours worked weekly"}, "TRMJOCC1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Beginning with the January 2011 ATUS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years.", "validEntries": {"10": "Transportation and material moving occupations", "1": "Management, business, and financial occupations", "3": "Service occupations", "2": "Professional and related occupations", "5": "Office and administrative support occupations", "4": "Sales and related occupations", "7": "Construction and extraction occupations", "6": "Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations", "9": "Production occupations", "8": "Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations"}, "description": "Major occupation recode (main job)"}, "PULINENO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99": "Max Value"}, "description": "Person line number"}, "PELKAVL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: could you have started a job in the last seven days if one had been offered?"}, "TRNHHCHILD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Presence of own non-household child < 18"}, "TRTCOC": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "TRTCOC is the sum of all TRTCOC_LN for each TUCASEID.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during diary day providing secondary childcare for nonown, nonhousehold children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "TULAYAVR": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Own temporary illness", "3": "Other", "2": "Going to school"}, "description": "Why could you not have started a job in the last week?"}, "TUMONTH": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "12": "Max Value"}, "description": "Month of diary day (month of day about which ATUS respondent was interviewed)"}, "PTOT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Indicates topcoding of overtime pay in earnings variables", "validEntries": {"1": "Topcoded", "0": "Not topcoded"}, "description": "Weekly overtime amount topcode flag"}, "TESCHENR": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: are you enrolled in high school, college, or university?"}, "HRSERSUF": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "One character ranging from A-Z. Identifies different households with the same HRHHID. This variable was discontinued in 2004 May CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 > 2004 OR (HRMONTH > 4 AND HRYEAR4 = 2004)] will have missing values of HRSERSUF. Starting in 2004 May CPS, this variable was converted to a numeric and included as part of HRHHID2.", "validEntries": null, "description": "Serial suffix"}, "PEIO2ICD": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2009 CPS, industry data were classified using the 2007 Census Industry Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Industry classification system. Refer to Appendix B for a list of industry codes using the 2002 and 2007 Census Industry Classification systems.", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: industry code (second job)"}, "TRTCCC_WK": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; all activities for which who information is not collected are omitted from the calculation. TUWHO_CODE = (59, 60, 61, or 62) is included in this calculation (others may be present) Starting in January 2010, TUWHO_CODE information was collected for work activities (0501xx) TRTCCC_WK was introduced in 2010. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2010] will have missing values", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total work- and nonwork-related time respondent spent with customers, clients, and coworkers (in minutes)"}, "PRPERTYP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Child household member", "3": "Adult Armed Forces household member", "2": "Adult civilian household member (15+ years old)"}, "description": "Type of person recode"}, "PRERNWA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "The allocation flag for this variable is PRHERNAL. Subject to topcoding (the maximum value cannot be greater than 2884.61); topcoding is indicated in PTOT, PTWK, and PTHR.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "288461": "Max Value"}, "description": "Weekly earnings at main job (2 implied decimals)"}, "PEMJNUM": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"3": "Three jobs", "2": "Two jobs", "4": "Four or more jobs"}, "description": "Edited: altogether, how many jobs did you have?"}, "TUIODP1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Last time we spoke to someone in this household, you were reported to work for (employer's name). Do you still work for (employer's name)? (main job)"}, "TUIODP2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Have the usual activities and duties of your job changed since (month of CPS interview)? (main job)"}, "TUIODP3": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Last time we spoke to someone in this household, you were reported as (occupation) and your usual duties were (activities). Is this an accurate description of your current job? (main job)"}, "PEMNTVTY": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Nativity country codes are listed in Appendix A. Nativity codes were updated in January 2007 and May 2012. See Appendix A for a list of nativity codes used during the three different periods. Cases with [HRYEAR4<2007] use the earlier nativity codes, while cases with [HRYEAR4=2012 and HRMONTH > 4] use the most recent nativity codes. Cases whose last CPS interview was conducted between January 2007 and April 2012, use the nativity codes assigned during that period.", "validEntries": {"555": "Abroad, country not known", "57": "United States", "100-554": "Foreign country or at sea", "73": "Puerto Rico", "72": "Puerto Rico", "66": "Guam", "78": "U.S. Virgin Islands", "96": "U.S. Outlying Area"}, "description": "Edited: in what country was your mother born?"}, "PRFAMNUM": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Subfamily no. 11 member", "10": "Subfamily no. 10 member", "13": "Subfamily no. 13 member", "12": "Subfamily no. 12 member", "15": "Subfamily no. 15 member", "14": "Subfamily no. 14 member", "17": "Subfamily no. 17 member", "16": "Subfamily no. 16 member", "19": "Subfamily no. 19 member", "18": "Subfamily no. 18 member", "1": "Primary family member only", "0": "Not a family member", "3": "Subfamily no. 3 member", "2": "Subfamily no. 2 member", "5": "Subfamily no. 5 member", "4": "Subfamily no. 4 member", "7": "Subfamily no. 7 member", "6": "Subfamily no. 6 member", "9": "Subfamily no. 9 member", "8": "Subfamily no. 8 member"}, "description": "Family number recode"}, "TESPUHRS": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "-4 (Hours vary) is also valid for TESPUHRS", "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: usual hours of work per week of spouse or unmarried partner"}, "HUPRSCNT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"9": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Number of actual and attempted personal contacts"}, "TRNUMHOU": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "30": "Max Value"}, "description": "Number of people living in respondent's household"}, "PUWK": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "Last week, did you do any work for either pay or profit?"}, "PRUNTYPE": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Job loser/on layoff", "3": "Temporary job ended", "2": "Other job loser", "5": "Re-entrant", "4": "Job leaver", "6": "New entrant"}, "description": "Reason for unemployment"}, "PRIMIND1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"20": "Other services, except private households", "21": "Public administration", "22": "Armed Forces", "1": "Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting", "3": "Construction", "2": "Mining", "5": "Manufacturing - non-durable goods", "4": "Manufacturing - durable goods", "7": "Retail trade", "6": "Wholesale trade", "9": "Utilities", "8": "Transportation and warehousing", "11": "Finance and insurance", "10": "Information", "13": "Professional and technical services", "12": "Real estate and rental and leasing", "15": "Educational services", "14": "Management, administrative and waste management services", "17": "Arts, entertainment, and recreation", "16": "Health care and social services", "19": "Private households", "18": "Accommodation and food services"}, "description": "Intermediate industry recode (main job)"}, "HETELAVL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: is there a telephone elsewhere on which people in this household can be contacted?"}, "PEMLR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Employed - at work", "3": "Unemployed - on layoff", "2": "Employed - absent", "5": "Not in labor force - retired", "4": "Unemployed - looking", "7": "Not in labor force - other", "6": "Not in labor force - disabled"}, "description": "Edited: monthly labor force recode"}, "TRLVMODR": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "The Leave Module was conducted in 2011. For TUYEAR=2011, wage and salary workers were selected to be interviewed for the Leave Module. For TUYEAR=2011, values of -1 indicate the respondent was not eligible for the module.", "validEntries": {"1": "Respondent completed Leave module.", "0": "Respondent was eligible for the Leave module, but did not complete it."}, "description": "Leave module respondent"}, "PRINUYER": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "New values are introduced every other year. Therefore, values for PRINUYER correspond to different years of entry depending on the year the last CPS interview was conducted. For example, a new value (20) was introduced in January 2008 CPS. For HRYEAR4=2008, the value of 20 is 2006-2008. For HRYEAR4=2009, the value of 20 is 2006-2009. For HRYEAR4>2009, the value of 20 is 2006-2007. The most recent addition, a new value (22) was introduced in January 2012 CPS. See appendix A for a table mapping values for PRINUYER to immigrant's year of entry, given the year (HRYEAR4) the CPS was conducted", "validEntries": {"20": "2006-2007 or 2006-2008 or 2006-2009 (see note)", "21": "2008-2009 or 2008-2010 or 2008-2011 (see note)", "22": "2010-2012 (see note)", "1": "Before 1950", "0": "Not foreign born", "3": "1960-1964", "2": "1950-1959", "5": "1970-1974", "4": "1965-1969", "7": "1980-1981", "6": "1975-1979", "9": "1984-1985", "8": "1982-1983", "11": "1988-1989", "10": "1986-1987", "13": "1992-1993", "12": "1990-1991", "15": "1996-1997", "14": "1994-1995", "17": "2000-2001 or 2000-2002 or 2000-2003 (see note)", "16": "1998-1999", "19": "2004-2005 or 2004-2006 or 2004-2007 (see note)", "18": "2002-2003 or 2002-2004 or 2002-2005 (see note)"}, "description": "Immigrant's year of entry into the U.S."}, "TUFNWGTP": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "This weight uses the 2006 weighting methodology and is comparable for all years. For more information see the ATUS User's Guide.", "validEntries": {"9999999999999999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "ATUS final weight"}, "PRMJIND1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Leisure and hospitality", "10": "Educational and health services", "13": "Public administration", "12": "Other services", "14": "Armed Forces", "1": "Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting", "3": "Construction", "2": "Mining", "5": "Wholesale and retail trade", "4": "Manufacturing", "7": "Information", "6": "Transportation and utilities", "9": "Professional and business services", "8": "Financial activities"}, "description": "Major industry recode (main job)"}, "TEERNWKP": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "52": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many weeks a year do you get paid?"}, "PEHRWANT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Regular hours are full time", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: do you want to work a full time work week of 35 hours or more per week?"}, "PEIO1OCD": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2011 CPS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years. Refer to Appendix B for a list of occupation codes using the 2002 and 2010 Census Occupation classification systems.", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: occupation code (main job)"}, "PRCIVLF": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "In civilian labor force", "2": "Not in civilian labor force"}, "description": "Civilian labor force"}, "PRDTOCC1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2011 CPS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years. Refer to Appendix B for detailed occupation codes using the 2002 and 2010 Census Occupation classification systems.", "validEntries": {"20": "Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations", "21": "Production occupations", "22": "Transportation and material moving occupations", "23": "Armed Forces", "1": "Management occupations", "3": "Computer and mathematical science occupations", "2": "Business and financial operations occupations", "5": "Life, physical, and social science occupations", "4": "Architecture and engineering occupations", "7": "Legal occupations", "6": "Community and social service occupations", "9": "Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations", "8": "Education, training, and library occupations", "11": "Healthcare support occupations", "10": "Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations", "13": "Food preparation and serving related occupations", "12": "Protective service occupations", "15": "Personal care and service occupations", "14": "Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations", "17": "Office and administrative support occupations", "16": "Sales and related occupations", "19": "Construction and extraction occupations", "18": "Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations"}, "description": "Detailed occupation recode (main job)"}, "PRDTOCC2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2011 CPS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years. Refer to Appendix B for detailed occupation codes using the 2002 and 2010 Census Occupation classification systems.", "validEntries": {"20": "Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations", "21": "Production occupations", "22": "Transportation and material moving occupations", "23": "Armed Forces", "1": "Management occupations", "3": "Computer and mathematical science occupations", "2": "Business and financial operations occupations", "5": "Life, physical, and social science occupations", "4": "Architecture and engineering occupations", "7": "Legal occupations", "6": "Community and social service occupations", "9": "Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations", "8": "Education, training, and library occupations", "11": "Healthcare support occupations", "10": "Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations", "13": "Food preparation and serving related occupations", "12": "Protective service occupations", "15": "Personal care and service occupations", "14": "Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations", "17": "Office and administrative support occupations", "16": "Sales and related occupations", "19": "Construction and extraction occupations", "18": "Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations"}, "description": "Detailed occupation recode (second job)"}, "TRTHH_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "TRTHH_LN is the maximum for the activity of the following variables: TRTOHH_LN and TRTNOHH_LN.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during activity providing secondary childcare for household children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "PEGR6COR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: did you complete six or more graduate or professional school courses?"}, "TULAY6M": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Have you been given any indication that you will be recalled to work within the next 6 months?"}, "PRWNTJOB": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Want a job", "2": "Other not in labor force"}, "description": "Not in labor force recode - want a job or other not in labor force"}, "TR_03CC57": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "This variable was discontinued in 2004 ATUS. Therefore, for [TUYEAR > 2003], there will be missing values of TR_03CC57. It was replaced by the component variables TUCC5, TUCC5B, and TUCC7.", "validEntries": {"1": "At least one child < 13 was in respondent's care during activity"}, "description": "Was a household or own non-household child < 13 in your care during this activity?"}, "TRIMIND1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Finance and insurance", "10": "Information", "13": "Professional and technical services", "12": "Real estate and rental and leasing", "15": "Educational services", "14": "Management, administrative and waste management services", "17": "Arts, entertainment, and recreation", "16": "Health care and social services", "19": "Private households", "18": "Accommodation and food services", "20": "Other services, except private households", "1": "Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting", "3": "Construction", "2": "Mining", "5": "Manufacturing - non-durable goods", "4": "Manufacturing - durable goods", "7": "Retail trade", "6": "Wholesale trade", "9": "Utilities", "8": "Transportation and warehousing", "21": "Public administration"}, "description": "Intermediate industry recode (main job)"}, "PEGRPROF": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: since completing your bachelor's degree, have you taken any graduate or professional school courses for credit?"}, "PEHRUSL2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "-4 (Hours vary) is also valid for PEHRUSL2", "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many hours per week do you usually work at your other job(s)?"}, "PEHRUSL1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "-4 (Hours vary) is also valid for PEHRUSL1", "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many hours per week do you usually work at your main job?"}, "TURETOT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Was not retired last time", "2": "No"}, "description": "The last time we spoke to someone in this household you were reported to be retired. Are you still retired?"}, "PERET1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Has a job", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: do you currently want a job, either full or part time?"}, "PULK": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "Have you been doing anything to find work during the last 4 weeks?"}, "TEMJOT": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: in the last seven days did you have more than one job?"}, "TUDIARYDAY": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Sunday", "3": "Tuesday", "2": "Monday", "5": "Thursday", "4": "Wednesday", "7": "Saturday", "6": "Friday"}, "description": "Day of the week of diary day (day of the week about which the respondent was interviewed)"}, "HRHHID": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": null, "description": "Household ID (15-digit identifier)"}, "PRMJOCC1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2011 CPS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years.", "validEntries": {"11": "Armed Forces", "10": "Transportation and material moving occupations", "1": "Management, business, and financial occupations", "3": "Service occupations", "2": "Professional and related occupations", "5": "Office and administrative support occupations", "4": "Sales and related occupations", "7": "Construction and extraction occupations", "6": "Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations", "9": "Production occupations", "8": "Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations"}, "description": "Major occupation recode (main job)"}, "PRMJOCC2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2011 CPS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years.", "validEntries": {"11": "Armed Forces", "10": "Transportation and material moving occupations", "1": "Management, business, and financial occupations", "3": "Service occupations", "2": "Professional and related occupations", "5": "Office and administrative support occupations", "4": "Sales and related occupations", "7": "Construction and extraction occupations", "6": "Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations", "9": "Production occupations", "8": "Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations"}, "description": "Major occupation recode (second job)"}, "HUBUS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Does anyone in this household have a business or a farm?"}, "PEIO1COW": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "A PEIO1COW code can be assigned even if the individual is not currently employed", "validEntries": {"1": "Government, federal", "3": "Government, local", "2": "Government, state", "5": "Private, nonprofit", "4": "Private, for profit", "7": "Self-employed, unincorporated", "6": "Self-employed, incorporated", "8": "Without pay"}, "description": "Edited: individual class of worker (main job)"}, "GESTFIPS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "FIPS state codes are listed in Appendix A", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "56": "Max Value"}, "description": "Federal Processing Information Standards (FIPS) state code"}, "TRTOHHCHILD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with own household children < 18 (in minutes)"}, "TUEC24": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2011] will have missing values for TUEC24", "validEntries": {"1": "Activity identified as eldercare", "97": "No more activities", "96": "All day"}, "description": "At which times or during which activities did you provide that care or assistance yesterday?"}, "TRTNOCHILD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with nonown children < 18 (in minutes)"}, "TEELDUR": {"files": ["EC Roster File"], "note": "Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011. The name is filled with the information collected from the TUELWHO question.", "validEntries": {"1": "0 to 5 months", "3": "1 year", "2": "6 to 11 months", "4": "More than a year"}, "description": "Edited: how long have you provided care to [NAME]?"}, "PRNAGWS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Non-agricultural wage and salary workers"}, "description": "Non-agricultural wage and salary workers recode"}, "PEHRUSLT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "-4 (Hours vary) is also valid for PEHRUSLT", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "198": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: total hours usually worked per week (sum of PEHRUSL1 and PEHRUSL2)"}, "PEDIPGED": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Graduation from high school", "2": "GED or other equivalent"}, "description": "Edited: how did you get your high school diploma?"}, "PEAFWHEN": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was discontinued in 2005 August CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRMONTH > 7 AND HRYEAR4 = 2005] will have missing values of PEAFWHEN. PEAFWHEN was replaced by PEAFWHN1-4.", "validEntries": {"1": "Vietnam Era (8/64-4/75)", "3": "World War II (9/40-7/47)", "2": "Korean War (6/50-1/55)", "5": "Other service (all other periods)", "4": "World War I (4/17-11/18)", "6": "Non veteran"}, "description": "Edited: I was told that you served on active duty of the U.S. Armed Forces. When did you serve?"}, "TEERNH2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: excluding overtime pay, tips, and commissions, what is your hourly rate of pay on your main job? (2 implied decimals)"}, "TULAYDT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Has your employer given you a date to return to work? (to layoff job)"}, "PRDISFLG": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2008 June CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2008] OR [(HRYEAR4 = 2008 AND HRMONTH < 6)] will have missing values of PRDISFLG.", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Does this person have any of these disabilities?"}, "PRMJIND2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Leisure and hospitality", "10": "Educational and health services", "13": "Public administration", "12": "Other services", "14": "Armed Forces", "1": "Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting", "3": "Construction", "2": "Mining", "5": "Wholesale and retail trade", "4": "Manufacturing", "7": "Information", "6": "Transportation and utilities", "9": "Professional and business services", "8": "Financial activities"}, "description": "Major industry recode (second job)"}, "PRIMIND2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"20": "Other services, except private households", "21": "Public administration", "22": "Armed Forces", "1": "Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting", "3": "Construction", "2": "Mining", "5": "Manufacturing - non-durable goods", "4": "Manufacturing - durable goods", "7": "Retail trade", "6": "Wholesale trade", "9": "Utilities", "8": "Transportation and warehousing", "11": "Finance and insurance", "10": "Information", "13": "Professional and technical services", "12": "Real estate and rental and leasing", "15": "Educational services", "14": "Management, administrative and waste management services", "17": "Arts, entertainment, and recreation", "16": "Health care and social services", "19": "Private households", "18": "Accommodation and food services"}, "description": "Intermediate industry recode (second job)"}, "HRLONGLK": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Replacement household - no link to prior month", "2": "Link to previous month"}, "description": "Longitudinal link indicator"}, "TEAGE": {"files": ["Roster File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "For TUYEAR < = 2004, TEAGE is topcoded to 80. All those age 80 and above have TEAGE=80. For TUYEAR > = 2005, TEAGE is topcoded to 85. All those age 80 through 84 have TEAGE = 80. Those age 85 or above have TEAGE = 85.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "85": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: age"}, "TUYEAR": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"2003": "Min Value", "2012": "Max Value"}, "description": "Year of diary day (year of day about which respondent was interviewed)"}, "PRFTLF": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Full time labor force", "2": "Part time labor force"}, "description": "Full time labor force"}, "PULAYAVR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Own temporary illness", "3": "Other", "2": "Going to school"}, "description": "Why could you not have started a job in the last week?"}, "PEDWWNTO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes, or maybe/it depends", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "Edited: do you currently want a job, either full or part time?"}, "PRIOELG": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Eligible for edit", "0": "Not eligible for edit"}, "description": "Industry and occupation edit eligibility flag"}, "PEABSPDO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: are you being paid by your employer for any of the time off last week?"}, "TULINENO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File", "Respondent File", "Roster File", "Who File", "EC Roster File"], "note": "The person selected to be interviewed for ATUS is always TULINENO = 1", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "30": "Max Value"}, "description": "ATUS person line number"}, "PEERNLAB": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: on this job, are you a member of a labor union or of an employee association similar to a union?"}, "PRERNHLY": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "The allocation flag for this variable is PRHERNAL. Subject to topcoding (the maximum value of PEERNHRO x PEERNHLY cannot be greater than 2884.61); topcoding is indicated in PTHR.", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Hourly earnings at main job (2 implied decimals)"}, "TRERNHLY": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This is the most-frequently used hourly earnings variable in ATUS and is only defined for employed persons who say they work hourly and are not self-employed or without pay. The allocation flag for this variable is TRHERNAL. Subject to topcoding based on the entry in TEERNHRO such that TEERNHRO x TRERNHLY <= 2884.61; topcoding is indicated in TTHR.", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Hourly earnings at main job (2 implied decimals)"}, "PRERELG": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Eligible for edit", "0": "Not eligible for edit"}, "description": "Earnings edit eligibility flag"}, "TUSPUSFT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Hours vary", "2": "No", "4": "No longer has a job"}, "description": "Does your spouse or unmarried partner usually work 35 hours or more per week?"}, "TUBUSL3": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "30": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULINENO of farm or business owner (third owner)"}, "TRDTIND1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Beginning in January 2010, ATUS industry data were classified using the 2007 Census Industry Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Industry Classification system. Refer to Appendix A for a list of industry codes using the 2002 and 2007 Census Industry Classification systems.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "51": "Max Value"}, "description": "Detailed industry recode (main job)"}, "PENATVTY": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Nativity country codes are listed in Appendix A. Nativity codes were updated in January 2007 and May 2012. See Appendix A for a list of nativity codes used during the three different periods. Cases with [HRYEAR4<2007] use the earlier nativity codes, while cases with [HRYEAR4=2012 and HRMONTH > 4] use the most recent nativity codes. Cases whose last CPS interview was conducted between January 2007 and April 2012, use the nativity codes assigned during that period.", "validEntries": {"555": "Abroad, country not known", "57": "United States", "100-554": "Foreign country or at sea", "73": "Puerto Rico", "72": "Puerto Rico", "66": "Guam", "78": "U.S. Virgin Islands", "96": "U.S. Outlying Area"}, "description": "Edited: in what country were you born?"}, "PEHGCOMP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Less than 1st grade", "3": "5th or 6th grade", "2": "1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade", "5": "9th grade", "4": "7th or 8th grade", "7": "11th grade", "6": "10th grade", "8": "12th grade - no diploma"}, "description": "Edited: what was the highest grade of regular school you completed before receiving your GED?"}, "TUIO1MFG": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "For TUYEAR < 2005, TUIO1MFG is defined only for respondents whose industry information was updated in the ATUS interview. For TUYEAR > = 2005, TUIO1MFG is defined for respondents whose industry information was updated in the ATUS interview; it is populated with CPS values of PUIO1MFG for respondents whose industry information was not updated in the ATUS interview.", "validEntries": {"1": "Manufacturing", "3": "Wholesale trade", "2": "Retail trade", "4": "Something else"}, "description": "Is this business or organization mainly manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale trade, or something else? (main job)"}, "PEDWAVL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: last week, could you have started a job if one had been offered?"}, "HUFAMINC": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "The combined income of all family members during the last 12 months. Includes money from jobs; net income from business, farm or rent; pensions; dividends; interest; Social Security payments; and any other money income received by family members who are 15 years of age or older. This variable was replaced by HEFAMINC in 2010 January CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 > 2009] will have missing values of HUFAMINC. The values of 15 and 16 were introduced in 2003 October CPS. Therefore, these values may appear on records with [HRYEAR4 > 2003 OR (HRMONTH > 9 AND HRYEAR4 = 2003)].", "validEntries": {"11": "$40,000 to $49,999", "10": "$35,000 to $39,999", "13": "$60,000 to $74,999", "12": "$50,000 to $59,999", "15": "$100,000 to $149,999 (See note)", "14": "$75,000 to $99,999", "16": "$150,000 and over (See note)", "1": "Less than $5,000", "3": "$7,500 to $9,999", "2": "$5,000 to $7,499", "5": "$12,500 to $14,999", "4": "$10,000 to $12,499", "7": "$20,000 to $24,999", "6": "$15,000 to $19,999", "9": "$30,000 to $34,999", "8": "$25,000 to $29,999"}, "description": "Family income"}, "PERRP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"10": "Nonrelative of reference person living with relatives", "13": "Unmarried partner living with relatives", "12": "Nonrelative of reference person living without relatives", "15": "Housemate/roommate living with relatives", "14": "Unmarried partner living without relatives", "17": "Roomer/boarder living with relatives", "16": "Housemate/roommate living without relatives", "18": "Roomer/boarder living without relatives", "1": "Reference person living with relatives", "3": "Spouse", "2": "Reference person living without relatives", "5": "Grandchild", "4": "Own child", "7": "Brother/sister", "6": "Parent", "9": "Foster child", "8": "Other relative of reference person"}, "description": "Edited: how is this person related to you?"}, "PEDWAVR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Own temporary illness", "3": "Other", "2": "Going to school"}, "description": "Edited: why could you not have started a job if one had been offered last week?"}, "PEERN": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "288461": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: total weekly overtime earnings (2 implied decimals)"}, "PEDWRSN": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Other", "10": "Transportation problems", "1": "Believes no work available in area of expertise", "3": "Lacks necessary schooling/training", "2": "Couldn`t find any work", "5": "Other types of discrimination", "4": "Employers think too young or too old", "7": "Family responsibilities", "6": "Can`t arrange childcare", "9": "Ill-health, physical disability", "8": "In school or other training"}, "description": "Edited: what is the main reason you were not looking for work during the last 4 weeks?"}, "TUSTARTTIM": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"00:00:00": "Min Value", "24:00:00": "Max Value"}, "description": "Activity start time"}, "PEHSPNON": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Hispanic", "2": "Non-Hispanic"}, "description": "Edited: are you Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino?"}, "TUBUSL1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "30": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULINENO of farm or business owner (first owner)"}, "PRWERNAL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "PRERNWA contains allocated information", "0": "PRERNWA does not contain allocated information"}, "description": "PRERNWA: allocation flag"}, "HRHHID2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2004 May CPS. Therefore, cases with (HRMONTH < 5 AND HRYEAR4 = 2004) will have missing values of HRHHID2. The first two components of HRHHID2 are the numeric component of the sample number (HRSAMPLE), the second two digits are the serial suffix converted to numerics (HRSERSUF), and the last digit is the household number (HUHHNUM).", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99999": "Max Value"}, "description": "Household ID part 2 (5-digit identifier)"}, "PULKAVR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Waiting for new job to begin", "3": "Going to school", "2": "Own temporary illness", "4": "Other"}, "description": "Why could you not have started a job last week?"}, "GEPSEUCL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"16000": "Max Value", "20": "Min Value"}, "description": "Scrambled pseudo primary sampling unit (PSU) cluster"}, "PEABSRSN": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "School/training", "10": "Weather affected job", "13": "Does not work in the business", "12": "Civic/military duty", "14": "Other", "1": "On layoff", "3": "Waiting for a new job to begin", "2": "Slack work/business conditions", "5": "Own illness/injury/medical problems", "4": "Vacation/personal days", "7": "Other family/personal obligation", "6": "Childcare problems", "9": "Labor dispute", "8": "Maternity/paternity leave"}, "description": "Edited: what was the main reason you were absent from work last week?"}, "PRHERNAL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "PRERNHLY contains allocated information", "0": "PRERNHLY does not contain allocated information"}, "description": "PRERNHLY: allocation flag"}, "PRMJOCGR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in the January 2011 CPS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years.", "validEntries": {"1": "Management, professional, and related occupations", "3": "Sales and office occupations", "2": "Service occupations", "5": "Construction and maintenance occupations", "4": "Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations", "7": "Armed Forces", "6": "Production, transportation, and material moving occupations"}, "description": "Major occupation categories (main job)"}, "TUDIS2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Do you have a disability that prevents you from accepting any kind of work during the next six months?"}, "TUDIS1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Does your disability prevent you from accepting any kind of work during the next six months?"}, "TELFS": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Employed - at work", "3": "Unemployed - on layoff", "2": "Employed - absent", "5": "Not in labor force", "4": "Unemployed - looking"}, "description": "Edited: labor force status"}, "PEHRRSN1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"10": "Other", "1": "Slack work/business conditions", "3": "Seasonal work", "2": "Could only find part time work", "5": "Other family/personal obligations", "4": "Childcare problems", "7": "School/training", "6": "Health/medical limitations", "9": "Full time work week is less than 35 hours", "8": "Retired/Social Security limit on earnings"}, "description": "Edited: what is your main reason for working part time?"}, "PEHRRSN2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Childcare problems", "3": "Health/medical limitations", "2": "Other family/personal obligations", "5": "Retired/Social Security limit on earnings", "4": "School/training", "7": "Other", "6": "Full time work week is less than 35 hours"}, "description": "Edited: what is the main reason you do not want to work full time?"}, "PEHRRSN3": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "School/training", "10": "Weather affected job", "13": "Other reason", "12": "Civic/military duty", "1": "Slack work/business conditions", "3": "Job started or ended during week", "2": "Seasonal work", "5": "Own illness/injury/medical appointment", "4": "Vacation/personal day", "7": "Childcare problems", "6": "Holiday (legal or religious)", "9": "Labor dispute", "8": "Other family/personal obligations"}, "description": "Edited: what is the main reason you worked less than 35 hours last week?"}, "TUFWK": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "In the last seven days did you do any work for pay or profit?"}, "PUPELIG": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Starting in July 2012 CPS, PUPELIG is no longer available. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 = 2012 and HRMONTH > 6] will have missing values for PUPELIG.", "validEntries": {"11": "End of list", "10": "Deceased", "12": "After end of list", "1": "Eligible for interview", "3": "Missing labor force data for person", "2": "Labor force fully complete", "5": "Assigned if PUAGERNG = 0", "4": "(Not used)", "7": "Under 15 years old", "6": "Armed Forces member", "9": "Deleted", "8": "Not a household member"}, "description": "Interview status of each person in the household"}, "TRHOLIDAY": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day are identified as holidays. If the interviewers did not work on the day following the holiday, data about that holiday were not collected.", "validEntries": {"1": "Diary day was a holiday", "0": "Diary day was not a holiday"}, "description": "Flag to indicate if diary day was a holiday"}, "PEMARITL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Married - spouse present", "3": "Widowed", "2": "Married - spouse absent", "5": "Separated", "4": "Divorced", "6": "Never married"}, "description": "Edited: are you now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or never married?"}, "TESPEMPNOT": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Employed", "2": "Not employed"}, "description": "Edited: employment status of spouse or unmarried partner"}, "PELKDUR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in April 2011, data were topcoded at 119 weeks. For cases with [(HRYEAR4=2011 and HRMONTH > 3) or HRYEAR4>2011], values of 119 = 119 weeks or more.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "999": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: duration of job seeking (number of weeks)"}, "PEAFNOW": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: are you now in the Armed Forces?"}, "TROHHCHILD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Presence of own household children < 18"}, "PUHROT1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Last week, did you work any overtime or extra hours? (main job)"}, "PUHROT2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "How many additional hours did you work?"}, "TRTONHH": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "TRTONHH is the sum of all values of TRTONHH_LN for each TUCASEID.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during diary day providing secondary childcare for own nonhousehold children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "TRTSPOUSE": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with spouse (others may be present) (in minutes)"}, "PEERNHRO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many hours do you usually work per week at this rate?"}, "TUBUS": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Does anyone in the household own a business or a farm?"}, "TULKAVR": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Waiting for new job to begin", "3": "Going to school", "2": "Own temporary illness", "4": "Other"}, "description": "Why could you not have started a job last week?"}, "PULAY6M": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Have you been given any indication that you will be recalled to work within the next 6 months?"}, "PEHRFTPT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Full time", "3": "Hours vary", "2": "Part time"}, "description": "Edited: do you usually work more than 35 hours per week at your job(s)/family business?"}, "TUCUMDUR": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "9999": "Max Value"}, "description": "Cumulative duration of activity lengths in minutes; last activity not truncated at 4:00am or 1440 minutes (cumulative total of TUACTDUR for each TUCASEID)"}, "PRCITSHP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Native, born in United States", "3": "Native, born abroad of American parent or parents", "2": "Native, born in Puerto Rico or U.S. Outlying Area", "5": "Foreign born, not a U.S. citizen", "4": "Foreign born, U.S. citizen by naturalization"}, "description": "Citizenship status"}, "TUACTDUR": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "9999": "Max Value"}, "description": "Duration of activity in minutes (last activity not truncated at 4:00 a.m.)"}, "PEJHRSN": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Personal/family (including pregnancy)", "3": "Health", "2": "Return to school", "5": "Temporary, seasonal, or intermittent job completed", "4": "Retirement or old age", "7": "Unsatisfactory work arrangements (hours, pay, etc.)", "6": "Slack work/business conditions", "8": "Other"}, "description": "Edited: what is the main reason you left your last job?"}, "PRDTCOW1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Non-agricultural, unpaid", "10": "Non-agricultural, self-employed", "1": "Agricultural, wage/salary, private", "3": "Agricultural, self-employed", "2": "Agricultural, wage/salary, government", "5": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, private households", "4": "Agricultural, unpaid", "7": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, federal government", "6": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, other private", "9": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, local government", "8": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, state government"}, "description": "Detailed class of worker recode (main job)"}, "PEDISEAR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2008 June CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2008 OR (HRYEAR4 = 2008 AND HRMONTH < 6)] will have missing values of PEDISEAR.", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: Is person deaf or does person have serious difficulty hearing?"}, "TRWHONA": {"files": ["Who File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "TUWHO_CODE not asked", "0": "TUWHO_CODE asked"}, "description": "Who information not asked for activity"}, "PRDTCOW2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Non-agricultural, unpaid", "10": "Non-agricultural, self-employed", "1": "Agricultural, wage/salary, private", "3": "Agricultural, self-employed", "2": "Agricultural, wage/salary, government", "5": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, private households", "4": "Agricultural, unpaid", "7": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, federal government", "6": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, other private", "9": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, local government", "8": "Non-agricultural, wage/salary, state government"}, "description": "Detailed class of worker recode (second job)"}, "TULAY": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "During the last seven days were you on layoff from your job?"}, "PESCHLVL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "High school", "2": "College or university"}, "description": "Edited: would that be high school, college, or university?"}, "PRPTREA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"20": "Usually part time - school/training", "21": "Usually part time - retired/Social Security limit on earnings", "22": "Usually part time - work week less than 35 hours", "23": "Usually part time - other reason", "1": "Usually full time - slack work/business conditions", "3": "Usually full time - job started/ended during week", "2": "Usually full time - seasonal work", "5": "Usually full time - own illness/injury/medical appointment", "4": "Usually full time - vacation/personal day", "7": "Usually full time - childcare problems", "6": "Usually full time - holiday (religious or legal)", "9": "Usually full time - labor dispute", "8": "Usually full time - other family/personal obligation", "11": "Usually full time - school/training", "10": "Usually full time - weather affected job", "13": "Usually full time - other reason", "12": "Usually full time - civic/military duty", "15": "Usually part time - could only find part time work", "14": "Usually part time - slack work/business conditions", "17": "Usually part time - childcare problems", "16": "Usually part time - seasonal work", "19": "Usually part time - health/medical limitations", "18": "Usually part time - other family/personal obligation"}, "description": "Detailed reason for part time work"}, "PRNMCHLD": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Number of own children < 18 years of age"}, "TELAYLK": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: even though you expect to be called back to work, have you been looking for work during the last four weeks?"}, "HURESPLI": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "PULINENO of the current respondent"}, "PEPARENT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: PULINENO of parent"}, "TEAGE_EC": {"files": ["EC Roster File"], "note": "Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011. For household members, this is the age on the diary day; for nonhousehold members it's the person's age on the first of the month for the month corresponding to 3 months before the interview. TEAGE_EC is topcoded to 85. All those age 80 through 84 have TEAGE_EC = 80. Those age 85 or above have TEAGE_EC = 85. TXAGE_EC indicates topcoding.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "85": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: age of eldercare recipient"}, "PEERNH2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Subject to topcoding such that PEERNHRO x PEERNH2 < or = 2884.61", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: excluding overtime pay, tips, and commissions, what is your hourly rate of pay on your main job? (2 implied decimals)"}, "TEHRUSL2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "-4 (Hours vary) is also valid for TEHRUSL2", "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many hours per week do you usually work at your other job(s)?"}, "TEHRUSL1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "-4 (Hours vary) is also valid for TEHRUSL1", "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many hours per week do you usually work at your main job?"}, "PEIO2COW": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Government, federal", "3": "Government, local", "2": "Government, state", "5": "Private, nonprofit", "4": "Private, for profit", "7": "Self-employed, unincorporated", "6": "Self-employed, incorporated", "8": "Without pay"}, "description": "Edited: individual class of worker (second job)"}, "HUFINAL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "CATI = computer assisted telephone interview, CAPI = computer assisted personal interview, and ASEC = CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Value of 006 was introduced in 2007 January CPS. Therefore, this value may appear on records with [HRYEAR4 > 2006].", "validEntries": {"201": "Fully complete CAPI", "203": "Sufficient partial CAPI - pre-closeout", "205": "Labor force complete, supplement incomplete, CAPI", "204": "Sufficient partial CAPI - at closeout", "002": "Partially complete CATI", "001": "Fully complete CATI", "006": "Fully completed labor force interview with supplement complete, Don't Know items incomplete at closeout, ASEC only (See note)", "005": "Labor force complete, supplement incomplete, CATI", "004": "Partial CATI - not complete at closeout"}, "description": "Final outcome code"}, "PTHR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Indicates topcoding of hourly pay in earnings variables", "validEntries": {"1": "Topcoded", "0": "Not topcoded"}, "description": "Hourly pay topcode flag"}, "PELNDAD": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was added in 2007 January CPS. Therefore cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2007] will have blank values of PELNDAD.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "16": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: PULINENO of father"}, "PURETOT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Was not retired last month", "2": "No"}, "description": "Last month you were reported to be retired. Are you still retired?"}, "TEHRUSLT": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "-4 (Hours vary) is also valid for TEHRUSLT", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "999": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: total hours usually worked per week (sum of TEHRUSL1 and TEHRUSL2)"}, "PEERNH1O": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: excluding overtime pay, tips, and commissions, what is your hourly rate of pay on your main job? (2 implied decimals)"}, "PUHROFF2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "How many hours did you take off?"}, "PUHROFF1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Last week, did you lose or take off any hours from your job for any reason such as illness, slack work, vacation, or holiday?"}, "GEMETSTA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "GEMETSTA was discontinued in 2004 May CPS. Therefore cases with [HRMONTH > 4 AND HRYEAR4 = 2004] will have missing values of GEMETSTA. GEMETSTA is based on MSA definitions from the 1990 Decennial Census and is not comparable to GTMETSTA.", "validEntries": {"1": "Metropolitan", "3": "Not identified", "2": "Non-metropolitan"}, "description": "Metropolitan status (1990 definitions)"}, "TUDIARYDATE": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "TUDIARYDATE is in YYYYMMDD format", "validEntries": {"20030101": "Min Value", "20121230": "Max Value"}, "description": "Date of diary day (date about which the respondent was interviewed)"}, "TTWK": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Indicates topcoding of weekly pay in earnings variables", "validEntries": {"1": "Topcoded", "0": "Not topcoded"}, "description": "Weekly earnings topcode flag"}, "PENLFRET": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: are you retired from a job or business?"}, "PEDISDRS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2008 June CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2008 OR (HRYEAR4 = 2008 AND HRMONTH < 6)] will have missing values of PEDISDRS.", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: Does person have difficulty dressing or bathing?"}, "TRTALONE": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent alone (in minutes)"}, "TRTFRIEND": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with friends (in minutes)"}, "TRERNWA": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "This is the most-frequently used earnings variable in ATUS and is defined for all employed persons who are not self-employed or without pay. The allocation flag for this variable is TRWERNAL. Subject to topcoding (the maximum value cannot be greater than 2884.61); topcoding is indicated in TTOT, TTWK, and TTHR.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "288461": "Max Value"}, "description": "Weekly earnings at main job (2 implied decimals)"}, "HETENURE": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Owned or being bought by a household member", "3": "Occupied without payment of cash rent", "2": "Rented for cash"}, "description": "Edited: are your living quarters owned, rented for cash, or occupied without payment of cash rent?"}, "TUDURSTOP": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "Starting in 2012, this variable was added to the public use data files. Cases with [TUYEAR < 2012] will have missing values for TUDURSTOP", "validEntries": {"1": "Activity duration was entered", "2": "Activity stop time was entered"}, "description": "Method for reporting activity duration"}, "TUABSOT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "In the last seven days, did you have a job either full or part time?"}, "PREXPLF": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Employed", "2": "Unemployed"}, "description": "Experienced labor force employment"}, "TEERNPER": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Hourly", "3": "Bi-weekly", "2": "Weekly", "5": "Monthly", "4": "Twice monthly", "7": "Other", "6": "Annually"}, "description": "Edited: for your main job, what is the easiest way for you to report your total earnings before taxes or other deductions: hourly, weekly, annually, or some other way?"}, "PUDIS2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Do you have a disability that prevents you from accepting any kind of work during the next six months?"}, "PUDIS1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Does your disability prevent you from accepting any kind of work during the next six months?"}, "PEAFWHN4": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2005 August CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2005 OR (HRMONTH < 8 AND HRYEAR4 = 2005)] will have missing values of PEAFWHN4. This variable replaced PEAFWHEN.", "validEntries": {"1": "September 2001 or later", "3": "May 1975 to July 1990", "2": "August 1990 to August 2001", "5": "February 1955 to July 1964", "4": "Vietnam Era (August 1964 to April 1975)", "7": "January 1947 to June 1950", "6": "Korean War (July 1950 to January 1955)", "9": "November 1941 or earlier", "8": "World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)"}, "description": "Edited: when did you serve in the Armed Forces? (fourth period)"}, "PEAFWHN3": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2005 August CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2005 OR (HRMONTH < 8 AND HRYEAR4 = 2005)] will have missing values of PEAFWHN3. This variable replaced PEAFWHEN.", "validEntries": {"1": "September 2001 or later", "3": "May 1975 to July 1990", "2": "August 1990 to August 2001", "5": "February 1955 to July 1964", "4": "Vietnam Era (August 1964 to April 1975)", "7": "January 1947 to June 1950", "6": "Korean War (July 1950 to January 1955)", "9": "November 1941 or earlier", "8": "World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)"}, "description": "Edited: when did you serve in the Armed Forces? (third period)"}, "PEAFWHN2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2005 August CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2005 OR (HRMONTH < 8 AND HRYEAR4 = 2005)] will have missing values of PEAFWHN2. This variable replaced PEAFWHEN.", "validEntries": {"1": "September 2001 or later", "3": "May 1975 to July 1990", "2": "August 1990 to August 2001", "5": "February 1955 to July 1964", "4": "Vietnam Era (August 1964 to April 1975)", "7": "January 1947 to June 1950", "6": "Korean War (July 1950 to January 1955)", "9": "November 1941 or earlier", "8": "World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)"}, "description": "Edited: when did you serve in the Armed Forces? (second period)"}, "PEAFWHN1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2005 August CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2005 OR (HRMONTH < 8 AND HRYEAR4 = 2005)] will have missing values of PEAFWHN1. This variable replaced PEAFWHEN.", "validEntries": {"1": "September 2001 or later", "3": "May 1975 to July 1990", "2": "August 1990 to August 2001", "5": "February 1955 to July 1964", "4": "Vietnam Era (August 1964 to April 1975)", "7": "January 1947 to June 1950", "6": "Korean War (July 1950 to January 1955)", "9": "November 1941 or earlier", "8": "World War II (December 1941 to December 1946)"}, "description": "Edited: when did you serve in the Armed Forces? (first period)"}, "PEEDUCA": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"39": "High school graduate - diploma or equivalent (GED)", "38": "12th grade - no diploma", "43": "Bachelor's degree (BA, AB, BS, etc.)", "33": "5th or 6th grade", "32": "1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade", "31": "Less than 1st grade", "42": "Associate degree - academic program", "37": "11th grade", "36": "10th grade", "35": "9th grade", "34": "7th or 8th grade", "46": "Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)", "40": "Some college but no degree", "45": "Professional school degree (MD, DDS, DVM, etc.)", "41": "Associate degree - occupational/vocational", "44": "Master's degree (MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, etc.)"}, "description": "Edited: what is the highest level of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received?"}, "PENLFACT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Disabled", "3": "In school", "2": "Ill", "5": "In retirement", "4": "Taking care of house or family", "6": "Something else/other"}, "description": "Edited: what best describes your situation at this time? For example, are you disabled, ill, in school, taking care of house or family, or something else?"}, "GEREG": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Region definitions are listed in Appendix A", "validEntries": {"1": "Northeast", "3": "South", "2": "Midwest (formerly North Central)", "4": "West"}, "description": "Region"}, "PULKM6": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "See valid for values for PULKM2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "13": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULKM2 text: (sixth method)"}, "PULKM5": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "See valid for values for PULKM2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "13": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULKM2 text: (fifth method)"}, "PULKM4": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "See valid for values for PULKM2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "13": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULKM2 text: (fourth method)"}, "PULKM3": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "See valid for values for PULKM2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "13": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULKM2 text: (third method)"}, "PULKM2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields PELKM1, PULKM2 - PULKM6, PULKDK1 - PULKDK4, and PULKPS1 - PULKPS4", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads"}, "description": "What are all of the things you have been doing to find work during the last 4 weeks? (second method)"}, "TRTUNMPART": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with unmarried partner (others may be present) (in minutes)"}, "HUINTTYP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Personal", "2": "Telephone"}, "description": "Type of interview"}, "PESCHFT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Full time", "2": "Part time"}, "description": "Edited: are you enrolled in school as a full-time or part-time student?"}, "PUSLFPRX": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Self", "3": "Both self and proxy", "2": "Proxy"}, "description": "Labor force information collected by self or proxy response"}, "TRMJIND1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Leisure and hospitality", "10": "Educational and health services", "13": "Public administration", "12": "Other services", "1": "Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting", "3": "Construction", "2": "Mining", "5": "Wholesale and retail trade", "4": "Manufacturing", "7": "Information", "6": "Transportation and utilities", "9": "Professional and business services", "8": "Financial activities"}, "description": "Major industry recode (main job)"}, "TRTSPONLY": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with spouse only (in minutes)"}, "PRUNEDUR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in April 2011, data were topcoded consistent with PELAYDUR or PELKDUR", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "999": "Max Value"}, "description": "Duration of unemployment (number of weeks)"}, "PRCOW1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Federal government", "3": "Local government", "2": "State government", "5": "Self-employed, unincorporated", "4": "Private (including incorporated self-employed)", "6": "Without pay"}, "description": "Class of worker recode (main job)"}, "PUABSOT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "In the last seven days, did you have a job either full or part time?"}, "TUSPABS": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "In the last seven days, did your spouse or unmarried partner have a job either full or part time?"}, "TEELWHO": {"files": ["EC Roster File"], "note": "Questions about eldercare were introduced in 2011. All codes of 30 or less refer to people living inside of the respondent's household.", "validEntries": {"42": "Uncle", "43": "Friend", "24": "Parent", "25": "Brother/sister", "26": "Other related person", "27": "Foster child", "20": "Spouse", "21": "Unmarried partner", "22": "Own household child", "23": "Grandchild", "46": "Grandparent", "44": "Neighbor", "28": "Housemate/roommate", "29": "Roomer/boarder", "40": "Father-in-law", "41": "Aunt", "39": "Mother-in-law", "38": "Sister", "33": "Mother", "30": "Other nonrelative", "37": "Brother", "36": "Partner", "35": "Spouse", "34": "Father", "55": "Other"}, "description": "Edited: who did you give this care to?"}, "PEDISEYE": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2008 June CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2008 OR (HRYEAR4 = 2008 AND HRMONTH < 6)] will have missing values of PEDISEYE.", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: Is person blind or does person have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?"}, "PULAYDT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Has your employer given you a date to return to work? (to layoff job)"}, "TRATUSR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Values of -1 indicate that the individual did not complete an ATUS interview. Only individuals with TULINENO = 1 were selected to be interviewed ATUS.", "validEntries": {"1": "Responded to ATUS", "0": "Did not respond to ATUS"}, "description": "ATUS respondent"}, "TTOT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Indicates topcoding of overtime pay in earnings variables", "validEntries": {"1": "Topcoded", "0": "Not topcoded"}, "description": "Overtime amount topcode flag"}, "PEERNPER": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Hourly", "3": "Bi-weekly", "2": "Weekly", "5": "Monthly", "4": "Twice monthly", "7": "Other", "6": "Annually"}, "description": "Edited: for your main job, what is the easiest way for you to report your total earnings before taxes or other deductions: hourly, weekly, annually, or some other way?"}, "PRPTHRS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Usually part time for non-economic reasons, 15-29 hours", "10": "Usually part time for non-economic reasons, 5-14 hours", "12": "Usually part time for non-economic reasons, 30-34 hours", "1": "Usually full time, part time for economic reasons, 1-4 hours", "0": "Usually full time, part time for non-economic reasons", "3": "Usually full time, part time for economic reasons, 15-29 hours", "2": "Usually full time, part time for economic reasons, 5-14 hours", "5": "Usually part time for economic reasons, 1-4 hours", "4": "Usually full time, part time for economic reasons, 30-34 hours", "7": "Usually part time for economic reasons, 15-29 hours", "6": "Usually part time for economic reasons, 5-14 hours", "9": "Usually part time for non-economic reasons, 1-4 hours", "8": "Usually part time for economic reasons, 30-34 hours"}, "description": "At work 1-34 hours by hours at work"}, "TRTONHH_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "TRTONHH_LN is calculated using TUCC7. It does not include activities with TRTIER2P of 0101, 0301, 0302, 0303, 0401, 0402, 0403, and activities with TRCODEP of 180381 or 180481.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during activity providing secondary childcare for own nonhousehold children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "PELAYAVL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: could you have returned to work during the last seven days if you had been recalled?"}, "TUBUS2OT": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Do you receive payments or profits from the business?"}, "HEHOUSUT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Student quarters in college dorm", "10": "Unoccupied tent site or trailer site", "12": "Other unit not specified above", "1": "House, apartment, flat", "3": "Housing unit permanent in transient hotel, motel", "2": "Housing unit in nontransient hotel, motel, etc.", "5": "Mobile home or trailer with no permanent room added", "4": "Housing unit in rooming house", "7": "Housing unit not specified above", "6": "Mobile home or trailer with 1 or more rooms added", "9": "Unit not permanent in transient hotel/motel", "8": "Quarters not housing unit in rooming/boarding house"}, "description": "Edited: type of housing unit"}, "HRYEAR4": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"2002": "Min Value", "2012": "Max Value"}, "description": "Year of interview"}, "PEERNRT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: even though you told me it is easier to report your earnings another way, are you paid at an hourly rate on your main job?"}, "TUDIS": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Did not have a disability last time", "2": "No"}, "description": "Last time we spoke to someone in this household you were reported to have a disability. Does your disability prevent you from doing any kind of work for the next six months?"}, "PEERNHRY": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Hourly worker", "2": "Non-hourly worker"}, "description": "Edited: hourly/non-hourly status"}, "PELKLWO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Within the last 12 months", "3": "Never worked", "2": "More than 12 months ago"}, "description": "Edited: when did you last work?"}, "PEERNCOV": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: on this job, are you covered by a union or employee association contract?"}, "TERET1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes or maybe/it depends", "3": "Has a job", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: do you currently want a job, either full or part time?"}, "TRWERNAL": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "TRERNWA contains allocated information", "0": "TRERNWA does not contain allocated information"}, "description": "TRERNWA: allocation flag"}, "TRSPPRES": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Spouse present", "3": "No spouse or unmarried partner present", "2": "Unmarried partner present"}, "description": "Presence of the respondent's spouse or unmarried partner in the household"}, "HRMONTH": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "12": "Max Value"}, "description": "Month of interview"}, "TEERN": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "288461": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: total weekly overtime earnings (2 implied decimals)"}, "TTHR": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Indicates topcoding of hourly pay in earnings variables", "validEntries": {"1": "Topcoded", "0": "Not topcoded"}, "description": "Hourly pay topcode flag"}, "PEMS123": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "One-year program", "3": "Three-year program (or longer)", "2": "Two-year program"}, "description": "Edited: was your master's degree program a one-year, two-year, or three-year program?"}, "HETELHHD": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: is there a telephone in this house/apartment?"}, "HUSPNISH": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was discontinued in 2007 January CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 > HEFAMINC: allocation flag 2006] will have missing values for HUSPNISH. ATUS-CPS File HXFAMINC 00 Value - No Change", "validEntries": {"02": "Don`t Know - No Change", "03": "Refused - No Change", "00": "Value - No Change", "01": "Blank - No Change", "20": "Value To Longitudinal Value", "21": "Blank To Longitudinal Value", "22": "Don`t Know To Longitudinal Value", "23": "Refused To Longitudinal Value", "42": "Don`t Know To Allocated Value", "43": "Refused To Allocated Value", "40": "Value To Allocated Value", "41": "Blank To Allocated Value", "1": "Spanish only language spoken", "11": "Blank To Value", "10": "Value To Value", "13": "Refused To Value", "12": "Don`t Know To Value", "33": "Refused To Allocated Value Long", "32": "Don`t Know To Allocated Value Long", "31": "Blank To Allocated Value Long", "30": "Value To Allocated Value Long", "50": "Value To Blank", "53": "Refused To Blank", "52": "Don`t Know To Blank"}, "description": "Is Spanish the only language spoken by all members of this household who are 15 years and older?"}, "PELKM1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields PELKM1, PULKM2 - PULKM6, PULKDK1 - PULKDK4, and PULKPS1 - PULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "12": "Nothing", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads"}, "description": "Edited: what are all of the things you have done to find work during the last 4 weeks? (first method)"}, "TULK": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "3": "Retired", "2": "No", "5": "Unable to work", "4": "Disabled"}, "description": "Have you been doing anything to find work during the last four weeks?"}, "PELAYDUR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "Beginning in April 2011, data were topcoded at 52 weeks. For cases with [(HRYEAR4=2011 and HRMONTH > 3) or HRYEAR4 > 2011], values of 52 = 52 weeks or more.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "260": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: duration of layoff (number of weeks)"}, "HRHTYPE": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"10": "Group quarters without family", "1": "Husband/wife primary family (neither Armed Forces)", "3": "Unmarried civilian male - primary family householder", "2": "Husband/wife primary family (either/both Armed Forces)", "5": "Primary family householder - respondent in Armed Forces, unmarried", "4": "Unmarried civilian female - primary family householder", "7": "Civilian female primary individual", "6": "Civilian male primary individual", "9": "Group quarters with family", "8": "Primary individual householder - respondent in Armed Forces"}, "description": "Household type"}, "TEERNHRY": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Paid hourly", "2": "Not paid hourly"}, "description": "Edited: hourly/non-hourly status"}, "TRTALONE_WK": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are excluded from the calculation Starting in January 2010, TUWHO_CODE information was collected for work activities (0501xx) TRTALONE_WK was introduced in 2010. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2010] will have missing values", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total work- and nonwork-related time respondent spent alone (in minutes)"}, "TRTEC_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "Excludes time spent in activities with codes = 01xxxx or 0805xx. Questions about eldercare and TRTEC_LN were introduced in January 2011. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2011] will have missing values.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Time (in minutes) spent providing eldercare by activity"}, "TUBUSL2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "30": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULINENO of farm or business owner (second owner)"}, "PEHRACT2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: last week, how many hours did you actually work at your other job(s)?"}, "PEHRACT1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"99": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: last week, how many hours did you actually work at your main job?"}, "TEERNHRO": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "99": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many hours do you usually work per week at this rate?"}, "TUBUSL4": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "30": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULINENO of farm or business owner (fourth owner)"}, "HEFAMINC": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable replaced HUFAMINC in 2010 January CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2010] will have missing values for HEFAMINC. The combined income of all family members during the last 12 months. Includes money from jobs; net income from business, farm or rent; pensions; dividends; interest; Social Security payments; and any other money income received by family members who are 15 years of age or older. Caution should be used when using this variable since it has an allocation rate up to 20 percent.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "16": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: family income"}, "PRNAGPWS": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Non-agricultural private wage and salary"}, "description": "Non-agricultural private wage and salary workers recode"}, "TRTEC": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": "TRTEC is the sum of all values of TRTEC_LN. Excludes time spent in activities with codes = 01xxxx or 0805xx. Questions about eldercare and TRTEC were introduced in January 2011. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2011] will have missing values.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent providing eldercare (in minutes)"}, "PELNMOM": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was added in 2007 January CPS. Therefore cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2007] will have blank values of PELNMOM.", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "16": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: PULINENO of mother"}, "PEDISOUT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "2008: This variable was introduced in 2008 June CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2008 OR (HRYEAR4 = 2008 AND HRMONTH < 6)] will have missing values of PEDISOUT.", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?"}, "TESCHLVL": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "High school", "2": "College or university"}, "description": "Edited: would that be high school, college, or university?"}, "PELAYFTO": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: is the job from which you are on layoff a full time job of 35 hours or more per week?"}, "TRTIER1P": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "Valid activity codes are listed in the 2003-12 Coding Lexicon. TRCODEP provides the full six-digit activity code for each activity occurring on the Activity file.", "validEntries": {"01": "Min Value", "50": "Max Value"}, "description": "Pooled lexicon tier 1: 1st and 2nd digits of 6-digit activity code"}, "TELKM1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields TELKM1, TULKM2 - TULKM6, TULKDK1 - TULKDK6, and TULKPS1 - TULKPS6", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "12": "Nothing", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads"}, "description": "Edited: what are all of the things you have done to find work during the last 4 weeks? (first method)"}, "PRFAMREL": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Reference person", "0": "Not a family member", "3": "Child", "2": "Spouse", "4": "Other relative (primary family only)"}, "description": "Family relationship code"}, "TRTFAMILY": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with family members (in minutes)"}, "PEHRACTT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "198": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: total hours actually worked last week (sum of PEHRACT1 and PEHRACT2)"}, "TEERNH1O": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: excluding overtime pay, tips, and commissions, what is your hourly rate of pay on your main job? (2 implied decimals)"}, "TELKAVL": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: could you have started a job in the last seven days if one had been offered?"}, "TEWHERE": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "Values of 30, 31 and 32 for TEWHERE were introduced in October 2004 ATUS. Therefore, for (TUMONTH < 10 AND TUYEAR = 2004) these values will not appear. TEWHERE is not collected for activities with activity codes of 0101xx, 0102xx, 0104xx, 500105, or 500106.", "validEntries": {"89": "Unspecified place", "20": "Airplane", "21": "Other mode of transportation", "1": "Respondent's home or yard", "3": "Someone else's home", "2": "Respondent's workplace", "5": "Place of worship", "4": "Restaurant or bar", "7": "Other store/mall", "6": "Grocery store", "9": "Outdoors away from home", "8": "School", "99": "Unspecified mode of transportation", "11": "Other place", "10": "Library", "13": "Car, truck, or motorcycle (passenger)", "12": "Car, truck, or motorcycle (driver)", "15": "Bus", "14": "Walking", "17": "Bicycle", "16": "Subway/train", "19": "Taxi/limousine service", "18": "Boat/ferry", "31": "Gym/health club", "30": "Bank", "32": "Post Office"}, "description": "Edited: where were you during the activity?"}, "TRTO_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "TRTO_LN is the maximum for the activity of the following variables: TRTOHH_LN and TRTONHH_LN.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during activity providing secondary childcare for own children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "PRFAMTYP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Primary family", "3": "Related subfamily", "2": "Primary individual", "5": "Secondary individual", "4": "Unrelated subfamily"}, "description": "Family type recode"}, "HRNUMHOU": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This number reflects the number of people who were living in the household at the time of the final CPS interview (MIS-8) and may not match the total number of persons listed for each TUCASEID on the ATUS-CPS file. Those persons who are no longer living in the household at the time of the ATUS interview are not included on the ATUS-CPS file.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "16": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total number of persons in the household (household members)"}, "PEERNWKP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "52": "Max Value"}, "description": "Edited: how many weeks a year do you get paid?"}, "PECYC": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Less than 1 year (includes 0 years completed)", "3": "The second or sophomore year", "2": "The first or freshman year", "5": "Four or more years", "4": "The third or junior year"}, "description": "Edited: how many years of college credit have you completed?"}, "TRHHCHILD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Presence of household children < 18"}, "PREMPNOT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Employed", "3": "Not in labor force - discouraged", "2": "Unemployed", "4": "Not in labor force - other"}, "description": "Employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force"}, "PRDTHSP": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Mexican", "3": "Cuban", "2": "Puerto Rican", "5": "Other Spanish", "4": "Central/South American"}, "description": "Detailed Hispanic origin group"}, "TRERNUPD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Earnings updated in ATUS", "0": "Earnings carried forward from final CPS interview"}, "description": "Earnings update flag"}, "PESCHENR": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: last week, were you enrolled in a high school, college, or university?"}, "PESEX": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Male", "2": "Female"}, "description": "Edited: sex"}, "TUCUMDUR24": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Cumulative duration of activity lengths in minutes; last activity truncated at 4:00am or 1440 minutes (cumulative total of TUACTDUR24 for each TUCASEID)"}, "TULKM3": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "See valid values for TULKM2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "97": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULKM2 text: (third method)"}, "TULKM2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields TELKM1, TULKM2 - TULKM6, TULKDK1 - TULKDK4, and TULKPS1 - TULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads", "97": "No additional job search activities"}, "description": "What are all of the things you have done to find work during the last 4 weeks? (second method)"}, "TULKM6": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "See valid values for TULKM2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "97": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULKM2 text: (sixth method)"}, "TULKM5": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "See valid values for TULKM2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "97": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULKM2 text: (fifth method)"}, "TULKM4": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "See valid values for TULKM2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "97": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULKM2 text: (fourth method)"}, "TRTONHHCHILD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "This variable is computed using TUWHO_CODE information; time spent working and all activities for which who information is not collected, such as sleeping, are omitted from the calculation", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total nonwork-related time respondent spent with own nonhousehold children < 18 (in minutes)"}, "TUELDER": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "The reference month is 3 months prior to the interview. For example, if the interview took place on March 15, the reference month would be December. Questions about eldercare were introduced in January 2011. Therefore, cases with [TUYEAR < 2011] will have missing values for TUELDER.", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Not including financial assistance or help you provided as part of your paid job, since the first of [REF_MONTH], have you provided any care of assistance for an adult who needed help because of a condition related to aging?"}, "PULKDK1": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields PELKM1, PULKM2 - PULKM6, PULKDK1 - PULKDK4, and PULKPS1 - PULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "12": "Nothing", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads"}, "description": "You said you have been trying to find work. How did you go about looking? (first method)"}, "PULKDK2": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields PELKM1, PULKM2 - PULKM6, PULKDK1 - PULKDK4, and PULKPS1 - PULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads"}, "description": "PULKDK1 text: (second method)"}, "PULKDK3": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "See valid for values for PULKDK2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "13": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULKDK1 text: (third method)"}, "PULKDK4": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "See valid for values for PULKDK2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "13": "Max Value"}, "description": "PULKDK1 text: (fourth method)"}, "PENLFJH": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Within the last 12 months", "3": "Never worked", "2": "More than 12 months ago"}, "description": "Edited: when did you last work at a job or business?"}, "TUECLNO": {"files": ["EC Roster File"], "note": "If recipient is a household member, TUECLNO = TULINENO; if not a household member, TUECLNO = new line numbers (last tulineno+1)", "validEntries": {"2": "Min Value", "35": "Max Value"}, "description": "Line number of eldercare recipient"}, "PRNLFSCH": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "In school", "2": "Not in school"}, "description": "Not in labor force activity - in school or not in school"}, "HRSAMPLE": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "1st character A-Z, 2nd and 3rd digits 0-99, 4th character (if present) A-Z. This variable was discontinued in 2004 May CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 > 2004 OR (HRMONTH > 4 AND HRYEAR4 = 2004)] will have missing values. Starting in May 2004 CPS, the numerical component of this variable became part of HRHHID2.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "16": "Max Value"}, "description": "Sample ID (4-character identifier)"}, "TRTCC_LN": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "For TUYEAR > = 2004, TRTCC_LN is the maximum for the activity of the following variables: TRTOHH_LN, TRTNOHH_LN, and TRTONHH_LN. TRTCC_LN is not calculated for activities when no household child < 13 was awake. It is also not calculated for households that do not have at least one household or nonhousehold child < 13.", "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "1440": "Max Value"}, "description": "Total time spent during activity providing secondary child care for household and own nonhousehold children < 13 (in minutes)"}, "TRHERNAL": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "TRERNHLY contains allocated information", "0": "TRERNHLY does not contain allocated information"}, "description": "TRERNHLY: allocation flag"}, "TUACTIVITY_N": {"files": ["Activity File", "Who File", "EH Activity File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "91": "Max Value"}, "description": "Activity line number"}, "TRCHILDNUM": {"files": ["Respondent File", "Activity Summary File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"0": "Min Value", "30": "Max Value"}, "description": "Number of household children < 18"}, "TRTIER2P": {"files": ["Activity File"], "note": "Valid activity codes are listed in the 2003-12 Coding Lexicon. TRCODEP provides the full six-digit activity code for each activity occurring on the Activity file.", "validEntries": null, "description": "Pooled lexicon tiers 1 and 2: 1st four digits of 6-digit activity code"}, "TEIO1OCD": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "Beginning with the January 2011 ATUS, occupation data were classified using the 2010 Census Occupation Classification system. This system replaced the 2002 Census Occupation Classification system. Occupation data collected after 2010 are not strictly comparable to previous years. Refer to Appendix A for a list of occupation codes using the 2002 and 2010 Census Occupation Classification systems.", "validEntries": {"9999": "Max Value", "0": "Min Value"}, "description": "Edited: occupation code (main job)"}, "TULKPS1": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields TELKM1, TULKM2 - TULKM6, TULKDK1 - TULKDK4, and TULKPS1 - TULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "12": "Nothing", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads", "97": "No more job search activities"}, "description": "Can you tell me more about what you did to search for work? (first method)"}, "TULKPS2": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "In order to research job search methods, users must combine all fields TELKM1, TULKM2 - TULKM6, TULKDK1 - TULKDK4, and TULKPS1 - TULKPS4.", "validEntries": {"11": "Attended job training programs/courses", "10": "Looked at ads", "13": "Other passive", "1": "Contacted employer directly/interview", "3": "Contacted private employment agency", "2": "Contacted public employment agency", "5": "Contacted school/university employment center", "4": "Contacted friends or relatives", "7": "Checked union/professional registers", "6": "Sent out resumes/filled out applications", "9": "Other active", "8": "Placed or answered ads", "97": "No additional job search activities"}, "description": "TULKPS1 text: (second method)"}, "TULKPS3": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "See valid values for TULKPS2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "97": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULKPS1 text: (third method)"}, "TULKPS4": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "See valid values for TULKPS2", "validEntries": {"1": "Min Value", "97": "Max Value"}, "description": "TULKPS1 text: (fourth method)"}, "PRWKSTAT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"11": "Unemployed full time", "10": "Not at work, usually part time", "12": "Unemployed part time", "1": "Not in labor force", "3": "Part time for economic reasons, usually full time", "2": "Full time hours (35+), usually full time", "5": "Not at work, usually full time", "4": "Part time for non-economic reasons, usually full time", "7": "Part time hours, usually part time for non-economic reasons", "6": "Part time hours, usually part time for economic reasons", "9": "Full time hours, usually part time for non-economic reasons", "8": "Full time hours, usually part time for economic reasons"}, "description": "Full time or part time work status"}, "PRWKSCH": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "At work", "0": "Not in labor force", "3": "Unemployed, seeks full time", "2": "With job, not at work", "4": "Unemployed, seeks part time"}, "description": "Labor force by time worked or lost"}, "PUBUS2OT": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Do you receive any payments or profits from the business?"}, "TREMODR": {"files": ["Respondent File"], "note": "The Eating and Health Module interview was conducted for TUYEAR=2006, 2007 and 2008. For TUYEAR = 2006, 2007 and 2008 all respondents were selected to be interviewed for the Eating and Health Module. For these years, values of -1 indicate that the individual did not complete an Eating and Health Module interview.", "validEntries": {"1": "Responded to Eating and Health Module", "0": "Did not respond to Eating and Health Module"}, "description": "Eating and Health Module respondent"}, "PRSJMJ": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Single jobholder", "2": "Multiple jobholder"}, "description": "Single/multiple jobholder"}, "PEAFEVER": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": "This variable was introduced in 2005 August CPS. Therefore, cases with [HRYEAR4 < 2005 OR (HRMONTH < 8 AND HRYEAR4 = 2005)] will have missing values of PEAFEVER. PEAFEVER replaced PUAFEVER.", "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Edited: did you ever serve on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces?"}, "GEPSEUST": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"100": "Min Value", "6000": "Max Value"}, "description": "Scrambled pseudo primary sampling unit (PSU) collapsed stratum"}, "PUJHDP1O": {"files": ["ATUS-CPS File"], "note": null, "validEntries": {"1": "Yes", "2": "No"}, "description": "Did you do any of this work in the last 4 weeks?"}} |
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