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Housing Data Files Record Layout

Record layout for 2008 ASEC extract with mortgage balance variable [<1.0 MB]

Program Participation Data Files Record Layouts

Record layout for March 2000 CPS current receipt of public assistance variables (curr00.dat and curr00.ssd01) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2001 March CPS SSI Extract (ssissmar01.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2000 Welfare Reform Extract File (welf00.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 1998 and 1999 Welfare Reform Extract Files (welf98.dat and welf99.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2001 Foodstamp and Subsidized Lunch Extract (lnchfd01.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2001 Foodstamp and Subsidized Lunch Extract, using 2001 SCHIP with 2000 controls (lnchd01s.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2002 Foodstamp and Subsidized Lunch Extract (lnchd02.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2001 Foodstamp and Subsidized Lunch Extract (lnchfd01.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2001 Foodstamp and Subsidized Lunch Extract (lnchfd01.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for child care expenses 1999 CPS (huswr-ext.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2000 Childcare Extract File (chldcare00.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 1999 Childcare Extract File (chldcare99.dat) [<1.0 MB]

Health Data Files Record Layouts

Record layout for offer and take-up of employer-sponsored insurance extract for 2014 and 2015 CPS ASEC [<1.0 MB]
SHADAC´s Guide to Using the 2014 and 2015 Current Population Survey Public Use Files [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for current coverage extract for 2015 & 2014 CPS ASEC (outtypreadme.txt) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for current coverage extract for 2014 and 2015 CPS ASEC with redesigned income questions (asec15-now-anycov-redes.txt) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout of March 1995 CPS person and family extract with health insurance data (famaftax.dat and peraftax.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for extract file March 1995 health insurance (health95.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for March 1994 health insurance extract (healthins.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for March 1995 new health extract (mar95els.txt) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for March 1995 extract of new health insurance variables and updated employer contribution data (mar95ext.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout March 1995 CPS containing new health insurance flag fields (hlthflg95.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for March 1995 CPS file containing HIPAID variable (paid95mar.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for March 1991 SCHIP file with 1990 Census population controls (pchip90.dat) [<1.0 MB]
SAS program showing layout of pov95rev.dat [<1.0 MB]

Income Data Files Record Layouts

SHADAC´s Guide to Using the 2014 and 2015 Current Population Survey Public Use Files [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for March 1995 CPS person extract with tax variables not appearing on the March 1995 CPS public use file (extrtax95.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for 2001 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income File, using 2001 SCHIP with 2000 controls (newressi.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for zip code average earnings for persons 1990 Census (szavearn.dat) [<1.0 MB]
Record layout for March 1998 CPS tax file (taxes.txt) [<1.0 MB]

Noncash/After-tax Extract Data Files Record Layouts

Record layouts for files of Noncash/After-tax Extract 1980-1986 March CPS files [<1.0 MB]
Record layouts for files of 1987 Noncash/After-tax Extract March CPS files [<1.0 MB]
Record layouts for files of 1988-1990 Noncash/After-tax Extract March CPS files [<1.0 MB]