File layout for File 8 (Records are comma-delimited. First line contains a list of variables on the file. The remaining lines contain the values of the variables with fixed column positions.) Variables on all files DOEID '4-digit identification number' Columns 1-4 NWEIGHT 'The Final Weight' Columns 6-11 MQRESULT 'Mail Questionnaire Codes' Columns 13 REGIONC 'Census Region' Columns 15 DIVISION 'Census Division' Columns 17 LRGSTATE 'Four Largest States' Columns 19 CDD65 'Cooling Degree-Days to base 65, 1-97 TO 12-97' Columns 21-24 HDD65 'Heating Degree-Days to base 65, 1-97 TO 12-97' Columns 26-30 TYPEHUQ 'Type of Home: as report by Respondent' Columns 32 Variables in File 8 only. NHSLDMEM 'Number Of Household Members' Columns 34-35 ZNHSLDME 'Imputation Flag for NHSLDMEM' Columns 37 YEARS1 'Infants In Household Under 1' Columns 39-40 ZYEARS1 'Imputation Flag for YEARS1' Columns 42 YEARS2 'Children In Household 1-12' Columns 44-45 ZYEARS2 'Imputation Flag for YEARS2' Columns 47 YEARS3 'Adults In Household Over 65' Columns 49-50 ZYEARS3 'Imputation Flag for YEARS3' Columns 52 YEARS4 'Adults In Household Over 75' Columns 54-55 HBUSNESS 'Home-Based Business' Columns 57 ZHBUSNES 'Imputation Flag for HBUSNESS' Columns 59 OTHWORK 'Other Using Much Energy' Columns 61 ZOTHWORK 'Imputation Flag for OTHWORK' Columns 63 HIACT 'Household Uses High Amount Of Energy' Columns 65-66 ATHOME 'Someone Home All Day' Columns 68 ZATHOME 'Imputation Flag for ATHOME' Columns 70 DRIVECAR 'Have Regular Use Of Vehicle' Columns 72 ZDRIVECA 'Imputation Flag for DRIVECAR' Columns 74 VEHICLES 'Number Of Vehicles' Columns 76-77 ZVEHICLE 'Imputation Flag for VEHICLES' Columns 79 DRIVEMON 'Number Of Drivers In Household' Columns 81-82 ZDRIVEMO 'Imputation Flag for DRIVEMON' Columns 84 HHSEX 'Sex Of Householder' Columns 86 ZHHSEX 'Imputation Flag for HHSEX' Columns 88 HHAGE 'Age Of Householder' Columns 90-91 ZHHAGE 'Imputation Flag for HHAGE' Columns 93 EMPLOYHH 'Employment Of Householder' Columns 95 ZEMPLOYH 'Imputation Flag for EMPLOYHH' Columns 97 SPOUSE 'Householder Lives With Spouse' Columns 99 ZSPOUSE 'Imputation Flag for SPOUSE' Columns 101 SDESCENT 'Householder Of Hispanic Origin' Columns 103 ZSDESCEN 'Imputation Flag for SDESCENT' Columns 105 ORIGIN 'Race Of Householder' Columns 107 MONEYPY 'Household Income Last 12 Months' Columns 109-110 ZMONEYPY 'Imputation Flag for MONEYPY' Columns 112 INC45PLU 'Income Greater Than Or Less Than $45,000' Columns 114 POOR100 'Below 100 Percent Of Poverty' Columns 116 POOR125 'Below 125 Percent Of Poverty' Columns 118 POOR150 'Below 150 Percent Of Poverty' Columns 120 LIHEAP 'Eligibility For Low Income Heat Help' Columns 122 Codebook for File 8 Variables DOEID, NWEIGHT, MQRESULT, REGIONC, DIVISION, LRGSTATE CDD65, HDD65, and TYPEHUQ are on all files. DOEID '4-digit identification number' Columns 1-4 Included in all files Numerical Variable Variable length: 4 The variable DOEID will be on all files. Each respondent is assigned an unique value of DOEID. It can be used to merge data from one file with data from another file. Minimum Value: 1,001 Maximum Value: 6,903 NWEIGHT 'The Final Weight' Columns 6-11 Included in all files Numerical Variable Variable length: 6 Minimum Value: 3,841 Maximum Value: 79,878 The sample design for RECS is not a simple random sample. Consequently, to estimate the number or percent of households/housing units with a certain characteristic, the sampling weight should be used. The variable NWEIGHT is the sampling weight for the observation. It is approximately the inverse of the probability of selection. It gives the number of households that the response represents in the sample. For most categorical variables, the codebooks contain both the unweighted frequency and the weighted frequency. The unweighted frequency gives the number of observations, the weighted frequency gives survey estimate of the number of households/housing units for each possible value of the variable. The weighted frequencies are rounded to the nearest 100,000 households. This is the limit of the accuracy for RECS. When the unweighted frequency is less than 10 or the weighted frequency is less than 150,000; then weighted frequency is suppressed. A 'Q' is placed in the frequency to denote that the number is suppressed. This indicates that there are too few observation upon which to determine an accurate estimate. MQRESULT 'Mail Questionnaire Codes' Columns 13 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length 1 Mail Questionnaire (MQ) Authorization Form (AF) Personal Interview (PI) 1 = MQ Completed, AF Signed 2 = MQ Completed, AF not required 7 = MQ returned after a PI was completed 8 = PI was completed after MQ was returned 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 173 3,400,000 2 8 Q 7 1 Q 8 12 200,000 9 5,706 97,600,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. When MQRESULT equals 1 or 2, the household and housing unit data was not obtained via a personal interview. The data were obtained using a shortened mail questionnaire. A hot-deck imputation procedure was used to match each mail respondent to a personal interview respondent. The critical matching variables were FUELHEAT, FUELH2O, TYPECOOL, TYPEHUQ, and REGIONC. Additional variables used in a scoring function to determine the best match were MONEYPY, NHSLDMEM, VEHICLES, HHAGE, and TOTROOMS. The remaining household/housing unit characteristics for the mail respondents were determined by the values of the matched personal interview respondent. The energy consumption and expenditures data for the mail respondents was based upon data obtained from their energy suppliers. It was not imputed using a hot deck procedure. Questionnaire data from personal interview respondents sometime is missing and needs to be imputed. 'Z' variables are used to indicate the presence of imputed data. For example, if ZURBRUR = 0 then URBRUR was not imputed. If ZURBRUR = 1 then URBRUR was imputed. Census Division/Region: A geographic area consisting of several States defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The States are grouped into nine divisions and four regions. Region Division States Northeast New England Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island Middle Atlantic New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Midwest East North Central Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin West North Central Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota South South Atlantic Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia East South Central Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee West South Central Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas West Mountain Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming Pacific Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington REGIONC 'Census Region' Columns 15 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length 1 1 = Northeast Census Region 2 = Midwest Census Region 3 = South Census Region 4 = West Census Region Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 1,332 19,700,000 2 1,234 24,100,000 3 1,979 35,900,000 4 1,355 21,800,000 DIVISION 'Census Division' Columns 17 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length 1 1 = New England Census Division 2 = Middle Atlantic Census Division 3 = East North Central Census Division 4 = West North Central Census Division 5 = South Atlantic Census Division 6 = East South Central Census Division 7 = West South Central Census Division 8 = Mountain Census Division 9 = Pacific Census Division Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 490 5,300,000 2 842 14,400,000 3 783 16,900,000 4 451 7,200,000 5 871 18,700,000 6 527 6,300,000 7 581 10,800,000 8 466 6,200,000 9 889 15,600,000 LRGSTATE 'Four Largest States' Columns 19 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = Other 1 = New York State 2 = California 3 = Texas 4 = Florida Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 4,258 70,300,000 1 399 6,800,000 2 609 11,500,000 3 369 7,000,000 4 265 5,900,000 CDD65 and HDD65 are weather data. The values of CDD65 and HDD65 were based upon data obtained from the NOAA. A random error was added to both HDD65 and CDD65 to mask the location of the weather station from which the data was obtained. CDD65 'Cooling Degree-Days to base 65, 1-97 TO 12-97' Columns 21-24 Included in all files Numerical Variable Variable length 4 Minimum Value: 0 Maximum Value: 5,954 HDD65 'Heating Degree-Days to base 65, 1-97 TO 12-97' Columns 26-30 Included in all files Numerical Variable Variable length 5 Minimum Value: 0 Maximum Value: 11,672 Cooling degree days are the number of degrees the average daily temperature (ADT) is above the base temperature. Heating degree days are the number of degrees the ADT is below the base temperature. To calculate daily degree days (base 65 degrees): ADT = (daily high + daily low)/2 CDD(daily) = 0 if ADT <= 65 = ADT - 65 if ADT > 65 HDD(daily) = 0 if ADT >= 65 = 65 - ADT if ADT < 65. Annual degrees days are calculated by summing the daily degree days. The .5 is carried over in the summation. The total is rounded up after the summation. TYPEHUQ 'Type of Home: as report by Respondent' Columns 32 Included in all files Categorical Variable Variable length: 1 Question (A-2B) different than RECS93 Variable was constructed form responses to questions A-2A, A-2B, A-5, and A-9 Imputed for Nonresponse There is a fine line between the definitions of various types of housing units. The distinction between a single-family attached unit and a unit in an apartment building is particularly complex. The collection and editing of the data on housing type changed from the paper-and-pencil questionnaire for the 1993 RECS to the CAPI questionnaire for the 1997 RECS. The change in the data collection and editing procedures may have contributed to changes in the survey results. For example, the estimated number of occupied single-family attached units increased from 7.3 million for the 1993 RECS to 10.0 million for the 1997 RECS. Conversely, the number of occupied housing units in buildings with two to four units decreased from 8.0 million for the 1993 RECS to 5.6 million for the 1997 RECS. 1 = Mobile Home 2 = Single-Family detached 3 = Single-Family Attached 4 = Apartment in Building containing 2-4 units 5 = Apartment in Building Containing 5 or more units Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 402 6,300,000 2 3,661 63,800,000 3 552 9,900,000 4 351 5,600,000 5 934 15,800,000 The remaining variables a present only in File 8. NHSLDMEM 'Number Of Household Members' Columns 34-35 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-1A Question different than RECS93 In RECS 93 Derived From Household Grid Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 1,379 25,600,000 2 1,937 33,000,000 3 1,057 17,400,000 4 904 15,200,000 5 392 6,400,000 6 133 2,300,000 7 61 1,000,000 8 22 300,000 9 6 Q 10 5 Q 11 4 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. ZNHSLDME 'Imputation Flag for NHSLDMEM' Columns 37 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = NHSLDMEM not imputed 1 = NHSLDMEM imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,888 101,200,000 1 12 200,000 YEARS1 'Infants In Household Under 1' Columns 39-40 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-1D Question first Used in 1997 RECS Imputed For Nonresponse 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 3,857 64,600,000 1 218 3,600,000 2 8 Q 99 1,817 33,200,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. ZYEARS1 'Imputation Flag for YEARS1' Columns 42 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = YEARS1 not imputed 1 = YEARS1 imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,653 97,400,000 1 247 4,100,000 YEARS2 'Children In Household 1-12' Columns 44-45 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-1E Question first Used in 1997 RECS Imputed For Nonresponse 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2,251 38,300,000 1 855 13,900,000 2 583 9,700,000 3 205 3,300,000 4 51 800,000 5 12 200,000 6 2 Q 7 2 Q 99 1,939 35,100,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. ZYEARS2 'Imputation Flag for YEARS2' Columns 47 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = YEARS2 not imputed 1 = YEARS2 imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,641 97,200,000 1 259 4,300,000 YEARS3 'Adults In Household Over 65' Columns 49-50 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-1B Question New To RECS93 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 3,638 61,000,000 1 931 15,900,000 2 521 9,000,000 3 4 Q 4 3 Q 5 1 Q 6 1 Q 99 801 15,500,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. ZYEARS3 'Imputation Flag for YEARS3' Columns 52 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = YEARS3 not imputed 1 = YEARS3 imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,895 101,400,000 1 5 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. YEARS4 'Adults In Household Over 75' Columns 54-55 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-1C Question New To RECS93 99 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 504 8,600,000 1 555 9,600,000 2 131 2,200,000 5 2 Q 99 4,708 81,100,000 Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. HBUSNESS 'Home-Based Business' Columns 57 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-2 Question different than RECS93 RECS 93 Asked About Presence Of Business On A Typical Week Day Imputed For Nonresponse 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,497 94,100,000 1 403 7,400,000 ZHBUSNES 'Imputation Flag for HBUSNESS' Columns 59 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = HBUSNESS not imputed 1 = HBUSNESS imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,894 101,300,000 1 6 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. OTHWORK 'Other Using Much Energy' Columns 61 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-3A Question different than RECS93 RECS 93 Asked About Excess Energy Use On A Typical Week Day Imputed For Nonresponse 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,764 99,100,000 1 136 2,400,000 ZOTHWORK 'Imputation Flag for OTHWORK' Columns 63 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = OTHWORK not imputed 1 = OTHWORK imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,896 101,400,000 1 4 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. HIACT 'Household Uses High Amount Of Energy' Columns 65-66 Categorical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-3B Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 3 = YES 4 = YES 6 = YES 8 = YES 12 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,893 101,300,000 3 1 Q 4 3 Q 6 1 Q 8 1 Q 12 1 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. ATHOME 'Someone Home All Day' Columns 68 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-4 Question same as RECS93 Imputed For Nonresponse 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2,847 50,100,000 1 3,053 51,300,000 ZATHOME 'Imputation Flag for ATHOME' Columns 70 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = ATHOME not imputed 1 = ATHOME imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,890 101,300,000 1 10 200,000 DRIVECAR 'Have Regular Use Of Vehicle' Columns 72 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-5A Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 828 12,900,000 1 5,072 88,600,000 ZDRIVECA 'Imputation Flag for DRIVECAR' Columns 74 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = DRIVECAR not imputed 1 = DRIVECAR imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,893 101,400,000 1 7 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. VEHICLES 'Number Of Vehicles' Columns 76-77 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-5B Question same as RECS93 Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 828 12,900,000 1 1,925 33,500,000 2 2,174 38,100,000 3 688 12,000,000 4 195 3,500,000 5 61 1,100,000 6 17 300,000 7 7 Q 8 3 Q 9 1 Q 13 1 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. ZVEHICLE 'Imputation Flag for VEHICLES' Columns 79 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = VEHICLES not imputed 1 = VEHICLES imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,894 101,400,000 1 6 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. DRIVEMON 'Number Of Drivers In Household' Columns 81-82 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-6 Question same as RECS93 Imputed For Nonresponse Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 552 8,600,000 1 1,834 32,200,000 2 2,845 48,900,000 3 500 8,700,000 4 154 2,800,000 5 11 200,000 6 3 Q 7 1 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. ZDRIVEMO 'Imputation Flag for DRIVEMON' Columns 84 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = DRIVEMON not imputed 1 = DRIVEMON imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,895 101,400,000 1 5 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. HHSEX 'Sex Of Householder' Columns 86 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-8 Question same as RECS93 Imputed For Nonresponse 1 = FEMALE 2 = MALE Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 3,358 56,800,000 2 2,542 44,700,000 ZHHSEX 'Imputation Flag for HHSEX' Columns 88 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = HHSEX not imputed 1 = HHSEX imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,896 101,400,000 1 4 Q Q = Data withheld because fewer than 10 observation in the category. HHAGE 'Age Of Householder' Columns 90-91 Numerical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-9 Question same as RECS93 Imputed For Nonresponse Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 16 to 19 30 500,000 20 to 29 787 13,200,000 30 to 39 1,310 22,500,000 40 to 49 1,245 21,900,000 50 to 59 855 15,000,000 60 to 69 761 12,900,000 70 to 79 618 10,600,000 80 to 89 258 4,400,000 90 to 95 36 600,000 ZHHAGE 'Imputation Flag for HHAGE' Columns 93 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = HHAGE not imputed 1 = HHAGE imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,805 99,800,000 1 95 1,600,000 EMPLOYHH 'Employment Of Householder' Columns 95 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-10 Question different than RECS93 RECS 93 Had Full-Time Definition Imputed For Nonresponse 0 = Not Employed 1 = Employed Full-Time 2 = Employed Part-Time Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2,317 38,800,000 1 2,952 52,500,000 2 631 10,200,000 ZEMPLOYH 'Imputation Flag for EMPLOYHH' Columns 97 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = EMPLOYHH not imputed 1 = EMPLOYHH imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,886 101,200,000 1 14 300,000 SPOUSE 'Householder Lives With Spouse' Columns 99 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-11 Question first Used in 1997 RECS 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 2,350 41,000,000 1 3,550 60,500,000 ZSPOUSE 'Imputation Flag for SPOUSE' Columns 101 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = SPOUSE not imputed 1 = SPOUSE imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,884 101,200,000 1 16 300,000 SDESCENT 'Householder Of Hispanic Origin' Columns 103 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-12 Question same as RECS93 Imputed For Nonresponse 0 = No 1 = Yes Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,294 92,100,000 1 606 9,400,000 ZSDESCEN 'Imputation Flag for SDESCENT' Columns 105 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = SDESCENT not imputed 1 = SDESCENT imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 5,887 101,300,000 1 13 200,000 ORIGIN 'Race Of Householder' Columns 107 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-13 Question same as RECS93 1 = White 2 = Black Or African-American 3 = American Indian, Alaskan Native 4 = Asian, Pacific Islander 5 = Other (If Volunteered) 7 = Hispanic (If Volunteered) Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 4,459 78,500,000 2 799 12,700,000 3 45 700,000 4 172 3,200,000 5 54 900,000 7 371 5,500,000 MONEYPY 'Household Income Last 12 Months' Columns 109-110 Categorical Variable Variable Length 2 Question J-14A Question different than RECS93 RECS 97 ASKS About Household Income Imputed For Nonresponse 1 = Less Than 3,000 Dollars 2 = 3,000 TO 3,999 Dollars 3 = 4,000 TO 4,999 Dollars 4 = 5,000 TO 5,999 Dollars 5 = 6,000 TO 7,499 Dollars 6 = 7,500 TO 8,999 Dollars 7 = 9,000 TO 9,999 Dollars 8 = 10,000 TO 10,999 Dollars 9 = 11,000 TO 12,499 Dollars 10 = 12,500 TO 13,999 Dollars 11 = 14,000 TO 14,999 Dollars 12 = 15,000 TO 17,499 Dollars 13 = 17,500 TO 19,999 Dollars 14 = 20,000 TO 22,499 Dollars 15 = 22,500 TO 24,999 Dollars 16 = 25,000 TO 27,499 Dollars 17 = 27,500 TO 29,999 Dollars 18 = 30,000 TO 32,499 Dollars 19 = 32,500 TO 34,999 Dollars 20 = 35,000 TO 39,999 Dollars 21 = 40,000 TO 44,999 Dollars 22 = 45,000 TO 49,999 Dollars 23 = 50,000 TO 74,999 Dollars 24 = 75,000 TO 99,999 Dollars 25 = More Than 100,000 Dollars Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 1 115 1,700,000 2 60 800,000 3 82 1,200,000 4 122 1,800,000 5 220 3,300,000 6 157 2,400,000 7 132 2,100,000 8 145 2,200,000 9 191 3,100,000 10 175 2,900,000 11 128 2,100,000 12 302 4,800,000 13 323 5,600,000 14 272 4,700,000 15 237 3,800,000 16 258 4,600,000 17 198 3,300,000 18 269 4,700,000 19 171 3,000,000 20 300 5,200,000 21 300 5,300,000 22 278 5,000,000 23 872 16,400,000 24 309 6,000,000 25 284 5,400,000 ZMONEYPY 'Imputation Flag for MONEYPY' Columns 112 Categorical Variable Variable length 1 0 = MONEYPY not imputed 1 = MONEYPY imputed Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 4,869 83,900,000 1 1,031 17,600,000 INC45PLU 'Income Greater Than Or Less Than $45,000' Columns 114 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Question J-14B Question same as RECS93 0 = No 1 = Yes 6 = Don't Know 7 = Refused 9 = Not Applicable Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 281 5,400,000 1 517 8,300,000 6 62 1,000,000 7 166 2,800,000 9 4,874 84,000,000 POOR100 'Below 100 Percent Of Poverty' Columns 116 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Poverty Defined AS 100 Percent Of Poverty Line. Poverty Line Varies With Household Size (1-9), Age And Household Income. For Household Size Of : 1 - Age 65 And Over, Less Than $ 7,525 1 - Age 64 And Under, Less Than $ 8,163 2 - Age 65 And Over, Less Than $ 9,491 2 - Age 64 And Under, Less Than $ 10,507 3 - Less Than $ 12,516 4 - Less Than $16,036 5 - Less Than $18,952 6 - Less Than $21,389 7 - Less Than $24,268 8 - Less Than $27,091 9 Or More - Less Than $31,971 1 = Poor 100% 0 = Nonpoor Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 4,903 86,800,000 1 997 14,600,000 POOR125 'Below 125 Percent Of Poverty' Columns 118 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Poverty Defined AS 125 Percent Of Poverty Line. Poverty Line Varies With Family Size (1-9), Age And Family Income. For Family Size Of : 1 - Age 65 And Over, Less Than $ 9,406 1 - Age 64 And Under, Less Than $ 10,204 2 - Age 65 And Over, Less Than $ 11,864 2 - Age 64 And Under, Less Than $ 13,205 3 - Less Than $15,648 4 - Less Than $20,045 5 - Less Than $23,690 6 - Less Than $26,736 7 - Less Than $30,335 8 - Less Than $33,864 9 Or More - Less Than $39,964 1 = Poor 125% 0 = Nonpoor Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 4,582 81,800,000 1 1,318 19,700,000 POOR150 'Below 150 Percent Of Poverty' Columns 120 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Poverty Defined AS 150 Percent Of Poverty Line. Poverty Line Varies With Family Size (1-9), Age And Family Income. For Family Size Of : 1 - Age 65 And Over, Less Than $ 11,288 1 - Age 64 And Under, Less Than $ 12,245 2 - Age 65 And Over, Less Than $ 14,226 2 - Age 64 And Under, Less Than $ 15,846 3 - Less Than $18,774 4 - Less Than $24,054 5 - Less Than $28,428 6 - Less Than $32,084 7 - Less Than $36,400 8 - Less Than $40,636 9 Or More - Less Than $47,957 1 = Poor 150% 0 = Nonpoor Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 4,133 74,700,000 1 1,767 26,700,000 LIHEAP 'Eligibility For Low Income Heat Help' Columns 122 Categorical Variable Variable Length 1 Identifies Income Eligibility For the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) In FY 1997 (October 1996 - September 1997) Based On 1997 Income (12 Months Prior To Interview) And Household Size. Within State Of Residence, the Eligibility Cutoff Was the Greater Of 150% Of the 1997 OMB Poverty Guideline OR 60% Of the Estimated FY 1997 State Median Income. 0 = Not Eligible For LIHEAP 1 = Eligible For LIHEAP Number Weighted Of Number of Value Observations Households 0 3,701 67,400,000 1 2,199 34,100,000