HRS 1992 (Wave 1) Documentation

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                                 Data Set Core:
                             Range Card Information

        Range cards are only present in Wave 1, and were one method for getting
        more specific information from respondents who did not know exact dollar
        values, particularly of assets and income. Their use was preferred by
        some interviewers over use of the bracketing questions also available
        to them. The range card values are found in the Coding and Editing
        Instructions (file CODING.TXT in INSTRUCT.EXE). That section is copied
        below.

        RANGE OF VALID CODES FOR DOLLAR FIELDS:  Please note that,
        due to the use of a "Range Card" for DK answers to $ fields,
        the code values are as follows:

        (000)0001-(999)9979.
        (999)9979.              $(999)9979 or more -- This is the
                                code to use when an actual amount is
                                given by R which exceeds our field
                                width.

        ANSWERS GIVEN FROM "RANGE CARD":

        (999)9980.      A.  LESS THAN $500
        (999)9981.      B.  $500-$1,000
        (999)9982.      C.  $1,001-$2,500
        (999)9983.      D.  $2,501-$10,000
        (999)9984.      E.  $10,001-$50,000
        (999)9985.      F.  $50,001-$250,000
        (999)9986.      G.  $250,001-$1 MILLION
        (999)9987.      H.  $1 MILLION-$10 MILLION
        (999)9988.      I.  $10 MILLION-$100 MILLION
        (999)9989.      J.  MORE THAN $100 MILLION

        (999)9996.      NONE; NO USUAL/REGULAR/TYPICAL PAYMENT
                        (available at some locations); R only gives
                        assessed (home) value

        (999)9997.      OTHER/NEGATIVE AMOUNT; LOSS; amount in parens
                        (available at some locations)
                        [NOTE: MAKE CARD FOR ALL NEGATIVE AMOUNTS]

        (999)9998.      DK
        (999)9999.      NA


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