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Cross-Year Respondent Benefits File

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Codebook metadata are derived from the data collection instrument.
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Section G: PHUS: MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID AND HI-SMI CHARGES  (Primary)

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HHID                     HOUSEHOLD IDENTIFIER
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Character  Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         Household identifier. Use this variable in conjunction with person number to
         uniquely identify a respondent. [CONTROL INFORMATION]

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        610884           000001-959738.  Household Identifier


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PN                       PERSON NUMBER
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Character  Width: 3   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         Person Number. Indentifies a respondent within a household.

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        347442         010.  Person Identifier
            34         010.  Person Identifier
         21386         011.  Person Identifier
          1168         012.  Person Identifier
            76         013.  Person Identifier
        182793         020.  Person Identifier
          6144         021.  Person Identifier
           416         022.  Person Identifier
            38         023.  Person Identifier
         19660         030.  Person Identifier
          1665         031.  Person Identifier
           114         032.  Person Identifier
            38         033.  Person Identifier
         27858         040.  Person Identifier
          1866         041.  Person Identifier
           152         042.  Person Identifier
                       043.  Person Identifier
            34         831.  Person Identifier


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YEAR                     BENEFITS PAID - YEAR
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 4   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         Year indicator (Key=HHID + PN + YEAR)
         
         Covers years 1984 through 2012.

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         17381        1984.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1985.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1986.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1987.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1988.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1989.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1990.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1991.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1992.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1993.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1994.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1995.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1996.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1997.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1998.  Benefit reporting year.
         17381        1999.  Benefit reporting year.
         16751        2000.  Benefit reporting year.
         16751        2001.  Benefit reporting year.
         16751        2002.  Benefit reporting year.
         16751        2003.  Benefit reporting year.
         14916        2004.  Benefit reporting year.
         14916        2005.  Benefit reporting year.
         14916        2006.  Benefit reporting year.
         14909        2007.  Benefit reporting year.
         14909        2008.  Benefit reporting year.
         14907        2009.  Benefit reporting year.
         14907        2010.  Benefit reporting year.
         14907        2011.  Benefit reporting year.
         14907        2012.  Benefit reporting year.
         14906        2013.  Benefit reporting year
         14906        2014.  Benefit reporting year
         14906        2015.  Benefit reporting year
         14906        2016.  Benefit reporting year
         14906        2017.  Benefit reporting year
         14839        2018.  Benefit reporting year
         14839        2019.  Benefit reporting year
         13691        2020.  Benefit reporting year
         13691        2021.  Benefit reporting year


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SOURCE                   PERMISSON YEAR
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Character  Width: 4   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         This flag indicates the permission series as well as the most recently available
         information for this respondent.
         
         1998: Permission sought in 1998 or 2000 from CODA and War Baby cohort members as
         well as new spouses;data provided for years 1962 through 1999
         2004: Permission sought in 2004 from EBB and HRS cohort members, new spouses,
         and War Baby 1998/2000 refusers; data provided for years 1962 through 2003
         2006, 2008, 2010, 2012,2014,2016: Prospective permissions obtained from: new and
         never-interviewed respondents; respondents who have not provided a valid benefit
         and/or earnings permission; respondents who gave permission in an earlier wave,
         but who have 'timed out' of the maximum prospective range

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         10080        1998.  CODA/War Baby cohort permissions (1998/2000)
         36700        2004.  2004 Permissions (EBB and others)
         41582        2006.  2006 Prospective Permissions
        177101        2008.  2008 Prospective Permissions
        178923        2010.  2010 Prospective Permissions
         33998        2012.  2012 Prospective Permissions
         32794        2014.  2014 Permissions
         52206        2016.  2016 Permissions
         34466        2018.  2018 Permissions
         13034        2020.  2020 Permissions


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DPAY01                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - JAN
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - JAN
         
         In order to preserve respondent confidentiality,  MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID fields
         are rounded as follows:
                  
         A code of zero (0) represents a true zero dollar amount. A code of ten (10)
         represents an amount between 0.01 and 10 dollars, inclusive. A code of negative
         ten (-10) represents an amount between -0.01 and -10.00 dollars, inclusive.

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DPAY02                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - FEB
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  FEB  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY03                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - MAR
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  MAR  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY04                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - APR
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  APR  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY05                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - MAY
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  MAY  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY06                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - JUN
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - JUN  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY07                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - JUL
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  JUL  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY08                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - AUG
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  AUG  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY09                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - SEP
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  SEP  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY10                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - OCT
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  OCT  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY11                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - NOV
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID -  NOV  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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DPAY12                   MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - DEC
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY BENEFITS PAID - DEC  (See DPAY01 for rounding details)

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MED01                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - JAN
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - JAN
         
         In order to preserve respondent confidentiality,  MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES fields
         are rounded as follows:
                  
         A code of zero (0) represents a true zero dollar amount. A code of ten (10)
         represents an amount between 0.01 and 10 dollars, inclusive. A code of negative
         ten (-10) represents an amount between -0.01 and -10.00 dollars, inclusive.
         
         Amounts with an absolute value of more than $10.00 were rounded to the nearest
         $10.00 dollars. Absolute values ending in $0.01 to $4.99 were rounded down, and
         absolute values ending in $5.00 to $9.99 were rounded up.
         
         Note: Monthly payments are reported in nominal dollars.

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MED02                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - FEB
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - FEB  (See MED01 for rounding details)

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MED03                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - MAR
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - MAR  (See MED01 for rounding details)

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MED04                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - APR
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - APR  (See MED01 for rounding details) [EXTRACT-DATE]

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MED05                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - MAY
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - MAY  (See MED01 for rounding details)

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MED06                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - JUN
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - JUN  (See MED01 for rounding details)

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MED07                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - JUL
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES  - JUL  (See MED01 for rounding details)

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MED08                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - AUG
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - AUG  (See MED01 for rounding details)

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MED09                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - SEP
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - SEP  (See MED01 for rounding details)

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MED10                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - OCT
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES -  OCT  (See MED01 for rounding details) [OTBEN-CODE]

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MED11                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - NOV
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - NOV  (See MED01 for rounding details) [DOB]

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MED12                    MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - DEC
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 6   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

         MONTHLY HI-SMI CHARGES - DEC  (See MED01 for rounding details)

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VERSION                  DATASET VERSION
         Section: G     Level: Primary         Type: Numeric    Width: 4   Decimals: 0
         Ref: BEN1G

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        610884        2020.  April 2024


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