Record Layout

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1-5       Household sequence #
6-7       Person sequence within household
8         Group plan policyholder (1=Yes)
9         Group plan dependant (1=Yes)
10        Employer pays all (1), part (2), or none (3) of the
          plan's cost
11        Group plan covers someone outside of household (1=Yes)
12        Non-group plan policyholder (1=Yes)
13        Non-group plan dependent (1=Yes)
14        Non-group plan covers someone outside of household
          (1=Yes)
15        Coverage from outside of household (1=yes)
16        Medicare (1=Yes)
17        Medicaid (1=Yes)
18-19     Months with Medicaid
20        Other Government coverage (1=Yes)
21-25     Type(s) of other Government coverage (maximum of 5
          types)
               21=CHAMPUS (1=Yes)
               22=CHAMPVA (1=Yes)
               23=VA or Military health care (1=Yes)
               24=Indian Health (1=Yes) 
               25=Other (1=Yes)
26        Currently covered by health insurance (1=Yes)
27-36     Type(s) of current coverage (maximum of 5 types)
               1=Medicare
               2=Medicaid
               3=CHAMPUS
               4=CHAMPVA
               5=VA health care
               6=Military health care
               7=Indian Health
               8=Other Gov. health
               9=Group coverage (policyholder)
               10=Group coverage (dependent)
               11=Non-group coverage (policyholder)
               12=Non-group coverage (dependent)
               13=Coverage from outside household
               14=Other coverage
37        Current health status
               1=Excellent
               2=Very good
               3=Good
               4=Fair
               5=Poor
38-45     March Supplement Weight