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2018 Data User Notes
Assets
2018 SIPP: Changes to Asset Questions
User note concerning changes made to the asset section of the SIPP questionnaire.
2018 SIPP: Errors in Debt Allocation Flag Variable Names
User note concerning variable names for allocation flags associated with EDEBT_CC, EDEBT_ED, EDEBT_OT, TDEBT_CC, TDEBT_ED, and TDEBT_OT.
2018 SIPP: Jointly Held Assets and Unsecured Debts Universes
User note concerning the universes for jointly held assets and unsecured debts.
2018 SIPP: Metadata for Rental Properties and Other Real Estate
User note concerning originally published metadata for rental properties and other real estate owned jointly with a spouse.
2018 SIPP: Model-based Imputation of Asset Variables
User note concerning changes to the imputation of asset variables.
Child & Dependent Care
2018 SIPP: Child Care Assistance Universe and Allocation Rates
User note concerning the universe of child-care assistance and higher allocation rates.
2018 SIPP: Child Care Nursery and Head Start Variables Suppressed
Several child care nursery and Head Start arrangements variables are suppressed in 2018 SIPP.
2018 SIPP: Comparing 2018 SIPP Child Care Data to Previous Years
2018 SIPP child care estimates are not comparable to 2008 and prior SIPP panels due to changes in data collection.
Demographics
2018 SIPP: Inconsistent Relationships Among People
User note concerning inconsistent relationships among people for a small number of cases.
2018 SIPP: Incorrect Status Flags for Household Relationship Variables
User note concerning assignment of status flags for individuals who do not have a value for household relationship variables.
Disability
2018 SIPP: Disability Recode Variable RDIS_ALT
User note concerning differences in the construction of the recode variable RDIS_ALT in 2018 SIPP, compared to the 2014 SIPP Panel.
2018 SIPP: Estimates of Disability Prevalence
User note concerning estimates of disability prevalence produced using 2018 SIPP data.
Employment
2018 SIPP: Business Profits Collection and Processing Issue
User note discussing an error with the business profits question asking for annual profits but allowing multiple reports.
2018 SIPP: Inconsistent Industry and Occupation Codes
User note concerning industry and occupation codes that vary across job spells.
2018 SIPP: Recode Allocation Flags
User Note concerning recode allocation flags.
2018 SIPP: Start of Dates of Jobs/Businesses
User Note concerning Start Dates of jobs/businesses.
2018 SIPP: TPEARN Historical Comparison User Note
A user note concerning, TPEARN and comparisons across SIPP panels.
2018 SIPP: Unusually High Hourly Wages
User Note concerning Unusually High Hourly Wages.
2018 SIPP: User Note for Changes to Imputed Earnings
A user note concerning changes to imputed earnings and profits.
2018 SIPP: ‘Other Jobs’ Section
User Note concerning ‘Other Jobs’ section data.
Fertility History
2018 SIPP: Problem with Shared Fertility Histories
User note concerning inconsistencies between fertility histories of two members of a childbearing couple.
2018 SIPP: Problems with Fertility Status Flag Universes
User note concerning inconsistencies between a respondent’s universe status in fertility variables and their corresponding status flags.
Health Insurance & Expenses
2018 SIPP: 2008-Comparable Recodes
User note concerning 2008-comparable recodes.
2018 SIPP: Employer-Offered Health Insurance Coverage
User note concerning variables related to employer-offered health insurance coverage and reasons respondent did not accept this type of coverage.
2018 SIPP: Health Insurance Coverage Units
User note concerning variables that identify health insurance coverage units.
2018 SIPP: Health Insurance Marketplace Coverage
User Note concerning recode variable for Marketplace coverage.
2018 SIPP: Other Health Insurance Coverage Reports
User Note concerning interpretation of ‘Other Coverage’ reports.
2018 SIPP: Reasons Did Not Have Private and/or Public Health Insurance Coverage
User note concerning reasons respondent did not have private and/or public health insurance coverage for at least one month.
2018 SIPP: Reasons Type of Health Insurance Coverage Ended
User note concerning reasons why a respondent’s specific type of health insurance coverage ended.
2018 SIPP: Universe Error in Variable EMHIOTHER
User note concerning universe error in variable EMHIOTHER.
2018 SIPP: Universe for Medical Utilization Variables
User note concerning universe error for medical utilization variables.
2018 SIPP: “_SCRNR” Health Insurance Variables Versus Recodes
User note advising against the use of health insurance “_SCRNR” variables in favor of using recodes.
Marital History
2018 SIPP: Problems with Marital History Data
User note concerning inconsistencies between a respondent’s monthly marital status during the reference period and other marital history variables.
2018 SIPP: Problems with Registered Domestic Partnership Data
User note concerning a small number of cases with inconsistent cohabiting partner and registered domestic partnership info.
2018 SIPP: Registered Domestic Partnership Allocation Flag
User note concerning allocation flag values for registered domestic partnership variable (AREGDOMPART).
Programs
2018 SIPP: Incorrect Metadata for Reason SSI Receipt Began
User note concerning originally published metadata for the reason SSI receipt began.
2018 SIPP: Incorrect Universe for EWELACTV3
User note concerning an error in the universe for EWELACTV3.
2018 SIPP: Other Assistance Universe and Logical-Imputation Rates
User note concerning some annual, means-tested program assistance universes and logical-imputation rates.
2018 SIPP: Processing Error Affecting Social Security ‘Self’ Amounts
User note regarding error affecting calculation of monthly Social Security receipt amounts.
2018 SIPP: Tax Returns
User note concerning an error in processing tax returns data.
2018 SIPP: Veterans Benefits
User note concerning an error in processing Veterans Benefits data.
2018 SIPP: “Other Support Paid” Universe
User note concerning an error in the universe of “Other Support Paid”.
Residences
2018 SIPP: Improvements to Residence Data Processing as of the 2018 SIPP
User note concerning improvements in processing residence data as of the 2018 SIPP.
2018 SIPP: Change in Previous Tenure Status Imputation
User note concerning a change in tenure status imputation between the 2014 Panel and the 2018 SIPP.
2018 SIPP: Corrections to Year and Month Moved into Previous Residence
User note concerning issues with year and month moved in variables in the 2014 SIPP Panel, and corrections implemented in the 2018 SIPP.
2018 SIPP: Identifying Residential Moves
User note concerning identifying residential moves.
Page Last Revised - September 21, 2023
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