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2019 Data User Notes
Data Collection
Assets
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2019 SIPP: Errors in Debt Allocation Flag Variable NamesUser note concerning variable names for allocation flags associated with EDEBT_CC, EDEBT_ED, EDEBT_OT, TDEBT_CC, TDEBT_ED, and TDEBT_OT.
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2019 SIPP: TDRAW_AMT and Retirement IncomeUser note concerning TDRAW_AMT and how to incorporate it into a person-month retirement income recode.
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2019 SIPP: Changes to the Bottomcoding of Negative Asset IncomeUser note concerning changes to the bottomcoding of negative asset income that were first implemented in the 2019 SIPP.
Child Care
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Child Care Assistance Universe and Allocation RatesUser note concerning the universe of child-care assistance and higher allocation rates.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Comparing 2019 SIPP Child Care Data to Prior YearsUser note concerning 2019 SIPP Child Care estimates that are not comparable to 2008 and prior SIPP panels due to changes in data collection.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Inconsistencies in Type of Child CareUser note concerning a small number of inconsistencies in Child Care content.
Demographics
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Incorrect Status Flags for Household Relationship VariablesUser note concerning assignment of status flags for individuals who do not have a value for household relationship variables.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Some Inconsistent Relationships Among PeopleUser note concerning inconsistent relationships among people for a small number of cases.
Disability
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Disability Recode Variable RDIS_ALTUser note concerning differences in the construction of the recode variable RDIS_ALT in 2019 SIPP, compared to the 2014 SIPP Panel.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Estimates of Disability PrevalenceUser note concerning estimates of disability prevalence produced using 2019 SIPP data.
Employment
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Business Profits Collection and Processing IssueUser note discussing an error with the business profits question asking for annual profits but allowing multiple reports.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Change to Business Profits BottomcodingUser note concerning changes to the profits bottomcode that were first implemented in the 2019 SIPP.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Change to the Hours Worked TopcodeUser note concerning changes to the hours worked topcode that were first implemented in the 2019 SIPP.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Changes to Business Profits TopcodingUser note concerning changes to the profits topcode that were first implemented in the 2019 SIPP.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Disclosure Methods to Better Align Poverty RatesUser note concerning changes to selected topcode and bottomcode procedures for the 2019 SIPP and onward.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: One Case with Negative Hourly Earning ValuesUser note discussing one respondent with a negative hourly earnings value assigned.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: TPEARN Historical Comparison User NoteA user note concerning, TPEARN and comparisons across SIPP panels.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: User Note for Changes to Imputed EarningsA user note concerning changes to imputed earnings and profits.
Fertility
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Comparing 2019 SIPP Parental Leave Data to Prior YearsUser note concerning 2019 SIPP parental leave estimates that are not comparable to the 2008 Panel and earlier due to changes in data collection.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Inconsistent Multiple Partner Fertility InformationUser note concerning inconsistencies with multiple partner fertility information.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Inconsistent Shared Fertility HistoriesUser note concerning inconsistencies between the fertility histories of two members of a childbearing couple.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Incorrect Fertility Status Flag UniversesUser note concerning incorrect status flag universe values.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Problem with Age at BirthUser note concerning age at birth exceeding the age cap.
Food Security
Health Care
Health Insurance & Expenses
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User Notes2019 SIPP: 2008-Comparable RecodesUser note concerning 2008-comparable recodes.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Employer-Offered Health Insurance CoverageUser note concerning variables related to employer-offered health insurance coverage and reasons respondent did not accept this type of coverage.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Health Insurance Coverage UnitsUser note concerning variables that identify health insurance coverage units.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Health Insurance Marketplace CoverageUser Note concerning recode variable for Marketplace coverage.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Other Health Insurance Coverage ReportsUser Note concerning interpretation of ‘Other Coverage’ reports.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Reasons Did Not Have Private and/or Public Health InsuranceUser note concerning reasons respondent did not have private and/or public health insurance coverage for at least one month.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Reasons Type of Health Insurance Coverage EndedUser note concerning reasons why a respondent’s specific type of health insurance coverage ended.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: “_SCRNR” Health Insurance Variables Versus RecodesUser note advising against the use of health insurance “_SCRNR” variables in favor of using recodes.
Income Recodes
Language
Marital History
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Registered Domestic Partnership Allocation FlagUser note concerning allocation flag values for registered domestic partnership variable (AREGDOMPART).
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Some Marital History and Cohabiting Partner InconsistenciesUser note concerning inconsistencies between marital history and cohabiting partner variables for a small number of cases.
Nativity and Citizenship
Poverty & Income
Programs
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Inconsistent SSI Receipt for Partial Year RespondentsUser note concerning an error in RSSI_YRYN for partial year respondents with SSI receipt in at least one month.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Incorrect Filing Status for Some Earned Income Tax Credit RecipientsUser note concerning mismatch between tax filing status and EITC receipt for some married couples.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Incorrect Tax Filing and EITC Status Flag ValuesUser note concerning status flags structure for fact of filing, intent to file, tax filing status and EITC receipt for some married couples.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Incorrect Universe for EWELACTV3User note concerning an error in the universe for EWELACTV3.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Other Assistance Universe and Logical-Imputation RatesUser note concerning some annual, means-tested program assistance universes and logical-imputation rates.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Pass-Through Child Support Universe ErrorUser note concerning an error in the universe for the receipt of pass-through child support variable.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Processing Error Affecting Social Security ‘Self’ AmountsUser note regarding error affecting calculation of monthly Social Security receipt amounts.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Status Flag Error for Miscellaneous IncomeUser note concerning status flag error for “any miscellaneous income” receipt.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Update to End-of-Spell CodingUser note concerning a change in how the end of some spells are dealt with in SNAP, WIC, SSI, TANF, and GA content.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: “Other Support Paid” UniverseUser note concerning an error in the universe of “Other Support Paid”.
Residences
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Incorrect Duration of Residence ValuesUser note concerning incorrect duration of residence values for records from Wave 2 of the 2018 SIPP Panel in 2019 SIPP data.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Update to Residence Editing Process in Waves 2+User note concerning an update to the residence editing process for Wave 2+ cases.
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User Notes2019 SIPP: Updates to Residence Allocation Methods and Status FlagsUser note concerning updates to data allocation for EEHC_PVTEN (previous tenure status) and denotation of allocation in residence status flags.
Social Security
Page Last Revised - March 11, 2025
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