9K. Summary of Data Model (DM) Changes during 2022 Production  
During the field period, changes to the instrument were made in order to correct  
errors in programming, improve the quality of the data, modify the question  
wording/content or to add new questions. A complete listing of Data Model  
changes (that impact Core data) is provided in Appendix D (link). The variable  
SVDATE (which corresponds to the field DM Version in the table provided in the  
Appendix) exists in all of the data files and it tells what version of the data  
model was used to collect a given interview.  
9L. New/Modified Questions in HRS 2022  
Note: In the descriptions below, “codeframes” are the possible value(s) for each  
variable and a brief explanation of what the codes represent.  
Section A:  
Section D  
A256 R HAD COVID WHEN DIED  
A023 PREVIOUS WAVE SP/P ALIVE  
– asked before A166_020  
A024 MO COUPLE STOP LIVING  
TOGETHER/DIE (changed  
codeframe)  
D108 NO DESCRIPTION (changed  
codeframe)  
D189 D189 CHECKPOINT R USED  
AID-SUBTRACTION (changed  
codeframe)  
D191 WORDLIST CHECK DID R USE  
AID (changed codeframe)  
Section B  
D354 DID R USE AID - MEMORY  
D355 DID R USE AID -  
VOCABULARY  
D356 DID R USE AID - NUMBER  
USE  
D245 ANIMAL NAME PROBLEMS  
(changed codeframe)  
B138 LANGUAGE SPOKEN  
B139 WHICH LANGUAGE  
B140 WHICH LANGUAGE – SPECIFY  
B041M (changed codeframe)  
Section C  
C033 LUNG OXYGEN (changed  
codeframe)  
C327 COVID VACCINE  
D357 R USED AID-NUMBER SERIES  
D358 IW MODE-D (changed  
codeframe)  
C328 COVID VACCINE MONTH  
C330 COVID VACCINE YEAR  
C331 COVID STATEMENTS  
C332 COVID SYMPTOMS  
C333 HEALTH ISSUES FROM COVID  
C319 FIT OR COLOGUARD TEST  
C320 FIT OR COLOGUARD TEST YR  
C334 PAST SEVEN DAYS - TIRED  
C335 PAST SEVEN DAYS -  
EXHAUSTION  
C336 PAST SEVEN DAYS - LOW  
ENERGY  
C337 PAST SEVEN DAYS - FATIGUE  
LIMITED WORK  
C338 PAST SEVEN DAYS - FATIGUE  
AND THINKING  
C339 PAST SEVEN DAYS - FATIGUE  
AND BATHING  
D339 – D353 Trail Making Test  
Section E  
E171/E170  
children-in-law) (changed  
codeframe)  
Which children (or  
Section F  
F247 DIFFICULTY PAY MO BILLS -  
PARENTS  
F248 DIFFICULTY PAY MO BILLS –  
MOTHER  
F249 DIFFICULTY PAY MO BILLS –  
FATHER  
F250 DIFFICULTY PAY MO BILLS –  
SIBLING  
Section J  
J073 WHY LEFT EMPLOYER  
(changed codeframe)  
J076 HOW EMPLOYMENT SITUATION  
CHANGED (changed codeframe)  
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