1D4. Household Member and Child Level Files
Household-member-and-child-level-files contain characteristics about household
members and children. This information can come from Section A. (coverscreen)
or the family respondent in Section E and also in the preload section.
1D5. Helper Level File
The helper-level file contains information provided by each respondent about
helpers. A helper may be a person or organization that was reported by the
respondent as providing help with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) or
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). The file contains one record
for each helper. If a child helped both respondents in a two respondent
household, the helper file will contain two records – one of mother’s report of
the child’s helping her and one for father’s report of the child’s helping him.
1D6. Transfer-to-Child-Level File
The transfer-to-child-level file contains information provided by the family
respondent about transfers of money to a child or grandchild. The file contains
one record for each transfer to a child or grandchild.
1D7. Transfer-from-Child-Level-File
The transfer-from-child-level file contains information provided by the family
respondent about transfers of money from a child or grandchild. The file
contains one record for each transfer from a child or grandchild.
1D8. Pension Level Files
Pension-level files contain information about pensions that the respondent has
reported over the years during their involvement with the HRS. Each file
contains one record for each pension that has been reported and followed up on
in the current data collection.
1D9. Jobs level files
Job-level files contain information on jobs the respondent has reported over
time. Current jobs are represented, as well as past employment with unresolved
pensions from past waves. The files have one record for each job represented.
2. File Naming Conventions
Files are named beginning with “H22” for HRS 2022, followed by a letter (or two)
designating the questionnaire section. A separator, “_” and then one or two
letters designating the level follows the section letter designator.
H for household-level
R for respondent-level
MC for household-member-and-child-level
SB for sibling-level
HP for helper-level
TC for transfer-to-child-level
FC for transfer-from-child-level
JB for jobs-level
P for pension-level
For example, the file H22A_R includes variables from Section A (coverscreen) at
the respondent level, whereas, H22A_H contains variables from Section A
(coverscreen) at the household level.
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