section w: event history, internet use and social security (respondent)
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hrs 2022 early release
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hhid household identification number
section: w level: respondent type: character width: 6 decimals: 0
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13116 010001-959738. household identification number
pn respondent person identification number
section: w level: respondent type: character width: 3 decimals: 0
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7350 010. person identifier
614 011. person identifier
30 012. person identifier
1 013. person identifier
4157 020. person identifier
176 021. person identifier
17 022. person identifier
240 030. person identifier
32 031. person identifier
4 032. person identifier
1 033. person identifier
446 040. person identifier
43 041. person identifier
4 042. person identifier
1 043. person identifier
subhh 2022 sub household identification number
section: w level: respondent type: character width: 1 decimals: 0
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11502 0. original sample household - no split from divorce or
separation of spouses or partners
816 1. split household - one half of couple from subhh 0 and new
spouse or partner, if any
620 2. split household - one half of couple from subhh 0 and new
spouse or partner, if any
71 5. split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
10 6. split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
96 7. reunited household - respondents from split household
reunite
1 8. split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
rsubhh 2020 sub household identification number
section: w level: respondent type: character width: 1 decimals: 0
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11697 0. original sample household - no split from divorce or
separation of spouses or partners
717 1. split household - one half of couple from subhh 0 and new
spouse or partner, if any
546 2. split household - one half of couple from subhh 0 and new
spouse or partner, if any
63 5. split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
7 6. split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
85 7. reunited household - respondents from split household
reunite
1 8. split household - one half of couple from subhh 1 or 2
pn_sp 2022 spouse/partner person number
section: w level: respondent type: character width: 3 decimals: 0
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3083 010. person identifier
339 011. person identifier
17 012. person identifier
1 013. person identifier
2761 020. person identifier
110 021. person identifier
9 022. person identifier
111 030. person identifier
17 031. person identifier
2 032. person identifier
1 033. person identifier
207 040. person identifier
25 041. person identifier
2 042. person identifier
1 043. person identifier
810. spouse of original r, never entered sample
811. spouse of non-original respondent
812. spouse of non-original respondent
821. spouse of non-original respondent
822. spouse of non-original respondent
831. spouse of non-original respondent
832. spouse of non-original respondent
841. spouse of non-original respondent
6430 blank. single respondent household
csr 2022 whether coversheet respondent
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
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9769 1. yes
55 3. 2nd coverscreen r, answers not retained
3292 5. no
famr 2022 whether family respondent
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
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9393 1. family r
6 3. 2nd family r, answers not retained
3717 5. non-family r
finr 2022 whether financial respondent
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
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9584 1. financial r
99 3. 2nd financial r, answers not retained
3433 5. non-financial r
w303 regular use of web for email
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
ref: eventhistory.w303_
do you regularly use the internet (or the world wide web) for sending and
receiving e-mail or for any other purpose, such as making purchases, searching
for information, or making travel reservations?
user note: interviewer-administered item.
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8504 1. yes
4444 5. no
13 8. dk (don't know); na (not ascertained)
10 9. rf (refused)
145 blank. inap (inapplicable); partial interview
w311 mode of interview
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
ref: eventhistory2.w311_iwmode
instr: enter current mode of interview:
user note: interviewer-administered item.
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5777 1. telephone
5773 2. face-to-face
3. web
1566 blank. inap (inapplicable); partial interview
w314 soc sec perm intro part 1
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
ref: eventhistory2.ssn_permission.w314_w306
one of the most important parts of our study is to understand the financial
situations of people in their retirement years. this is an important and
challenging part of our research, and in order to obtain complete data for this
research, we are asking our participants to complete a form authorizing us to
obtain social security data on earnings and benefits.
we want to assure you that the health and retirement study is committed to
taking the utmost care to protect the confidentiality of any information you
give us, including the information on the form.
instr: press 1 to continue.
user note: interviewer-administered item.
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4596 1. continue
8520 blank. inap (inapplicable); partial interview
w306 social security introduction
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
ref: eventhistory2.ssn_permission.w306_
if face-to-face interview (w311=2):
please take a minute to read the form.
instr: hand form to r. give r time to read the form, then explain it and answer
any questions as needed.
(i have a letter here from the social security administration describing the
purpose of our research and supporting our research efforts. please take a
minute to read it.)
if telephone interview (w311=1):
i will be sending you the form and also a letter from the social security
administration describing the purpose of our research and supporting our
research efforts.
if reinterview r (z076=1) and r has refused ssn in prior wave (z120=1):
you may have been asked to provide this consent to us in the past. we are asking
now that you allow us to update our records in order to obtain additional data
from the social security administration.
instr: press 1 to continue.
user note: interviewer-administered item.
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4596 1. continue
8520 blank. inap (inapplicable); partial interview
w310 social security permission
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 2 decimals: 0
ref: eventhistory2.ssn_permission.w310_socsecpermit
for the study's research purposes, would you authorize us to obtain your history
of earnings and benefits administered by the social security administration?
instr: use the social security permission form for r's social security number.
user note: interviewer-administered item.
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2520 1. respondent agrees - signed form obtained by interviewer
2. respondent agrees - form and letter being mailed to r
423 3. respondent agrees - form (and letter) left with r
1190 4. r refused
47 5. r not able to consent
6. form and letter left with proxy to give to r
7. proxy-form and letter being mailed to r
8. proxy refused for respondent
415 9. r undecided - form and letter left with r / r undecided -
form and letter being mailed to r
1 10. r will complete at end of iw
8520 blank. inap (inapplicable); partial interview
w307 assist section w
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
ref: eventhistory2.w307_wassist
instr: how often did r receive assistance with answers in section w - internet
use/social security permission?
user note: interviewer-administered item.
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10199 1. never
165 2. a few times
75 3. most or all of the time
13 4. the section was done by a proxy reporter
1097 5. no questions were asked
1567 blank. inap (inapplicable); partial interview
wmode ending mode - section w
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
user note: this variable identifies the mode at completion of this section.
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5680 1. phone
5870 2. ftf
3. web
4. web-small
1566 blank. inap (inapplicable); partial interview
vdate 2022 data model version
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
user note: this variable identifies which data model was used to interview the
household. please reference the data description for a summary of changes in
each data model.
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2155 1. version 1
2035 2. version 2
1184 3. version 3
450 4. version 4
1439 5. version 5
5853 6. version 6
version 2022 data release version
section: w level: respondent type: numeric width: 1 decimals: 0
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13116 1. hrs 2022 early release - february 2024