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  This variable appears in different sections of the individual studies.

IDLabelCPESNCSRNSAL
EM9AINTERVIEWER CHECKPOINTV05184      
EM13INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINTV05191      
EM21INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT(EM7_1)V05208      
EM1Age 1st yr worked 6 mths + at paid jobV05119  EM1    
EM2# years employed at least 6 mths/year part/full timeV05121  EM2    
EM3# years employed 35+ hrs/wk for 6+ monthsV05122  EM3    
EM4ALongest time not working for pay excl student/retirementV05123  EM4A    
EM4BUnit of time not working for pay, EM4V05124  EM4B    
EM6_01Reason not work for longest time:1st mention (5 iterations)V05126  EM601    
EM7A# weeks worked for pay or profit in past 12 mthsV05160  EM7A    
EM7B# weeks not working due to unpaid leave in past 12 mthsV05161  EM7B    
EM7C# weeks unemployed and looking for job in past 12 mthsV05162  EM7C    
EM7D# weeks not working or looking for paid job in past 12 mthsV05163  EM7D    
EM7EWorked for pay or profit last weekV05164  EM7E    
EM7FDisability prevents accepting any kind of work for next 6 mthsV05165  EM7F    
EM7HEmployed for pay/profit full/part time last weekV05166  EM7H    
EM7IDisability prevents accepting any kind of work for next 6 mthsV05168  EM7I    
EM7JDisability prevents accepting any kind of work for next 6 mthsV05169  EM7J    
EM7KReason absent from work last weekV05170  EM7K    
EM7_1_01Current employ situation:1st mention: Recoded (3 iterations)V09392  DM_EM7_1     
EM8A_501BLEMPLOYM.EM8A_5[1] (13 iterations)V05172      
EM10Illness due to physical/emotional disorder/combV09395  DM_EM10     
EM11Working for pay at present timeV05188  EM11    
EM15Kind of work you normally do: RecodedV05202  EM15  D4*  
EM16Kind of place you work for, they make/do: RecodeV05203  EM16  D5*  
EM19Kind of work you did at last job: RecodedV05206  EM19  D23*  
EM20Kind of place you worked for at last job: RecodeV05207  EM20  D24*  
EM22Physical/emotional prob prevents you from working for payV05209  EM22    
EM22APhysical health/emotional problem or combinationV05210  EM22A    
EM23Limited in kind/amount work due to physical /emot healthV05211  EM23    
EM23APhysical health/emotional problem or combinationV05212  EM23A    
EM23BAmt of $ could earn w/ your health/ed/training if employedV05213  EM23B    
EM24# full days of work missed in last 30 daysV05214  EM24    
ASIALAT2TEST VARIABLEV05065      
SE2# years school spouse/partner completed: Top/Bot CodeV09396  DM_SE2   H16*   
SE4_01Spouse/partner current employ status:1st mention: Recoded (3 iterations)V09398  DM_SE401     
SE5Spouse/partner working for pay at present timeV05268  SE5    
SE7Kind work spouse/partner did last job: RecodedV05272  SE7  H17D*   
SE8Kind of place your spouse/partner worked:RcdeV05273  SE8  H17E*   
SE9Kind work spouse/partner does: RecodedV05274  SE9  H17A*   
SE11# hours spouse/partner works for pay in average weekV05276  SE11    
SE1301Race of spouse/partner:1st mention (3 iterations)V05279      

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