10.3886/ICPSR04534.v1 United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 2006 demographic characteristics economic behavior employee benefits employment income job history occupations personal finances public assistance programs socioeconomic status unemployment welfare reform welfare services work experience 2006-08-03 2006-08-03 survey data 4534 1 The 2000 SPD Cross-Sectional file is a minimally edited file that provides socioeconomic data for calendar year 1999. It is intended for analyses of effects of welfare reform on individuals, families and households. The file can be linked to the SPD First Longitudinal File (ICPSR 3315), the SPD Second Longitudinal File (ICPSR 3594), the SPD Third Longitudinal File (ICPSR 4470), the SPD 1997 Bridge (ICPSR 2797), the SPD 1998 (ICPSR 2917), and the SIPP Panel files for 1992 (ICPSR 6429) and 1993 (ICPSR 6886). The file contains basic demographic, economic, and social characteristics data for each member of the households for 2000. The subject matter is described as follows: demographic data on age, sex, race, ethnic origin, marital status, household relationship, education attainment, and veteran status. Demographic data refer to the time of the interview in 2000 for the 1999 data year. Economic data include comprehensive work experience information given on the employment status, occupation, industry, weeks worked and hours per week worked, total income, and income components for persons aged 15 and over. The data on employment refer to the preceding year. Income data cover income sources such as income from jobs, net income from businesses, farm or rent, pensions, dividends, interest, and social security payments. Data on income refer to the preceding year. Noncash benefits data cover noncash income sources such as food stamps, the school lunch program, employer-provided group health insurance plan, employer-provided pension plans, personal health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS/Tricare or military health care, and energy assistance. Most data on noncash benefits refer to the preceding year. However, some questions refer to the week before the interview.