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Household Survey Results
Data Dictionary for Interview Dataset
December 2001

Question Code Variable Name Variable Label Response Category Response Category Description Type Length Format
  CASEID Case Identification Number Char 6 $TEXTVAR
  STATE State Char 2.0 $TEXTVAR
 
  METRO Metro Inside Outside 1 Inside an MSA Num 8 METROIN
  2 Outside an MSA
 
  CREGION Census Region 1 Northeast Num 8 CENSREG
  2 Midwest
  3 South
  4 West
 
  CENDIV Census Division 1 New England Num 8 CENSDIV
  2 Middle Atlantic
  3 East North Central
  4 West North Central
  5 South Atlantic
  6 East South Central
  7 West South Central
  8 Mountain
  9 Pacific
 
  DVERSION Database Version Year - Quarter Char 6 $TEXTVAR
 
  STARTIM Interview Start Time Char 8 $TEXTVAR
  ENDTIME Interview End Time Char 8 $TEXTVAR
  INLNGTH Interview Length Num 8 BEST
 
  TIMEZONE Time Zone C Central time Char 1 $TZONE
  E Eastern time
  M Mountain time
  P Pacific time
  A Alaska time
  H Hawaii time
 
G0103 G0103 Use - Personal Vehicle 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851A G0851A Personal Vehicle - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0150 G0150 Use - Carpool/Vanpool 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851B G0851B Carpool/Vanpool - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0301 G0301 Use - Public Transit 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851C G0851C Public Transit - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0801 G0801 Public Trans - Available 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0842 G0842 Public Trans - Available - Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0843 G0843 Public Trans - Ride Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0804 G0804 Public Trans - Available - Subway 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0804A G0804A Public Trans - Available - Subway - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0804O G0804O Public Trans - Available - Subway - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0845 G0845 Public Trans - Ride Subway 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0845A G0845A Public Trans - Ride Subway - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0845O G0845O Public Trans - Ride Subway - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0873 G0873 Public Trans - Available - Other Rapid Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0873A G0873A Public Trans - Available - Other Rapid Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0873O G0873O Public Trans - Available - Other Rapid Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0814 G0814 Public Trans - Ride Other Rapid Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0814A G0814A Public Trans - Ride Other Rapid Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0814O G0814O Public Trans - Ride Other Rapid Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0815 G0815 Public Trans - Available - Light Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0815A G0815A Public Trans - Available - Light Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0815O G0815O Public Trans - Available - Light Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0816 G0816 Public Trans - Ride Light Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0816A G0816A Public Trans - Ride Light Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0816O G0816O Public Trans - Ride Other Light Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0846 G0846 Public Trans - Available - Commuter Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0846A G0846A Public Trans - Available - Commuter Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0846O G0846O Public Trans - Available - Commuter Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0847 G0847 Public Trans - Ride Commuter Rail 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0847A G0847A Public Trans - Ride Commuter Rail - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0847O G0847O Public Trans - Ride Commuter Rail - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0877 G0877 Public Trans - Available Commuter Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0877A G0877A Public Trans - Available Commuter Bus - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0877O G0877O Public Trans - Available Commuter Bus - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0878 G0878 Public Trans - Ride Commuter Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0878A G0878A Public Trans - Ride Commuter Bus - CommentA 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0878O G0878O Public Trans - Ride Commuter Bus - CommentO Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0810 G0810A Public Transit - Reason for Not Using 1 Prefer my own vehicle Num 8 NOPTWHY
  2 I am retired/not working/not in school
  3 Need to make multiple stops to/from work/school
  4 Don't understand/know routes and schedules
  5 Not convenient (doesn’t go where I need to)
  6 Not flexible (doesn’t go when I need to)
  7 Takes too much time
  8 Distance from home to stops is too great
  9 Uncomfortable riding with strangers
  10 Costs too much
  11 Unreliable
  12 Unsafe
  13 Health/disability/physical limitations
  14 Other
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0810 G0810B Public Transit - Other Reason for Not Using Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0201 G0201 Use - Bus 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851D G0851D Bus - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0902B G0902B Bus - Days - Business _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
  .S Appropriate skip
 
G0251 G0251 Use - Train 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
  2 No
  .D Don't know
  .R Refused
 
G0851E G0851E Train - Days _______ days Num 8 BEST
  .D</