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Household Survey Results
Data Dictionary for Interview Dataset
May 2002

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 $TEXTVAR
               
  METRO MSA Inside Outside 1 Inside an MSA Num 8 MSAINOUT
      2 Outside an MSA      
               
  CENDIV Census Region 1 Northeast Num 8 CENSREG
      2 Midwest      
      3 South      
      4 West      
               
  CREGION 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   _______ 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   _______ Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0302 G0302 Use - Public Transit 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851C G0851C Public Transit - 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      
               
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      
      97 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   _______ 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   _______ Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0902C G0902C Train - Days - Business   _______ days Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0880 G0880 AMTRAK - Available 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0350 G0350 Use - Commercial Airline 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851F G0851F Commercial Airline - Days   _______ Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0902D G0902D Com Airline - Days - Business   _______ days Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0401 G0401 Use - Other Aircraft 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851G G0851G Other Aircraft - Days   _______ Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0902E G0902E Other Aircraft - Days - Business   _______ days Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0452 G0452 Use - Motorcycle 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851H G0851H Motorcycle - Days   _______ Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0501 G0501 Use - Bicycle 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851I G0851I Bicycle - Days   _______ Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0952 G0952A Bicycle - Purpose 1 Commuting to work or school Num 8 COMUWYA
      2 Recreation      
      3 Exercise/for my health      
      4 Personal errands (to the store, post office, and so on)      
      5 Required for my job      
      7 Some other purpose      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0952 G0952B Bicycle - Other Purpose Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1001 G1001A Bicycle - Time Spent - Hours   _______ hours Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1001 G1001B Bicycle - Time Spent - Minutes   _______ minutes Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1001 G1001C Bicycle - Time Spent - Decimal Hours   Calculated Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1051 G1051A Bicycle - Type of Road 01 Paved roads, not on shoulder Num 8 ROADTYPA
      02 Shoulders of paved roads      
      03 Bike lanes on roads      
      04 Sidewalks      
      05 Bike paths, walking paths or trails      
      06 Unpaved roads (for example dirt, gravel, sand)      
      07 Grass      
      97 Other      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1051 G1051B Bicycle - Other Type of Road Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G0551 G0551 Use - Walk 1 Yes Num 8 YESNO
      2 No      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
               
G0851J G0851J Walk - Days   _______ Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1102 G1102A Walk - Purpose 1 Commuting to work or school Num 8 COMUWYA
      2 Recreation      
      3 Exercise/for my health      
      4 Personal errands (to the store, post office, walking the dog, and so on)      
      5 Required for my job      
      7 Some other purpose      
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1102 G1102B Walk - Other Purpose Text Verbatim response Char 250 $TEXTVAR
      .S Appropriate skip      
               
G1151 G1151A Walk - Time Spent - Hours   _______ hours Num 8 BEST
      .D Don't know      
      .R Refused      
      .S Appropriate skip