MARITAL STATUS
1 = MARRIED
2 = WIDOWED
3 = DIVORCED
4 = SEPARATED
5 = NEVER MARRIED
9 = NA

NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS
-1 = IAP
98 = DK
99 = NA

NUMBER OF CHILDREN
0 = ZERO
1 = ONE
2 = TWO
3 = THREE
4 = FOUR
5 = FIVE
6 = SIX
7 = SEVEN
8 = EIGHT
9 = DK NA

AGE OF RESPONDENT
89 = 89
98 = DK
99 = NA

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
97 = IAP
98 = DK
99 = NA

RS HIGHEST DEGREE
0 = LT HIGH SCHOOL
1 = HIGH SCHOOL
2 = JUNIOR COLLEGE
3 = BACHELOR
4 = GRADUATE
7 = IAP
8 = DK
9 = NA

RESPONDENTS SEX
1 = MALE
2 = FEMALE

RACE OF RESPONDENT
0 = IAP
1 = WHITE
2 = BLACK
3 = OTHER

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION
0 = STRONG DEMOCRAT
1 = NOT STR DEMOCRAT
2 = IND,NEAR DEM
3 = INDEPENDENT
4 = IND,NEAR REP
5 = NOT STR REPUBLICAN
6 = STRONG REPUBLICAN
7 = OTHER PARTY
8 = DK
9 = NA

DID R VOTE IN 2008 ELECTION
0 = IAP
1 = Voted
2 = Did not vote
3 = Ineligible
8 = DON'T KNOW
9 = No answer

GENERAL HAPPINESS
0 = IAP
1 = VERY HAPPY
2 = PRETTY HAPPY
3 = NOT TOO HAPPY
8 = DK
9 = NA

SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION
0 = IAP
1 = SATISFIED
2 = MORE OR LESS
3 = NOT AT ALL SAT
8 = DK
9 = NA

RS HEALTH IN GENERAL
0 = IAP
1 = Excellent
2 = Very good
3 = Good
4 = Fair
5 = Poor
8 = DONT KNOW
9 = NO ANSWER

-1 = IAP
98 = DONT KNOW
99 = NO ANSWER