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Wave 2 Record Types

Select a record name from the following list to view its constituent
variables:

Record TypeDescription
BHHSAMPContains household-level data for issued households
BINDSAMPContains individual-level data for issued households
BINDALLContains enumerated individuals’ data
BHHRESPContains household-level data for respondent households
BINDRESPContains individual-level data for respondents
BJOBHISTContains information from the employment history
BINCOMEContains income and payment data
BEGOALTProvides a mechanism for identifying the relationship of each individual in a household to all others
BMARRIAGContains one record for each reported legal marriage
BCOHABITContains data about each cohabitation spell outside legal marriage
BCHILDADContains information about adopted and/or step-children
BCHILDNTContains information about natural children
BLIFEMSTContains information about employment status spells