Variables Shown on the Welfare Reform Extract File



ITEM NAME				ITEM POSITION	TYPE		LENGTH


H-SEQ							1	Num			4
Household identification number		


HUSWR1							90	Num			5		
At any time during 1999, did anyone in this household receive any of the following types of assistance from a state or county welfare agency or a case manager:

Transportation assistance to help you get to work or school or training, such as gas vouchers, bus passes, or help repairing a car?

0  Not in Universe
-1 Blank
-2 Don=t know
-3 Refused
1 Yes
2 No


HUSWR2							175	Num			5

At any time during 1999, did anyone in this household receive any of the following types of assistance from a state or county welfare agency or a case manager:

Any child care services or assistance in 1999 so they could go to work or school or training?

0  Not in Universe
-1 Blank
-2 Don=t know
-3 Refused
1 Yes
2 No







HUSWR4A through HUSWR4P			     95:170	Num			5

Who received transportation assistance?

Line number of person receiving assistance:

HUSWR4A
HUSWR4B
.
.
HUSWR4P


HUSWR5A through HUSWR5P			    180:255	Num			5

Who received child care services or assistance?

Line number of person receiving assistance:

HUSWR5A
HUSWR5B
.
.
HUSWR5P


HUSWR7							260	Num			5

At any time during 1999, did anyone in this household attend GED classes or receive training to prepare for the GED exam, or to improve basic reading or math skills?

0  Not in Universe
-1 Blank
-2 Don=t know
-3 Refused
1 Yes
2 No








HUSWR8A through HUSWR8P		            265:340	Num			5

Who attended GED classes or received training to prepare for the GED exam, or to improve basic reading or math skills?

Line number of person:

HUSWR8A
HUSWR8B
.
.
HUSWR8P


HUSWR9						345		Num			5

At any time during 1999, did anyone in this household attend job readiness training to learn about resume writing, job interviewing, or building self-esteem?

0  Not in Universe
-1 Blank
-2 Don=t know
-3 Refused
1 Yes
2 No


HUSWR10A through HUSWR10P		350:425	Num			5

Who received job readiness training to learn about resume writing, job interviewing, or building self-esteem?

Line number of person who received training.

HUSWR10A
HUSWR10B
.
.
HUSWR10P







HUSWR11							430 	Num			5

At any time during 1999, did anyone in this household attend a job search program or job club, OR use a job resource center to get lists of jobs and employers, to schedule job interviews, or to fill out job applications?

0  Not in Universe
-1 Blank
-2 Don=t know
-3 Refused
1 Yes
2 No


HUSWR12A through HUSWR12P			435:510	Num		5

Who attended a job search program or job club, OR used a job resource center to get lists of jobs and employers, to schedule job interviews, or to fill out job applications?

Line number of person who did that.

HUSWR12A
HUSWR12B
.
.
HUSWR12P


HUSWR13							515		Num		5

At any time during 1999, did you attend a training program to learn a specific job skill, such as computer word processing, auto mechanics, nursing, providing child care, or a skill for some other job or vocation?

0  Not in Universe
-1 Blank
-2 Don=t know
-3 Refused
1 Yes
2 No






HUSWR16A through HUSWR16P			520:595	Num		5

Who received training to learn a specific job skill, such as computer word processing, auto mechanics, nursing, providing child care, or a skill for some other job or vocation?

Line number of person receiving training
 
HUSWR16A
HUSWR16B
.
.
HUSWR16P


HUSWR17							600		Num		5

At any time during 1999, did anyone in this household participate in a work experience program, such as a community service job in order to receive cash assistance?


0  Not in Universe
-1 Blank
-2 Don=t know
-3 Refused
1 Yes
2 No


HUSWR18A through HUSWR18P			605:680	Num		5

Who participated in a work experience program, such as a community service job in order to receive cash assistance?

Line number of person participating in program.

HUSWR18A
HUSWR18B
.
.
HUSWR18P






HUSWRWIC						5		Num		5

At any time during 1999 was anyone in this household on WIC, the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program?

0  Not in Universe
-1 Blank
-2 Don=t know
-3 Refused
1 Yes
2 No


HUSWRWA through HUSWRWP		      10:85		Num		5

Who received WIC?

Line number of person receiving WIC

HUSWRWA
HUSWRWB
.
.
HUSWRWP