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M502Now we want to ask how your health affects paid work activities.

Do you have any impairment or health problem that limits the kind or amount of paid work you can do?		IF HEALTH AFFECTS WORK
M504Is this a temporary condition that will last for less than three months?TEMPORARY CONDITION
M505Have you had this condition before?HAD CONDITION BEFORE
M506Does any impairment or health problem limit the kind or amount of work you can do around the house?LIMIT HOUSEWRK
M507Are you limited in any way in activities because of an impairment or problem?LIMIT IN ANY WAY
M509In what year did the impairment or health problem you just mentioned first begin to bother you?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M509_optionsIn what year did the impairment or health problem you just mentioned first begin to bother you?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M510In what month was that?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - MONTH
M511WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - AGE
M512In what year did it begin to interfere with ^FL_M512?IMPAIRMT BEGIN INTERFERE WORK-YR
M512_optionsIn what year did it begin to interfere with ^FL_M512?IMPAIRMT BEGIN INTERFERE WORK-YR
M513In what month was that?IMPAIRMT BEGIN INTERFERE WORK-MO
M514IMPAIRMT BEGIN INTERFERE WORK-AGE
M514_minimum
M515Did this impairment or health problem begin to affect your activities before you started working regularly, after you started working regularly or what?IMPAIRMNT AFFECT BEFORE-AFTER WORK
M516Are you able to work full-time or can you work only part-time?ABLE TO WRK FULL OR PART TIME
M517Are you able to work regularly or can you only work occasionally?ABLE TO WRK REGULARLY/OCCASIONALLY
M518WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M518_optionsWhen did the impairment or health problem you just mentioned first begin to bother you?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M519HEALTH PROBLEM 1ST BOTHER YRS AGO
M520WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - AT AGE
M521Do you expect this condition to get worse within the next few years?EXPECT GET WORSE
M522Was the impairment or health problem you just mentioned the result of an accident or injury?HEALTH PROB RESULT OF ACCIDENT
M523Did the accident or injury occur at work, at home, or somewhere else?ACCIDENT OCCUR AT WORK HOME ELSE
M524Was it the result of an automobile accident?AUTO ACCIDENT
M525Does your employer do anything special to help you out so that you can continue working?EMPLOYER HELP TO CONT WRK
M526Did this impairment or health problem begin to affect your activities before you started working regularly, after you started working regularly or what?WHEN IMPAIRMENT AFFECT ACTIVITY
M527Does it keep you from working altogether?IMPAIRMENT KEEPS R FROM WORKING
M528Does this limitation keep you from working altogether?BEGAN BEFORE WRK- KEEPS R FROM WRK
M529Are you able to work full-time or can you work only part-time?ABLE TO WRK FULL OR PART TIME
M530Are you able to work regularly or can you only work occasionally?ABLE TO WRK REGULARLY/OCCASIONALLY
M531WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M531_optionsWhen did the impairment or health problem you just mentioned first begin to bother you?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M532HEALTH PROBLEM 1ST BOTHER YRS AGO
M533WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - AT AGE
M534Do you expect this condition to get worse within the next few years?EXPECT GET WORSE
M535Was the impairment or health problem you just mentioned the result of an accident or injury?HEALTH PROB RESULT OF ACCIDENT
M536Did the accident or injury occur at work, at home, or somewhere else?ACCIDENT OCCUR AT WORK HOME ELSE
M537Was it the result of an automobile accident?AUTO ACCIDENT
M538Did your employer do anything special to help you out so that you could stay at work?EMPLOYER HELP TO CONT WRK
M539Are you now able to do the same kind of work you did before your health limitation began?STILL DO SAME WRK
M540Are you now able to work full time or can you work only part time?ABLE TO WRK FULL OR PART TIME
M541Are you now able to work regularly or can you only work occasionally or irregularly?ABLE TO WRK REGULARLY/OCCASIONALLY
M542In what year did the impairment or health problem you just mentioned first begin to bother you?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M543What month was that?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - MO
M544In what year did it begin to interfere with your (ability to) work?IMPAIRMNT BEGIN INTERFER WORK-YR
M544_minimum
M545What month was that?IMPAIRMNT BEGIN INTERFER WORK-MO
M546In what year did the impairment or health problem you just mentioned first begin to bother you?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M547What month was that?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - MO
M548In what year did it begin to interfere with your work?IMPAIRMNT BEGIN INTERFER WORK-YR
M549What month was that?IMPAIRMNT BEGIN INTERFER WORK-MO
M550In what year did it begin to prevent you from working altogether?HEALTH PROB PREVENT WORK-YR
M551What month was that?HEALTH PROB PREVENT WORK-MO
M552Do you expect this condition to improve enough within the next few years so that it will no longer be a problem for you to work?EXPECT IMPROVE
M553Do you expect this condition to get worse within the next few years?EXPECT GET WORSE
M554Was the impairment or health problem you just mentioned the result of an accident or injury?RESULT OF ACCIDENT
M555Did the accident or injury occur at work, at home, or somewhere else?ACCIDENT WHERE
M556Was it the result of an automobile accident?AUTO ACCIDENT
M557Was this impairment or health problem in any way caused by the nature of your work?CAUSED BY WRK
M558Did any (other) impairment or health problem ever limit the kind or amount of paid work that you could do?OTR IMPAIRMENT EVER LIMIT WRK
M560Did it ever prevent you from working altogether?HEALTH PROB PREVENT WORKING
M561WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M561_optionsWhen did the impairment or health problem you just mentioned first begin to bother you?WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - YR
M562HEALTH PROBLEM 1ST BOTHER YRS AGO
M563WHEN IMPAIRMENT 1ST BOTHER - AT AGE
M564How long did this limitation last?AMOUNT OF TIME LIMITATION LASTED
M565AMOUNT OF TIME LIMITATION LASTED - UNIT
M566Was the impairment or health problem you just mentioned the result of an accident or injury?RESULT OF ACCIDENT
M567Did the accident or injury occur at work, at home, or somewhere else?ACCIDENT WHERE
M568Was it the result of an automobile accident?AUTO ACCIDENT
M569Was this impairment or health problem in any way caused by the nature of your work?CAUSED BY WRK
M570Did you ever apply for disability benefits from any program?EVER APPLY FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS
M571Did you receive disability benefits?RECEIVE DISABILITY BENEFITS
M573When did you start receiving those benefits?REC BENEFIT START YR
M574What month was that?REC BENEFIT START MO
M575When did you stop receiving those benefits?REC BENEFIT STOP YR
M575_minimum
M576What month was that?REC BENEFIT STOP MO
M577Were you employed at the time your health began to limit your ability to work?EMPLOYED AT TIME LIMITATN BEGAN
M578Did you tell me about the details of that job earlier?DETAILS OF JOB REPORTED EARLIER
M579Which company or organization was that?WHICH COMPANY/ORG
M581LAST TIME WRKED B/F LIMITATION-YR
M581_askWhen was the last time you worked before your health began to limit your ability to work?LAST TIME WRKED B/F LIMITATION-YR
M582LAST JOB B/F LIMITATION-YRS AGO
M583Did you tell us about the details of that job earlier?LAST JOB WRKD- DETAILS OF JOB
M584Which company or organization was that?WHICH COMPANY/ORG
M586At the time your health started to limit your ability to work, did your employer do anything special to help you out so that you could stay at work?LAST JOB WRKD- EMPLOYER HELP OUT
M587At the time your health started to limit your ability to work, did your employer do anything special to help you out so you could stay at work?LAST JOB WRKD- EMPLOYER HELP OUT
M588Not counting any time spent on sick leave, how long did you stay ^FL_W588 after your health began to limit your ability to work?HOW LONG STAY AFTER PROBLEM
M588_askNot counting any time spent on sick leave, how long did you stay ^FL_W588 after your health began to limit your ability to work?HOW LONG STAY AFTER PROBLEM
M588_askedCHANGED JOB
M589HOW LONG STAY AFTER PROBLEM - PER
M590Have you worked at all since leaving ^FL_W590?WORKED SINCE LEAVING
M591Have you looked for work since leaving ^FL_W590?LOOKED FOR WORK SINCE LEAVING
M592Why do you think you couldn't find work?REASON NOT FINDING WORK
M594After you left ^FL_W590, did you get another job, did you stop working and retire, did you apply for disability, or what?GET OTHER JOB AFTER LEFT
M596Did you tell me about the details of that job earlier in the interview?FOUND JOB TOLD ABOUT
M597Which company or organization was that?WHICH COMPANY/ORG
M597_askedasked M597
M599Did your new employer do anything special to make it easier for you to work at the job?NEW JOB WRKD- EMPLOYER HELP OUT
M600Not counting any time spent on sick leave, how long did you stay ^FL_W588 after your health began to limit your ability to work?HOW LONG STAY NEW JOB
M600_askNot counting any time spent on sick leave, how long did you stay ^FL_W600 after your health began to limit your ability to work?HOW LONG STAY NEW JOB
M601HOW LONG STAY NEW JOB
M602Did you work after your health began to limit your ability to work?WORK AFTER LIMIT ABILITY
M603Did you tell me the details of that job, the first one you had when you returned to work, earlier in the interview?KNOWN JOB
M604Which company or organization was that?WHICH COMPANY/ORG
M606WHEN LEFT JOB - YEAR
M606_askWhen did you leave that ^FL_M606?WHEN LEFT JOB
M607WHEN LEFT JOB - YEARS AGO
M608WHEN LEFT JOB - AT AGE
M609At the time your health started to limit your ability to work, did your employer do anything special to help you out so that you could stay at work?JOB WRKD- EMPLOYER HELP OUT
M610Does your employer currently do anything special to make it easier for you to stay at work?CURRENT EMPLOYER HELP
M611Did your job require lots of physical effort?PHYSICAL EFFORT
M612Did your job require lifting heavy loads?LIFTING HEAVY LOADS
M613Did your job require stooping, kneeling, or crouching?STOOPING, KNEELING, CROUCHING
M614Did your job require good eyesight?GOOD EYE SIGHT
M615Did your job require intense concentration or attention?INTENSE CONCENTRATION
M616Did your work require you to keep up with the pace set by others?KEEP UP PACE WITH OTHERS
M617Did your work require skill in dealing with other people?SKILL IN DEALING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
M618On your job, did you make decisions about the pay and promotion of others?MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT PAY AND PROMOTIONS
M619For how many people did you make pay and promotion decisions?HOW MANY MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT PAY AND PROMOTIONS
M620Did the work you were doing afterwards require a lot of physical effort?PHYSICAL EFFORT
M621Did the work you were doing afterwards require lifting heavy loads?LIFTING HEAVY LOADS
M622Did the work you were doing afterwards require stooping, kneeling, or crouching?STOOPING, KNEELING, CROUCHING
M623Did the work you were doing afterwards require having good eyesight?GOOD EYE SIGHT
M624Did the work you were doing afterwards require intense concentration or attention?INTENSE CONCENTRATION
M625Did the work you were doing afterwards require you to keep up with the pace set by others?KEEP UP PACE WITH OTHERS
M626Did the work you were doing afterwards require skill in dealing with other people?SKILL IN DEALING WITH OTHER PEOPLE
M627Did you make decisions about the pay and promotion of others?MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT PAY AND PROMOTIONS
M628For how many people did you make pay and promotion decisions?HOW MANY MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT PAY AND PROMOTIONS
M629We're interested in what ways your health has affected your family.

Were you married at the time your health started to affect your work?		MARRIED AT TIME OF LIMITATION
M630Was your spouse working at that time?SPOUSE WORKING THEN
M631How many hours a week did ^FLSPPHESHE usually work?HOURS PER WEEK SPOUSE WORKED
M632How many weeks per year did ^FLSPPHESHE usually work then?WEEKS PER YEAR SPOUSE WORKED
M633How long had ^FLSPPHESHE worked at that job?HOW LONG SPOUSE WORKED JOB
M634HOW LONG SPOUSE WORKED JOB - PER
M635After your health started to affect your ability to work, did anyone in your family living with you^FLM635 begin to work, stop working, or change their work hours due to your health?OTHER FAM MEMBERS WRK CHANGED
M636Who did this? Please choose all that apply.WHO CHANGED WRK HABITS
M637Did your spouse/partner begin to work, work more, work less, or stop working?SP/P CHANGE WRK
M638Did your father/mother/parents begin to work, work more, work less, or stop working?PARENTS CHANGE WRK
M639Did this/these child(ren) begin to work, work more, work less, or stop working?CHILDREN CHANGE WRK
M640Did this/these other person(s) begin to work, work more, work less, or stop working?OTHER PERSON CHANGE WRK
M641What happened to your/your family's income after your health started to affect your ability to work?AFFECT ON INCOME
M642Have you used up any of your savings since your health began to affect your ability to work?USE UP SAVINGS
M643Which government programs do you know of that provide benefits or pensions for disabled workers? Please choose all that apply.KNOWN PROGRAMS
M645Have you ever applied for disability benefits from the Social Security Disability program?APPLIED FOR SSDI
M646In what year did you first apply?APPLIED FOR SSDI - WHEN
M647What month was that?APPLIED FOR SSDI - WHEN - MONTH
M648Was your application accepted, rejected, or is it still being considered?APPLIED FOR SSDI - OUTCOME
M649What is the reason you did not apply for disability benefits from this program? Please choose all that apply.SSDI - WHY NOT APPLIED
M651Have you ever applied for disability benefits from the Supplemental Security Income Program?SSI - EVER APPLIED
M652In what year did you first apply?SSI - WHEN APPLIED
M653What month was that?SSI - WHEN APPLIED - MONTH
M654Was your application accepted, rejected, or is it still being considered?APPLIED FOR SSI - OUTCOME
M655What is the reason you did not apply for disability benefits from this program? Please choose all that apply.SSI - WHY NOT APPLIED
M656SSI - WHY NOT APPLIED - SPECIFY
M657Have you ever applied for disability benefits from the Veterans Administration?VA - EVER APPLIED
M658In what year did you first apply?VA - WHEN APPLIED
M659What month was that?VA - WHEN APPLIED - MONTH
M660Was your application accepted, rejected, or is it still being considered?APPLIED FOR VA - OUTCOME
M661What is the reason you did not apply for disability benefits from this program? Please choose all that apply.VA - WHY NOT APPLIED
M662VA - WHY NOT APPLIED - SPECIFY
M663Have you ever applied for disability benefits from the Workers' Compensation Program?WORKER COMP - EVER APPLIED
M664In what year did you first apply?WORKER COMP - WHEN APPLIED
M665What month was that?WORKER COMP - WHEN APPLIED - MONTH
M666Was your application accepted, rejected, or is it still being considered?APPLIED FOR WORKER COMP - OUTCOME
M667What type of disability did you receive?WORKER COMP - TYPE
M669What percentage did you receive?WORKER COMP - PERCENTAGE
M670For how many years?WORKER COMP - NUMBER OF YEARS
M671What is the reason you did not apply for disability benefits from this program? Please choose all that apply.WORKERS COMP - WHY NOT APPLIED
M673Have you ever applied for disability benefits from any (other) government disability income program?OTHER PROGRAM - EVER APPLIED
M674In what year did you first apply?OTHER PROGRAM - WHEN APPLIED
M675What month was that?OTHER PROGRAM - WHEN APPLIED - MONTH
M676Was your application accepted, rejected, or is it still being considered?APPLIED FOR OTHER PROGRAM - OUTCOME
M677What is the reason you did not apply for disability benefits from any (other) government disability program? Please choose all that apply.OTHER PROGRAM - WHY NOT APPLIED
M679During the last 12 months, that is, since ^FL_M679, have you had any injuries at work that required special medical attention or treatment or interfered with your work activities?INJURIES IN LAST YEAR
M680How many times have you been injured on the job during the past 12 months?NUMBER OF INJURIES IN LAST YEAR
M681On what date did your most recent injury happen?LAST INJURY - MONTH
M682LAST INJURY - DAY
M683LAST INJURY - YEAR
M685How often did you receive assistance with these questions about any health limitations you might have had and any benefits you might have applied for?ASSIST SECTION M2
MW200Before your health began to limit your ability to work, were you working for someone else, were you self-employed, or what?SELF/OTHER EMPLOYED
MW203About how many employees work for that company or organization at all locations?NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
MW204Is it fewer than 5, 5 to 14, 15 to 24, 25 to 99, 100 to 499, or 500 or more?NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES NONRESPONSE
MW205What were you earning, before deductions, when you ^FLW205[employercount]?EARNINGS WHEN LEFT
MW208How many hours a week did you usually work for that ^FLW208[employercount]?NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED
MW209How many weeks per year did you usually work for this ^FLW208[employercount]? Please include paid vacations as weeks of work.NUMBER OF WEEKS WORKED
MW210Were you covered by a union or employee-association contract?COVERED BY UNION CONTRACT
MW211Get someone to help you?SOMEONE TO HELP
MW212How long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG HELP
MW212_stillHow long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG HELP
MW213HOW LONG HELP - PER
MW214Shorten your work days?SHORTEN WORK DAYS
MW215How long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG SHORTEN DAYS
MW215_stillHow long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG SHORTEN DAYS
MW216HOW LONG SHORTEN DAYS - PER
MW217Allow you to change the time you came to and left work?ALLOW CHANGE TIME
MW218How long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG CHANGE TIME
MW218_stillHow long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG CHANGE TIME
MW219HOW LONG CHANGE TIME - PER
MW220Allow you more breaks and rest periods?ALLOW MORE BREAKS AND REST PERIODS
MW221How long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG MORE BREAKS
MW221_stillHow long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG CHANGE TIME
MW222HOW LONG MORE BREAKS - PER
MW223Arrange for special transportation?ARRANGE SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION
MW224How long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG SPECIAL TRANSPORT
MW224_stillHow long did they continue to do that?HOW LONG SPECIAL TRANSPORT
MW225HOW LONG SPECIAL TRANSPORT - PER
MW226Change the job to something you could do?CHANGED JOB
MW227Help you learn new job skills?HELPED LEARN NEW SKILLS
MW228Get you special equipment for the job?GET SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
MW229Assist you in receiving rehabilitative services from an external provider?SOMEONE TO HELP
MW230Does your employer do any other things to help you out?OTHER THINGS TO HELP OUT
MW232What disability rating did you receive? (100% equals full disability)VA - RATING
MW233In what month was that?SSDI - WHEN START RECEIVING - MONTH
MW234In what year did you start receiving ^FLProgram benefits?SSDI - WHEN START RECEIVING
MW234_minimum
MW235Were you offered rehabilitative services?SSDI - OFFERED SERVICES
MW236In what month was that?SSDI - WHEN OFFERED SERVICES - MONTH
MW237In what year were you offered rehabilitative services?SSDI - OFFERED SERVICES - WHEN
MW238Are you still receiving benefits from ^FLProgram?BENEFITS - STILL RECEIVING
MW239^FL_W239BENEFITS - AMOUNT
MW240_UnfPer month, was it more, about, or less than...Was it more, about, or less than...
MW240_Unf_RandomRANDOM START NUMBER FOR UNFOLDING BRACKETS
MW240_Unf_ResultsUnfolding bracket results
MW243In what month was that?SSDI - WHEN STOPPED - MONTH
MW244In what year did the benefits stop?BENEFITS - WHEN STOPPED
MW245Did you appeal or apply again later?APPLIED FOR SSDI - APPEAL
MW246What month was that?APPLIED FOR SSDI - APPEAL - WHEN - MONTH
MW247In what year did you last appeal or apply for benefits?APPLIED FOR SSDI - APPEAL - WHEN
MW247_minimum
MW248Was your application eventually accepted, rejected, or is it still being considered?APPLIED FOR SSDI - APPEAL - OUTCOME
MW256Why are you no longer receiving those benefits?BENEFITS - WHY NO LONGER RECEIVING