This program reads the 1996 SIPP Wave 8 Topical Module Data File
Note:  This program is distributed under the GNU GPL. See end of
this file and http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ for details.
by Jean Roth Tue Nov  4 11:38:40 EST 2003
Please report errors to jroth@nber.org
run with do sip96t8
Change output file name/location as desired in the first line of the .dct file
If you are using a PC, you may need to change the direction of the slashes, as in C:\
or "\\Nber\home\data\sipp/1996\sip96t8.dat"
The following changes in variable names have been made, if necessary:
'$' to 'd';            '-' to '_';              '%' to 'p';
Note:  Variable names in Stata are case-sensitive
WR: New Gov't. program applied
WR: New Gov't. program applied for - S
WR: New Gov't. program applied for:Oth
WR: Did recent AFDC application cover
WR: Did new AFDC application cover Foo
WR: Did new AFDC application cover Med
WR: Reason didn't apply: Don't need an
WR: Reason didn't apply:Not
WR: Reason didn't apply - Not eligible
WR: Reason didn't apply - Didn't know
WR: Reason didn't apply - Too much
WR: Reason didn't apply - No transport
WR: Reason didn't apply - Don't take
WR: Reason didn't apply:The money is n
WR: Reason didn't apply:Haven't done i
WR: Reason didn't apply:Some other rea
WR: No AFDC apply - ineligible immigra
WR: No AFDC apply - ineligible other r
WR: No AFDC apply - expected bureaucra
WR: No AFDC apply - no transportation
WR: No AFDC apply - payments too meage
WR: No AFDC apply - not done it yet
WR: No AFDC apply: other reason
WR: No GA apply ineligible - immigrati
WR: No GA apply ineligible - other rea
WR: No GA apply expected bureaucratic
WR: No GA apply no transportation to o
WR: No GA apply payments too meager
WR: No GA apply - not done it yet
WR: No GA apply - other reason
WR: No SSI apply ineligible - immigrat
WR: No SSI apply ineligible - other re
WR: No SSI apply expected bureaucratic
WR: No SSI apply - no transportation t
WR: No SSI apply - payments too meager
WR: No SSI apply - not done it yet
WR: No SSI apply - other reason
WR: No Food Stamps apply ineligible -
WR: No Food Stamps apply - ineligible
WR: No Food Stamps apply - expected
WR: No Food Stamps apply - no transpor
WR: No Food Stamps apply - payments to
WR: No Food Stamps apply - not done it
WR: No Food Stamps apply - other reaso
WR: No Medicaid apply - ineligible
WR: No Medicaid apply ineligible - oth
WR: No Medicaid apply - expected
WR: No Medicaid apply - no transportat
WR: No Medicaid apply - payments too m
WR: No Medicaid apply - not done it ye
WR: No Medicaid apply - other reason
WR: No WIC apply - ineligible immigrat
WR: No WIC apply - ineligible-other re
WR: No WIC apply - expected bureaucrat
WR: No WIC apply - no transportation t
WR: No WIC apply - payments too meager
WR: No WIC apply - not done it yet
WR: No WIC apply - other reason
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply ineligible -
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply: ineligible-
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply - expected b
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply: no transpor
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply - payments t
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply - not done i
WR: No Unemp. Comp. apply - other reas
WR: No Pub. Housing apply ineligible -
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - ineligible
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - expected b
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - no
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - payments t
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - not done i
WR: No Pub. Housing apply - other reas
WR: No Energy Assist. apply ineligible
WR: No Energy Asst. apply ineligible -
WR: No Energy Asst. apply: expected bu
WR: No Energy Asst. apply - no
WR: No Energy Asst. apply - payments t
WR: No Energy Asst. apply - not done i
WR: No Energy Asst. apply - other reas
WR: No Education. apply ineligible - i
WR: No Education apply ineligible - ot
WR: No Education apply expected bureau
WR: No Education apply no transportati
WR: No Education apply payments too me
WR: No Education apply not done it yet
WR: No Education apply - other reason
WR: No Child care asst. apply - inelig
WR: No Child care asst. apply: inelig.
WR: No Child care asst. apply - expect
WR: No Child care asst. apply: no tran
WR: No Child care asst. apply - paymen
WR: No Child care asst. apply - not do
WR: No Child care asst. apply - other
WR: No Transport. asst. apply inelig -
WR: No Transport. asst. apply ineligib
WR: No Transport. asst. apply - expect
WR: No Transport. asst. apply no trans
WR: No Transport. asst. apply - paymen
WR: No Transport. asst. apply - not do
WR: No Transport. asst. apply - other
WR: No school meals apply inelig - imm
WR: No school meals apply inelig. - ot
WR: No school meals apply - expect bur
WR: No school meals apply no trans. to
WR: No school meals apply - payments t
WR: No school meals apply - not done i
WR: No school meals apply - other reas
WR: No other program apply ineligible
WR: No other program apply ineligible
WR: No other program apply: expect bur
WR: No other program apply: no trans.
WR: No other program apply - payments
WR: No other program apply - not done
WR: No other program apply - other rea
WR: Status of AFDC/ADC application
WR: Status of General Assistance/Gener
WR: Status of SSI application
WR: Status of Food Stamps application
WR: Status of Medicaid application
WR: Status of WIC application
WR: Status of unemployment compensatio
WR: Status of Pub.Housing/rent asst.
WR: Status of Energy Assistance applic
WR: Status of education or training
WR: Status of child care assistance
WR: Status of transportation assistanc
WR: Status of school meals application
WR: Status of other program applicatio
WR: Approved, but why no Pub. Asst./AF
WR: Approved, but why no General Asst.
WR: Approved, but why no SSI benefits
WR: Approved, but why no Food Stamps
WR: Approved, but why no Medicaid bene
WR: Approved, but why no WIC benefits
WR: Approved, but why no unemp. comp.
WR:Approved, but why no Pub. Hous. ben
WR: Approved, but why no Energy Assist
WR: Approved, but why no educ/training
WR:Approved, but why no child care ben
WR: Approved, but why no transportatio
WR: Approved, but why no school meal
WR: Approved, but why no other program
WR: Public Assistance denied - income
WR: Public Assistance denied - penalty
WR: Public Assistance denied - health
WR: Public Assistance denied - immigra
WR: Public Assistance denied ineligibl
WR: Public Assistance denied - no
WR:Public Assistance denied - did not
WR: Public Assistance denied: no child
WR: Public Assistance denied - no adul
WR: Public Assistance denied - substan
WR: Public Assistance denied - assista
WR: Public Assistance denied - lack of
WR: Public Assistance denied - other r
WR: General Assistance denied - income
WR: General Assistance denied: penalty
WR: General Assistance denied: health
WR: General Assistance denied: immig.
WR: General Assistance denied ineligib
WR: General Assistance denied - no
WR: General Assistance denied - did no
WR: General Assistance denied - no chi
WR: General Assistance denied - no adu
WR: General Assistance denied - substa
WR: General Assistance denied - assist
WR: General Assistance denied - lack o
WR: General Assistance denied - other
WR: SSI denied - income
WR: SSI denied - penalty
WR: SSI denied - health requirement
WR: SSI denied - immigration status
WR: SSI denied - ineligible - other
WR: SSI denied - no information
WR: SSI denied - did not work
WR: SSI denied - no child support
WR: SSI denied - no adult hh
WR: SSI denied - substance abuse
WR: SSI denied - assistance used up
WR: SSI denied - lack of funding
WR: SSI denied - other reason
WR: Food Stamps denied - income
WR: Food Stamps denied - penalty
WR: Food Stamps denied - health requir
WR: Food Stamps denied - immigration s
WR: Food Stamps denied: ineligible - o
WR: Food Stamps denied - no informatio
WR: Food Stamps denied - did not work
WR: Food Stamps denied - no child supp
WR: Food Stamps denied - no adult hh
WR: Food Stamps denied - substance abu
WR: Food Stamps denied - assistance us
WR: Food Stamps denied - lack of fundi
WR: Food Stamps denied - other reason
WR: Medicaid denied - income
WR: Medicaid denied - penalty
WR: Medicaid denied - health requireme
WR: Medicaid denied immigration status
WR: Medicaid denied - ineligible - oth
WR: Medicaid denied: no information
WR: Medicaid denied - did not work
WR: Medicaid denied - no child support
WR: Medicaid denied - no adult househo
WR: Medicaid denied: substance abuse
WR: Medicaid denied - assistance used
WR: Medicaid denied - lack of funding
WR: Medicaid denied - other reason
WR: WIC denied - income
WR: WIC denied: penalty
WR: WIC denied - health requirement
WR: WIC denied immigration status
WR: WIC denied ineligible - other
WR: WIC denied no information
WR: WIC denied - did not work
WR: WIC denied - no child support
WR: WIC denied - no adult household
WR: WIC denied - substance abuse
WR: WIC denied - assistance used up
WR: WIC denied - lack of funding
WR: WIC denied - other reason
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensaton denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Unemployment Compensation denied -
WR: Housing assistance denied - income
WR: Housing assistance denied - penalt
WR: Housing assistance denied - health
WR: Housing assistance denied - immigr
WR: Housing assistance denied ineligib
WR: Housing assistance denied - no
WR: Housing assistance denied - did no
WR: Housing assistance denied - no chi
WR: Housing assistance denied - no adu
WR: Housing assistance denied - substa
WR: Housing assistance denied - assist
WR: Housing assistance denied - lack o
WR: Housing assistance denied - other
WR: Energy assistance denied - income
WR: Energy assistance denied - penalty
WR: Energy assistance denied - health
WR: Energy Assistance denied - immigra
WR: Energy Assistance denied ineligibl
WR: Energy assistance denied: no infor
WR:Energy assistance denied - did not
WR: Energy assistance denied - no chil
WR: Energy assistance denied - no adul
WR: Energy assistance denied - substan
WR: Energy assistance denied - assista
WR: Energy assistance denied - lack of
WR: Energy assistance denied - other r
WR: Education benefit denied - income
WR: Education benefit denied - penalty
WR: Education benefit denied - health
WR: Education benefit denied - immigra
WR: Education benefit denied ineligibl
WR: Education benefit denied: no infor
WR: Education benefit denied - did not
WR: Education benefit denied - no chil
WR: Education benefit denied - no adul
WR: Education benefit denied - substan
WR: Education benefit denied - assista
WR: Education benefit denied - lack of
WR: Education benefit denied - other r
WR: Child care denied - income
WR: Child care denied - penalty
WR: Child care denied health requireme
WR: Child care denied immigration stat
WR: Child care denied ineligible - oth
WR: Child care denied no information
WR: Child care denied did not work
WR: Child care denied - no child suppo
WR: Child care denied - no adult house
WR: Child care denied - substance abus
WR: Child care denied - assistance use
WR: Child care denied - lack of fundin
WR: Child care denied - other reason
WR: Trans. Assistance denied - income
WR: Trans. Assistance denied - penalty
WR: Trans. Assistance denied - health
WR: Trans. Assistance denied - immigra
WR: Trans. assistance denied ineligibl
WR: Trans. assistance denied no inform
WR:Trans. assistance denied - did not
WR: Trans. assistance denied - no chil
WR: Trans. assistance denied - no adul
WR: Trans. assistance denied - substan
WR: Trans. assistance denied - assista
WR: Trans. assistance denied - lack of
WR: Trans. assistance denied - other r
WR: School meal denied - income
WR: School meal denied - penalty
WR: School meal denied health requirem
WR: School meal denied - immigration s
WR: School meal denied ineligible - ot
WR: School meal denied - no informatio
WR: School meal denied - did not work
WR: School meal denied - no child supp
WR: School meal denied - no adult hous
WR: School meal denied - substance abu
WR: School meal denied - assistance us
WR: School meal denied - lack of fundi
WR: School meal denied - other reason
WR: Other Program denied - income
WR: Other Program denied - penalty
WR: Other Program denied - health
WR: Other Program denied - immigration
WR: Other Program denied - ineligible
WR: Other Program denied - no informat
WR: Other Program denied - did not wor
WR: Other Program denied - no child su
WR: Other Program denied - no adult
WR: Other Program denied - substance a
WR: Other Program denied - assistance
WR: Other Program denied - lack of fun
WR: Other Program denied - other reaso
WR: Respondent has benefit cut
WR: AFDC benefits cut
WR: GA benefits cut
WR: SSI benefits cut
WR:Food Stamps benefits cut
WR: Medicaid benefits cut
WR: WIC benefits cut
WR: Unemployment compensation benefits
WR: Public Housing Rental Assistance
WR: Energy Assistance benefits cut
WR: Education or training benefits cut
WR: Child care benefits cut
WR: Transportation Assistance benefits
WR: School meals benefits cut
WR: When AFDC benefits cut
WR: When GA benefits cut
WR: When SSI benefits cut
WR: When Food Stamps benefits cut
WR: When Medicaid benefits cut
WR: When WIC benefits cut
WR: When Unemployment compensation ben
WR: When Public Housing/Rental Assista
WR: When Energy Assistance benefits cu
WR: When Education or training benefit
WR: When Child care benefits cut
WR: When Transportation assistance ben
WR: When School meals benefits cut
WR: AFDC cut because income too high
WR: AFDC cut - previous program penalt
WR: AFDC cut - disability requirement
WR: AFDC cut - immigration status
WR: AFDC cut: ineligible for other rea
WR: AFDC cut - did not supply all info
WR: AFDC cut - missed work requirement
WR: AFDC cut - missed child support
WR: AFDC cut - not in adult supervised
WR: AFDC cut - missed substance abuse
WR: AFDC cut - already received maximu
WR: AFDC cut - lack of program funding
WR: AFDC cut - other reason
WR: GA cut - income too high
WR: GA cut - previous program penalty
WR: GA cut - disability requirement no
WR: GA cut - immigration status
WR: GA cut - ineligible for other reas
WR: GA cut - did not supply all inform
WR: GA cut - missed work requirements
WR: GA cut - missed child support
WR: GA cut - not in adult supervised
WR: GA cut - missed substance abuse
WR: GA cut - already received maximum
WR: GA cut - lack of program funding
WR: GA cut - other reason
WR: SSI cut - income too high
WR: SSI cut - previous program penalty
WR: SSI cut - disability requirement n
WR: SSI cut - immigration status
WR: SSI cut - ineligible for other rea
WR: SSI cut - did not supply all infor
WR: SSI cut - missed work requirements
WR: SSI cut - missed child support
WR: SSI cut - not in adult supervised
WR: SSI cut - missed substance abuse
WR: SSI cut - already received maximum
WR: SSI cut - lack of program funding
WR: SSI cut - other reason
WR: Food Stamps cut - income too high
WR: Food Stamps cut - previous program
WR: Food Stamps cut: disability requir
WR: Food Stamps cut - immigration stat
WR: Food Stamps cut - ineligible for o
WR: Food Stamps cut - did not supply a
WR: Food Stamps cut - missed work
WR: Food Stamps cut - missed child sup
WR: Food Stamps cut - not in adult
WR: Food Stamps cut - missed substance
WR: Food Stamps cut - already received
WR: Food Stamps cut - lack of program
WR: Food Stamps cut - other reason
WR: Medicaid cut - income too high
WR: Medicaid cut - previous program pe
WR: Medicaid cut - disability requirem
WR: Medicaid cut - immigration status
WR: Medicaid cut - ineligible for othe
WR: Medicaid cut - did not supply all
WR: Medicaid cut: missed work requirem
WR: Medicaid cut - missed child suppor
WR: Medicaid cut - not in adult superv
WR: Medicaid cut - missed substance ab
WR: Medicaid cut - already received ma
WR: Medicaid cut - lack of program fun
WR: Medicaid cut - other reason
WR: WIC cut - income too high
WR: WIC cut - previous program penalty
WR: WIC cut - disability requirement n
WR: WIC cut - immigration status
WR: WIC cut - ineligible for other rea
WR: WIC cut - did not supply all info
WR: WIC cut - missed work requirements
WR: WIC cut - missed child support
WR: WIC cut - not in adult supervised
WR: WIC cut - missed substance abuse
WR: WIC cut - already received maximum
WR: WIC cut - lack of program funding
WR: WIC cut - other reason
WR: Unemployment Compensation cut - in
WR: Unemployment Compensation cut - pr
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - disability
WR: Unemployment Compensation cut -
WR: Unemployment Comp. cut - ineligibl
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - did not supply
WR: Unemployment Comp. cut - missed wo
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - missed child su
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - not in adult
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - missed substanc
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - already receive
WR: Unemp. Comp. cut - lack of program
WR: Unemployment Compensation cut - ot
WR: Housing assistance cut - income to
WR: Housing asst. cut - previous progr
WR: Housing asst. cut - disability
WR: Housing assistance cut - immigrati
WR: Housing asst. cut - ineligible for
WR: Housing asst. cut - did not supply
WR: Housing asst. cut - missed work
WR: Housing asst. cut - missed child s
WR: Housing asst. cut: not in adult
WR: Housing asst. cut- missed substanc
WR: Housing asst. cut-already received
WR: Housing asst. cut - lack of progra
WR: Housing asst. cut - other reason
WR: Energy Asst. cut - income too high
WR: Energy Asst. cut - previous progra
WR: Energy Asst. cut - disability
WR: Energy Assistance cut - immigratio
WR: Energy Asst. cut - ineligible for
WR: Energy Asst. cut - did not supply
WR: Energy Asst. cut - missed work
WR: Energy Asst. cut - missed child su
WR: Energy Asst. cut - not in adult
WR: Energy Asst. cut-missed substance
WR: Energy Asst. cut-already received
WR: Energy Assistance cut - lack of pr
WR: Energy Assistance cut - other reas
WR: Education benefit cut - income too
WR: Education benefit cut: previous pr
WR: Education benefit cut: disability
WR: Education benefit cut: immigration
WR: Education benefit cut - ineligible
WR: Educ. bene. cut - did not supply a
WR: Education benefit cut - missed wor
WR: Educ. benefit cut - missed child s
WR: Educ. bene. cut - not in adult
WR: Educ. bene. cut: missed substance
WR: Educ. bene. cut - already received
WR: Educ. benefit cut: lack of program
WR: Education benefit cut - other reas
WR:Child care cut: income too high
WR: Child care cut: previous program p
WR: Child care cut: disability require
WR: Child care cut: immigration status
WR: Child care cut: ineligible for oth
WR: Child care cut: did not supply all
WR: Child care cut - missed work
WR: Child care cut - missed child supp
WR: Child care cut: not in adult super
WR: Child care cut - missed substance
WR: Child care cut: already received m
WR: Child care cut: lack of program fu
WR: Child care cut: other reason
WR:Transportation Assistance cut - inc
WR: Transportation Assist. cut previou
WR: Trans. Asst. cut - disability
WR: Transportatoin Asst. cut - immigra
WR: Transportation Asst. cut: ineligib
WR: Trans. Asst. cut - did not supply
WR: Trans. Assistance cut - missed wor
WR: Trans. Asst. cut - missed child su
WR: Trans. Asst. cut - not in adult
WR: Trans. Asst. cut- missed substance
WR: Trans. Asst. cut- already received
WR: Trans. Assistance cut - lack of pr
WR: Transportation Assistance cut - ot
WR: School meal cut - income too high
WR: School meal cut - previous program
WR: School meal cut - disability requi
WR: School meal cut - immigration stat
WR: School meal cut - ineligible for o
WR: Sch. meal cut - did not supply all
WR: School meal cut - missed work
WR: School meal cut: missed child supp
WR: School meal cut - not in adult
WR: Sch. meal cut - missed substance a
WR: Sch. meal cut - already received m
WR: School meal cut - lack of program
WR: School meal cut - other reason