MEPS FAMES P12R5/P13R3/P14R1 Employment Wage (EW) Section
December 8, 2008
Employment Wage (EW) Section
BOX_00
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| CONTEXT HEADER DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS: |
| DISPLAY PERS.FULLNAME, ESTB.ESTBNAME, |
| JOBS.JSTARTM, JOBS.JSTARTD, JOBS.JSTARTY, |
| JOBS.JSTOPM, JOBS.JSTOPD, JOBS.JSTOPY |
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EW01
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
{For the next few questions, please think about the time between
{START DATE OF REFERENCE PERIOD} and {END DATE OF REFERENCE
PERIOD} and what (PERSON) was making then.}
At (EMPLOYER), {(are/is)/(were/was)} (PERSON) salaried, paid by
the hour, or paid some other way?
IF SALARIED AND RECEIVES TIPS, BONUS, OR COMMISSION, SELECT
‘SALARIED’.
IF PAID BY THE HOUR AND RECEIVES TIPS, BONUS, OR COMMISSION,
SELECT ‘PAID BY THE HOUR’.
SALARIED ............................... 1 {EW11}
PAID BY THE HOUR ....................... 2 {EW18}
PAID SOME OTHER WAY .................... 3 {EW02}
REF ................................... -7 {EW08}
DK .................................... -8 {EW07}
[Code One]
HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITIONS OF ANSWER CATEGORIES.
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| {For the next few questions, please think about |
| the time between {START DATE OF REFERENCE PERIOD} |
| and {END DATE OF REFERENCE PERIOD} and what |
| (PERSON) was making then.}: DISPLAY THIS SENTENCE |
| IF ROUND 5. OTHERWISE, USE A NULL DISPLAY. |
| |
| {START DATE OF REFERENCE PERIOD}: DISPLAY THE |
| START DATE OF THE CURRENT REFERENCE PERIOD FOR |
| THIS PERSON. |
| |
| {END DATE OF REFERENCE PERIOD}: DISPLAY THE END |
| DATE OF THE CURRENT REFERENCE PERIOD FOR THIS |
| PERSON. |
| |
| {(are/is)/(were/was)}: DISPLAY ‘(are/is)’ IF |
| THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS |
| FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS |
| ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS |
| NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘(were/was)’ IF THE JOB |
| SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED |
| AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, |
| ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR |
| ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW02
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
How {(are/is)/(were/was)} (PERSON) paid?
BY THE DAY ............................. 1 {EW03}
PIECEWORK .............................. 2 {EW05}
COMMISSION ............................. 3 {EW23}
BONUS .................................. 4 {EW23}
BY THE JOB/MILE ........................ 5 {EW05}
OTHER ................................. 91 {EW02OV}
REF ................................... -7 {EW08}
DK .................................... -8 {EW07}
[Code One]
HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITIONS OF ANSWER CATEGORIES.
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| {(are/is)/(were/was)}: DISPLAY ‘(are/is)’ IF |
| THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS |
| FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS |
| ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS |
| NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘(were/was)’ IF THE JOB |
| SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED |
| AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, |
| ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR |
| ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW02OV
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OTHER:
[Enter Other Specify] .................. {EW05}
REF ................................... -7 {EW05}
DK .................................... -8 {EW05}
EW03
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
What {is/was} (PERSON)'s daily wage rate?
[Enter $ Per Day] ..................... {EW04}
REF ................................... -7 {EW08}
DK .................................... -8 {EW07}
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| {is/was}: DISPLAY ‘is’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE |
| JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-|
| JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ |
| AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘was’ |
| IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS|
| FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS |
| ROUND 5. |
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EW04
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
How many hours {(do/does)/did} (PERSON) usually work per day?
[Enter Hours]........................... {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
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| {(do/does)/did}: DISPLAY ‘(do/does)’ IF THE JOB |
| SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED |
| AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT- |
| MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND |
| 5. DISPLAY ‘did’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB |
| BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB|
| -WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS- |
| JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT |
| ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW05
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
How much {(do/does)/did} (PERSON) usually make this way?
AMOUNT:
[Enter $ Amount] ....................... {EW05OV1}
REF ................................... -7 {EW08}
DK .................................... -8 {EW07}
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| {(do/does)/did}: DISPLAY ‘(do/does)’ IF THE JOB |
| SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED |
| AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT- |
| MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND |
| 5. DISPLAY ‘did’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB |
| BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB|
| -WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS- |
| JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT |
| ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW05OV1
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PER PERIOD:
PER HOUR ............................... 1 {EW06}
PER DAY ................................ 2 {EW06}
PER WEEK ............................... 3 {EW06}
PER TWO-WEEK PERIOD .................... 4 {EW06}
PER MONTH .............................. 5 {EW06}
PER YEAR ............................... 6 {EW06}
OTHER ................................. 91 {EW05OV2}
REF ................................... -7 {EW06}
DK .................................... -8 {EW06}
[Code One]
EW05OV2
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OTHER:
[Enter Other Specify] .................. {EW06}
REF ................................... -7 {EW06}
DK .................................... -8 {EW06}
EW06
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
If (PERSON) worked an extra hour, how much would (PERSON) earn
for that hour?
[Enter $ Per Hour] ..................... {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
EW07
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
I would just like to get a rough idea of how much (PERSON)
{(earn/earns)/earned} at this job? Approximately how much
{(do/does)/did} (PERSON) make per hour?
[Enter $ Per Hour] ..................... {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW08}
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| {(earn/earns)/earned}: DISPLAY ‘(earn/earns)’ IF |
| THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS |
| FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS |
| ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS |
| NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘earned’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE |
| OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A |
| ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, |
| ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR |
| ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
| |
| {(do/does)/did}: DISPLAY ‘(do/does)’ IF THE JOB |
| SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED |
| AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT- |
| MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND |
| 5. DISPLAY ‘did’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB |
| BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB|
| -WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS- |
| JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT |
| ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW08
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
Could you just tell me if (PERSON) {(make/makes)/made} more or
less than $10 an hour at this job?
$10 OR MORE ............................ 1 {EW09}
LESS THAN $10 .......................... 2 {EW10}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
[Code One]
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| {(make/makes)/made}: DISPLAY ‘(make/makes)’ IF |
| THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS |
| FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS |
| ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS |
| NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘made’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE |
| OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A |
| ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, |
| ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR |
| ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW09
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
More or less than $15 an hour?
$15 OR MORE ............................ 1 {EW23}
LESS THAN $15 .......................... 2 {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
[Code One]
EW10
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
More or less than $6.55 an hour?
$6.55 OR MORE ......................... 1 {EW23}
LESS THAN $6.55 ....................... 2 {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
[Code One]
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| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WAS INCREASED FROM $5.15 |
| TO $5.85 IN PANEL 12 ROUND 3 AND PANEL 13 ROUND 1.|
| |
| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WAS INCREASED FROM $5.85 |
| TO $6.55 IN PANEL 12 ROUND 4 AND PANEL 13 ROUND 2.|
| |
| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WILL STAY AT $6.55 FOR |
| PANEL 12 ROUND 5, PANEL 13 ROUND 3 AND PANEL 14 |
| ROUND 1. IN PANEL 13 ROUNDS 4 AND 5 AND PANEL 14 |
| ROUNDS 2 AND 3, THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WILL |
| INCREASE AGAIN FROM $6.55 TO $7.25. |
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EW11
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
How much {is/was} (PERSON)'s salary before taxes, not
including tips, commissions, or bonuses?
AMOUNT:
[Enter $ Amount] ....................... {EW11OV1}
REF ................................... -7 {EW14}
DK .................................... -8 {EW13}
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| {is/was}: DISPLAY ‘is’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE |
| JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-|
| JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ |
| AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘was’ |
| IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS|
| FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS |
| ROUND 5. |
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EW11OV1
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PER PERIOD:
PER YEAR ............................... 1 {EW12}
PER MONTH .............................. 2 {EW17}
PER TWO-WEEK PERIOD .................... 3 {EW17}
PER WEEK ............................... 4 {EW17}
OTHER ................................. 91 {EW11OV2}
REF ................................... -7 {EW14}
DK .................................... -8 {EW13}
[Code One]
EW11OV2
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OTHER:
[Enter Other Specify] .................. {EW17}
REF ................................... -7 {EW17}
DK .................................... -8 {EW17}
BOX_01
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OMITTED.
EW12
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
On how many weeks of work per year {is/was} this salary based?
[Enter Number of Weeks] ................ {EW17}
REF ................................... -7 {EW17}
DK .................................... -8 {EW17}
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| {is/was}: DISPLAY ‘is’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE |
| JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-|
| JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ |
| AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘was’ |
| IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS|
| FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS |
| ROUND 5. |
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| Hard CHECK: |
| ALLOWABLE RANGE IS 1-52 |
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EW13
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
I would just like to get a rough idea of how much (PERSON)
{(earn/earns)/earned} at this job. Approximately how much
{(do/does)/did} (PERSON) make per hour?
[Enter $ Per Hour] ..................... {EW17}
REF ................................... -7 {EW17}
DK .................................... -8 {EW14}
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| {(earn/earns)/earned}: DISPLAY ‘(earn/earns)’ IF |
| THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS |
| FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS |
| ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS |
| NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘earned’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE |
| OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A |
| ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, |
| ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR |
| ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
| |
| {(do/does)/did}: DISPLAY ‘(do/does)’ IF THE JOB |
| SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED |
| AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT- |
| MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND |
| 5. DISPLAY ‘did’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB |
| BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB|
| -WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS- |
| JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT |
| ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW14
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
Could you just tell me if (PERSON) {(make/makes)/made} more or
less than $10 an hour at this job?
$10 OR MORE ............................ 1 {EW15}
LESS THAN $10 .......................... 2 {EW16}
REF ................................... -7 {EW17}
DK .................................... -8 {EW17}
[Code One]
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| {(make/makes)/made}: DISPLAY ‘(make/makes)’ IF |
| THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS |
| FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS |
| ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS |
| NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘made’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE |
| OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A |
| ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, |
| ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR |
| ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW15
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
More or less than $15 an hour?
$15 OR MORE ............................ 1 {EW17}
LESS THAN $15 .......................... 2 {EW17}
REF ................................... -7 {EW17}
DK .................................... -8 {EW17}
[Code One]
EW16
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
More or less than $6.55 an hour?
$6.55 OR MORE ......................... 1 {EW17}
LESS THAN $6.55 ....................... 2 {EW17}
REF ................................... -7 {EW17}
DK .................................... -8 {EW17}
[Code One]
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| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WAS INCREASED FROM $5.15 |
| TO $5.85 IN PANEL 12 ROUND 3 AND PANEL 13 ROUND 1.|
| |
| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WAS INCREASED FROM $5.85 |
| TO $6.55 IN PANEL 12 ROUND 4 AND PANEL 13 ROUND 2.|
| |
| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WILL STAY AT $6.55 FOR |
| PANEL 12 ROUND 5, PANEL 13 ROUND 3 AND PANEL 14 |
| ROUND 1. IN PANEL 13 ROUNDS 4 AND 5 AND PANEL 14 |
| ROUNDS 2 AND 3, THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WILL |
| INCREASE AGAIN FROM $6.55 TO $7.25. |
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EW17
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
Often, the number of hours people work is different from the
number of hours on which their salaries are based. On how
many hours per week {is/was} (PERSON)'s salary based?
[Enter Hours Per Week] ................. {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK.
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| {is/was}: DISPLAY ‘is’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE |
| JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-|
| JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ |
| AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘was’ |
| IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS|
| FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS |
| ROUND 5. |
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| NOTE: ALLOW ONLY WHOLE HOURS, NO FRACTIONS. |
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| Hard CHECK: |
| 1-168 HOURS PER WEEK |
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EW18
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
What {is/was} (PERSON)'s hourly wage rate for (PERSON)'s
regular work time, not including tips, commissions, or bonuses
at (EMPLOYER)?
[Enter $ Per Hour] ..................... {EW19}
REF ................................... -7 {EW20}
DK .................................... -8 {EW20}
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| {is/was}: DISPLAY ‘is’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE |
| JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-|
| JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ |
| AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘was’ |
| IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS|
| FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS |
| ROUND 5. |
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EW19
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
What {is/was} (PERSON)'s hourly rate for overtime?
DOES NOT WORK OVERTIME ................. 1 {EW23}
STRAIGHT TIME .......................... 2 {EW23}
TIME AND A HALF ........................ 3 {EW23}
COMP TIME .............................. 4 {EW23}
EXACT AMOUNT ........................... 5 {EW19OV1}
OTHER ................................. 91 {EW19OV2}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
[Code One]
HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF ANSWER CATEGORIES.
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| {is/was}: DISPLAY ‘is’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE |
| JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-|
| JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ |
| AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘was’ |
| IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS|
| FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS |
| ROUND 5. |
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EW19OV1
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EXACT AMOUNT:
[Enter $ Per Hour] ..................... {EW23}
HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF ANSWER CATEGORIES.
EW19OV2
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OTHER:
[Enter Other Specify] .................. {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF ANSWER CATEGORIES.
EW20
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{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
Could you just tell me if (PERSON) {(make/makes)/made} more or
less than $10 an hour at this job?
$10 OR MORE ............................ 1 {EW21}
LESS THAN $10 .......................... 2 {EW22}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
[Code One]
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| {(make/makes)/made}: DISPLAY ‘(make/makes)’ IF |
| THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS |
| FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS |
| ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS |
| NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY ‘made’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE |
| OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A |
| ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, |
| ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE- |
| PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR |
| ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW21
====
{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
More or less than $15 an hour?
$15 OR MORE ............................ 1 {EW23}
LESS THAN $15 .......................... 2 {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
[Code One]
EW22
====
{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
More or less than $6.55 an hour?
$6.55 OR MORE ......................... 1 {EW23}
LESS THAN $6.55 ....................... 2 {EW23}
REF ................................... -7 {EW23}
DK .................................... -8 {EW23}
[Code One]
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| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WAS INCREASED FROM $5.15 |
| TO $5.85 IN PANEL 12 ROUND 3 AND PANEL 13 ROUND 1.|
| |
| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WAS INCREASED FROM $5.85 |
| TO $6.55 IN PANEL 12 ROUND 4 AND PANEL 13 ROUND 2.|
| |
| THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WILL STAY AT $6.55 FOR |
| PANEL 12 ROUND 5, PANEL 13 ROUND 3 AND PANEL 14 |
| ROUND 1. IN PANEL 13 ROUNDS 4 AND 5 AND PANEL 14 |
| ROUNDS 2 AND 3, THE MINIMUM WAGE AMOUNT WILL |
| INCREASE AGAIN FROM $6.55 TO $7.25. |
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EW23
====
{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
On this job, {(do/does)/did} (PERSON) earn ...
YES NO REF DK
EW23_01
=======
tips? 1 2 -7 -8
EW23_02
=======
bonuses? 1 2 -7 -8
EW23_03
=======
commissions? 1 2 -7 -8
HELP AVAILABLE FOR DEFINITION OF TIPS/BONUSES/COMMISSIONS.
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| {(do/does)/did}: DISPLAY ‘(do/does)’ IF THE JOB |
| SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED |
| AS ‘CURRENT-MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT- |
| MISCELLANEOUS-JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND |
| 5. DISPLAY ‘did’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB |
| BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB|
| -WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS- |
| JOB-WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT |
| ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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| IF EW02 IS CODED '4' (BONUS), AUTOMATICALLY CODE |
| EW23_02 AS '1' (YES) AND DO NOT DISPLAY EW23_02 |
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| IF EW02 IS CODED '3' (COMMISSION), AUTOMATICALLY |
| CODE EW23_03 AS '1' (YES) AND DO NOT DISPLAY |
| EW23_03 |
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| IF EW23_01 - EW23_03 ARE ALL CODED '2' (NO), '-7' |
| (REFUSED), OR '-8' (DON'T KNOW), GO TO BOX_04 |
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| IF EW23_01 IS CODED '2' (NO), '-7' (REFUSED) OR |
| '-8' (DON'T KNOW), GO TO BOX_02 |
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| OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH EW24A |
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EW24A
=====
{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
How much {are/were} (PERSON)'s tips on average?
TIPS AMOUNT:
[Enter $ Amount] ....................... {EW24AOV1}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_02}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_02}
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| {are/were}: DISPLAY ‘are’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF |
| THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT- |
| MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-|
| JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY |
| ‘were’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED |
| ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB- |
| WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT |
| ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW24AOV1
========
PER PERIOD:
PER HOUR ............................... 1 {BOX_02}
PER DAY ................................ 2 {BOX_02}
PER WEEK ............................... 3 {BOX_02}
PER TWO-WEEK PERIOD .................... 4 {BOX_02}
PER MONTH .............................. 5 {BOX_02}
PER YEAR ............................... 6 {BOX_02}
OTHER ................................. 91 {EW24AOV2}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_02}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_02}
[Code One]
EW24AOV2
========
OTHER:
[Enter Other Specify] .................. {BOX_02}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_02}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_02}
BOX_02
======
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| IF EW23_02 IS CODED '2' (NO), '-7' (REFUSED) OR |
| '-8' (DON'T KNOW), GO TO BOX_03 |
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| OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH EW24B |
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EW24B
=====
{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
How much {are/were} (PERSON)'s bonuses on average?
BONUSES AMOUNT:
[Enter $ Amount] ....................... {EW24BOV1}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_03}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_03}
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| {are/were}: DISPLAY ‘are’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF |
| THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT- |
| MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-|
| JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY |
| ‘were’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED |
| ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB- |
| WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT |
| ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW24BOV1
========
PER PERIOD:
PER HOUR ............................... 1 {BOX_03}
PER DAY ................................ 2 {BOX_03}
PER WEEK ............................... 3 {BOX_03}
PER TWO-WEEK PERIOD .................... 4 {BOX_03}
PER MONTH .............................. 5 {BOX_03}
PER YEAR ............................... 6 {BOX_03}
OTHER ................................. 91 {EW24BOV2}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_03}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_03}
[Code One]
EW24BOV2
========
OTHER:
[Enter Other Specify] .................. {BOX_03}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_03}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_03}
BOX_03
======
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| IF EW23_03 IS CODED '2' (NO), '-7' (REFUSED) OR |
| '-8' (DON'T KNOW), GO TO BOX_04 |
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| OTHERWISE, CONTINUE WITH EW24C |
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EW24C
=====
{PERSON'S FIRST MIDDLE AND LAST NAME} {EMPLOYER BEING ASKED
ABOUT} {JOB-ST}
{JOB-ED}
How much {are/were} (PERSON)'s commissions on average?
COMMISSIONS AMOUNT:
[Enter $ Amount] ....................... {EW24COV1}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_04}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_04}
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| {are/were}: DISPLAY ‘are’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF |
| THE JOB BEING ASKED ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT- |
| MAIN-JOB’ OR IS FLAGGED AS ‘CURRENT-MISCELLANEOUS-|
| JOB’ AND CURRENT ROUND IS NOT ROUND 5. DISPLAY |
| ‘were’ IF THE JOB SUBTYPE OF THE JOB BEING ASKED |
| ABOUT IS FLAGGED AS A ‘FORMER-MAIN-JOB-WITHIN- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘FORMER-MISCELLANEOUS-JOB- |
| WITHIN-REFERENCE-PERIOD’, ‘LAST-JOB-OUTSIDE- |
| REFERENCE-PERIOD’, OR ‘RETIREMENT-JOB’ OR CURRENT |
| ROUND IS ROUND 5. |
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EW24COV1
========
PER PERIOD:
PER HOUR ............................... 1 {BOX_04}
PER DAY ................................ 2 {BOX_04}
PER WEEK ............................... 3 {BOX_04}
PER TWO-WEEK PERIOD .................... 4 {BOX_04}
PER MONTH .............................. 5 {BOX_04}
PER YEAR ............................... 6 {BOX_04}
OTHER ................................. 91 {EW24COV2}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_04}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_04}
[Code One]
EW24COV2
========
OTHER:
[Enter Other Specify] .................. {BOX_04}
REF ................................... -7 {BOX_04}
DK .................................... -8 {BOX_04}
BOX_04
======
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| RETURN TO ORIGINAL QUESTIONNAIRE SECTION (EITHER |
| RJ OR EM-A). |
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| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | MEPS Employment Wage - P12R5/P13R3/P14R1 |
| Subject | EW Section Item Specifications |
| Author | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| Last Modified By | wcarroll |
| File Modified | 2009-07-09 |
| File Created | 2009-07-09 |