INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DENS DATA DICTIONARY
                                       

        The DENS data dictionary is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet which contains a different

worksheet for each section of the ASI (e.g. General, Medical, Employment, etc.).  Within each

section, the variables pertaining to that section are listed (e.g. In the Medical Section, M1, M2a

M2b, etc.), and the following is specified for each variable:  its description, the data type, the

width, value labels, missing values, and any pertinent coding or other information.  This data

dictionary can be used as a codebook to properly analyze the data included in the DENS data

set.

        Questions or comments regarding the DENS data set and dictionary can be sent to:

mlove@tresearch.org