Formal Announcement from the SIPP
A technical error was discovered in the weighting of all 2001
Panel files. The Core and the Topical Module files have been
replaced on the SIPP FTP site and the
DataFerrett system.
An additional technical error has been discovered in the
longitudinal weighting (including calendar year weights) for the
2001 Panel. The longitudinal weighting file has been removed from the SIPP
FTP site and from DataFerrett. The process of correcting this
problem is underway and a new weighting file will be issued
after this process has been completed and verified.
We expect these corrected weights to be available by mid-to-late
March. There were cases that incorrectly received zero weights
for CY2002 and the longitudinal Waves 1 - 7 and Waves 1 - 9 panel
weights. Most of these cases were persons who died between Waves 5
- 9 and therefore should have had a positive weight rather an a zero weight.
For questions pertaining to this issue contact Tracy Mattingly at 301-763-6445.
Error discovered by PRI
T IC: Similar unpaid care provided by other to
NH member 2
It should be:
T IC: Hours unpaid care/assist from other to NH
member 2
From codebook:
D THRST11 2 274
T IC: Similar unpaid care provided by other to
NH member 2
HH21B1 Think about the last month,
how many hours per week of unpaid
care or assistance did ... usually receive
from that person(s)? Universe=All
persons 15 years of age or over(ENUMNHM ge
2) and EPVDCARE eq 1 andECARENHM eq 1 and
EOPT04 eq 1
V 1 .1 to 2 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 2 .3 hours of unpaid care provided
V 3 .4 to 5 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 4 .6 to 7 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 5 .8 to 9 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 6 .10 to 11 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 7 .12 to 14 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 8 .15 to 19 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 9 .20 to 23 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 10 .24 to 34 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 11 .35 to 50 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 12 .51 to 90 hours of unpaid care
V .provided
V 13 .91+ hours of unpaid care provided
V -1 .Not in universe
Error discovered by PRI. Within the data dictionary for the variable tpvchpa3, there is a notation that there are 2 implied decimal places. Upon looking at related variables in the series, it has been ascertained that this is an error.