Evaluation of the Ticket to Work Program, Implementation ...

Table B.1 (continued)Variable Definition Notes Source FileSection 1619Section 1619 is only applicable to SSI beneficiaries. 1619(a)information is derived from STCONCATM (SSI-LF) and 1619(b)information is derived from MEDC (REMICS and SORD)Ticket Mail Date orAugust 2003,whichever was earlier.SSI-LF, REMICS,SORDState ofResidenceCategories in table:DI only – Section 1619 not applicableSSI and 1619(a): STCONCATM = 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M','N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S’, 'W', 'X', 'Y', or 'Z'SSI and 1619(b): MEDC = ‘C’SSI – not in 1619: not in 1619(a) OR not in 1619(b)SSI and 1619 status unknown: residual categoryBased on zip codes.Historical zip codes were extracted from the ZIP files for DI-onlybeneficiaries and from the REMICS and SORD files for SSI andconcurrent beneficiaries. The zip codes were transformed into statecodes using a built-in SAS function.Ticket Mail Date orMarch 2004, dependingon availability.ZIP files, REMICS,SORDB-6Sometimes the zip code could not be resolved to a state.CountyCharacteristicsIf a state code was not available for the designated month, the codefrom a previous or later month was used in its place.Historical zip codes were extracted from the ZIP files for DI-onlybeneficiaries and from the REMICS and SORD files for SSI andconcurrent beneficiaries. The zip codes were transformed into stateand county codes using a built-in SAS function. Sometimes the zipcode could not be resolved to a state and county. If a county code wasnot available for the designated month, the code from a previous orlater month was used in its place.Ticket Mail Date orAugust 2003,whichever was earlier.ZIP files, REMICS,SORD