           ASEC 2004 EXTRACT FILE RECORD LAYOUTS
                   

             /***  HHEXT04.DAT file   ***/
             Record length = 30 characters

  #     Variable name:         Position:          Size:
       ----------------        ----------         ------ 
  1      HRECORD                   1                1
  2      H_SEQ                     2                5
  3      HHPOS                     7                2
  4      HFDVAL                    9                4 
  5      HOUSRET                  13                5
  6      PROP_TAX                 18                5
  7  *   HTST_WGT                 23                8


             /***  FFEXT04.DAT file   ***/
             Record length = 45 characters

  #     Variable name:         Position:          Size:
       ----------------        ----------         ------ 
  1      FRECORD                   1                1
  2      FH_SEQ                    2                5
  3      FFPOS                     7                2
  4      F_MV_FS                   9                4 
  5      F_MV_SL                  13                4
  6      FFNGCAID                 17                5
  7      FFNGCARE                 22                5
  8      FFOODREQ                 27                4
  9      FHOUSRET                 31                4
 10      FHOUSSUB                 35                3
 11  *   FTST_WGT                 38                8


             /***  PPEXT04.DAT file   ***/
             Record length = 100 characters

  #     Variable name:         Position:          Size:
       ----------------        ----------         ------ 
  1      PRECORD                   1                1
  2      PH_SEQ                    2                5
  3      PPPOS                     7                2
  4      AGI                       9                5 
  5      CAP_GAIN                 14                5
  6      CAP_LOSS                 19                4
  7      DEP_STAT                 23                2
  8      EIT_CRED                 25                4
  9      EMCONTRB                 29                4
 10      FED_RET                  33                5
 11      FED_TAX                  38                5
 12      FICA                     43                5
 13      FILESTAT                 48                1
 14      MARG_TAX                 49                2
 15      P_MVCAID                 51                5
 16      P_MVCARE                 56                5
 17      STATETAX                 61                5
 18      TAX_INC                  66                5
 19 *    MARTSTWT                 71                8
 20      PERIDNUM                 79               22


   *  The weights on these files were recalculated based on more
      age detail for children to provide better estimates of children
      by single year of age.  These TST weights will be the official
      weights in 2005.
