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Input Standards |
| Optional/Optional |
| 1st Indicator Display constant controller |
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File size |
| 0 |
Case file characteristics |
| 8 |
No display constant generated |
| 2nd Indicator Undefined |
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Undefined |
| Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) |
Input Standards |
| ‡a |
Number of cases/variables (NR)
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Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ‡b |
Name of variable (R)
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Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ‡c |
Unit of analysis (R)
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Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ‡d |
Universe of data (R)
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Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ‡e |
Filing scheme or code (R)
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Required if applicable/Required if applicable |
| ‡3 |
Materials specified (NR)
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Optional/Optional |
Definition |
A note about the content and characteristics of case files. Case files are records with standard categories of information about a defined population. Case files may be individual documents that have information about a single unit of analysis. They also may reflect aggregate data (e.g., machine-readable records) that can be used and electronically subdivided into individual case documents. |
| COM |
For computer files, use field 565 for the number of cases or variables making up the file. This information provides an indication of the extent of the file. |
1st Indicator |
Display constant controller. A value that controls the generation of the display constant preceding the note. |
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File size. The value that generates the display constant File size:. | |
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Case file characteristics. The value that generates the display constant Case file characteristics:. | |
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| 8 |
No display constant generated. The value that specifies that a display constant is not generated. | |
2nd Indicator |
Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ). |
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Undefined | |
Subfields |
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‡a Number of cases/variables |
The number of cases or the number of variables in a single case within a repetitive case file series.
| 565 |
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‡ 3 Military petitioners files ‡ a 11; ‡ b name; ‡ b address; ‡ b date of birth; ‡ b place of birth; ‡ b date of application; ‡ b dates of service; ‡ b branch of service; ‡ b rank; ‡ b date of induction; ‡ b latest occupation; ‡ b dependents; ‡ c pensioners; ‡ d Civil War (1861-65) veterans | |
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‡b Name of variable |
The name of the variable in the file. Repeat subfield ‡ b for each variable name listed.
| 565 |
0 |
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‡3 Service satisfaction survey ‡ a 5; ‡ b country of residence; ‡ b age; ‡ b education level; ‡ b date of request; ‡ b subject area of request; ‡ d performance files Sept. 1983 through June 1984; ‡ e media center users | |
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‡c Unit of analysis |
The subject to which the variables in the case file or database refers (e.g., casualties in emergency rooms, convicts in correctional files or workers in personnel records).
| 565 |
0 |
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‡3 Automobile consumer survey files ‡ a 8; ‡ b address; ‡ b manufacturer of vehicle; ‡ b model of vehicle; ‡ b date of purchase; ‡ b date of 1st major repairs; ‡ b current mileage; ‡ b date of latest repair; ‡ d complaint filers 1981 January 1 through 1983 December 31; ‡ c new vehicle registrants | |
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‡d Universe of data |
The scope of the data collection effort and the specifications of the sample represented.
| 565 |
0 |
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‡ 3 Product use survey ‡ a 3; ‡ b sex; ‡ b age; ‡ b marital status; ‡ c retail customers; ‡ d Northeast coast distribution area | |
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‡e Filing scheme or code |
A code that places the described materials in the context of a scheme of intellectual arrangement. The arrangement can be one that is assigned either by the creator, custodian or office of origin.
| 565 |
8 |
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‡3 Vandalism report files ‡ a 14; ‡ b name; ‡ b address; ‡ b occupation; ‡ c local jurisdiction; ‡ d registered voters; ‡ e alphabetical by jurisdiction | |
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‡3 Materials specified |
The part of the described materials to which the field applies.
| 565 |
0 |
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‡3 Military petitioners files ‡ a 11; ‡ b name; ‡ b address; ‡ b date of birth; ‡ b date of application; ‡ b dates of service; ‡ b branch of service; ‡ b rank; ‡ b date of induction; ‡ b latest occupation; ‡ c pensioners; ‡ d Civil War (1861-1865) veterans | |
Printing |
Field 565 does not print. |
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