Variable: BENE_STATE_CD

Short Name: STATE_CD
Long Name: BENE_STATE_CD
Type: CHAR
Length: 2
Source: SSA/EDB
Value Format:

Beneficiary Residence (SSA) State Code

Description

The social security administration (SSA) standard 2-digit state code of a beneficiary's residence.

n/a

This variable is coded, and will contain one of the following values.

Values for
Value	Description
01	Alabama
02	Alaska
03	Arizona
04	Arkansas
05	California
06	Colorado
07	Connecticut
08	Delaware
09	District of Columbia
10	Florida
11	Georgia
12	Hawaii
13	Idaho
14	Illinois
15	Indiana
16	Iowa
17	Kansas
18	Kentucky
19	Louisiana
20	Maine
21	Maryland
22	Massachusetts
23	Michigan
24	Minnesota
25	Mississippi
26	Missouri
27	Montana
28	Nebraska
29	Nevada
30	New Hampshire
31	New Jersey
32	New Mexico
33	New York
34	North Carolina
35	North Dakota
36	Ohio
37	Oklahoma
38	Oregon
39	Pennsylvania
40	Puerto Rico
41	Rhode Island
42	South Carolina
43	South Dakota
44	Tennessee
45	Texas
46	Utah
47	Vermont
48	Virgin Islands
49	Virginia
50	Washington
51	West Virginia
52	Wisconsin
53	Wyoming
54	Africa
55	California
56	Canada & Islands
57	Central America and West Indies
58	Europe
59	Mexico
60	Oceania
61	Philippines
62	South America
63	U.S. Possessions
64	American Samoa
65	Guam
66	Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
67	Texas
68	Florida (eff. 10/2005)
69	Florida (eff. 10/2005)
70	Kansas (eff. 10/2005)
71	Louisiana (eff. 10/2005)
72	Ohio (eff. 10/2005)
73	Pennsylvania (eff. 10/2005)
74	Texas (eff. 10/2005)
80	Maryland (eff. 8/2000)
97	Northern Marianas
98	Guam
99	With 000 county code is American Samoa; otherwise unknown

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