This variable indicates whether an individual owns a home at the time of the wealth topical module in the person's SIPP panel. The wealth topical module is conducted in the following waves by panel: wave 4 in the 1984 & 1990-1993 panels (TM8530, TM8608). In panels 1996-2004, tenure is available for each month of the survey, for this variable (own_home), tenure is defined as tenure during 12th month in the survey (ETENURE), and the universe for the real estate/wealth topical module is defined in wave 3 (EHREUNV). In 2008, ETENURE is also from the 12th month of the survey (ETENURE), and the universe fer the real estate/wealth topical module is defined in wave 4 (EHREUNV).

0	Do not own a home
1	Own a home