4. STATE CODE                   CHAR      2    14   15  THIS FIELD SPECIFIES THE STATE OF RESIDENCE
                                                            OF THE BENEFICIARY AND IS BASED ON THE MAILING
                                                            ADDRESS USED FOR CASH BENEFITS OR THE MAILING
                                                            ADDRESS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES (FOR EXAMPLE,
                                                            PREMIUM BILLING). THIS INFORMATION IS
                                                            MAINTAINED FROM CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICES
                                                            SENT IN BY THE BENEFICIARIES, AND IS APPENDED
                                                            TO THE RECORD AT TIME OF PROCESSING IN CENTRAL
                                                            OFFICE.  THE CODING SYSTEM IS THE SSA SYSTEM,
                                                            NOT THE FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING
                                                            STANDARD (FIPS).
                                                            STANDARD ALIAS: BENE_RSDNC_SSA_STD_STATE_CD
                                                            CODES:
                                                            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 = ASIA OR
                                                                 CALIFORNIA; INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDER
                                                                 OF SERVICES (IPS) ONLY
                                                            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 = SAIPAN
                                                                 OR NORTHERN MARIANAS
                                                            67 = TEXAS; INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDER
                                                                 OF SERVICES (IPS) ONLY
                                                            97 = NORTHERN MARIANAS
                                                            98 = GUAM
                                                            99 = WITH 000 COUNTY CODE IS AMERICAN SAMOA;
                                                                 OTHERWISE UNKNOWN
                                                            SOURCE:
                                                            SSA AND RRB BENEFICIARY RECORD SYSTEMS.
                                                            FOR RRB BENEFICIARIES, THE STATE IS CODED
                                                            IN SSA BASED ON MAILING ADDRESS.
                                                            LIMITATIONS:
                                                            IN SOME CASES, THE CODE MAY NOT BE THE
                                                            ACTUAL STATE OF RESIDENCE.  (FOR EXAMPLE,
                                                            IF THE BENEFICIARY HAS A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE).