Gender

Symbol variable:

KEY!SEX. Provides respondent's gender.

Information on the respondent's gender was first collected in the Screener, Household Roster, and Nonresident Roster Questionnaire (round 1). This information was then verified or corrected by the respondent in the round 1 Youth Questionnaire and by the responding parent in the Parent Questionnaire (round 1). The interviewer recorded the respondent's gender in the interviewer remarks sections (YIR) in subsequent rounds. Table 1 summarizes the composition of the cohort by gender and sample type.

Table 1. NLSY97 Composition by Gender and Sample Type

Sample type	Male	Female	Total
Round 1 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	3459 1140 4599	3289 1096 4385	6748 2236 8984
Round 2 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	3213 1070 4283	3066 1037 4103	6279 2107 8386
Round 3 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	3143 1026 4169	3029 1010 4039	6172 2036 8208
Round 4 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	3097 1019 4116	2957 1007 3964	6054 2026 8080
Round 5 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	3011 977 3988	2907 987 3894	5918 1964 7882
Round 6 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	2995 1002 3997	2903 996 3899	5898 1998 7896
Round 7 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	2951 977 3928	2831 995 3826	5782 1972 7754
Round 8 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	2813 916 3729	2787 986 3773	5600 1902 7502
Round 9 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	2731 932 3663	2706 969 3675	5437 1901 7338
Round 10 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	2850 953 3803	2774 982 3756	5624 1935 7559
Round 11 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	2803 932 3735	2718 965 3683	5521 1897 7418

Round 12 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	2819 948 3767	2741 982 3723	5560 1930 7490
Round 13 Cross-sectional Supplemental Total	2835 950 3785	2781 995 3776	5616 1945 7561
Note: Table is based on CV_SAMPLE_TYPE, KEY!SEX, and RNI.

Information on the gender of household members is found in Household Composition.

Comparison to Other NLS Surveys: Information on gender is available for both the NLSY79 and the Children of the NLSY79. Gender is implicit by membership in the Original Cohorts.

Survey Instruments: This information was collected in the household roster section of the round 1 Screener, Household Roster, and Nonresident Roster Questionnaire. Verification or correction of the information is found in the youth information section (question names begin with YINF) of the round 1 Youth Questionnaire, the PINF section of the round 1 Parent Questionnaire, and the interviewer remarks section (YIR) of the Youth Questionnaires in rounds 2 and up.

Related User's Guide Sections
Household Composition
Characteristics of Non-Residential Relatives

Main Area of Interest
Symbols

Supplemental Areas of Interest Geographic Indicators

*Related User's Guide Sections*	Household Composition Characteristics of Non-Residential Relatives
*Main Area of Interest*	Symbols
*Supplemental Areas of Interest*	Geographic Indicators