The NLSY97 has collected a wide array of information on demographic, household, and neighborhood characteristics. Table 1 summarizes the topics and universe restrictions.
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NLSY97 User's Guide Topic |
Round 1 Universe |
Rounds 2 and up Universe |
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Year and month of birth; age as of interview date |
all ages |
all ages |
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Sex of respondent |
all ages |
all ages |
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Variables describing respondent's area of residence, including Census region |
all ages |
all ages |
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Household & Neighborhood Environment Positive and negative aspects of respondent's household and neighborhood |
<=14 for household environment variables; all ages for neighborhood environment variables |
Household environment variables restricted to <=14 for rounds 2-3, then all ages in round 4; all ages for neighborhood environment variables |
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Demographic and relational information about members of respondent's household |
all ages |
all ages |
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Respondent's race/ethnicity and citizenship status |
all ages |
all ages (round 6 for race/ethnicity; round 5 and up for citizenship, except in round 9) |
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Respondent's living situations; history of respondent's residential moves |
all ages; parent int. conducted |
all ages |