NLSY97

Variables Created

• CVC_HH_NET_WORTH_35 (total net worth)
• CVC_HOUSE_VALUE_35 (value of owned housing)
• CVC_HOUSE_DEBT_35 (amount of housing debt)
• CVC_HOUSE_TYPE_35 (type of housing owned)
• CVC_ASSETS_FINANCE_35 (value of financial assets)
• CVC_ASSETS_NONFINANCE_35 (value of non-financial assets, excluding housing)
• CVC_ASSETS_DEBT_35 (amount of debt, excluding housing)
• CVC_ASSETS_RND_35 (round in which assets data were collected)

Round 17 initiated the age 35

NEWEST ERRATA

Updates to College codes (IPEDS) [posted 01/16/2024]

In an effort to document the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment and health of Americans, the Bureau of Labor Statistics funded a short NLSY97 COVID-19 Supplement, fielded from February through May 2021.

In total, 8,490 NLSY97 respondents were invited to participate in the NLSY97 COVID-19 Supplement (this did not include the 207 deceased sample members and the 287 who were not fielded in Round 19 due to hostile behavior toward the study).

NEWEST ERRATA 

Coding Errors in Cause of Parents' Death Variables [posted 10/1/2021]

An NLSY79/NLSY97 cross-cohort beta release is now available on Investigator. This dataset harmonizes NLS data across two cohorts, allowing users added opportunities to perform cross-cohort comparisons. Initially the dataset includes interview date, reason for noninterview, age, marital status, highest grade attended, highest grade completed, and employment status, with possible expansion to over 100 variables. Fixed background variables are also included, such as sex, race, and AFQT score.

NEWEST POSTED ERRATA

Duplicate Children and Erroneous Statuses Assigned on CV_CHILD Roster [posted 11/14/2019]