Errata for 1979-2020 Data Release
Errata for 1979-2020 Data Release
NEWEST ERRATA
NLSY79 VARIABLES MISSING FROM PUBLIC RELEASE & ERRONEOUS VALUE [posted 8/8/2023]
A small number of NLSY79 variables are erroneously omitted from the current public release data. In addition, an erroneous outlier value is present for NFA_4C_SR000001.01 (T21649.00) in 2008.
The variables missing from the public release are represented in the table below.
|
Survey year (round) |
Reference Number |
Qname |
Titles |
|
2008 (r23) |
T20762.00-T20763.00 |
Q13-3_SR000001 – Q13-3_SR000002 |
ESTIMATED INCOME FROM MILITARY SERVICE IN PAST YEAR (range) |
|
2008 (r23) |
T20789.00-T20790.00 |
Q13-9_SR000001 – Q13-9_SR000002 |
ESTIMATED AMT MONEY RECEIVED FROM FARM OR BUSINESS AFTER EXPENSES (range) |
|
2008 (r23) |
T21176.00 |
Q13-73D_TRUNC |
TOTAL R/SPAR REC’D FROM LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENT IN 2007? (TRUNCATED) |
|
2008 (r23) |
T21623.00 |
Q13-131_SR000001 |
EST TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF FARM/BUSINESS/OTHER PROPERTY R/SPOUSE OWN (low range value) |
|
2008 (r23) |
T21664.01-T21664.08 |
NFA_4C_SR00002.01-06/11-12 |
EST MARKET VALUE OF VEHICLE ## |
|
2010 (r24) |
T30851.00 |
Q13-73D_TRUNC |
TOTAL R-SPAR RECEIVED FROM LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENT IN 2009? (TRUNCATED) |
In addition, researchers using NFA_4C_SR000001.01 should recode the outlier value of $150,000 to $15,000.
Users can access corrected values in missing_nlsy79_pubvars.xlsx. The erroneous value and missing variables will be updated in the next public release.
OTHER ERRATA
CORRECTIONS TO NLSY79 HOURS_WORKED_WEEK_ALL.## VARIABLES [Posted 6/14/2023]
The HOURS_WORKED_WEEK_ALL.## variables for several jobs in NLSY79 survey year 2002 (round 20) do not correctly incorporate hours for a subset of respondents reporting hours worked as teachers.
The affected variables are:
R77690.00 HOURS_WORKED_WEEK_ALL.01 (2002) (72 cases affected)
R77691.00 HOURS_WORKED_WEEK_ALL.02 (2002) (13 cases affected)
R77693.00 HOURS_WORKED_WEEK_ALL.04 (2002) (2 cases affected)
Users can access corrected values in hrs_wrk_wk_all_2002.xlsx. These values will be updated in the next public release.
NLSY79 TNFW_TRUNC 2000-2016 Additional Invalid Missing Values and Topcode Revisions [Posted 5/9/2023]
A small number of respondents for each of the most recent five NLSY79 rounds containing assets questions (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016) were assigned valid values for TNFW_TRUNC rather than -3/invalid missing values. This affected the assigned topcodes for those variables as well. In addition, the NLS program has conducted a review of income and assets topcoding and standardized these values. Adjustments have been made to a very limited number of values to reflect the current standards.
The affected variables are:
R69401.03 TNFW_TRUNC (2000) FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*
R83787.03 TNFW_TRUNC (2004) FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*
T21427.02 TNFW_TRUNC (2008) FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*
T40458.02 TNFW_TRUNC (2012) FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*
T56845.00 TNFW_TRUNC (2016) FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*
The following number of cases are affected for each survey year:
|
Survey year |
Cases set to -3/Invalid missing |
# values changed (includes topcode revisions) |
|
2000 |
19 |
154 |
|
2004 |
19 |
146 |
|
2008 |
20 |
149 |
|
2012 |
12 |
138 |
|
2016 |
14 |
134 |
The variables listed above have been updated in the most recent public release.