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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)

Attachment 106: Codebook Pages for Geocode and Zipcode Variables

This attachment presents codebook pages for the restricted-use NLSY79 geocode variables. These codebook pages show the answer categories, frequency distributions, and other related information for the variables available in the restricted-use Geocode data. These pages are provided to help users determine whether the geocode information would be appropriate for their research needs in terms of content, sample size, etc. Codebook pages are also provided for the NLSY79 zipcode and census tract variables. 

Restricted-use Geocode data are confidential files available for use only at the BLS National Office in Washington, DC, and at Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs) on statistical research projects approved by BLS. Access to data is subject to the availability of space and resources. Information about applying to use the zip code and Census tract data is available on the BLS Restricted Data Access page.

Both sets of codebook pages are posted as text files: