Retention and Reasons for Non-Interview
Retention & Reasons for Non-Interview
Reasons for Noninterview in the NLSY97
Each NLSY97 respondent who is not interviewed in a given round has been assigned a "reason for noninterview" code, which can be found in the "RNI" variable. Table 2 summarize the reasons for noninterview by sample type during rounds 2-20.
Table 2. Reason for Noninterview by Sample Type
| Reason for noninterview | Deceased | Not locatable | Technical problem | R too ill | R unavailable | Refused interview | Other | Total |
| Round 2 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
7 6 1 |
104 63 41 |
6 3 3 |
6 6 -- |
42 37 5 |
428 350 78 |
5 4 1 |
598 469 129 |
| Round 3 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
16 13 3 |
193 122 71 |
2 2 -- |
1 1 -- |
51 35 16 |
510 400 110 |
3 3 -- |
776 576 200 |
| Round 4 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
15 12 3 |
173 107 66 |
6 5 1 |
6 5 1 |
80 61 19 |
612 496 116 |
12 8 4 |
904 694 210 |
| Round 5 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
25 19 6 |
279 172 107 |
-- -- -- |
1 1 -- |
77 53 24 |
718 583 135 |
2 2 -- |
1102 830 272 |
| Round 6 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
30 23 7 |
253 162 91 |
-- -- -- |
4 4 -- |
4 1 3 |
765 637 128 |
32 23 9 |
1088 850 238 |
| Round 7 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
37 27 10 |
256 162 94 |
-- -- -- |
2 2 -- |
26 23 3 |
858 715 143 |
51 37 14 |
1230 966 264 |
| Round 8 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
45 35 10 |
277 192 85 |
-- -- -- |
6 6 -- |
208 124 152 |
898 746 152 |
48 45 3 |
1482 1148 334 |
| Round 9 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
59 45 14 |
418 307 111 |
-- -- -- |
5 3 2 |
92 59 33 |
999 827 172 |
73 70 3 |
1646 1311 335 |
| Round 10 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
77 59 18 |
191 139 52 |
-- -- -- |
7 6 1 |
86 52 34 |
1038 849 189 |
26 19 7 |
1425 1124 301 |
| Round 11 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
90 68 22 |
320 232 88 |
-- -- -- |
6 5 1 |
77 47 30 |
1037 846 191 |
36 29 7 |
1566 1227 339 |
| Round 12 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
103 78 25 |
274 194 80 |
-- -- -- |
-- -- -- |
96 56 40 |
997 838 159 |
24 22 2 |
1494 1188 306 |
| Round 13 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
111 81 30 |
265 197 68 |
-- -- -- |
4 4 -- |
120 69 51 |
893 758 135 |
32 23 9 |
1425 1132 293 |
| Round 14 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
118 87 31 |
271 199 72 |
-- -- -- |
5 5 -- |
62 31 31 |
1013 858 155 |
36 24 12 |
1505 1204 301 |
| Round 15 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
133 96 37 |
237 171 66 |
-- -- -- |
5 5 -- |
59 35 24 |
1101 924 177 |
26 16 10 |
1561 1247 314 |
| Round 16 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
151 107 44 |
466 355 111 |
-- -- -- |
5 4 1 |
75 43 32 |
1006 837 169 |
140 117 23 |
1843 1463 380 |
| Round 17 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
173 123 50 |
344 242 102 |
-- -- -- |
7 5 2 |
29 13 16 |
1258 1040 218 |
70 54 16 |
1881 1477 404 |
| Round 18 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
207 148 59 |
603 427 176 |
-- -- -- |
2 2 -- |
49 27 22 |
1287 1054 233 |
102 72 30 |
2250 1730 520 |
| Round 19 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
231 169 62 |
236 161 75 |
-- -- -- |
6 5 1 |
86 49 37 |
1458 1180 278 |
20 16 4 |
2037 1580 457 |
| Round 20 total Cross-sectional Supplemental |
267 192 75 |
190 142 48 |
-- -- -- |
8 8 -- |
58 39 19 |
1741 1398 343 |
7 2 5 |
2271 1781 490 |
| Note: Table based on RNI (R25102., R38277., etc.) and CV_SAMPLE_TYPE (R12358.). | ||||||||