Asterisk Table | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth | 1997
This page presents a table summarizing selected variables from the NLSY97 surveys (use the drop-down menu to select topics of interest). The table lists individual items or groups of related items, with year columns indicating the survey years in which the item(s) are available. Both survey questions and created variables are included. "R" used in variable descriptions stands for "respondent." Users are encouraged to consult the questionnaires for exact question wording in each survey round.
Table codes: For round 1, a letter code indicates which questionnaire included a given item/set of items; Y=Youth Questionnaire, P=Parent Questionnaire, S=Screener, Household Roster, and Nonresident Roster Questionnaire. An asterisk in subsequent rounds indicates the variable was present in the youth questionnaire. A number with the symbol ≥ or = in front of it (such as ≥15) indicates the question was asked in the youth questionnaire to an age-restricted subsample. In rounds 2-5, U=Household Income Update.
VI. Family Background (age restrictions as of 12/31/1996)
A. Parent history and current status
Variable | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 |
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Parent nationality | P | * | * | * | * | ||||||||||||
Parent birthplace/date of birth | P | ||||||||||||||||
Parent religious affiliation when growing up and currently | P | ||||||||||||||||
Reason parent did not live with both biological parents | P | ||||||||||||||||
Grandparents' birthplace | * | * | * | * | |||||||||||||
Parents' # of siblings | P | * | * | * | |||||||||||||
Type of community when parent was age 14 | P | ||||||||||||||||
Y's parents' parents' birth year and highest grade completed | P | ||||||||||||||||
Language spoken by parent at time of survey | P | ||||||||||||||||
Highest grade parent completed | P,S | ||||||||||||||||
Highest degree received | * | * | * | * | |||||||||||||
# and duration of parents' previous marriages | P | ||||||||||||||||
Parent employment history (dates, hours per week worked) | P | ||||||||||||||||
Parents' earnings in last calendar year (in rounds 1 and 2, independent youths and youths age 14 or older as of previous calendar year) | P,Y | Y,U | Y,U | Y,U | Y,U | * | * | * | * | Sub-set only | Sub-set only | Sub-set only | |||||
Parents' participation in and income from government program | P | ||||||||||||||||
Parent income from all other sources | P | U | U | U | U | ||||||||||||
Value of parents' IRA or prepaid tuition accounts | P | ||||||||||||||||
Value of parents' assets | P | ||||||||||||||||
Amount of parents' debt | P | ||||||||||||||||
Parents' height and weight | P | ||||||||||||||||
Parents' longstanding health problem | P | ||||||||||||||||
Parents' (and other family members') diabetes, other health issues | * | * | * | ||||||||||||||
Parents' mortality, cause of death, age at death | * | * | * | ||||||||||||||
Parent's attitude toward self | P=12-14 | ||||||||||||||||
Parent's attitude toward certain behaviors | P=13 | ||||||||||||||||
Parent's attitude toward relationship with partner | P=12-14 | ||||||||||||||||
Parents served in military yes/no | * | * | |||||||||||||||
Parents served prison sentence yes/no | * | * | |||||||||||||||
Parents owned business yes/no | * | * |
B. Youth history
Variable | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 |
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Country/state of birth | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
Citizenship status | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
Age when first came to United States | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
Which parent(s) Y lives with | P | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Custody arrangements | P | * | * | * | * | * | |||||||||||
# of residential moves away from parent | P | * | * | ||||||||||||||
Y has adoptive parent(s) | P | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
Is Y legally adopted, year adoption occurred | P | ||||||||||||||||
Did Y ever live with biological parent | P | * | * | * | |||||||||||||
Distance from biological mother/father | S | ||||||||||||||||
Date biological mother/father died | S | ||||||||||||||||
Y ever in Head Start | P | ||||||||||||||||
Y at childcare from birth to age 5 | P | ||||||||||||||||
Y's biological father legally identified by medical test, signed legal or nonlegal document | P | ||||||||||||||||
Y # of siblings, age of oldest sibling | * | * | * |
C. Household environment
Variable | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 |
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Y's house conducive to studying, had computer in the past month | Y≤14 | ≤14 | ≤14 | * | ≤13 | * | * | ||||||||||
Days per week Y's family interrelates | Y≤14 | ≤14 | ≤14 | ≤14 | |||||||||||||
Days per week Y's family completes housework | Y≤14 | ||||||||||||||||
Days per week Y hears gunshots in the neighborhood | Y≤14 | ||||||||||||||||
Y was victim of crime before age 12 | Y | ||||||||||||||||
Y was victim of crime between ages 12 and 18 (if not already answered) (age restrictions as of end of previous calendar year) | ≥18 | ≥18 | ≥18 | ≥18 | ≥18 | ≥18 | |||||||||||
Specific traumatic events (past 5 years) | * | * | * | * |
D. Household information
Variable | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 | R17 |
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Relationship of other household occupants to Y | S | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Relationship of nonresident relatives to Y | S | ||||||||||||||||
Household occupants' demographics (age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status) Some questions limited to parents, spouse/partner, and older children beginning in R13 | S | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Household occupants' religious preference. Limited to parents, spouse/partner, and older children after R12 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||||
Nonresident demographics (age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status) | S | ||||||||||||||||
Current labor force status: household occupants age 16 and older | S | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Employment status in 1996: nonresident spouse, biological or adoptive parent | S | ||||||||||||||||
Current or most recent occupation, weeks worked in past year: HH occupants 16 and older | S | ||||||||||||||||
Current enrollment status, highest degree and grade completed: household occupants. Limited to parents, spouse/partner, and older children beginning in R13 | S | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Highest grade completed: nonresidents | S | ||||||||||||||||
Income received, all sources: household occupants 14 and older (independent youths) | P,Y | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Type of dwelling | S | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Cohorts
- NLSY97
- Topical Guide to the Data
- Intro to the Sample
- Using & Understanding the Data
- Other Documentation
- Get Data
- NLSY79
- Topical Guide to the Data
- Asterisk Tables
- Education
- Employment
- Employment: An Introduction
- Work Experience
- Jobs & Employers
- Class of Worker
- Discrimination
- Fringe Benefits
- Industries
- Job Characteristics Index
- Job Satisfaction
- Job Search
- Labor Force Status
- Military
- Occupations
- Time & Tenure with Employers
- Wages
- Work History Data
- Employer History Roster
- Business Ownership
- Retirement
- Household, Geography & Contextual Variables
- Family Background
- Marital History, Childcare & Fertility
- Income
- Health
- Attitudes
- Crime & Substance Use
- Intro to the Sample
- Using & Understanding the Data
- Other Documentation
- Codebook Supplement
- NLSY79 Attachment 3: Industrial and Occupational Classification Codes
- NLSY79 Attachment 4: Fields of Study in College
- NLSY79 Attachment 5: Index of Labor Unions and Employee Associations
- NLSY79 Attachment 6: Other Kinds of Training Codes
- NLSY79 Attachment 7: Other Certificate Codes
- NLSY79 Attachment 8: Health Codes
- NLSY79 Attachment 100: Geographic Regions
- NLSY79 Attachment 101: Country Codes
- NLSY79 Attachment 102: Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
- NLSY79 Attachment 103: Religion Codes
- NLSY79 Attachment 106: Profiles of American Youth (ASVAB Data/AFQT Scores)
- NLSY79 Appendix 1: Employment Status Recode Variables (1979-1998 and 2006)
- NLSY79 Appendix 2: Total Net Family Income Variable Creation (1979-2014)
- NLSY79 Appendix 3: Job Satisfaction Measures
- NLSY79 Appendix 4: Job Characteristics Index 1979-1982
- NLSY79 Appendix 5: Supplemental Fertility and Relationship Variables
- NLSY79 Appendix 6: Urban-Rural and SMSA-Central City Variables
- NLSY79 Appendix 7: Unemployment Rate
- NLSY79 Appendix 8: Highest Grade Completed & Enrollment Status Variable Creation
- NLSY79 Appendix 9: Linking Employers Through Survey Years
- NLSY79 Appendix 11: Round 12 (1990) Survey Administration Methods
- NLSY79 Appendix 12: Most Important Job Learning Activities (1993-94)
- NLSY79 Appendix 13: Intro to CAPI Questionnaires and Codebooks
- NLSY79 Appendix 14: Instrument Rosters
- NLSY79 Appendix 15: Recipiency Event Histories
- NLSY79 Appendix 16: 1994 Recall Experiment
- NLSY79 Appendix 17: Interviewer Characteristics Data
- NLSY79 Appendix 18: Work History Data
- NLSY79 Appendix 19: SF-12 Health Scale Scoring
- NLSY79 Appendix 20: Round 20 (2002) Early Bird and Income Recall Experiments
- NLSY79 Appendix 21: Attitudinal Scales
- NLSY79 Appendix 22: Migration Distance Variables for Respondent Locations
- NLSY79 Appendix 23: Revised Asset and Debt Variables and Computed TOTAL Net Wealth Variables
- NLSY79 Appendix 24: Reanalysis of the 1980 AFQT Data from the NLSY79
- NLSY79 Appendix 25: Attitudinal Scale Scoring
- NLSY79 Appendix 26: Non-Response to Financial Questions and Entry Points
- NLSY79 Appendix 27: IRT Item Parameter Estimates, Scores and Standard Errors
- NLSY79 Appendix 28: NLSY79 Employer History Roster
- NLSY79 Appendix 29: Date of Interview Current Status Variables
- NLSY79/97 Cross-Cohort Data
- Geocode Codebook Supplement
- Appendix 7: Unemployment Rates
- Appendix 10: Geocode Documentation
- Attachment 100: Geographic Regions
- Attachment 101: Country Codes
- Attachment 102: State FIPS Codes
- Attachment 104, Part A: 1981 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs)
- Attachment 104, Part B: 1983 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Attachment 104, Part C: 1983 Consolidated MSAs and Associated Primary MSAs (CMSAs and PMSAs)
- Attachment 104, Part D: 1983 PMSAs and Associated CMSAs
- Attachment 104, Part E: 1988 MSAs, CMSAs, and Associated PMSAs
- Attachment 104, Part F: 2004 MSAs, CMSAs, and Associated PMSAs
- Attachment 104, Part G: 2006 Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs)
- Attachment 105: Addendum to FICE Codes
- Attachment 106: Codebook Pages for Geocode and Zipcode Variables
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- Errata for 1979-2014 Data Release
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- Errata for 1979-2006 Data Release
- Errata for 1979-2004 Data Release
- Errata for 1979-2002 Data Release
- Errata for 1979-2000 Data Release
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- Topical Guide to the Data
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- Codebook Supplement
- Appendix A: HOME-SF Scales (NLSY79 Child)
- Appendix B: Composition of the Temperament Scales (NLSY79 Child)
- Appendix C: Motor & Social Development (NLSY79 Child)
- Appendix D: Behavior Problems Index (NLSY79 Child)
- Appendix D, Part 1: Composition of the BPI subscales
- Appendix D, Part 2a: BPI Anxious/Depressed Subscale
- Appendix D, Part 2b: BPI Antisocial Subscale
- Appendix D, Part 2c: BPI Dependent Subscale
- Appendix D, Part 2d: BPI Headstrong Subscale
- Appendix D, Part 2e: BPI Hyperactive Subscale
- Appendix D, Part 2f: BPI Peer Conflicts/Withdrawn Subscale
- Appendix D, Part 2g: BPI Full Scale
- Appendix D, Part 3a: BPI Internalizing Subscale
- Appendix D, Part 3b: BPI Externalizing Subscale
- Appendix D, Part 3c: BPI Total Scores
- Appendix E: Sample SPSSx Program for Merging NLSY79 Child/YA & Mother Files
- Appendix F: Sample SAS Program for Merging NLSY79 Child/YA & Mother Files
- Appendix G: NLSY79 Child Assessment Scores, Reference Numbers (2010-2014)
- Appendix H: Identification Codes in the Child and Young Adult Database
- Attachment 100: Codebook Pages for Young Adult Geocode Data
- Questionnaires
- Errata
- Errata for 2016 Child/Young Adult Release
- Errata for 2014 Child/Young Adult Release
- Data Addition: New Work and School Status Variables Created
- Errata for 2012 Child/Young Adult Release
- Errata for 2010 Child/Young Adult Release
- Errata for 2008 Child/Young Adult Release
- Errata for 2006 Child/Young Adult Release
- Errata for 2004 Child/Young Adult Release
- Errata for 2002 Child/Young Adult Release
- Errata for 2000 Child/Young Adult Release
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