Information on the respondent's gender was first collected in the Screener, Household Roster, and Nonresident Roster Questionnaire (round 1). This information was then verified or corrected by the respondent in the round 1 Youth Questionnaire and by the responding parent in the Parent Questionnaire (round 1). The interviewer recorded the respondent's gender in the interviewer remarks sections (YIR) in subsequent rounds. Table 1 summarizes the composition of the cohort by gender and sample type.

Information on the gender of household members is found in Household Composition.

Comparison to Other NLS Surveys: Information on gender is available for both the NLSY79 and the Children of the NLSY79. Gender is implicit by membership in the Original Cohorts.

Survey Instruments: This information was collected in the household roster section of the round 1 Screener, Household Roster, and Nonresident Roster Questionnaire. Verification or correction of the information is found in the youth information section (question names begin with YINF) of the round 1 Youth Questionnaire, the PINF section of the round 1 Parent Questionnaire, and the interviewer remarks section (YIR) of the Youth Questionnaires in rounds 2 and up.