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Tables: Sample Question Names by Questionnaire Section

Tables: Sample Question Names by Questionnaire Section

Table 1. Sample Question Names by Youth Questionnaire Section

Section Sample Question Names
Rounds Included
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Youth Questionnaire  
  Information YINF-1700 *                                    
  Household Information YHHI-50510.04, YHHI-4100.07~M   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Childhood Retrospective YCHR-1080           * * * *                    
  CPS YCPS-14400 *     *           *                  
  Schooling YSCH-22800.01, YSCH-26500 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Peers/Opportunity Sets YPRS-800 *                                    
  Time Use YTIM-2200 *                                    
  Employment YEMP-103500 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Training YTRN-770, YTRN-3600.01 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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  Health YHEA-100 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Self-Administereda YSAQ-373, YSAQ-447.03 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Marriage YMAR-11200.02 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Fertility YFER-700.04 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Child Care YCCA-450         * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Self-Administered 2 YSAQ2-284, YSAQ2-298D1           * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Best Friend YFRD-110           *   *                      
  Program Participation YPRG-1900 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Incomeb YINC-2000, YINC-1400 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Assetsb YAST-3310 * * * * * * * * * * * * *            
  Assets 25 (asset questions
asked as respondents turned 25)		 YAST25-1600                 * * * * * * * * * *  
  Assets 30 (asset questions
asked as respondents turned 30)		 YAST30-4400                           * * * * *  
  Assets 35 (asset questions
asked as respondents turned 35)		 YAST35-4400                                 * * *
  Expectations YEXP-900 *     * *                            
  PIAT Math YPIA-100 * * * * * *                          
  Locator YLOC-1500, YLOC-2200, YCON-LOC * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Interviewer Remarks YIR-1600 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Domains of Influence YDOM-300             *   *                    
  Knowledge of Welfare
(available only on geocode CD)		 YWEK-950             *                        
  College Choice YCOC-050A.01.01             * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  Political Participation YPOL-130               *   *   *   *          
Household Income Update HIU-5   * * * *                            
   
aSection called Self-Administered 1 beginning in round 6, but question names remain unchanged.  
bSections were combined in round 1. All questions in that round start with YINC.  

Table 2. Sample Question Names in Screener and Parent Questionnaires

Section Round 1 Question Names
Screener, Household Roster, and Nonresident Roster Questionnaire
  Screener
Household Roster
Nonresident Roster		 SE-9, SE-31B.01
SH-1B, SH-103.05
SN-225.04, SN-337A.02
Parent Questionnaire
  Information
Family Background
Calendars
Parent Health
Income and Assets
Self-Administered
Child Calendar
Child Health
Child Income
Expectations
Family
Parent Locator
Parent Interviewer Remarks		 PINF-015_D, PINF-297.01
P2-029, P2-108B.01
P3-051.01_M, P3-137
P4-027
P5-073.02, P5-136
P6-021B, P6-036
PC8-009_Y, PC8-025, PC8-086.01
PC9-014, PC9-039.04
PC10-025
PC11-013
PC12-010, PC12-012A
PLOC-018
PIR-007, PIR-009K

 

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