CHANGE NOTICE #6 - 3/26/97 WLS 1957-77

CHANGE NOTICE #6 - 3/26/97

Change Notice #6 - Updates to New Edition of Wave 1 (1957-77) WLS Data.

A new edition (DPLS edition 6) of the first wave WLS data has been released.

All of the pages for WLS: 1957-77 Surveys now reflect this new edition.

If you received first wave data before March 26, 1997, please read this notice.

Summary of the Wave 1 - 3/97 update (see below for details):

The SIXTH edition of the 1957-1977 WLS differs from previous releases in the following way:

New flag variables indicating relationships between respondents, between respondents and sibs, and between sibs (for example, spouse, roommate, same-sex couple, sibling) have been created.
Nine additional primary respondents who are also selected siblings of other primary respondents had their data copied to the proper sibling variables in the Wave 1 data. This update effects the data and documentation for XSTAT93P and XSTAT93M. ALL sibling variables in columns 2401-3654, and 3824-3871 have also been updated to include these new cases.
Death variables for currently alive and cause of death have been updated.
Three new variables about date of death and state where death occurred have been added.
Data has been updated to correct minor errors in SIBHS, XXHISC, SSBED, SSBSEX.
Documentation has been corrected for errors in PLCOLLQ and EDEQYR.
Memos on selection of WLS variables and use of IQ and High School Rank Variables have been added to the machine-readable appendices.

Details of the Wave 1 - 3/97 updates:

Flag variables have been added to WLS23U_3 to indicate connections between respondents, between sibs and between respondents and sibs. Variables with the iduser of the "related" person have also been added.


3660      RRMR75F    Was the respondent married to another respondent

                     in the 1/3 sample at the time of the 1975 interview?



                 0   NO                                             10107

                 1   YES                                             210





3661-3666 MR75IDUS   Iduser of respondent's spouse at the time of the

                     1975 interview (if spouse also in 1/3 sample).



     011024-433002   IDUSER OF SPOUSE RESPONDENT

            999998   INAPPROPRIATE (RRMR75F = 0)





3667      RRMR92F    Did this respondent have any relationship with

                     another respondent in the 1/3 sample at the time

                     of the 1991-1993 interview?



                 0   NO                                             10085

                 1   YES, MARRIED TO ANOTHER RESPONDENT               224



                 2   LIVES IN SAME HOUSEHOLD AS ANOTHER R, WHO         4

                        IS BROTHER OR SISTER

                 3   ROOMMATE OF ANOTHER RESPONDENT                    2

                 4   SAME SEX COUPLE                                   2



3668-3673 MR92IDUS   Iduser of the respondent flagged in RRMR92F.



       004002-433002 IDUSER OF RELATED RESPONDENT

             999998  INAPPROPRIATE (RRMR92F = 0)



3674       XSMR93F   Did this sibling have any relationship with

                     another sibling in the 1/3 sample at the time

                     of the 1993-1994 interview?



                 0   NO                                             10283

                 1   MARRIED TO ANOTHER SIBLING                       30

                 2   SELECTED SIBLING OF ANOTHER RESPONDENT            4



3675-3680  XR93IDUS  Iduser of the sibling flagged in XSMR93F.



     017002-417037   IDUSER OF RELATED SIBLING

            999998   INAPPROPRIATE (XSMR93F = 0)



3681       RS92F     Did this respondent have any relationship with

                     a sibling in the 1/3 sample at the time of

                     1992-1994 interviews?



                 0   NO                                             10198

                 1   RESPONDENT MARRIED TO A SIBLING                   34

                 2   SIBLING MARRIED TO A RESPONDENT                   35

                 3   RECIPROCAL SIBLINGS (THIS RESPONDENT IS THE       34

                     SELECTED SIBLING OF HIS/HER SELECTED SIBLING)

                 4   RESPONDENT IS ALSO A SIBLING                       6

                 5   SIBLING IS ALSO A RESPONDENT                       7

                 6   RESPONDENT MARRIED TO A SIBLING AND RESPONDENT     1

                       IS ALSO A SIBLING

                 7   RESPONDENT AND SIBLING ARE ROOMMATES               1

                 8   SIBLING AND RESPONDENT ARE ROOMMATES               1



Note:		The first person mentioned in the value labels refers to the

		IDUSER of the current record.  The IDUSER of the second person

		referenced is in RSIDUS1.  Ie; for RS92F = 1, the IDUSER of the

		current record refers to the respondent and the IDUSER of the

		sibling to whom the respondent is married is in RSIDUS1; for

		RS92F = 2, the IDUSER of the current record is for the sibling

		and the IDUSER of the respondent to whom the sibling is married

		is in RSIDUS1, etc.  RS92F = 6 is a special case.  There were

		two matches for one respondent. The iduser of the sibling spouse

		is in RSIDUS1 and the iduser number for this respondent as a

		sibling is in RDIDUS2.



3682-3687  RSIDUS1   Iduser of the second person referenced in RS92F.



     001098-422095   IDUSER OF SIBLING OR RESPONDENT

            999998   INAPPROPRIATE  (RS92F = 0)



3688-3693  RSIDUS2   Iduser of the third person referenced in RS92F.



                     IDUSER OF SIBLING REFERNCED BY RS92F=6

            999998   INAPPROPRIATE (RS92F ^= 6)

Nine 1975 PR's who are also selected sibs did not have their data reproduced in COR 281 - thus their data was not carried over to the 1977 selected sib section in WLS23_2.DAT. Data for these 9 cases was replicated in WLS23_3.DAT. (As described in COR641.) This involves ALL sibling variables in columns 2401-3654 and 3824-3871.

The following variables were also updated: XSTAT93P and XSTAT93M

Description of code 8 for XSTAT93P changed to indicate reproduction of records.


48-49       XSTAT93P           Outcome of 1993-1994 sibling

                               telephone interview.



                     1         SENT TO BE INTERVIEWED,            162

                               NEVER STARTED

                     2         SENT TO BE INTERVIEWED,            201

                               SIB UNABLE TO BE INTERVIEWED,

                               CAN'T RETRACE, OUT OF COUNTRY,

                               UNLISTED PHONE NUMBER

                     3         SENT TO BE INTERVIEWED, REFUSED    535

                     4         PHONE INTERVIEW COMPLETE          4778

                     5         SENT TO BE INTERVIEWED, DECEASED    32

                     6         NOT SENT TO BE INTERVIEWED,        385

                               DECEASED

                     7         NOT SENT, UNABLE TO LOCATE OR      547

                               SIB UNABLE TO BE INTERVIEWED

                     8         SIB INTERVIEWED AS AN ORIGINAL      29

                               RESPONDENT IN 1992-1993, THAT

                               DATA REPRODUCED IN WLS23S

                     9         NOT SENT, PRIMARY RESPONDENT       733

                               NOT INTERVIEWED IN 1992-1993

                               AND SIBLING NOT INTERVIEWED

                               IN 1977

                     10        NOT SENT, OUT OF FUNDS,            989

                               GROUPS 0 AND 1, NOT 1977 SELECTED

                               SIBLING SAMPLE

                     11        PRIMARY RESPONDENT HAS NO          739

                               SIBLINGS OR REFUSED TO DISCUSS

                               SIBLINGS

                     12        PRIMARY RESPONDENT NOT            1179

                               INTERVIEWED IN 1975

                     13        NOT SENT, SIBLING REFUSED            8

                               DURING TRACING OR PRIMARY

                               RESPONDENT REQUESTED THAT SIB

                               NOT BE CONTACTED

Code 5 added to XSTAT93M to indicate reproduction of records.


50          XSTAT93M           Outcome of 1993-1994 sibling

                               mail interview.



                     1         Mail interview completed          3463

                     2         SENT MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE,           559

                               BUT DID NOT RETURN

                     3         NO MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE SENT,       1653

                               NO PHONE INTERVIEW COMPLETED,

                               AND NOT IN GROUPS 0 OR 1

                     4         NO MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE SENT,       4619

                               PHONE INTERVIEW COMPLETED OR

                               GROUP 0/1 MEMBER BUT SURVEY

                               CENTER DID NOT SEND MAIL

                               QUESTIONNAIRE

                     5         INTERVIEWED AS AN ORIGINAL          23

                               RESPONDENT IN 1992-93. THAT DATA

                               REPRODUCED FOR WLS23SM.

Death variables updated:


LIV92  (col. 51)   Is the primary respondent alive as of current

                   release as far as we know?  (added to file

                   in 11/95 release COR586; updated 3/96

                   COR610; updated 3/97)



                     1         YES, RESPONDENT IS ALIVE          9714

                     2         NO, RESPONDENT IS DECEASED         603



DEATC92  (col. 3655-3657)  Cause of death.



                            Value    Frequency



                              100        20

                              101         1

                              200        29

                              201         5

                              203         4

                              206         2

                              208         1

                              211         1

                              215         1

                              300         4

                              402         1

                              403         3

                              501         1

                              777         7

                              801         1

                              803         3

                              997         2

                              998      9714

                              999       517



See (1957-77 Appendix HH or 1992-94 Appendix M) - COR483D for Cause of Death

Codes.

Three new death variables have been added.




DEATMN  (col. 3694-3695)  Month of Death.



                            Value  Frequency



                                1        19

                                2        12

                                3        20

                                4        13

                                5        16

                                6         8

                                7        11

                                8        12

                                9        10

                               10        15

                               11        15

                               12        15

                               98      9714

                               99       437



DEATYR  (col. 3696-3699)   Year of death.



Value Label                 Value  Frequency



                             1972         1

                             1974         1

                             1975         4

                             1976        10

                             1977        10

                             1978        10

                             1979         6

                             1980        11

                             1981        17

                             1982        14

                             1983        13

                             1984        10

                             1985        12

                             1986        36

                             1987        18

                             1988        17

                             1989        31

                             1990        45

                             1991        35

                             1992        24

                             1993        20

                             1994         6

                             1996         2

                             9998      9714

                             9999       250



DEATST  (3700-3701)    State where death occurred.

                       (not available in the public file )



Value Label                 Value  Frequency



AK                              2         2

AZ                              3         2

AR                              4         1

CA                              5        12

CO                              6         2

DE                              8         1

DC                              9         1

FL                             10         7

GA                             11         3

IL                             14         9

IN                             15         1

IA                             16         4

KY                             18         1

LA                             19         1

MA                             20         2

MD                             21         1

MI                             23         2

MN                             24        11

NB                             28         1

NV                             29         1

NJ                             31         2

NM                             32         1

OH                             36         4

OK                             37         1

PA                             39         1

TN                             43         2

TX                             44         5

VA                             47         4

WA                             48         3

WV                             49         1

WI                             50       244

WY                             51         1

INAPPLICABLE                   98      9714

NOT ASCERTAINED                99       269

Inconsistencies and errors in the coding of high school names between 1975, 1977, 1992 and 1994 (SIBHS and XXHISC). Minor data errors in SSBED and SSBSEX have been changed.
Documentation corrected for errors in PLCOLLQ and EDEQYR.
In the last release for Wave 1 data, PLCOLLQ was defined as "Ever Plan to Attend College?"

It should have read, Ever Considered Attending College?

In the last release for Wave 1 data, EDEQYR had two lines missing from the code descriptions. That is, there was NO description for code "20" and the description for code "19" was combined with code "20". There were no errors in the data.

It should have read,
```
                  19      DDS, LLD, LLB, JD, one or more

                          years post two-year master's level

                          degree (no higher degree or

                          certificate)

                  20      PhD, MD, other doctorates not

                          previously included, and

                          post doctorate education
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