CHANGE NOTICE #12 - 3/31/98

New Edition of Wave 2 (1992-1993) WLS Respondent data and documentation.

All of the pages for WLS: 1992/93 survey have been updated.

If you received second wave data before March 31, 1998, please read this notice.

Summary of the Wave 2 - 3/98 update (see below for details):

The SIXTH edition of the 1992/93 WLS differs from previous releases in the following ways:

1. KROS - For one case the children's roster had to be rebuilt. During the 1992 interview the interviewer entered all six of the respondent's children in the "since 1975" roster. Five of these children had been already reported in the 1975 interview and were double-counted when the roster was built.
2. SSIB - For one case the age of selected sibling (RK004SSC) was out of range and has been changed to a missing data code. The year of birth had been coded as 1984 but the sibling must have been born prior to the 1975 interview.
3. PSYB - Psychological Well-Being - In releases prior to 3/98, if the respondent answered "neither agree or disagree" to an individual component of the well-being scale, it was treated as missing data along with "don't know", or refused. The updated total scores assign a mid-point to the "neither agree or disagree" response. The individual questions (RN016REC-RN027REC) have also been recoded to reflect this change and to avoid confusion in the future.

Details of the Wave 2 - 3/98 updates:

• KROS - Children's roster. For one case the children's roster had to be rebuilt. During the 1992 interview the interviewer entered all six of the respondent's children in the "since 1975" roster. Five of these children had been already reported in the 1975 interview and were double-counted when the roster was built.



The following variables in the KROS section have been updated and the documentation reflects these changes.

RD001KD, RD00307, RD00407, RD00507, RD00607, RD00707, RD00807, RD01407, RD01507, RD00308, RD00408, RD00508, RD00608, RD00708, RD00808, RD01408, RD01508, RD00309, RD00409, RD00509, RD00609, RD00709, RD00809, RD01409, RD01509, RD00310, RD00410, RD00510, RD00610, RD00710, RD00810, RD01410, RD01510, RD00311, RD00411, RD00511, RD00611, RD00711, RD00811, RD01411, and RD01511.



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• SSIB - Selected sibling year of birth. For one case the age of selected sibling (RK004SSC) was out of range and has been changed to a missing data code. The year of birth had been coded as 1984 but the sibling must have been born prior to the 1975 interview.



All data and documentation reflect this change.

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• PSYB - Psychological Well-Being - Revised treatment for missing data. In releases prior to 3/98, if the respondent answered "neither agree or disagree" to an individual component of the well-being scale, it was treated as missing data along with "don't know", or refused. The updated total scores assign a mid-point to the "neither agree or disagree" response. The individual questions (RN016REC-RN027REC) have also been recoded to reflect this change and to avoid confusion in the future.



This section contains total scores and number of questions answered for the Psychological Well-Being Scale: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance.

NOTE: Most variables in this section were recreated for the 3/98 release of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: 1992/93 Telephone and Mail Surveys - WLS23R_5

NOTE: If using the psychological well-being items from both the telephone and mail surveys (WLS23M), note the different coding schemes used for the two instruments.

NOTE: In releases prior to 3/98, if the respondent answered "neither agree or disagree" to an individual component of the well-being scale, it was treated as missing data along with "don't know", or refused. The updated total scores assign a mid-point to the "neither agree or disagree" response. The individual questions (RN016REC-RN027REC) have also been recoded to reflect this change and to avoid confusion in the future.

NOTE: See Appendix K - COR574A for details regarding creation of the psychological well-being scores.

NOTE: Variables MN001REC-MN068RER in WLS23M contain more detailed variables measuring the same concepts.

Below are examples of the original and revised coding for the total scores and indivdual items. Please view the codebook for PSYB for all of the updated marginals. All data and documentation for the 3/98 release reflect these coding changes.

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NOTE:  Original values for Autonomy range from 00-12 and change in the

       revised variable to 00-14 when assigning "neither agree or disagree"

       to a mid-point score.

       (The same recoding was used for all total scores.)

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ORIGINAL coding and marginals for Total score for Autonomy:



 8- 9     RN002RED            Total score for Autonomy.

                              (updated 5/96)

                              (RN001RE, RN016REC, RN025REC)



                        00    LOW                                       69   57

                     01-11                                            2507 2755

                        12    HIGH                                     562  751

                        98    INAPPROPRIATE (R NOT IN SAMPLE,          843  949

                              RN001RE = 0)





REVISED coding and marginals for Total score for Autonomy:



 8- 9     RN002RED            Total score for Autonomy.

                              (replaced 3/98)

                              (RN001RE, RN016REC, RN025REC)



                        00    LOW                                       64   50

                     01-13                                            2512 2762

                        14    HIGH                                     562  751

                        98    INAPPROPRIATE (R NOT IN SAMPLE,          843  949

                              RN001RE = 0)



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NOTE:  Original values for the total score range from 00-72 and change in

       the revised variables to 00-84 when assigning "neither agree or

       disagree" to a mid-point score.

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ORIGINAL coding and marginals for Total score for Psychological Well-Being:



26-27     RN014RED            Total score for the Psychological

                              Section variables.  (updated 5/96)

                              (RN001RE, RN016REC, RN017REC, RN018REC,

                              RN019REC, RN020REC, RN021REC,

                              RN022REC, RN023REC, RN024REC,

                              RN025REC, RN026REC, RN027REC)



                        00    LOW                                       62   50

                     05-71                                            3053 3469

                        72    HIGH                                      23   44

                        98    INAPPROPRIATE (R NOT IN SAMPLE,          843  949

                              RN001RE = 0)



REVISED coding and marginals for Total score for Psychological Well-Being:



26-27     RN014RED            Total score for Psychological

                              Well-Being.  (replaced 3/98)

                              (RN001RE, RN016REC, RN017REC,

                              RN018REC, RN019REC, RN020REC,

                              RN021REC,RN022REC, RN023REC,

                              RN024REC,RN025REC,RN026REC,RN027REC)



                        00    LOW                                       62   49

                     04-83                                            3053 3470

                        84    HIGH                                      23   44

                        98    INAPPROPRIATE (R NOT IN SAMPLE,          843  949

                              RN001RE = 0)



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NOTE:  Original values for individual items range from 0-9 and change in

       the revised variables to 01-99 when assigning "neither agree or

       disagree" to a mid-point score.

       (The same recoding was used for all individual items.)

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ORIGINAL coding and marginals for an individual well-being item:



30-30     RN016REC            I tend to be influenced by people

                              with strong opinions. (RN001RE, 438s, 439)



                         0    NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE                34   50

                         1    AGREE STRONGLY                            85  117

                         2    AGREE MODERATELY                         585  656

                         3    AGREE SLIGHTLY                           141  167

                         4    DISAGREE SLIGHTLY                        163  157

                         5    DISAGREE MODERATELY                     1196 1345

                         6    DISAGREE STRONGLY                        859 1006



                         7    DON'T KNOW                                11   14

                         8    INAPPROPRIATE, RN001RE = 0               843  949

                         9    REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED                  64   51



REVISED coding and marginals for an individual well-being item:



30-31     RN016REC            I tend to be influenced by people

                              with strong opinions. (replaced 3/98)

                              (RE001RE, 438s, 439)



                        01    AGREE STRONGLY                            85  117

                        02    AGREE MODERATELY                         585  656

                        03    AGREE SLIGHTLY                           141  167

                        04    NEITHER AGREE NOR DISAGREE                34   50

                        05    DISAGREE SLIGHTLY                        163  157

                        06    DISAGREE MODERATELY                     1196 1345

                        07    DISAGREE STRONGLY                        859 1006



                        97    DON'T KNOW                                11   14

                        98    INAPPROPRIATE, RN001RE = 0               843  949

                        99    REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED                  64   51