WLS Codebooks

Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.

School District

inelmd               Respondent is in the Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary
                     School District file
hashsd               Respondent has Secondary School District data
elemcode             Unique district identifier that links WLS respondents to
                     primary school district file
hscode               Unique district identifier that links WLS respondents to
                     high school district file (updated 4/2012 to include
                     respondents who attended the same secondary schools as
                     those in the School District file)
discode              DPI district code for High School
elemreli             Flag for religious/private elementary schools
elemcodf             Flag for imputed district location for rural WLS
                     respondents

inelmd: Is R in Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary School District file?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: gb142re, gb042re
Revisions: Added 4/2012     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-2 1754 1983 3737
0 NO 3 5 8
1 YES 1613 1907 3520
Note: See Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary School District Characteristics, 1945-57 in WLS Supplementary Documents

hashsd: R has Secondary School District Data.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: vi, inelmd
Revisions: Added 4/2012     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 268 265 533
-4 Not Ascertained 1 0 1
-3 Not Available 277 340 617
-2 291 348 639
1 In School District file and has School District data for secondary years (inelmd=1) 1331 1567 2898
2 Not in School District file but has School District data for secondary years (because attended same Secondary school as Rs in the file) 2823 2806 5629
Note: See Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary School District Characteristics, 1945-57 in WLS Supplementary Documents

elemcode: Unique district identifier that links WLS respondents to primary/elementary school district file.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: inelmd, b1h, bpschool, b1g
Revisions: Added 4/08     
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 5 8
-3 Not Available 598 689 1287
-2 1754 1983 3737
1.01 - 15.04 208 242 450
15.05 - 35.01 194 259 453
35.02 - 40.09 212 251 463
41.01 - 57.06 216 230 446
57.08 - 71.07 185 236 421
Note: See Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary School District Characteristics, 1945-57 in WLS Supplementary Documents

hscode: Unique district identifier that links WLS respondents to high school district file.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: vi, inelmd
Revisions: Added 4/08, updated 4/2012     
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 837 953 1790
1.02 - 16.06 857 865 1722
18.03 - 37.04 856 849 1705
37.05 - 40.09 803 920 1723
41.01 - 58.09 931 977 1908
59.02 - 71.07 707 762 1469
Note: See Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary School District Characteristics, 1945-57 in WLS Supplementary Documents

This variable has been updated in 4/2012 to include respondents who were not in the School District File but attended the same secondary schools as those in the School District File.

discode: DPI High School district code for school district graduate attended in 1957.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1957      Mode: SAQ
Source variables: vi
Revisions: Added 9/00     
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 Not Available 223 247 470
2 - 52 946 1076 2022
55 - 72 965 1139 2104
73 - 121 971 1009 1980
123 - 206 1009 962 1971
207 - 342 877 893 1770
Note: HS discrict information associated with discode is available as a
separate data file to private users. See CORS 722 and 723 in private collection
of cors for details.

elemreli: Flag for religious/private primary schools.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: inelmd, b1h, bpschool, b1g
Revisions: Added 4/08     
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 Not Ascertained 3 5 8
-2 1754 1983 3737
0 Otherwise 1102 1319 2421
1 Religious School 511 588 1099

elemcodf: Flag for imputed district location for rural WLS respondents.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: inelmd, b1h, bpschool, b1b
Revisions: Added 4/08     
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 1621 1431 3052
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 3 5 8
-2 1754 1983 3737
0 NO 1262 1451 2713
1 YES 351 456 807

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