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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.

Phone: Cognition - Similarities

bi101re: 6-item score for the Cognition Similarities section.

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent Collected in: 2005 Mode: phone
Source variables: bi111re, bi113re, bi115re, bi116re, bi118re, and bi119re
Revisions: Updated 7/07

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
-4	NOT ASCERTAINED	144	209	353
0	LOWEST POSSIBLE	5	0	5
1		13	11	24
2		29	18	47
3		69	61	130
4		90	98	188
5		121	152	273
6		116	156	272
7		129	152	281
8		83	111	194
9		71	105	176
10		35	53	88
11		30	46	76
12	HIGHEST POSSIBLE	11	7	18

Note: This 6-item score is based on responses to raw items h_i520, h_i540,
h_i550, h_i560, h_i570, and h_i580 (corresponding to bi111re, bi113re, bi115re,
bi116re, bi118re, and bi119re in this analysis file). All sibling-spouse respondents
were given these 6 items. This 6-item score replicates RI001RE from the 1992
graduate wave but differs in number of items summarized (6 instead of 8 in 1992).
"Don't know" responses to individual items count as 0 toward summary scores.
"Inappropriate," "Refused," and "Not Ascertained" do not count toward summary scores.
(bi111re, bi113re, bi115re, bi116re, bi118re, and bi119re)

bi111re: Score for: In what way are an orange and a banana alike?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent Collected in: 2005 Mode: phone
Source variables: h_i620

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
-4	NOT ASCERTAINED	57	87	144
-3	REFUSED	4	7	11
-2	INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE (ITEM NOT GIVEN)	84	115	199
-1	DON'T KNOW	2	1	3
0	0-POINT ANSWER	25	6	31
1	1-POINT ANSWER	94	58	152
2	2-POINT ANSWER	680	905	1585

Note: This item replicates item RI002RE from the 1992 graduate wave.
(h_i520)

bi113re: Score for: In what way are an eye and an ear alike?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent Collected in: 2005 Mode: phone
Source variables: h_i640

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
-4	NOT ASCERTAINED	5	5	10
-3	REFUSED	5	9	14
-2	INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE (ITEM NOT GIVEN)	138	197	335
-1	DON'T KNOW	16	10	26
0	0-POINT ANSWER	80	55	135
1	1-POINT ANSWER	416	552	968
2	2-POINT ANSWER	286	351	637

Note: This item replicates item RI004RE from the 1992 graduate wave.
(h_i540)

bi115re: Score for: In what way are an egg and a seed alike?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent Collected in: 2005 Mode: phone
Source variables: h_i650
Revisions: Updated 7/07

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
-4	NOT ASCERTAINED	8	9	17
-3	REFUSED	5	11	16
-2	INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE (ITEM NOT GIVEN)	138	197	335
-1	DON'T KNOW	65	84	149
0	0-POINT ANSWER	161	217	378
1	1-POINT ANSWER	331	423	754
2	2-POINT ANSWER	238	238	476

Note: This item replicates item RI005RE from the 1992 graduate wave.
(h_i550)

bi116re: Score for: In what way are a table and a chair alike?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent Collected in: 2005 Mode: phone
Source variables: h_i660

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
-4	NOT ASCERTAINED	3	5	8
-3	REFUSED	5	9	14
-2	INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE (ITEM NOT GIVEN)	138	197	335
-1	DON'T KNOW	16	7	23
0	0-POINT ANSWER	317	322	639
1	1-POINT ANSWER	177	170	347
2	2-POINT ANSWER	290	469	759

Note: This item replicates item RI003RE from the 1992 graduate wave.
(h_i560)

bi118re: Score for: In what way are a fly and a tree alike?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent Collected in: 2005 Mode: phone
Source variables: h_i670

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
-4	NOT ASCERTAINED	5	3	8
-3	REFUSED	5	10	15
-2	INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE (ITEM NOT GIVEN)	138	197	335
-1	DON'T KNOW	267	247	514
0	0-POINT ANSWER	273	332	605
1	1-POINT ANSWER	72	142	214
2	2-POINT ANSWER	186	248	434

Note: This item replicates item RI008RE from the 1992 graduate wave.
(h_i570)

bi119re: Score for: In what way are praise and punishment alike?

Data source: Sibling Spouse Respondent Collected in: 2005 Mode: phone
Source variables: h_i680
Revisions: Updated 7/07

		Frequencies
Value	Label	Male	Female	Total
-4	NOT ASCERTAINED	13	7	20
-3	REFUSED	10	19	29
-2	INAPPROPRIATE INAPPROPRIATE (ITEM NOT GIVEN)	138	197	335
-1	DON'T KNOW	70	54	124
0	0-POINT ANSWER	406	524	930
1	1-POINT ANSWER	111	188	299
2	2-POINT ANSWER	198	190	388

Note: This item replicates item RI009RE from the 1992 graduate wave.
(h_i580)

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