CHANGE NOTICE #11 - 3/31/98

Change Notice #11 - 3/31/98

New Edition of Wave 1 (1957-1977) WLS Respondent and Sibling data and documentation.

All of the pages for WLS: 1957-1977 surveys have been updated.

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

Summary of the Wave 1 - 3/98 update (see below for details):

The SEVENTH edition of the 1957-1977 WLS differs from previous releases in the following ways:

1. Characteristics of last college attended as of 1975: new module.
2. Company characteristics for current or last job held as of 1975: new module.
3. Complete job histories for women in chronological order from 1957-1993: new module.
4. Occupational aspirations from 1957 recoded to 1970 Census standards: new variables.
5. Cognitive test scores (IQ): new variables.*
6. IQERR, describes differences between original and updated cognition variables: new variable.*
7. Updates have been made to correct minor errors in data and documentation for XIQ, XIQRAW, XIQYR, XIQGD, XIQSCOR, and IQSOURCE.*
8. New release of WLSGV Extract Program includes all new variables.
9. Appendices originally in Word Perfect have been replaced with ASCII files.
10. Additional appendices are now available in machine-readable form.
11. Notes have been added to the documentation describing updates to death variables.
12. New links to WLS papers have been added.



*These update data for siblings as well as graduates.

Details of the Wave 1 - 3/98 updates:

Characteristics of last college attended as of 1975: new module.

WLSCOLC

This data module contains one record for each respondent who named a college last attended in response to 1964 questionnaire; or who in response to 1975 questionnaire reported a valid college for either receiving a BA or college last attended. There are 4033 records in this module. Those who reported college attendance, but refused to name the school are not included in this data module.

View codebook WLSCOLC for marginals. COR317 contains details of variable creation (not available yet in machine-readable form) .

Company characteristics for current or last job held as of 1975: new module.

WLSCOMP

This data file contains company characteristics for current or last job that the original sample member held in the five years preceeding and including 1975. This file only contains records for those who responded to the 1975 survey and who had a job sometime up to and including five years before the 1975 survey. There are 7801 cases in this module.

View codebook WLSCOMP for marginals. CORS307 and 335 contain details of variable creation.

Complete job histories for women in chronological order from 1957-1993: new module.

FEMJOBS

This subset of WLS data puts women's jobs in chronological order. All jobs asked about in the WLS data are used--first job (OCX1), 1970 job (OCX70), 1974 job (OCR74), current job (OCXCUR), all jobs in the married women's work history (OCWWBM, OCWWM1, OCW12, OCWW23, OCWW3L, OCWYAL), and all jobs in the 1992/93 employment roster (RF006J1C, RF034J1C, RF006J2C, RF034J2C, RF006J3C, RF034J3C, RF006J4C, RF034J4C, RF006JCD, RF034JCD). Birthdates of children and date of first marriage were used to place the married women's work history jobs in order. There are 5042 cases in this module.

View codebook FEMJOBS for marginals. See CORS648, 648a-648d for details about construction of the variables in femjobs.]

Occupational aspirations from 1957 recoded to 1970 Census standards: new variables.

View codebook WLS3881 for marginals. See CORS617a and 617f2 for details about construction of the new occupational aspiration variables.

3881-3881 JOBNXYR1  Does respondent know the specific job that s/he

                    will hold after graduation? (1957Q) Q4. (added 5/97)



3882-3884 INDNXYR1  1970 Census detailed industry code, job to be held

                    after graduation. (1957Q) Q4 (added 5/97)



3885-3886 INDNXYR2  1970 Major industry code, job to be held after

                    graduation. (1957Q) Q4 (added 5/97)



3887-3889 OCNXYR1   1970 Census detailed occupation code, job to be

                    held after graduation. (1957Q) Q4 (added 5/97)



3890-3891 OCNXYR2   1970 Major occupation code, job to be held after

                    graduation. (1957Q) Q4 (added 5/97)



3892-3894 OCNXYR3   1970 Duncan SEI score, job to be held after

                    graduation. (1957Q) Q4 (updated 5/97)



3895-3898 OCNXYR4   1970 MSEI2 occupational status score, job to be

                    held after graduation. (1957Q) Q4 (updated 5/97)



3899-3902 OCNXYR5   1970 TSEI2 occupational status score, job to be

                    held after graduation. (1957Q) Q4 (updated 5/97)



3903-3905 OCNXYR6   1970 Siegel prestige score, job to be held

                    after graduation. (1957Q) Q4 (updated 5/97)



3906-3906 DADOCC1   Father's 1957 occupation, by broad category.

                    (1957Q) Q4 (updated 5/97)



3907-3907 DADOCC2   Father's 1957 occupation, by broad category (second

                    category chosen).  (1957Q) Q9a (added 5/97)



3908-3908 JOBENTER  Respondent's 1957 occupational aspiration, by

                    broad category. (1957Q) Q9b,Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4

                    (added 5/97)



3909-3911 SPJOBEN1  1970 Census detailed occupation code for

                    respondent's  1957 aspiration (not imputed).

                    (1957Q) Q9b (added 5/97)



3912-3914 SPOCASP1  1970 Census detailed occupation code for

                    respondent's  1957 aspiration (imputed) (1957Q)

                    Q9b,Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4  (added 5/97)



3915-3916 SPOCASP2  1970 Major occupation code for 1957 aspiration.

                    (1957Q) Q9b (updated 5/97)



3917-3919 SPOCASP3  1970 Duncan SEI score for 1957 aspiration.

                   (1957Q) Q9b (added 5/97)



3920-3923 SPOCASP4  1970 MSEI2 occupational status score for 1957

                    aspiration. (1957Q) Q9b (added 5/97)



3924-3927 SPOCASP5  1970 TSEI2 occupational status score for 1957

                    aspiration. (1957Q) Q9b (added 5/97)



3928-3930 SPOCASP6  1970 Siegel prestige score for 1957 aspiration.

                    (1957Q) Q9b (added 5/97)



3931-3931 IMPUTEOC  Was 1970 detailed occupation code imputed, based

                    on response to JOBENTER? (1957Q) Q9b,Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4

                    (added 5/97)



3932-3932 DIDSPEC1  Did respondent name a specific occupational

                    aspiration, which could be assigned a 1970

                    detailed occupation code? (1957Q) Q9b (added 5/97)



3933-3933 SCHLMAJ1  Was information about educational plans or

                    aspirations (including college major) used to

                    assign a 1970 detailed occupation code?

                    (1957Q) Q1,Q2,Q3  (added 5/97)

Cognitive test scores (IQ): new variables. View codebook WLS3881 for marginals. See COR652 and MEMO124 for details about construction of the new cognition variables.

3934-3936 GHNRS_F    Raw Henmon-Nelson test score from Freshman

                     year (usually Fall 1953)-- WLS Graduate.

                     (added 2/98)



3937-3939 GHNCR_F    Centile Rank based on National test takers

                     for Henmon-Nelson test score from Freshman

                     year-- WLS Graduate.  (added 2/98)



3940-3942 GWICR_F    Centile Rank based on Wisconsin test takers

                     for Henmon-Nelson test score from Freshman

                     year--WLS Graduate. (added 2/98)



3943-3945 GWIIQ_F    IQ score mapped from raw Henmon-Nelson test

                     score, (freshman year)--WLS Graduate.

                     (added 2/98)



3946-3946 GFLAG_F    Source of freshman Henmon-Nelson raw

                     score--WLS Graduate.  (2/98)



3947-3949 GAGECM_F   Age in months of WLS Graduate when

                     Freshman Henmon-Nelson Test was taken.

                     (not available in the public data)

                     (added 2/98)



3950-3952 GTDATE_F   Test date (in Century Months) when WLS

                     Graduate took Henmon-Nelson test in

                     Freshman year. (not available in the public

                     data)  (added 2/98)



3953-3955 GHNRS_J    Raw Henmon-Nelson test score from junior

                     year (usually Spring 1956)--WLS Graduate.

                     (added 2/98)



3956-3958 GHNCR_J   Centile Rank based on National test takers

                    for Henmon-Nelson test score from junior year--

                    WLS Graduate.  (added 2/98)



3959-3961 GWICR_J   Centile Rank based on Wisconsin test takers

                    for Henmon-Nelson test score from junior year--

                    WLS Graduate.  (added 2/98)



3962-3964 GWIIQ_J   IQ score mapped from raw Henmon-Nelson test

                    score (junior year)--WLS Graduate. (added 2/98)



3965-3965 GFLAG_J   Source of junior Henmon-Nelson raw score--

                    WLS Graduate.  (added 2/98)



3966-3968 GAGECM_J  Age in months of WLS Graduate when

                    Junior Henmon-Nelson Test was taken.

                    (not available in the public data) (added 2/98)



3969-3973 GHNRS_BM  Best Measure of Raw Henmon-Nelson test

                    score--WLS Graduate. (added 2/98)



3974-3976 GHNCR_BM  Best Measure of Centile Rank based on National

                    test takers for Henmon-Nelson test score--

                    WLS Graduate.  (added 2/98)



3977-3979 GWICR_BM  Best Measure of Centile Rank based on Wisconsin

                    test takers for Henmon-Nelson test score--

                    WLS Graduate.  (added 2/98)



3980-3982 GWIIQ_BM  Best Measure of IQ score mapped from raw

                    Henmon-Nelson test score--WLS Graduate.

                    (added 2/98)



3983-3983 GFLAG_BM  Source of junior Henmon-Nelson raw score--

                    WLS Graduate.  (added 2/98)



3984-3984 SFLAG     Source of Sib IQ data. (added 2/98)



3985-3986 SHNRS     Raw Henmon-Nelson test score--WLS Sibling (actual

                    score).  (added 2/98)



3987-3989 SWICR_HN  Centile Rank based on Wisconsin test takers

                    for Henmon-Nelson test--WLS Sibling (actual

                    percentile).  (added 2/98)



3990-3992 SWICR_OT  Centile Rank based on Wisconsin test takers

                    for Other tests--WLS Sibling (actual percentile).

                    (added 2/98)



3993-3998 SHNRS_T   Raw Henmon-Nelson test score, TRANSFORMED TO

                    JUNIOR YEAR METRIC--WLS Sibling. (added 2/98)



3999-4001 SHNCR_T   Centile Rank based on National test takers

                    for Henmon-Nelson test score from junior year,

                    BASED ON TRANSFORMED RAW SCORE (SHNRS_T)--

                    WLS Sibling.  (added 2/98)



4002-4004 SWICR_T   Centile Rank based on Wisconsin test takers

                    for Henmon-Nelson test score from junior year,

                    BASED ON TRANSFORMED RAW SCORE (SHNRS_T)--

                    WLS Sibling.  (added 2/98)



4005-4007 SWIIQ_T   IQ score mapped from raw Henmon-Nelson test

                    score, BASED ON TRANSFORMED RAW SCORE (SHNRS_T)

                    --WLS Sibling.  (added 2/98)



4008-4009 SGRADE    Grade in which mental ability test given

                    (constructed from grade and season test

                    given)--WLS Sibling.  (added 2/98)



4010-4017 SBKCD     Book code for IQ score--WLS Sibling.

                    (not available in the public data).

                    (added 2/98)



4018-4019 STYEAR    Year in which mental ability test given--WLS

                    Sibling. (not available in the public data)

                    (added 2/98)



4020-4021 STGRADE   Grade in which mental ability test given--

                    WLS Sibling. (not available in the public

                    data)  (added 2/98)



4022-4022 STSEASN   Season in which mental ability test given--

                    WLS Sibling. (not available in the public

                    data)  (added 2/98)



4023-4023 STSEAFLG  Source of Season Code--WLS Sibling. (not

                    available in the public data)  (added 2/98)



4024-4026 SDATET    Date (century months) ability test given.

                    Constructed from STYEAR, STSEASN--WLS Sibling

                    (not available in the public data)  (added 2/98)



4027-4029 SAGECM    Age in months of WLS Sibling when ability

                    test was taken. (Not available in the public data)

                    (added 2/98)

IQERR, describes differences between original and updated cognition variables: new variable.

2119-2135           BLANK



NOTE:  See columns 3934-4029 for updated/additional IQ variables for

       both graduate and sibling.  (They were added for the release in 3/98.)



2136-2137 IQERR               Problems with IQ variables:

                              IQHNQ, IQHNSCRQ, IQJCR, IQJSCOR,

                              IQFSCOR, and IQFCR. (added 2/98)     Males Females



                    1         Low (junior year) raw score--IQHNQ      22   18

                              should have been 0 instead of 1 and

                              IQHNSCRQ should have been 61 instead

                              of 67.  IQHNQ and IQHNSCRQ are in error.



                    2         Low (junior year) raw score--IQHNQ       4    4

                              and IQJCR should have been 0 instead of

                              1 and IQHNSCRQ and IQJSCOR should have

                              been 61 instead of 67.  IQHNQ, IQJCR,

                              IQHNSCRQ and IQJSCOR are in error.



                    3         Low (freshman year) raw score--IQHNQ     0    2

                              and IQFCR should have been 0 instead of

                              1 and IQHNSCRQ and IQFSCOR should have

                              been 61 instead of 67.  IQHNQ, IQFCR,

                              IQHNSCRQ and IQFSCOR are in error.



                    4         High (junior year) raw score--IQHNQ      7    7

                              should have been 100 instead of 99 and

                              IQHNSCRQ should have been 145 instead

                              of 139.  IQHNQ and IQHNSCRQ are in error.



                    5         Junior year raw score and Wisconsin      1    2

                              centile rank were different in the 1997

                              lookup then in the 1983 lookup--the 1983

                              lookup was in error.  IQJRS, IQJCR,

                              IQJSCOR, IQHNQ, and IQHNSCRQ are all

                              in error.



                    6         Data in IQJCR was not properly copied to 1    0

                              the IQHNQ variable (and the IQJCR data is

                              correct according to the 1997 lookup)--

                              IQHNQ and IQHNSCRQ are in error.



                    7         Data in IQJCR was not properly copied to 0    2

                              the IQHNQ variable (and the IQHNQ data is

                              correct according to the 1997 lookup)--

                              IQJRS, IQJCR and IQJSCOR are in error.



                    8         Centile ranks assigned to IQJRS are not  0    2

                              correct.  IQJRS is correct according to

                              1997 lookup.  IQJCR, IQJSCOR, IQHNQ and

                              IQHNSCRQ are in error.



                    9         IQFRS and IQFCR are not missing, but     2    3

                              IQFSCOR was not assigned.  Only happened

                              when IQFCR is 0, so IQFSCOR should be 61.

                              IQFSCOR is in error.



                   10         Both 2 and 9.                            1    1



                   99         No known error.                       4954 5284



   NOTE:  NONE of these errors have been corrected in the old IQ

           data; IQHNQ, IQHNSCRQ, and other "old" variables are

           the same as in previous versions of the Wave 1 data.

           These corrections have only been made in the newly

           available IQ data.



   NOTE:  For details, refer to COR651.

Updates have been made to correct minor errors in data and documentation for:
XIQ, XIQRAW, XIQYR, XIQGD, XIQSCOR, IQSOURCE and ...



   2138-2138 IQSOURCE  IQHNQ-Best Measure Source Flag. (updated 2/98)



                    1         Data in IQHNQ is from Junior Year     4448 4853



                    2         Data in IQHNQ is from Freshman Year    295  295



                    3         Data in IQHNQ was recorded on the      124   87

                              graduate's questionnaire, and recoded

                              in 1983 (IQSOURCE=2)



                    4         Data in IQHNQ was received from the    118   84

                              schools at the request of researchers

                              in 1964 (IQSOURCE=3)



                    5         Data in IQHNQ is from unknown source     7    6

                              (likely due to error in 1983 lookup;

                              see COR651 and variable IQERR).

View codebook - WLS2401 for revised marginals of the other updated variables.

New release of WLSGV Extract Program includes all new variables.

WLSGV UPDATE

The previous version of WLSGV terminated abnormally if the variable IDUSER was listed as the first variable in a range for Wls23r or Wls23s. The inclusion of IDUSER as the first variable now results in all variables up to the last variable in the range for a specific module being written to the extraction command file. For example IDUSER - RQ01601 would include variables IDUSER, and RQ0001RP through RQ01601 from the INTR module.

SAS command files now contain the exact record length of each data file on the infile statement.

The name of the .prg file for wave 1 data was changed from wls23_3.prg to wls23.prg. This name will remain the same, even when updates are made as is done for the other waves of data.

New variables about occupational aspirations and cognition have been added. Three new datasets are also available: WLSCOMP - details about the company for which the graduate worked as reported in the wave 1 data set; WLSCOLC - college characteristics for colleges reported in the wave 1 data set; and FEMJOBS - women's jobs from waves 1 and 2 ordered chronologically. The data for these three files must be downloaded with the wave 1 data file. However, there is a separate .prg file for each of these new datasets and a separate line in the WLSGV menu for selection.

The name of the PC executable version of WLSGV has been changed from WLSGVDOS.EXE to WLSGVPC.EXE. It will run under either DOS or windows.

Appendices originally in Word Perfect have been replaced with ASCII files.

These files will retain the same names with the "asc" extension.

Additional appendices are now available in machine-readable form.

Old documentation is being scanned and added to this webpage as it becomes available.

Notes have been added to the documentation describing updates to death variables.

NOTE: Anytime we learn of a respondent's death, the information is added to LIV92, DEATC92, DEATMN, DEATYR and DEATST and becomes available with the next release of wave I data.

New links to WLS papers have been added.

Links will be added as machine-readable versions of papers listed in the WLS Bibliography become available.