MEMO 131 The following mnemonics were used to assign names to variables in the WLS 1957-1977: A after AB after birth of current pregnancy AD address ADG after degree AGE age AL after last birth or last appropriate period AM after marriage ASP(AS) aspiration A1 after first birth A2 after second birth A3 after third or next to last birth B before BB baby, did you want this baby? BDG(BD) bachelor's degree BG(B) beginning,began BK background of X BL before last birth BM before marriage BRD birth date BRO brother BRTH birth place B1 before first birth B2 before second birth B3 before third birth, before next to last birth CHT cohort CI city CK check item CL college CLF civilian labor force CM completed CN college name CO county CR correct CS cover sheet item CUR(CR) current CW class of worker D dollars DA day DG degree DH death DV divorce E exact ED education EDT educational training programs EDV vocational school programs EL enrolled ELF experienced labor force EMP(EM) employed, employment EN(E) ending, end EVR(EV) ever EX expectations F father FM family FN female not currently working FP full-time/part-time FRM farm FRND friends FT fertility FW female work history FY female currently working G general GD grade GDG graduate degree GR graduate GRP group H death HH head of household HR hours HS high school HSD household ID identification IMP importance IN industry IO involvement in organizations IT interviewer,interview J job characteristics for beginning, end, etc. JA job aspects KID(KD) kids, children L longest LC last college LT(L) last LV living, alive M mother MAR(MR) married, marital, marriage MI missing MILITY(ML) military MJ(M) major fields of study MO(M) month, number of months MRNC(MRN) not currently married M1 between marriage and first birth N not,no NAT national origin NF influence NH number of hours per week NJ number of jobs NM name NO number NW number of weeks NX next OC occupation OG number of organizations OL older,oldest OR origin OT other P part-time PC public, private, commercial PED plans for education PG pregnant PJ project PL place PLN plan, plans PR(P) parents PW stopped working RACE race RC regular college RCB regular college began RCE regular college end REG regular RGN region RL religion RSD residence RT rate SE self-employed SEX(SX) sex SF self-employed farm SFD(SD) satisfied, satisfaction SIB(SB) siblings, selected sibling SIS sister SN senior SO social participation SP(S) spouse, separation ST state STA status SW start working SWL Wisconsin Longitudinal Study SZ size T time, termination (death or divorce) TCH teacher TP ;type of place TT total TWN(TW) twin TY type V divorce WB have you worked here before this period? WG wage, salary WI Wisconsin WK(W) week WR(W) work, worker, working WW women's work X 1977 respondent Y income variables YR year, years Z items repeated from 1957 questionnaire 1 first 2 second 3 third or next to last 4 last 12 between first and second births 23 between second and third births 3L for women with four or more chilren, the period between next to last and last births