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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.

Mail: Social Background

Sibling Mail: Social Background Module


OVERVIEW

This short module collected basic information on where respondents were born,
their birth weight (if known), and their race or ethnic origin.
  
Note that many of these variables are NOT available on public release because
they contain identifying information.
  
BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS
    
    Ranges reference data set/codebook order, not necessarily alphabetical 
    
    DE001RE-DE003RE:     Birth City, County, State

    DE004RE:             Was Sibling Respondent Born in Wisconsin?

    DE005RE-DE007REC:    Birth Weight

    DE008RE-DE017RE:     Race/Ethnicity Items

    DE019REC:            Race/Ethnicity Summary
    
    DE020RE:             Collapsed self-reported race
    
NOTE: See Cor813 in Appendix A for variable creation details

de001re: In what city were you born?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q1sb_a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
"ALLENS GROVE" 1 1 2
"BENSON" 0 1 1
"BRODTVILLE" 0 1 1
"HERMAN" 1 0 1
"JUMP RIVER" 1 0 1
"OCONOMOWOC" 6 0 6
"OCONTOMOWAC" 0 1 1
"SHERWOOD" 0 1 1
"STETSONVILL" 0 1 1
"SUSSEX" 0 1 1
Note: Only 11 of 728 values are listed.

de002re: In what county were you born?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q1sb_b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
"CHIPPEWA" 26 41 67
"COOK" 30 34 64
"IOUSA" 1 0 1
"KENOSHA" 21 24 45
"MARION" 0 3 3
"NIAGARA" 0 1 1
"OLMSTEAD" 0 1 1
"OUTAGAMI" 2 0 2
"OZAKEE" 0 1 1
"PINEACCAS" 1 0 1
Note: Only 11 of 259 values are listed.

de003re: In what state were you born?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q1sb_c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 42 56 98
0 Not in USA 0 1 1
2 Alaska 0 1 1
3 Arizona 0 1 1
5 California 2 4 6
6 Colorado 1 1 2
7 Connecticut 1 0 1
10 Florida 3 0 3
14 Illinois 52 59 111
15 Indiana 2 9 11
16 Iowa 9 9 18
17 Kansas 1 0 1
19 Louisiana 1 0 1
21 Maryland 0 1 1
22 Massachusetts 1 1 2
23 Michigan 29 22 51
24 Minnesota 27 33 60
25 Mississippi 0 2 2
26 Missouri 0 4 4
28 Nebraska 1 2 3
31 New Jersey 3 1 4
32 New Mexico 0 1 1
33 New York 4 5 9
35 North Dakota 3 2 5
36 Ohio 5 12 17
37 Oklahoma 1 0 1
38 Oregon 2 0 2
39 Pennsylvania 2 3 5
42 South Dakota 2 1 3
43 Tennessee 0 1 1
45 Utah 0 1 1
48 Washington 2 2 4
49 West Virginia 1 1 2
50 Wisconsin 1671 1873 3544

de004re: Were you born in Wisconsin?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q1sb_c

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 42 56 98
1 YES, BORN IN WISCONSIN 1671 1873 3544
2 NO, BORN OUTSIDE WISCONSIN 155 180 335

de005re: How much did you weigh at birth - pounds component?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q2sb_a

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 657 559 1216
-1 DON'T KNOW 125 125 250
1 1 0 1
2 5 7 12
3 9 16 25
4 15 32 47
5 48 117 165
6 153 300 453
7 372 543 915
8 299 264 563
9 115 94 209
10 53 40 93
11 8 6 14
12 4 3 7
13 1 2 3
15 1 0 1
16 2 1 3

de006re: How much did you weigh at birth - ounces component?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q2sb_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 865 874 1739
-1 DON'T KNOW 137 184 321
0 44 62 106
1 29 54 83
2 105 136 241
3 59 89 148
4 72 85 157
5 39 62 101
6 109 119 228
7 29 43 72
8 140 153 293
9 41 34 75
10 88 63 151
11 24 29 53
12 41 57 98
13 13 22 35
14 20 30 50
15 11 11 22
16 2 2 4

de007rec: The sibling respondent's total birth weight in number of ounces.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q2sb_a, q2sb_b

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-2 782 684 1466
32 - 104 181 397 578
105 - 115 195 338 533
116 - 127 227 279 506
128 - 138 272 244 516
139 - 264 211 167 378
Note: If a valid answer was given for q2sb_a (lbs.) and q2sb_b (oz.) was left blank, we assumed, for purposes of creating a total birth weight summary variable, that q2sb_b = 0 oz. Responses rounded to the nearest oz.

de008re: Is your race/origin White?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sb_a
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 27 30 57
1 YES 1835 2073 3908
2 NO 6 6 12
Note: If this item was not checked, it was assumed that the answer was no.

de009re: Is your race/origin Black, African American, or Negro?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sb_b
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 27 30 57
1 YES 1 1 2
2 NO 1840 2078 3918
Note: If this item was not checked, it was assumed that the answer was no.

de010re: Is your race/origin Indian (American) or Alaskan Native?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sb_c
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 27 30 57
1 YES 9 14 23
2 NO 1832 2065 3897
Note: If this item was not checked, it was assumed that the answer was no.

de012re: Is your race/origin Asian?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sb_d
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 27 30 57
1 YES 2 1 3
2 NO 1839 2078 3917
Note: If this item was not checked, it was assumed that the answer was no.

de014re: Is your race/origin Pacific Islander?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sb_e
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 27 30 57
2 NO 1841 2079 3920
Note: If this item was not checked, it was assumed that the answer was no.

de016re: Is your race/origin Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sb_f
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 27 30 57
1 YES 1 1 2
2 NO 1840 2078 3918
Note: If this item was not checked, it was assumed that the answer was no.

de017re: Is your race/origin some other race?

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sb_g
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 27 30 57
1 YES 10 10 20
2 NO 1831 2069 3900
Note: If this item was not checked, it was assumed that the answer was no.

de019rec: Number of races/origins respondent indicated being/having.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2005      Mode: mail
Source variables: q3sb_:a-g
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
0 NONE, REFUSED ALL 27 30 57
1 1824 2059 3883
2 17 19 36
3 0 1 1

de020re: Collapsed self-reported race.

Data source: Sibling Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: mail
Source variables: DE008RE-DE019REC

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
. System missing - NR 2569 2232 4801
-3 REFUSED 27 30 57
1 White 1818 2053 3871
2 Black, Native, Asian, Hispanic, or other 23 26 49
Note: This measure combines the individual self-reported race measures (see source variables) into one collapsed measure that is available for public download.

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