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.

Summary

Summary Variables for Graduate Spouse Phone Instrument 

For more information on summary variables see Appendix A.	

OVERVIEW

This module contains information about the graduate spouse rather than 
responses from the graduate spouse.  Details such as age at time of 
interview, place of residence at time of interview, number of sessions 
to complete the interview are included in this module.  See next section 
for complete details.
   

BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

   aa003re             Graduate spouse respondent's age at time of interview.
   
   aa006re             Did graduate spouse complete the entire phone interview?
 
   
   aa007re             First unanswered question in Q file for partial phone 
                       completes.
                       
   aa008re             Module of first unanswered question for partial phone 
                       interviews.
                  
   aa016rem-aa016rey   Month, day and year of 2004 graduate spouse respondent 
                       telephone interview. 
  
   aa020re             State of graduate spouse respondent's residence at time 
                       of 2004 interview.   
   
   aa021re             Five digit FIPS code for graduate spouse respondent's 
                       residence at time of 2004 interview.
   
   aa029re             Date 2004 graduate spouse telephone interview was 
                       delivered to WLS from UWSC.
  
   aa030re             Number of sessions completed between graduate spouse 
                       respondent and interviewer.
     
   aa223re-aa234re     Number of calls talked to someone, number of calls busy,
                       number of calls MAD.
                       
   aa236re             Total time to complete the telephone interview.
   
   aa300re             Total number of attempted contacts with graduate spouse 
                       respondent.

aa001re: Graduate Spouse Respondent gender.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: SEXSPOUS

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 MALE 1808 0 1808
2 FEMALE 0 2082 2082

aa002rem: Month of Graduate Spouse Respondent birth.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: SPSMNBTH
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 21 36 57
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
1 181 153 334
2 115 157 272
3 147 150 297
4 104 178 282
5 165 165 330
6 160 185 345
7 163 199 362
8 159 146 305
9 162 199 361
10 163 173 336
11 126 147 273
12 141 192 333

aa002rey: Year of Graduate Spouse Respondent birth.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: SPSYRBTH

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 14 23 37
-3 REFUSED 1 2 3
1912 - 1936 780 58 838
1937 - 1939 786 418 1204
1940 - 1942 155 882 1037
1943 - 1965 72 698 770
1973 0 1 1
Note: aa002rey is bottom coded at 1925 and top coded at 1955 on the public release.

aa003re: Graduate Spouse Respondent age at time of interview.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: SPSAGE

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 15 24 39
31 - 61 84 830 914
62 - 64 239 875 1114
65 - 66 572 263 835
67 - 71 733 73 806
72 - 91 165 17 182
Note: aa003re is bottom coded at 47 and top coded at 77 on the public release.

aa006re: Did graduate spouse complete the entire phone interview or partial?

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: partial

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 COMPLETED QUESTIONS FOR ENTIRE INTERVIEW 1787 2071 3858
2 PARTIAL 21 11 32
Note: If the R responded to questions through the end of the health module, all
responses are included in analysis variables; and any unanswered questions are
coded -5.

aa007re: First unanswered question in Q file for partial phone completes.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
"-2, inap" 1787 2071 3858
"h_b100" 1 0 1
"h_b200" 1 0 1
"h_i230" 0 1 1
"h_p560" 1 0 1
"h_p695b" 1 0 1
"h_u10" 1 1 2
"h_u100" 2 1 3
"hcintro" 2 1 3
"wpa2a" 0 1 1
Note: Only 11 of 23 values are listed.

aa008re: Module of first unanswered question for partial phone interviews.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-2 1787 2071 3858
8 HDEPR 2 2 4
9 HALC 1 1 2
10 HCOGIMM 5 3 8
11 HACINS 3 0 3
12 HPENS 2 0 2
13 HRETIR 1 0 1
14 HOINC 1 0 1
15 HASSETS 3 1 4
17 HMARR 2 2 4
19 HEOLPREP 1 1 2
22 HADDR 0 1 1

aa016rem: Month of Graduate Spouse Respondent telephone interview.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: mm

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 January 51 66 117
2 February 327 381 708
3 March 152 176 328
4 April 127 121 248
5 May 119 134 253
6 June 176 226 402
7 July 174 188 362
8 August 222 272 494
9 September 75 98 173
10 October 178 213 391
11 November 121 135 256
12 December 86 72 158

aa016red: Day of Graduate Spouse Respondent telephone interview.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: dd
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 - 6 405 450 855
7 - 12 401 429 830
13 - 19 386 462 848
20 - 27 396 472 868
28 - 31 220 269 489

aa016rey: Year of Graduate Spouse Respondent telephone interview.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: yyyy

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
2004 1597 1814 3411
2005 211 268 479

aa019re: ID number of last interviewer for Graduate Spouse Respondent in 2003-05.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: invw

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-5 PARTIAL INTERVIEW 21 11 32
8 - 1521 386 390 776
1523 - 1578 350 475 825
1579 - 1649 357 429 786
1650 - 1722 378 432 810
1724 - 1920 316 345 661

aa020re: State of graduate spouse respondent's residence at time of 2004 interview.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 Alabama 3 2 5
2 Alaska 1 7 8
3 Arizona 53 47 100
4 Arkansas 10 11 21
5 California 56 78 134
6 Colorado 24 29 53
7 Connecticut 5 7 12
8 Delaware 3 1 4
9 Washington, D.C. 0 3 3
10 Florida 76 79 155
11 Georgia 6 14 20
12 Hawaii 1 2 3
13 Idaho 4 4 8
14 Illinois 52 64 116
15 Indiana 11 15 26
16 Iowa 12 10 22
17 Kansas 4 5 9
18 Kentucky 3 4 7
19 Louisiana 2 1 3
20 Maine 2 0 2
21 Maryland 6 11 17
22 Massachusetts 7 5 12
23 Michigan 28 24 52
24 Minnesota 76 80 156
25 Mississippi 1 2 3
26 Missouri 13 16 29
27 Montana 3 6 9
28 Nebraska 3 2 5
29 Nevada 8 9 17
30 New Hampshire 0 2 2
31 New Jersey 6 3 9
32 New Mexico 9 9 18
33 New York 7 5 12
34 North Carolina 11 14 25
35 North Dakota 3 0 3
36 Ohio 13 10 23
37 Oklahoma 8 3 11
38 Oregon 10 11 21
39 Pennsylvania 8 12 20
40 Rhode Island 0 1 1
41 South Carolina 3 8 11
42 South Dakota 0 4 4
43 Tennessee 14 9 23
44 Texas 24 33 57
45 Utah 3 5 8
46 Vermont 0 2 2
47 Virginia 12 18 30
48 Washington 11 24 35
49 West Virginia 1 0 1
50 Wisconsin 1184 1363 2547
51 Wyoming 2 0 2
59 Canada 5 3 8
65 France 1 1 2
66 Germany 0 1 1
111 AE, (Armed Forces) 0 1 1
113 New Zealand 0 1 1
117 Guatemala 0 1 1
Note: Only codes available on the public release are 50 (Wisconsin) and 0 (non-Wisconsin).

aa021re: Five digit FIPS code for R's residence at time of 2004 interview.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 4 8 12
-2 6 8 14
1069 - 26127 364 408 772
26139 - 55017 358 423 781
55019 - 55071 345 428 773
55073 - 55109 373 400 773
55111 - 56029 358 407 765

aa029re: Date graduate spouse's telephone interview was delivered to WLS from UWSC.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file
*NOT AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC RELEASE*

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
"03/04/04" 122 140 262
"06/20/05" 6 12 18
"06/22/05" 19 16 35
"07/15/05" 12 12 24
"07/30/04" 164 214 378
"09/08/05" 23 62 85
"10/05/04" 168 180 348
"11/01/04" 53 73 126
"11/09/04" 163 193 356
"12/27/04" 120 135 255
Note: Only 11 of 24 values are listed.

aa030re: Number of sessions completed between Graduate Respondent and Interviewer.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-4 NOT ASCERTAINED 2 8 10
1 1182 1383 2565
2 343 378 721
3 161 151 312
4 61 69 130
5 32 43 75
6 13 26 39
7 9 13 22
8 2 4 6
9 3 7 10
Note: aa030re is top coded at 6 on the public release.

aa223re: Number of calls talked to someone.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 561 775 1336
2 504 562 1066
3 - 4 434 452 886
5 - 64 309 293 602

aa233re: Number of calls busy.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
0 1722 1993 3715
1 79 73 152
2 6 11 17
3 1 3 4
4 0 1 1
8 0 1 1

aa234re: Number of calls MAD.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
0 870 965 1835
1 - 2 512 609 1121
3 - 14 356 433 789
15 - 91 70 75 145

aa236re: Total time in minutes to complete interview.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 - 26 268 515 783
27 - 30 388 498 886
31 - 34 401 423 824
35 - 40 415 395 810
41 - 108 336 251 587

aa300re: Total number of attempted contacts with graduate spouse respondent.

Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent      Collected in: 2004      Mode: phone
Source variables: trace file
Revisions: Updated June 2008     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
1 - 2 673 826 1499
3 - 4 426 513 939
5 - 9 402 445 847
10 - 118 307 298 605

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