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Siblings

sibstt - brool   Number of siblings
bor, borsib      Graduate's birth order
twinr75          Is graduate a twin?

There are 11 possible siblings - including graduate in the roster.
Listed from oldest to youngest.
    cfosx*           Sex of sibling
    cfoag*           Current age of sibling
    cfoed*           Education of sibling

ivrsbo           Age interval between graduate and next older living sibling
ivrsby           Age interval between graduate and next younger living sibling

sibstt: Total number of siblings.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 74, 75; z401, z40b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED, DON'T KNOW OR NONRESPONDENT 448 306 754
0 - 1 1217 1315 2532
2 987 1060 2047
3 - 4 1325 1391 2716
5 - 9 871 1098 1969
10 - 26 143 156 299
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

sibslv: Total number of living siblings.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77; 401x, z401, z40b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 464 326 790
0 358 388 746
1 1002 1101 2103
2 1014 1066 2080
3 748 790 1538
4 504 569 1073
5 342 373 715
6 190 251 441
7 124 182 306
8 88 95 183
9 62 81 143
10 Ten or more living siblings 95 104 199
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

sibsis: Number of sisters ever born.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 74; z401
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 448 302 750
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
0 1131 1278 2409
1 1569 1619 3188
2 931 978 1909
3 473 568 1041
4 226 291 517
5 109 145 254
6 57 79 136
7 23 39 62
8 15 16 31
9 6 4 10
10 1 3 4
11 2 1 3
12 0 1 1
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

sisol: Number of older sisters ever born.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 74a; z40e, z40a
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 448 304 752
-2 1131 1278 2409
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
0 1526 1600 3126
1 1151 1298 2449
2 413 438 851
3 186 236 422
4 80 97 177
5 27 41 68
6 10 20 30
7 16 7 23
8 2 1 3
9 0 3 3
10 0 1 1
11 1 0 1
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

sibbro: Number of brothers ever born.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75z; 40b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 448 304 752
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
0 1181 1161 2342
1 1375 1635 3010
2 961 1060 2021
3 502 542 1044
4 238 311 549
5 142 159 301
6 78 84 162
7 34 38 72
8 15 18 33
9 8 6 14
10 4 5 9
11 1 1 2
12 2 0 2
13 1 0 1
20 1 0 1
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

brool: Number of older brothers ever born.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 75a; z40f, z40c
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 448 307 755
-2 1181 1161 2342
-1 DON'T KNOW 0 2 2
0 1465 1609 3074
1 1104 1298 2402
2 439 515 954
3 183 239 422
4 71 112 183
5 54 44 98
6 25 28 53
7 11 5 16
8 7 5 12
9 2 0 2
10 1 1 2
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

bor: Graduate's birth order in ever born sibling table.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 74a, 75a; z40e, z40a, z40f, z40c
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 DON'T KNOW, NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 448 309 757
1 Graduate was first-born or is only child 1830 1890 3720
2 1182 1371 2553
3 657 705 1362
4 324 379 703
5 221 248 469
6 106 180 286
7 86 94 180
8 43 45 88
9 37 46 83
10 23 27 50
11 15 17 32
12 8 5 13
13 6 5 11
14 3 3 6
15 1 1 2
16 0 1 1
21 1 0 1
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

borsib: Graduate's birth order in living sibling table.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77, 78a; z1, z1b, 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 DON'T KNOW, NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 467 328 795
1 Is oldest living child or is only child 1916 2012 3928
2 1216 1411 2627
3 631 647 1278
4 291 379 670
5 197 228 425
6 103 137 240
7 67 73 140
8 42 47 89
9 30 31 61
10 14 20 34
11 Has ten or more older living siblings 17 13 30
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

twinr75: Is graduate a twin?

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 78b, 78c, 78, 78a; 15d, z15c, z15b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 DON'T KNOW, NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 460 322 782
-2 355 386 741
1 YES, twin deceased 10 13 23
2 YES, identical twin 24 19 43
3 YES, fraternal twin of same sex 18 32 50
4 YES, fraternal twin of different sex 22 30 52
5 Not a twin 4102 4524 8626
Note: This variable is identical to twinr in the Status and Descriptive Variables section of WLS Codebooks.

cfosx1: Sex of oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 466 327 793
1 MALE 3225 1538 4763
2 FEMALE 1300 3461 4761
Note: This variable is for the R if there are no living siblings
at the time of the interview.

cfoag1: Current age of oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77, 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 470 332 802
-1 DON'T KNOW 18 23 41
34 - 35 975 1178 2153
36 - 37 1284 1252 2536
38 - 40 932 1009 1941
41 - 48 925 1105 2030
49 - 67 386 425 811
69 69 OR MORE YEARS OF AGE 1 2 3
Note: This variable is for the R if there are no living siblings
at the time of the interview.

cfoed1: Education of oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77, z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 472 336 808
-1 DON'T KNOW 33 45 78
0 Less than one year of school 2 1 3
2 2 years of school 0 1 1
3 3 years of school 0 2 2
4 4 years of school 2 0 2
5 5 years of school 2 2 4
6 6 years of school 4 8 12
7 7 years of school 6 4 10
8 8 years of school 122 161 283
9 9 years of school 34 42 76
10 10 years of school 86 150 236
11 11 years of school 74 95 169
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 2370 2836 5206
13 1 year of college 185 208 393
14 2 years of college 256 275 531
15 3 years of college 127 147 274
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 606 639 1245
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 152 117 269
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 198 136 334
19 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school 102 41 143
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 82 55 137
21 9 years college, 5 years grad or prof school 34 12 46
22 10 years college, 6 years grad or prof school 26 7 33
23 11 years college, 7 years grad or prof school 7 1 8
24 12 years college, 8 years grad or prof school 6 0 6
25 13 years college, 9 years grad or prof school 2 1 3
27 15 years college, 11 years grad or prof school 0 1 1
32 High School Equivalency - GED 1 3 4
Note: This variable is for the R if there are no living siblings
at the time of the interview.
Note: Code 32, High school equivalency - GED, was added for 1975 NRs who responded in 1992/93

cfosx2: Sex of second oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 466 327 793
-2 358 388 746
1 MALE 2668 1593 4261
2 FEMALE 1499 3018 4517

cfoag2: Current age of second oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77, 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 470 334 804
-2 358 388 746
-1 DON'T KNOW 13 17 30
12 - 33 1104 1163 2267
34 - 35 1044 1280 2324
36 - 38 988 967 1955
39 - 48 820 937 1757
49 - 66 194 239 433
69 69 OR MORE YEARS OF AGE 0 1 1

cfoed2: Education of second oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 473 335 808
-2 358 388 746
-1 DON'T KNOW 23 36 59
0 Less than one year of school 1 2 3
2 2 years of school 1 2 3
3 3 years of school 0 2 2
4 4 years of school 1 2 3
5 5 years of school 2 1 3
6 6 years of school 7 5 12
7 7 years of school 6 5 11
8 8 years of school 84 122 206
9 9 years of school 25 40 65
10 10 years of school 109 152 261
11 11 years of school 75 111 186
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 2320 2661 4981
13 1 year of college 158 203 361
14 2 years of college 228 237 465
15 3 years of college 100 121 221
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 576 565 1141
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 113 114 227
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 145 133 278
19 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school 75 44 119
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 72 29 101
21 9 years college, 5 years grad or prof school 20 8 28
22 10 years college, 6 years grad or prof school 9 1 10
23 11 years college, 7 years grad or prof school 4 0 4
24 12 years college, 8 years grad or prof school 4 4 8
25 13 years college, 9 years grad or prof school 2 0 2
26 14 years college, 10 years grad or prof school 0 1 1
32 High School Equivalency - GED 0 2 2
Note: Code 32, High school equivalency - GED, was added for 1975 NRs who responded in 1992/93

cfosx3: Sex of third oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 465 327 792
-2 1360 1489 2849
1 MALE 1917 1434 3351
2 FEMALE 1249 2076 3325

cfoag3: Current age of third oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77, 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 468 335 803
-2 1360 1489 2849
-1 DON'T KNOW 16 17 33
10 - 29 685 751 1436
30 - 33 828 895 1723
34 - 36 856 925 1781
37 - 46 623 724 1347
47 - 65 155 190 345

cfoed3: Education of third oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 473 335 808
-2 1360 1489 2849
-1 DON'T KNOW 20 28 48
0 Less than one year of school 1 1 2
2 2 years of school 0 1 1
3 3 years of school 0 1 1
4 4 years of school 0 3 3
5 5 years of school 1 2 3
6 6 years of school 2 6 8
7 7 years of school 2 2 4
8 8 years of school 61 92 153
9 9 years of school 20 38 58
10 10 years of school 98 127 225
11 11 years of school 66 134 200
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 1873 2079 3952
13 1 year of college 110 146 256
14 2 years of college 140 167 307
15 3 years of college 86 100 186
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 439 374 813
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 83 74 157
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 80 70 150
19 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school 30 28 58
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 26 23 49
21 9 years college, 5 years grad or prof school 11 2 13
22 10 years college, 6 years grad or prof school 2 1 3
23 11 years college, 7 years grad or prof school 2 1 3
24 12 years college, 8 years grad or prof school 3 1 4
25 13 years college, 9 years grad or prof school 0 1 1
26 14 years college, 10 years grad or prof school 1 0 1
32 High School Equivalency - GED 1 0 1
Note: Code 32, High school equivalency - GED, was added for 1975 NRs who responded in 1992/93

cfosx4: Sex of fourth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 465 327 792
-2 2374 2555 4929
1 MALE 1288 1050 2338
2 FEMALE 864 1394 2258

cfoag4: Current age of fourth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77; 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 467 331 798
-2 2374 2555 4929
-1 DON'T KNOW 17 10 27
10 - 26 430 485 915
27 - 30 471 513 984
31 - 35 615 713 1328
36 - 42 432 500 932
43 - 62 185 219 404

cfoed4: Education of fourth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 473 337 810
-2 2374 2555 4929
-1 DON'T KNOW 21 13 34
0 Less than one year of school 1 1 2
2 2 years of school 1 0 1
3 3 years of school 1 0 1
4 4 years of school 1 0 1
5 5 years of school 3 0 3
6 6 years of school 3 4 7
7 7 years of school 2 1 3
8 8 years of school 42 65 107
9 9 years of school 31 31 62
10 10 years of school 83 96 179
11 11 years of school 63 109 172
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 1265 1509 2774
13 1 year of college 67 89 156
14 2 years of college 129 98 227
15 3 years of college 45 56 101
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 255 242 497
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 45 41 86
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 44 45 89
19 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school 22 16 38
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 13 15 28
21 9 years college, 5 years grad or prof school 3 0 3
22 10 years college, 6 years grad or prof school 1 0 1
23 11 years college, 7 years grad or prof school 1 1 2
24 12 years college, 8 years grad or prof school 2 2 4

cfosx5: Sex of fifth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 465 328 793
-2 3122 3345 6467
1 MALE 810 683 1493
2 FEMALE 594 970 1564

cfoag5: Current age of fifth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77; 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs; updated 02/2003     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 468 329 797
-2 3122 3345 6467
-1 DON'T KNOW 14 9 23
8 - 25 308 394 702
26 - 30 374 385 759
31 - 35 320 431 751
36 - 43 305 333 638
44 - 57 80 100 180

cfoed5: Education of fifth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 472 332 804
-2 3122 3345 6467
-1 DON'T KNOW 16 11 27
0 Less than one year of school 0 1 1
1 1 year of school 1 0 1
2 2 years of school 1 0 1
3 3 years of school 2 1 3
4 4 years of school 1 1 2
5 5 years of school 3 3 6
6 6 years of school 2 3 5
7 7 years of school 2 6 8
8 8 years of school 32 41 73
9 9 years of school 25 26 51
10 10 years of school 49 84 133
11 11 years of school 44 87 131
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 858 1046 1904
13 1 year of college 38 53 91
14 2 years of college 63 60 123
15 3 years of college 39 34 73
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 150 138 288
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 16 22 38
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 36 16 52
19 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school 8 8 16
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 6 6 12
21 9 years college, 5 years grad or prof school 3 0 3
22 10 years college, 6 years grad or prof school 1 0 1
23 11 years college, 7 years grad or prof school 1 0 1
24 12 years college, 8 years grad or prof school 0 2 2

cfosx6: Sex of sixth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93, RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03; 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 466 328 794
-2 3626 3914 7540
1 MALE 532 475 1007
2 FEMALE 367 609 976

cfoag6: Current age of sixth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77; 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 466 330 796
-2 3626 3914 7540
-1 DON'T KNOW 11 6 17
4 - 23 176 221 397
24 - 28 214 244 458
29 - 33 183 228 411
34 - 38 185 237 422
39 - 60 130 146 276

cfoed6: Education of sixth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 469 331 800
-2 3626 3914 7540
-1 DON'T KNOW 12 9 21
0 Less than one year of school 0 3 3
1 1 year of school 1 0 1
2 2 years of school 1 2 3
4 4 years of school 0 2 2
5 5 years of school 1 3 4
6 6 years of school 2 5 7
7 7 years of school 4 3 7
8 8 years of school 25 33 58
9 9 years of school 15 17 32
10 10 years of school 38 54 92
11 11 years of school 45 56 101
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 579 682 1261
13 1 year of college 28 41 69
14 2 years of college 41 46 87
15 3 years of college 16 20 36
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 59 80 139
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 5 8 13
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 16 8 24
19 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school 2 4 6
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 3 1 4
21 9 years college, 5 years grad or prof school 2 2 4
32 High School Equivalency - GED 1 2 3
Note: Code 32, High school equivalency - GED, was added for 1975 NRs who responded in 1992/93

cfosx7: Sex of seventh oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 466 328 794
-2 3968 4287 8255
1 MALE 340 332 672
2 FEMALE 217 379 596

cfoag7: Current age of seventh oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77; 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 467 329 796
-2 3968 4287 8255
-1 DON'T KNOW 6 4 10
6 - 22 113 140 253
23 - 27 118 167 285
28 - 33 120 178 298
34 - 38 123 132 255
39 - 55 76 89 165

cfoed7: Education of seventh oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 04/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 466 332 798
-2 3968 4287 8255
-1 DON'T KNOW 7 7 14
0 Less than one year of school 1 1 2
1 1 year of school 1 0 1
4 4 years of school 0 1 1
5 5 years of school 2 2 4
6 6 years of school 2 3 5
7 7 years of school 2 1 3
8 8 years of school 20 23 43
9 9 years of school 6 15 21
10 10 years of school 24 43 67
11 11 years of school 30 35 65
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 348 462 810
13 1 year of college 17 21 38
14 2 years of college 17 24 41
15 3 years of college 13 13 26
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 36 40 76
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 12 3 15
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 13 6 19
19 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school 1 2 3
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 1 5 6
21 9 years college, 5 years grad or prof school 2 0 2
25 13 years college, 9 years grad or prof school 1 0 1
32 High School Equivalency - GED 1 0 1
Note: Code 32, High school equivalency - GED, was added for 1975 NRs who responded in 1992/93

cfosx8: Sex of eighth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 465 327 792
-2 4158 4538 8696
1 MALE 217 193 410
2 FEMALE 151 268 419

cfoag8: Current age of eighth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77; 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 464 329 793
-2 4158 4538 8696
-1 DON'T KNOW 6 2 8
9 - 22 84 114 198
23 - 27 72 107 179
28 - 33 83 104 187
34 - 39 91 100 191
40 - 54 33 32 65

cfoed8: Education of eighth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 466 331 797
-2 4158 4538 8696
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 4 9
3 3 years of school 1 0 1
5 5 years of school 0 1 1
6 6 years of school 2 0 2
7 7 years of school 2 2 4
8 8 years of school 8 11 19
9 9 years of school 8 11 19
10 10 years of school 19 33 52
11 11 years of school 18 32 50
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 251 299 550
13 1 year of college 5 13 18
14 2 years of college 12 13 25
15 3 years of college 4 3 7
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 21 29 50
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 1 1 2
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 8 3 11
19 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school 1 1 2
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 1 1 2

cfosx9: Sex of ninth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 465 327 792
-2 4282 4720 9002
1 MALE 138 126 264
2 FEMALE 106 153 259

cfoag9: Current age of ninth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77; 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 464 329 793
-2 4282 4720 9002
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 1 2
4 - 21 59 61 120
22 - 26 50 67 117
27 - 32 50 67 117
33 - 37 56 54 110
38 - 54 29 27 56

cfoed9: Education of ninth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 465 328 793
-2 4282 4720 9002
-1 DON'T KNOW 5 2 7
0 Less than one year of school 1 1 2
3 3 years of school 1 0 1
5 5 years of school 0 2 2
6 6 years of school 2 0 2
7 7 years of school 1 2 3
8 8 years of school 4 4 8
9 9 years of school 4 8 12
10 10 years of school 16 13 29
11 11 years of school 9 14 23
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 161 194 355
13 1 year of college 4 3 7
14 2 years of college 7 7 14
15 3 years of college 7 6 13
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 16 17 33
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 2 3 5
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 4 1 5
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 0 1 1

cfsx10: Sex of tenth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 465 327 792
-2 4370 4815 9185
1 MALE 91 82 173
2 FEMALE 65 102 167

cfag10: Current age of 10th oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77; 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 464 329 793
-2 4370 4815 9185
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
10 - 21 35 45 80
22 - 25 31 40 71
26 - 30 26 43 69
31 - 35 36 34 70
36 - 53 28 20 48

cfed10: Education of tenth oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs, 02/03     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 464 330 794
-2 4370 4815 9185
-1 DON'T KNOW 4 2 6
1 1 year of school 1 0 1
4 4 years of school 1 0 1
5 5 years of school 1 1 2
6 6 years of school 1 1 2
7 7 years of school 2 1 3
8 8 years of school 4 6 10
9 9 years of school 2 2 4
10 10 years of school 8 10 18
11 11 years of school 11 14 25
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 93 134 227
13 1 year of college 4 1 5
14 2 years of college 4 2 6
15 3 years of college 3 3 6
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 14 4 18
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 1 0 1
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 2 0 2
20 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school 1 0 1

cfsx11: Sex of eleventh oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77, 93; RSEX, 402B
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 464 327 791
-2 4432 4896 9328
1 MALE 52 49 101
2 FEMALE 43 54 97

cfag11: Current age of eleventh oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77; 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 464 328 792
-2 4432 4896 9328
8 - 19 21 19 40
20 - 23 18 27 45
24 - 28 16 25 41
29 - 34 22 17 39
35 - 37 18 14 32

cfed11: Education of eleventh oldest living sibling, which includes graduate.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 3b, 77; z11, 3b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 464 330 794
-2 4432 4896 9328
-1 DON'T KNOW 1 0 1
3 3 years of school 1 0 1
6 6 years of school 4 2 6
7 7 years of school 1 2 3
8 8 years of school 4 0 4
9 9 years of school 2 2 4
10 10 years of school 3 7 10
11 11 years of school 7 9 16
12 12 years of school -- high school graduate 56 67 123
13 1 year of college 1 3 4
14 2 years of college 3 3 6
15 3 years of college 2 0 2
16 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree 8 4 12
17 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school 1 1 2
18 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school 1 0 1

ivrsbo: Age interval in years between graduate and next older living sibling.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: 77; z1, z1b, 402D
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs; 10/06     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 DON'T KNOW, NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 481 340 821
-2 1916 2012 3928
0 - 2 1094 1164 2258
3 - 4 837 983 1820
5 - 9 525 656 1181
10 - 24 138 171 309
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

ivrsby: Age interval in years between graduate and next younger living sibling.

Data source: Graduate Respondent      Collected in: 1975      Mode: phone
Source variables: E, 77, 78a; z1, z1b, 402D, z15d, z15c, z15b
Revisions: Updated 11/95 with 1993 survey data for 1975 NRs     

Frequencies
Value Label Male Female Total
-3 DON'T KNOW, NOT ASCERTAINED OR NONRESPONDENT 474 341 815
-2 358 388 746
0 - 2 1233 1392 2625
3 - 4 898 897 1795
5 - 7 608 671 1279
8 - 24 329 355 684
55 Graduate and next younger sibling are twins 62 82 144
66 Is youngest living sibling or is youngest of the first ten children in the family if there are more than ten living siblings 1029 1200 2229
Note: See Appendix A - COR368a for Sibling data construction.

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