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.

Phone: Other Income Summary

Respondent's Income:

rp001re - rp014re      Respondent's income from wages, farm, interest, 
	               social security, pensions, public assistance, 
	               other government programs, child support, alimony,
	               and other sources of income.  Also includes child 
	               support and alimony PAID by respondent.
rp015ree               Respondent's TOTAL income (income - payments).

Spouse's Income:

rp016sp - rp029sp      Spouse's income from wages, farm, interest, social
		       security, pensions,public assistance, other 
		       government programs, child support, alimony, and 
		       other sources of income.  Also includes child 
		       support and alimony PAID by the spouse.
rp030spe               Spouse's TOTAL income (income - payments).

Other Household Members' Income:

rp031hh - rp042hh      Other household members' income from wages and 
                       self-employment, interest, social security, 
                       pensions, public assistance, other government 
                       programs, child support, alimony, and other 
                       sources of income.  Also includes child support 
                       and alimony PAID by the other household members.
rp043hhd               Other household members' TOTAL income
                       (income - payments).

Total Household Income:

rp044hef               Total Income.  Sum of Respondent's total
                       income, spouse's total income, and other
                       household members' total income.


Wage, Salary, and Self-Employment Income--Other Household Members:

rp045hh                Indicates wage income from other household
                       members.
rp046hhd - rp055hhd    First through fifth reports of wage income.

Income From Interest, Dividends, or Other Investments:

rp056he                Indicates interest income from all household
                       members.
rp057hed - rp062hed    First through third reports of interest income.

Income from Social Security or Supplemental Security:

rp063he                Indicates social security income from all
                       household members.
rp064hed - rp069hed    First through third reports of social security
                       income.

Income from Pensions, Annuities, or Survivor's Benefits:

rp070he                Indicates pension income from all household
                       members.
rp071hed - rp076hed    First through third reports of pension income.

Income from Public Assistance:

rp077he                Indicates public assistance income from all
                       household members.
rp078hed - rp081hed    First and second reports of public assistance
                       income.

Income from Other Government Programs:

rp082hed               Indicates other government program income
                       for all household members.
rp083hed - rp088hed    First through third reports of other
                       government program income.

Income from Child Support:

rp089he                Indicates child support income for all
                       household members.
rp090hed - rp091hed    First report of child support income.

Income from Alimony:

rp092he                Indicates alimony income for all household
                       members.
rp093hed - rp094hed    First report of alimony income.

Income from Other Sources:

rp095he                Indicates income from all other sources for all
                       household members.
rp096hed - rp104hed    First through third reports of income from
                       other sources.

Payment of Child Support:

rp105he                Indicates payment of child support by all
                       household members.
rp106hed - rp107hed    First report of child support payments.

Payment of Alimony:

rp108he                Indicates payment of alimony by all
                       household members.
rp109hed - rp110hed    First report of alimony payments.

Missing Data Flags:

rp111red               Indicates number of missing items on summary 
                       of respondent's interest income (rp004re).
rp112re                Indicates number of missing items on summary of 
		       respondent's income from other sources (rp011re).
rp113re                Indicates number of missing items on 
                       respondent's total income (rp015ree).
rp114sp                Indicates number of missing items for spouse's 
                       total income (rp030spe).
rp115hhd               Indicates number of missing items on other 
                       household members' wage income (rp031hh).
rp116hhd               Indicates number of missing items on other 
                       household members' interest income (rp032hh).
rp117hhd               Indicates number of missing items for other 
                       household members' social security income 
                       (rp033hh).
rp118hhd               Indicates number of missing items on other 
                       household members' public assistance income
                       (rp035hh).
rp119hh                Indicates number of missing items for other 
                       household  members' total income (rp043hhd).
rp120hed               Indicates number of missing items for total 
                       household income (rp044hef).

An overview of the respondent's Q file for questions regarding receiving
income:

  Respondent asked to report own income for wage, salary, and 
  self-employment in a separate question for each type of income.

  Respondent asked to report income of spouse for wage, salary and 
  self-employment in separate questions for each type of income.

  Respondent asked to report several other types of income (including 
  interest, social security, pension, child support, inheritance, public
  assisstance and any other).  There were separate questions for each 
  type of income and up to 3 questions for each type, thus allowing for 
  3 persons.  The "persons" varied slightly by question.  For interest 
  & dividends; other government programs; and any other source,  the 
  "persons" could be:   1. respondent   2. husband or wife  
  3. joint; respondent and spouse   4. other person (name given).  
  For all other questions the "person" could be: 1. respondent 2. husband 
  or wife 3. other person (name given).  Name was matched to household
  roster to obtain relationship to graduate.   

  Respondent asked to report wages, salary and/or self-employment income for
  anyone else in the household.  Up to 5 other household members could
  be specified by name.  These were matched with household roster to
  obtain relationship.   Wage, salary, and self-employment were lumped 
  together.
  
Imputed data for a subset of variables in this module are available in 
"Ancillary Data: Economic Imputations"