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: Selected Child
If the respondent had any children who were alive, were biological or adopted, and were 18 years or older; then one of these eligible children was randomly chosen as the "selected" child. sj001sk Selected child's marital status. sj002sk,sj003sk Highest grade or year of regular school that selected child ever attended. Was this grade completed? sj004sk Did the selected child attend a regular school during the past twelve months? sj005sk,sj006sk Selected child's residence while attending school (during past 12 months). See XKROS (variables sd003sk-sd016sk) for background characteristics of this selected child.
sj001sk: Selected child's marital status.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: skn, 131, RD009SK
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | REFUSED | 33 | 25 | 58 |
-2 | 587 | 456 | 1043 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 7 | 1 | 8 |
1 | CURRENTLY MARRIED | 727 | 932 | 1659 |
2 | SEPARATED | 9 | 12 | 21 |
3 | DIVORCED | 77 | 139 | 216 |
4 | WIDOWED | 6 | 4 | 10 |
5 | NEVER MARRIED | 878 | 911 | 1789 |
sj002sk: Highest grade or year of regular school that selected child ever attended. Regular school is grades 1-12 or post-high school education in a college, junior college, community college, or university that provides credit towards a college degree.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 136, b136x, RD010SK
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | REFUSED, NOT ASCERTAINED | 32 | 24 | 56 |
-2 | 587 | 456 | 1043 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 14 | 8 | 22 |
1 | 1 year of school | 4 | 4 | 8 |
2 | 2 years of school | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | 3 years of school | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | 4 years of school | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | 5 years of school | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | 6 years of school | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | 8 years of school | 1 | 3 | 4 |
9 | 9 years of school | 10 | 4 | 14 |
10 | 10 years of school | 13 | 20 | 33 |
11 | 11 years of school | 31 | 40 | 71 |
12 | 12 years of school -- high school graduate | 587 | 715 | 1302 |
13 | 1 year of college | 157 | 179 | 336 |
14 | 2 years of college | 205 | 247 | 452 |
15 | 3 years of college | 118 | 121 | 239 |
16 | 4 years of college -- Bachelor's degree | 407 | 438 | 845 |
17 | 5 years college, 1 year grad or prof school | 50 | 54 | 104 |
18 | 6 years college, 2 years grad or prof school | 59 | 84 | 143 |
19 | 7 years college, 3 years grad or prof school | 15 | 12 | 27 |
20 | 8 years college, 4 years grad or prof school | 8 | 19 | 27 |
21 | 9 years college, 5 years grad or prof school | 2 | 5 | 7 |
22 | 10 years college, 6 years grad or prof school | 0 | 8 | 8 |
23 | 11 years college, 7 years grad or prof school | 1 | 1 | 2 |
24 | 12 years college, 8 years grad or prof school | 4 | 3 | 7 |
32 | High School Equivalency - GED | 7 | 24 | 31 |
35 | Attended or attends special school | 5 | 6 | 11 |
96 | Other | 3 | 3 | 6 |
sj003sk: Did the selected child complete highest grade of school that he/she attended?
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 136f, RD011SK
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED | 57 | 43 | 100 |
-2 | 594 | 480 | 1074 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 10 | 9 | 19 |
1 | YES | 1335 | 1596 | 2931 |
2 | NO | 328 | 352 | 680 |
sj004sk: Did the selected child attend a regular school during the past twelve months? Regular school is grades 1-12 or post-high school education in a college, junior college, community college, or university that provides credit towards a college degree.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 136m, RD012SK
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | REFUSED/NOT ASCERTAINED | 33 | 25 | 58 |
-2 | 587 | 456 | 1043 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 31 | 5 | 36 |
1 | YES | 562 | 551 | 1113 |
2 | NO | 1111 | 1443 | 2554 |
sj005sk: Does the selected child live with the respondent when school is in session? Asked about those children who attended school during the past 12 months.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 138, RD013SK
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-2 | 1762 | 1929 | 3691 | |
1 | YES | 131 | 150 | 281 |
2 | NO | 431 | 401 | 832 |
sj006sk: Does the selected child live with the respondent when school is not in session? Asked about those children who attended school during the past 12 months.
Data source: Sibling Respondent
Collected in: 1993-94
Mode: phone
Source variables: 138a, RD013SK
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2113 | 1861 | 3974 |
-3 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 0 | 1 | 1 |
-2 | 1893 | 2078 | 3971 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | YES | 144 | 129 | 273 |
2 | NO | 285 | 272 | 557 |