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Personal variablesVariable TypeDescription
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FEMALEDSex of respondent (0 if male, 1 if female)
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MALEDSex of respondent (1 if male, 0 if female)
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Ethnicity:
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ETHBLACKDBlack
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ETHHISPDHispanic
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ETHWHITEDNon-black, non-hispanic
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AGECAge in 2011
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BYEARCYear of birth
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HEIGHTCHeight, in inches, in 2004
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WEIGHT04CWeight, in pounds, in 2004
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WEIGHT11CWeight, in pounds, in 2011
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SCYears of schooling (highest grade completed as of 2011)
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Highest educational qualification:
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EDUCPROFDProfessional degree
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EDUCPHDDDoctorate
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EDUCMASTDMaster's degree
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EDUCBADBachelor's degree
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EDUCAADAssociate's (two-year college) degree
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EDUCHSDDHigh school diploma
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EDUCGEDDGeneral Educational Development certificate (HSD equivalence)
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EDUCDODHigh school drop-out
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Marital status
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SINGLEDSingle, never married
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MARRIEDDMarried, spouse present
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COHABITDCohabiting
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OTHSINGDOther single
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Scaled score on a component of the ASVAB battery
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ASVABARCArithmetic reasoning
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ASVABWKCWord knowledge
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ASVABPCCParagraph comprehension
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ASVABNOCNumerical operations (speed test)
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ASVABCSCCoding speed (speed test)
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ASVABCCComposite of ASVABAR (with double weight), ASVABWK and ASVABPC
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ASVABC4CComposite of ASVABAR, ASVABWK, ASVABPC and math knowledge score
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VERBALCComposite of ASVABWK and ASVABPC
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ASVABMVCNLSY constructed math verbal composite
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Faith:
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FAITHNDNone
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FAITHCDCatholic
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FAITHJDJewish
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FAITHPDProtestant
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FAITHODOther
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FAITHMDMissing value
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Family background variables
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SMCYears of schooling of biological mother
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SFCYears of schooling of biological father
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SMRCYears of schooling of residential mother
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SFRCYears of schooling of residential father
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SIBLINGSCNumber of siblings
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AGEMBTHCAge of mother at respondent’s birth
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Household location, 1997
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MSA97NODNot in metropolitan statistical area
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MSA97NCCDMSA, not central city
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MSA97CCDMSA, central city
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MSA97NKDMSA, not known
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RS97RURLDRural
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RS97URBNDUrban
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RS97UNKNDRural/urban unknown
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REG97NEDCensus region North east
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REG97NCDCensus region North central
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REG97WDCensus region West
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REG97SDCensus region South
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Household structure, in terms of parents, 1997:
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HHBMBFDBiological mother and father
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HHBMOFDBiological mother, other father
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HHOMBFDOther mother, biological father
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HHBMONLYDBiological mother only
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HHBFONLYDBiological father only
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HHOTHERDOther
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Household income
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HHINC97CGross household income, $, in year prior to 1997 interview
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POVRAT97CRatio of household income to poverty level, 1997
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Parental monitoring 1997 (scale of 0, low, to 16, high)
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PRMONMCMonitoring by mother
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PRMONFCMonitoring by father
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Parental style 1997 (scale of 0, low, to 16, high)
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PRMSTYUNDMother, uninvolved
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PRMSTYPEDMother, permissive
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PRMSTYAUDMother, authoritarian
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PRMSTYAEDMother, authoritative
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PRFSTYUNDFather, uninvolved
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PRFSTYPEDFather, permissive
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PRFSTYAUDFather, authoritarian
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PRFSTYAEDFather, authoritative
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Work-related variables
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EARNINGSCCurrent hourly earnings in $ reported at the 2011 interview
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HOURSCUsual number of hours worked per week, 2011 interview
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TENURECTenure (years) with current employer at the 2011 interview
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EXPCTotal out-of-school work experience (years) as of the 2011 interview.
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COLLBARGDPay set by collective bargaining, 2011
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JOBSCNumber of jobs, as of 2011 interview
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Category of employment
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CATGOVDGovernment
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CATPRIDPrivate sector
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CATSEDSelf-employment
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CATNPODNon=profit organization
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CATMISDMissing value
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Living in 2011 in:
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MSA11NODNot in metropolitan statistical area
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MSA11NCCDMSA, not central city
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MSA11CCDMSA, central city
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MSA11NKDMSA, not known
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URBANDLiving in an urban area
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REGNEDCensus region North east
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REGNCDCensus region North central
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REGWDCensus region West
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REGSDCensus region South