NLSY79

The Technical Sampling Report for the NLSY79 is available in PDF format. An addendum with standard errors and DEFT factors for 1982-1994 is also available in PDF format.

Table 1. Deft Factors for Round 1, 1979

Introduction

The Family Poverty Status variable is calculated using a combination of reported family income, the number of family members in the respondent's household, and the national Poverty Income Guidelines, which are updated yearly by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

To support research on respondent mobility, we created a series of variables for the distance between respondent addresses at each interview round. This supplements the data on state and county of residence in the Geocode release. These variables are available only on the Geocode data release. Researchers interested in obtaining the geocode CD must apply to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• 1987 Variables
• 1988 Variables
• 1989 Variables
• 1990 Variables
• 1991 Variables
• 1992 Variables
• 1993 Variables
• 1994 Variables

• Variable Creation: Total Net Family Income 1979-83
• 1979 Variables
• 1980 Variables
• 1981 Variables
• 1982 Variables
• 1983 Variables

• Variable Creation: Total Net Family Income 1984-86
• 1984 Variables
• 1985 Variables

 Nebraska through Wyoming with County Codes

Alabama through Montana with County Codes