Errata for 1979-2020 Data Release

NEWEST ERRATA

NLSY79 TNFW_TRUNC 2000-2016 Additional Invalid Missing Values and Topcode Revisions [Posted 5/9/2023]

A small number of respondents for each of the most recent five NLSY79 rounds containing assets questions (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016) were assigned valid values for TNFW_TRUNC rather than -3/invalid missing values. This affected the assigned topcodes for those variables as well. In addition, the NLS program has conducted a review of income and assets topcoding and standardized these values. Adjustments have been made to a very limited number of values to reflect the current standards.

The affected variables are:

R69401.03      TNFW_TRUNC (2000)          FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*

R83787.03      TNFW_TRUNC (2004)          FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*

T21427.02       TNFW_TRUNC (2008)          FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*

T40458.02       TNFW_TRUNC (2012)          FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*

T56845.00       TNFW_TRUNC (2016)          FAMILY NET WEALTH (TRUNC) *KEY*

The following number of cases are affected for each survey year:

The variables listed above have been updated in the most recent public release.