Newest errata
NLSY79 Interviewer Mode 1996 variable
POSTED 1/28/25
Researchers can access the newly created 1996 Interviewer Mode (INTMODE) variable by downloading the Interview Mode 1996 Excel file. This variable will be included in the next public release.
Other errata
Respondent distance to non-resident child in R20 (2002)
POSTED 1/13/25
A coding error during the R30 release caused the R20 (2002) distance of the respondent to a child/parent of a child not living in the household (variables Q9-53 and Q9-50) to mistakenly be recoded as an invalid skip. These variables have been reverted to the original values in the current release.
Updates to CAL_YEAR_JOB and EMPLOYERS_ALL_WHYNOWK_2020 variables
POSTED 1/13/25
During the review of the data, an error was discovered in 4 CAL_YEAR_JOB variables (1 respondent in CAL_YEAR_JOB2_1996, 1 respondent in CAL_YEAR_JOB2_2002, 1 respondent in CAL_YEAR_JOB2_2014, 1 respondent in CAL_YEAR_JOB2_2016). These variables were updated to correctly reflect that no second job was reported (answer=0) in the current release. An additional update was made to correct the coding of the EMPLOYERS_ALL_WHYNOWK_2020.18.01 for 1 respondent.