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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)
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NLSY79
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Asterisk Tables

The selected variables for the NLSY79 asterisk tables are grouped into three main categories: labor market experience variables, human capital and other socioeconomic variables, and environmental variables. Choose a category to view tables summarizing related variables. The tables list individual items or groups of related items with asterisks in the year columns indicating the survey years in which the variable(s) are available. Both survey questions and created variables are included. "R" used in variable descriptions stands for "respondent."

Consult the NLSY79 Questionnaires in the Other Documentation section for exact question wording in each survey round.

  1. Labor Market Experience Variables
  2. Human Capital and Other Socioeconomic Variables
  3. Environmental Variables

Environmental Variables

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Table 1. NLSY79: Residence variables by year

Variable

 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Region of residence * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Current residence urban or rural * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Current residence in metropolitan statistical area * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Changes in residence since January 1, 1978, or date of last interview (collected as a history) * *   *                             * * * * * * * * * * * *