Appendix 5: Income and Assets Variable Creation
Appendix 5: Income and Assets Variable Creation
This appendix presents SAS programs for the creation of income and assets variables. Unless otherwise noted, the programs presented are for round 14. In cases where a variable has been discontinued, the program for the final round in which it was created is presented. Except for minor hand edits to account for inconsistencies in the raw data, variable creation code remains generally constant from round to round. However, users who need code for a specific round not included here may contact NLS User Services.
- Household Income (includes Total Family Income and Household Poverty Status)
- Participation in Government Programs -- Round 15
- Unemployment Compensation
- Over 20 Assets (Collapsed) -- Round 12
- Over 25 Assets (Collapsed)
- Over 30 Assets (Collapsed)
- Over 35 Assets (Collapsed)
- Household Net Worth (this PDF presents code for the creation of several round 1 household income and assets variables: CV_HH_NET_WORTH_Y, CV_HH_NET_WORTH_P, CV_INCOME_GROSS_YR, CV_HH_INCOME_SOURCE, and CV_HH_POV_RATIO)