Newest errata
Posted 5/8/2017
Variable correction: Created number of household members under age 6 and under age 18 in Round 13 (2009)
The data connected to the QNAME=CV_HH_UNDER_6 and QNAME=CV_HH_UNDER_18 variables were reversed in the Round 13 (2009) data. Users should take note that the data that represent the number of household members under the age of 6 are currently found under the QNAME=CV_HH_UNDER_18 and vise versa. These variables are corrected in the current release.
Other errata
Variable correction: Created Number of Weeks at Job variable for Rounds 1 to 16
Corrections are required for the number of weeks at job variables for rounds 1 to 16.
- The number of weeks at jobs for the respondents with no jobs were inadvertently coded as 0 instead of -4 for rounds 1, 3-5, 8-16
- The number of weeks at jobs for the respondents with a military job were inadvertently coded as 0 and in some cases as greater than 0 instead of -4 for rounds 1-16
The affected variables for these errors are CV_WKSWK_JOB_DLI.#.
AGE variables on Round 1 NONHHI Roster rewritten
Posted 11/18/2016
Due to an error that caused many missing age values on the NLSY97 round 1 non-resident roster to be filled in with the value of zero, all of the AGE variables on the round 1 NONHHI roster have been re-written. The false values of zero have now been reset to either valid missing (-4) or invalid missing (-3).
Variable correction: Summary incarceration variables
Posted 4/22/2016
A problem loading 48 cases of first-time incarcerations from Round 16 caused the 48 cases to have missing data on the following four created variables:
- INCARC_FIRST
- INCARC_AGE_FIRST
- INCARC_LENGTH_FIRST
- INCARC_LENGTH_LONGEST
An additional five cases had the INCARC_AGE_FIRST variable incorrectly coded as missing.
Documentation correction: R16 interviewer validation outcome variable
Posted 4/8/2016
In the R16_REVIEWED_OUTCOME variable, data were switched in the first two answer categories. The 74 cases coded as 1 should be coded as 2 (answer category = "case had minor quality issues"). The 818 cases coded as 2 should have been coded as 1 (answer category = "all reviews successful"). These are corrected in the current release.
Variable correction: R1 created Household Net Worth variable for parent
A review of the data has led to an update for two respondents (PUID=2759 and 3838) in the round 1 CV_HH_NET_WORTH_P variable. This is corrected in the current release.
Discrepancy found between PARTNERS_UID variables and MAR_PARTNER_LINK Event History variables
Posted 12/11/2015
A discrepancy was found between the spouse/partner UIDs in the PARTNERS_UID variables and the MAR_PARTNER_LINK event history variables for a limited number of NLSY97 respondents. The respondents and variables are listed below and have been corrected in the current release.
- PUBID= 427:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2011.07 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2014.02 - PUBID= 848:
R16 PARTNERS_ID.01, R16 PARTNERS_UID.01, and CUMPARTNERS roster - PUBID=2668:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2001.01 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2001.07 - PUBID=3427:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_1998.12 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_1999.10 - PUBID=3778:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2011.11 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2012.01, R16 PARTNERS_ID.01, and R16 PARTNERS_ID.02 - PUBID=4120:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2000.03 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2003.11, and R4 through r7 PARTNERS_ID.01 - PUBID=4743:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2013.05 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2014.02 - PUBID=5022:
R9 PARTNERS_ID.01 - PUBID=5448:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2000.04 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2000.10 - PUBID=6185:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2005.01 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2007.11 - PUBID=6888:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2005.12 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2006.11 and R10 PARTNERS_ID.01 - PUBID=6894:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2012.05 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2014.03 - PUBID=6959:
R16 PARTNERS_ID.01=701, R16 PARTNERS_UID.01, and CUMPARTNERS roster - PUBID=8052:
MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2013.04 through MAR_PARTNER_LINK_2013.12