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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97)
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Asterisk Tables

The selected variables for the NLSY97 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." "Y" used in variable descriptions stands for "youth."

Table codes: The most common table code is an asterisk. This means that the variable was included in the questionnaire in the associated round. For round 1, a letter code indicates which questionnaire included a given item/set of items: Y=Youth Questionnaire, P=Parent Questionnaire, S=Screener, Household Roster, and Nonresident Roster Questionnaire. A number with the symbol ≥ or = in front of it (such as ≥15) indicates the question was asked in the questionnaire to an age-restricted subsample. In rounds 2-5, U=Household Income Update.

Consult the NLSY97 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

Important information: Viewing asterisk tables

  • Click a topic below to expand and collapse the corresponding asterisk table.
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Variable

 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20
Dates of residential moves to new State/city/county (since last interview)   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Current residence urban or rural Y * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * *
Length of time respondent has lived in current residence                             * *  * * * *
Current residence in metropolitan statistical area Y * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * *
Region of residence Y * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *