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Asterisk Tables

Choose a sub-cohort to view tables summarizing selected variables from the Older Men and the Young Men surveys. 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.

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

Young Men Variables by Survey Year: Respondents ages 14 to 24 in 1966

The selected variables for the Young Men asterisk tables are grouped into three main categories:

Labor market experience variables
Human capital and other socioeconomic variables
Environmental variables

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I. Labor market experience variables

Table 1. Young Men: Current labor force and employment status variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Survey week labor force and employment status	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hours worked in survey week	*	*	*	*	*	*			*			*
Weeks worked (time frames vary)	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Usual hours worked during weeks worked	*	*	*	*			*	*		*	*
Weeks unemployed, out of labor force (time frames vary)	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Spells of unemployment in past year	*	*	*	*	*	*			*			*

Table 2. Young Men: Characteristics of current or last job variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Occupation, industry, class of worker	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Start date and stop date	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hours per week usually worked		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hourly rate of pay	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Commuting time, costs							*		*	*	*	*
Covered by collective bargaining				*	*	*			*	*	*	*
Is R union member				*	*	*			*	*	*	*
Job Characteristics Inventory										*
Fringe benefits available									*			*
Shift worked						*				*	*	*

Table 3. Young Men: Work experience prior to initial survey variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Occupation and industry of job held during last year in high school	*
Occupation, industry, class of worker, start date, stop date, and reason for leaving first job after leaving school (details vary)	*

Table 4. Young Men: Work experience since previous survey variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Occupation, industry, class of worker, hours per week, start date, stop date, and reason for leaving intervening jobs (details vary)		*	*	*	*	*			*			*
Interfirm mobility (details vary)		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Table 5. Young Men: Early formative influences variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Nationality	*
Type of residence at age 14 and age 18	*
Person(s) R lived with at age 14	*
Occupation of head of household when R was 14	*
Highest grade completed by father and mother	*
Were magazines, newspapers, library cards available in home when R was age 14	*
Parental encouragement to continue education past high school					*	*			*

Table 6. Young Men: Migration variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Years at current residence	*
Comparison of birthplace to current residence	*
Geographic mobility	*	*	*	*	*	*			*			*

Table 7. Young Men: Education variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Current enrollment status	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Highest grade completed	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Reason stopped attending high school	*	*	*	*	*	*
Is current school public	*	*	*	*	*	*			*			*
High school curriculum	*	*	*	*	*	*			*
High school subjects enjoyed most and least	*
High school activities	*
Index of high school quality	*
Index of college quality					*	*
College (attended, highest degree received, field of study)							*	*	*	*	*	*
College tuition (full-time amount)	*	*	*	*	*	*			*
Financial aid in college (types and amount)	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Reason R left college		*	*	*	*	*
Reason R's college plans have changed		*	*	*	*	*

Table 8. Young Men: Training outside regular school variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Any training or educational program (did R take, current enrollment status, type, sponsor, duration, hours per week attended) (details vary)	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Does R use additional training on current job	*	*	*	*	*	*			*

Table 9. Young Men: Health and physical condition variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Does health limit work	*		*		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Does health limit school activity	*		*		*	*	*	*
Duration of health limitations	*		*		*	*			*			*
Problematic activities and working conditions						*			*			*
Accidents (on-the-job, how, when)									*
Comparison of Râ€™s condition with past						*			*			*
Is R able to go outdoors, use public transportation, or do personal care without help						*			*			*
Does wife's health limit her work; duration of wife's limitations	*		*		*	*			*			*
Does others' health limit R's work						*			*			*

Table 10. Young Men: Marital and family characteristics variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Marital status	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Marital history									*	*	*	*
Number of dependents	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Parents: Life status, weeks worked, full-time, occupation	*	*	*	*
Number and ages of children in household	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Number of children R expects to have, and number he considers ideal												*
Family members: Relationship to R, age, sex, education, employment status	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Unrelated household members: Relationship to R, sex, age										*	*	*
Household activities (responsibility for, hours per week spent on)												*

Table 11. Young Men: Financial characteristics variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Total net family assets	*				*	*			*			*
Total family income	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Income from farm or business	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Wage or salary income	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Unemployment compensation income	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Income from supplemental unemployment benefits									*			*
Disability income												*
Rental income												*
Interest income												*
Total market value of Food Stamps received										*	*	*
Income from AFDC/TANF												*
Income from public assistance										*	*	*
Amount of financial assistance received from others	*	*	*	*	*	*			*	*	*	*
Income from other sources	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Table 12. Young Men: Military service variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Ever served in	*			*	*	*			*	*	*	*
Branch of Armed Forces served in	*			*		*			*			*
Months spent in Armed Forces	*			*		*			*			*
Military occupation held longest	*			*		*			*			*
How entered Armed Forces	*			*		*			*			*
Did military service help/hurt career						*			*			*
Rank held in Armed Forces				*		*			*			*
Primary training received (did R complete, duration, type, used on job)	*			*		*			*			*
GI (VA) benefits (ever used, type)									*			*
Draft (classification, reason rejected)		*	*	*	*	*
Disability (discharged for, service-connected, compensation rating)									*			*

Table 13. Young Men: Attitudes and perspectives variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
How does R feel about job	*	*	*	*	*	*				*	*	*
What R likes best and least about job	*	*	*	*	*	*				*	*	*
Facet-Specific Job Satisfaction Index										*		*
Would R continue to work if had enough money to live on				*		*						*
What is more important: high wages or liking work	*
Would R like to receive more education or training	*	*	*	*	*	*			*
Educational goal and expected education	*			*	*	*			*
What kind of work would R like to be doing at age 30	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Knowledge of World of Work score	*
Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control score			*			*			*
IQ score			*
Attitude toward women working						*			*			*
Discrimination (ever experienced, type)						*			*
Has R progressed, held own, or moved backward						*			*
Have job pressures increased, decreased, or remained the same									*

Table 14. Young Men: Hypothetical job offer variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Would R accept	*	*	*	*	*	*			*	*	*	*
Kind of work required to accept	*	*	*	*	*	*			*	*	*	*
Hours per week would work	*	*	*	*	*	*			*	*	*	*
Rate of pay required to accept	*	*	*	*	*	*			*	*	*	*

III. Environmental variables

Table 15. Young Men: Residence variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
South or non-South	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Does R live in metropolitan statistical area	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Mover or nonmover status	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Comparison of State, county, metropolitan statistical area	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Table 16. Young Men: Environmental characteristics variables by year
Variable	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1973	1975	1976	1978	1980	1981
Size of local area labor force	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Local area unemployment rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Accredited college in local area	*	*	*