The Investigator contains the most recent release of each NLS cohort. Known problems with the current release of the Child-Young Adult are found below. Corrections have been made to items noted in the Errata of prior releases. For further questions, please contact NLS User Services.
R20-2002 NLSY79 Child-Young Adult Public Release, November 2005
Appendix B in the NLSY79 Child/Young Adult Users Guide incorrectly specifies "perseverance" (instead of "cooperation") as an item in the composition of the Temperament "sociability" subscale. The following 3 items (documented with the correct Child reference #s for each survey year) comprise the Sociability scale:
Attitude: C0525200 CS863131 CHILD'S ATTITUDE 1986
C0715300 CS883330 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD BEING TESTED 1988
C0926000 CS906021 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD BEING TESTED 1990
C1115500 CS926135 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD BEING TESTED 1992
C1222900 CS94EV-1A TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD BEING TESTED 1994
C1539800 CS96EV-1A TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD BEING TESTED 1996
C1784900 CS98EV-1A TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD BEING TESTED 1998
C2295500 CSEV-1A TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD BEING TESTED 2000
C2574800 CSEV-1A TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD BEING TESTED 2002 Rapport: C0525300 CS863132 CHILD'S RAPPORT 1986 C0715400 CS883331 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S RAPPORT WITH INTERVIEWER 1988 C0926100 CS906023 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S RAPPORT WITH INTERVIEWER 1990 C1115600 CS926137 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S RAPPORT WITH INTERVIEWER 1992 C1223000 CS94EV-1B TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S RAPPORT WITH INTERVIEWER 1994 C1539900 CS96EV-1B TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S RAPPORT WITH INTERVIEWER 1996 C1785000 CS98EV-1B TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S RAPPORT WITH INTERVIEWER 1998 C2295600 CSEV-1B TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S RAPPORT WITH INTERVIEWER 2000 C2574900 CSEV-1B TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S RAPPORT WITH INTERVIEWER 2002 Cooperation (NOT perseverance): C0525500 CS863134 CHILD'S COOPERATION 1986 C0715600 CS883333 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S COOPERATION 1988 C0926300 CS906027 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S COOPERATION 1990 C1115800 CS926141 TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S COOPERATION 1992 C1223200 CS94EV-1D TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S COOPERATION 1994 C1540100 CS96EV-1D TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S COOPERATION 1996 C1785200 CS98EV-1D TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S COOPERATION 1998 C2295800 CSEV-1D TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S COOPERATION 2000 C2575100 CSEV-1D TESTING CONDITIONS: CHILD'S COOPERATION 2002
R20-2002 NLSY79 Child-Young Adult Public Release, June 2005
The following YA2002 items have the wrong distribution code assigned to them.
The correct codes are as follows:
| Reference Number | Variable Title | Question Number |
| Y14009.00 | HOW OFTEN DOES R ARGUE WITH PARENTS ABOUT RULES? | YASR-3HB |
| Y14012.00 | HOW OFTEN DOES MOM KNOW WHO R IS WITH OUTSIDE THE HOME? | YASR-3HE |
| Y14014.00 | HOW OFTEN DOES DAD KNOW WHO R IS WITH WHEN R IS NOT HOME? | YASR-3HG |
| Y14016.00 | HOW OFTEN DOES STEP-DAD KNOW WHO R IS WITH WHEN R NOT HOME? | YASR-3HI |
Correction to Y14010.00 HOW MUCH DOES R TELL PARENTS ABOUT WHO THEY SOCIALIZE WITH? (YASR-3HC)
Correct distribution code: 1. Nothing at all; 2. Just a little; 3. Some; 4. A lot