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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)

NLSY79 Attachment 101: Country Codes

The country codes include the coding used in the PAPI (Paper and Pencil Interview) and the CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) interviews.

1979-1992 PAPI-Collected Coding

Codes 101-150
101 Afghanistan
102 Albania
103 Algeria
104 Antigua
105 Argentina
106 Armenia
107 Australia
108 Austria
109 Bahamas
110 Bangladesh (East Pakistan)
111 Barbados
112 Belgium
113 Benin
114 Bermuda
115 Bolivia
116 Brazil
117 Bulgaria
118 Burma
119 Cambodia
120 Canada
121 Quebec
122 Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
123 Chile
124 China
125 Colombia
126 Costa Rica
127 Cuba
128 Curacao
129 Cyprus
130 Czechoslovakia
131 Denmark
132 Dominican Republic
133 Ecuador
134 Egypt
135 El Salvador
136 England
138 Ethiopia
139Finland
140 France
141 French Guiana
142 Gambia
143 Germany
144 Ghana
145 Greece
146 Guadeloupe
147 Guatemala
148 Guinea
149 Guinea-Bisseau
150 Guyana
Codes 151-200
151 Haiti
152 Honduras
153 Hong Kong
154 Hungary
155 Iceland
156 India
157 Indonesia
158 Iran
159 Iraq
160 Ireland (Eire)
161 Israel
162 Italy
163 Ivory Coast
164 Jamaica
165 Japan
166 Jordan
167 Korea
168 Laos
170 Lebanon
171 Liberia
172 Libya
173 Liechtenstein
175 Luxembourg
176 Malaysia
177 Malta
178 Martinique
179 Mexico
180 Monaco
181 Morocco
182 Netherlands
183 New Guinea (Papua)
184 New Zealand
185 Nicaragua
186 Nigeria
187 Northern Ireland (Ulster)
188 Norway
189 Pakistan
190 Panama
191 Paraguay
192 Philippines
193 Peru
194 Poland
195 Portugal
196 Rhodesia
197 Romania
200 Saudi Arabia
Codes 201-300
201 Scandinavia
202 Scotland
203 Senegal
204 Sierra Leone
205 Singapore
206 South Africa
207 Spain
208 Surinam
209 Switzerland
210 Syria
211 Taiwan
212 Thailand
213 Togo

214 Trinidad & Tobago
215 Tunisia
216 Turkey
218 Uganda
219 Uruguay
220 U.S.S.R.
221 Venezuela
222 Vietnam
223 Virgin Islands (not U.S.)
224 Wales
225 Yugoslavia

300 United States

Codes 301-400

Other countries not mentioned above:

301 in Asia
302 in Africa (sub-Saharan)
303 in the Caribbean
304 in Europe
305 in the Middle East
306 in the Pacific Islands 400 Other (List)

1993-2006 CAPI-Collected Coding

Codes 102-278
102 Afghanistan
104 Albania
106 Algeria
108 Antigua
110 Argentina
112 Armenia
114 Australia
115 Austria
116 Azerbaijan
130 Bahamas
132 Bangladesh (East Pakistan)
134 Barbados
136 Belgium
138 Byelorussia (Belorusse)
140 Benin
142 Bermuda
144 Bolivia
146 Bosnia-Hercegovina
148 Brazil
150 Bulgaria
152 Myanmar (formerly Burma)
170 Kampuchea (formerly Cambodia)
172 Canada
174 Quebec (Canada)
176 Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
178 Chile
180 China
182 Colombia
184 Costa Rica
186 Croatia
188 Cuba
190 Curacao
192 Cyprus
194 Czech Republic (formerly part of Czechoslovakia)
210 Denmark
212 Dominican Republic
230 Ecuador
232 Egypt
234 El Salvador
236 England
238 Estonia
240 Ethiopia
250 Finland
252 France
254 French Guiana
270 Gambia
272 Germany
274 Georgia
276 Ghana
278 Greece
Codes 280-482
280 Guadeloupe
282 Guatemala
284 Guinea
286 Guinea-Bisseau
288 Guyana
300 Haiti
302 Honduras
304 Hong Kong
306 Hungary
320 Iceland
322 India
324 Indonesia
326 Iran
328 Iraq
330 Ireland (Eire)
332 Israel
334 Italy
336 Ivory Coast
350 Jamaica
352 Japan
354 Jordan
370 Khazakhstan
372 Korea
374 Kurdizia
390 Laos
392 Latvia
394 Lebanon
396 Liberia
398 Libya
400 Liechtenstein
402 Lithuania
404 Luxembourg
420 Macedonia
422 Malaysia
424 Malta
426 Martinique
428 Mexico
430 Moldavia
432 Monaco
434 Morocco
436 Myanmar (formerly Burma)
450 Netherlands
452 New Guinea (Papua)
454 New Zealand
456 Nicaragua
458 Nigeria
460 Northern Ireland (Ulster)
462 Norway
480 Pakistan
482 Panama
Codes 484-650
484 Paraguay
486 Philippines
488 Peru
490 Poland
492 Portugal
510 Rhodesia
512 Romania
514 Russia
530 Saudi Arabia
532 Scandinavia
534 Scotland
536 Senegal
538 Sierra Leone
540 Singapore
542 Slovak Republic (formerly part of Czechoslovakia)
544 Slovinia
546 South Africa
548 Spain
550 Surinam
552 Sweden
554 Switzerland
556 Syria
570 Taiwan
572 Tajikhistan
574 Thailand
576 Togo
578 Trinidad & Tobago
580 Tunisia
582 Turkey
584 Turkomenistan
600 Uganda
602 Ukraine
604 United States
606 Uzbekhistan
620 Venezuela
622 Vietnam
624 Virgin Islands (not U.S.)
640 Wales
650 Yugoslavia
Codes 660-672<
660 Other country - Asia
662 Other country - Africa (sub-Saharan)
664 Other country - Caribbean
666 Other country - Europe
668 Other country - Middle East
670 Other country - Pacific Islands 672 Other (SPECIFY)