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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)

Work History Key Variable Cases Changed in 1987 Work History Program

The following table lists the key variables for each year that had a change in values and the number of cases that had a change in the calculation of that key variable between the 1979-819877 work history creations and the previous years.

Table1: Cases changed by 1987 work history program
Number of Cases Changed Reference Number Variable Name Year Variable Title

3

R04071.10

MILWK-PCY

1980

 Number of Weeks Service in Active Armed Forces in Past Calendar Year

2

R06457.10

MILWK-PCY

1981

 Number of Weeks Service in Active Armed Forces in Past Calendar Year

1

R08977.10

MILWK-PCY

1982

 Number of Weeks Service in Active Armed Forces in Past Calendar Year

7

R02157.10

HRSWK-PCY

1979

 Number of Hours Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

4

R02157.

WKSWK-PCY

1979

 Number of Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

102

R02158.

WKSUEMPPCY

1979

 Number of Weeks Unemployed in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

102

R02159.

WKSOLF-PCY

1979

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

7

R02157.01

WKSUNACCTPCY

1979

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year

6

R02153.10

HRSWK-SLI

1979

 Number of Hours Worked since Last Int *KEY*

4

R02153.

WKSWK-SLI

1979

 Number of Weeks Worked since Last Int *KEY*

5

R02154.

WKSUEMPSLI

1979

 Number of Weeks Unemployed since Last Int *KEY*

5

R02155.

WKSOLF-SLI

1979

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force since Last Int *KEY*

8

R02153.01

WKSUNACCTSLI

1979

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked since Last Int

89

R04073.

HRSWK-PCY

1980

 Number of Hours Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

62

R04072.

WKSWK-PCY

1980

 Number of Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

345

R04074.

WKSUEMPPCY

1980

 Number of Weeks Unemployed in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

365

R04075.

WKSOLF-PCY

1980

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

117

R04072.01

WKSUNACCTPCY

1980

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year

102

R04068.

HRSWK-SLI

1980

 Number of Hours Worked since Last Int *KEY*

71

R04067.

WKSWK-SLI

1980

 Number of Weeks Worked since Last Int *KEY*

180

R04069.

WKSUEMPSLI

1980

 Number of Weeks Unemployed since Last Int *KEY*

211

R04070.

WKSOLF-SLI

1980

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force since Last Int *KEY*

110

R04067.01

WKSUNACCTSLI

1980

 Number of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked since Last Int

45

R06466.

HRSWK-PCY

1981

 Number of Hours Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

30

R06463.

WKSWK-PCY

1981

 Number of Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

412

R06464.

WKSUEMPPCY

1981

 Number of Weeks Unemployed in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

432

R06465.

WKSOLF-PCY

1981

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

44

R06463.01

WKSUNACCTPCY

1981

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year

47

R06462.

HRSWK-SLI

1981

 Number of Hours Worked since Last Int *KEY*

31

R06458.

WKSWK-SLI

1981

 Number of Weeks Worked since Last Int *KEY*

243

R06459.

WKSUEMPSLI

1981

 Number of Weeks Unemployed since Last Int *KEY*

265

R06460.

WKSOLF-SLI

1981

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force since Last Int *KEY*

44

R06458.01

WKSUNACCTSLI

1981

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked since Last Int

46

R08968.

HRSWK-PCY

1982

 Number of Hours Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

35

R08969.

WKSWK-PCY

1982

 Number of Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

485

R08970.

WKSUEMPPCY

1982

 Number of Weeks Unemployed in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

493

R08971.

WKSOLF-PCY

1982

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

52

R08969.01

WKSUNACCT-PCY

1982

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year

50

R08972.

HRSWK-SLI

1982

 Number of Hours Worked since Last Int *KEY*

37

R08973.

WKSWK-SLI

1982

 Number of Weeks Worked since Last Int *KEY*

306

R08974.

WKSUEMPSLI

1982

 Number of Weeks Unemployed since Last Int *KEY*

318

R08975.

WKSOLF-SLI

1982

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force since Last Int *KEY*

53

R08973.01

WKSUNACCTSLI

1982

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked since Last Int

37

R11452.

HRSWK-PCY

1983

 Number of Hours Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

26

R11453.

WKSWK-PCY

1983

 Number of Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

537

R11454.

WKSUEMPPCY

1983

 Number of Weeks Unemployed in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

535

R11455.

WKSOLF-PCY

1983

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

68

R11456.

WKSUNACCTPCY

1983

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked in Past Calendar

38

R11457.

HRSWK-SLI

1983

 Number of Hours Worked since Last Int *KEY*

28

R11458.

WKSWK-SLI

1983

 Number of Weeks Worked since Last Int *KEY*

370

R11459.

WKSUEMPSLI

1983

 Number of Weeks Unemployed since Last Int *KEY*

369

R11460.

WKSOLF-SLI

1983

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force since Last Int *KEY*

68

R11461.

WKSUNACCTSLI

1983

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked since Last Int

33

R15204.

HRSWK-PCY

1984

 Number of Hours Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

20

R15205.

WKSWK-PCY

1984

 Number of Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

479

R15206.

WKSUEMPPCY

1984

 Number of Weeks Unemployed in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

480

R15207.

WKSOLF-PCY

1984

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

47

R15208.

WKSUNACCTPCY

1984

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year

34

R15209.

HRSWK-SLI

1984

 Number of Hours Worked since Last Int *KEY*

20

R15210.

WKSWK-SLI

1984

 Number of Weeks Worked since Last Int *KEY*

314

R15211.

WKSUEMPSLI

1984

 Number of Weeks Unemployed since Last Int *KEY*

315

R15212.

WKSOLF-SLI

1984

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force since Last Int *KEY*

47

R15213.

WKSUNACCTSLI

1984

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked since Last Int

37

R18911.

HRSWK-PCY

1985

 Number of Hours Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

24

R18912.

WKSWK-PCY

1985

 Number of Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

408

R18913.

WKSUEMPPCY

1985

 Number of Weeks Unemployed in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

412

R18914.

WKSOLF-PCY

1985

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

45

R18915.

WKSUNACCTPCY

1985

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year

37

R18916.

HRSWK-SLI

1985

 Number of Hours Worked since Last Int *KEY*

24

R18917.

WKSWK-SLI

1985

 Number of Weeks Worked since Last Int *KEY*

275

R18918.

WKSUEMPSLI

1985

 Number of Weeks Unemployed since Last Int *KEY*

279

R18919.

WKSOLF-SLI

1985

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force since Last Int *KEY*

46

R18920.

WKSUNACCTSLI

1985

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked since Last Int

35

R22582.

HRSWK-PCY

1986

 Number of Hours Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

20

R22583.

WKSWK-PCY

1986

 Number of Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

300

R22584.

WKSUEMPPCY

1986

 Number of Weeks Unemployed in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

301

R22585.

WKSOLF-PCY

1986

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force in Past Calendar Year *KEY*

30

R22586.

WKSUNACCTPCY

1986

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked in Past Calendar Year

35

R22587.

HRSWK-SLI

1986

 Number of Hours Worked since Last Int *KEY*

20

R22588.

WKSWK-SLI

1986

 Number of Weeks Worked since Last Int *KEY*

229

R22589.

WKSUEMPSLI

1986

 Number of Weeks Unemployed since Last Int *KEY*

230

R22590.

WKSOLF-SLI

1986

 Number of Weeks out of Labor Force since Last Int *KEY*

30

R22591.

WKSUNACCTSLI

1986

 Percent of Weeks Unaccounted for in Calculating Weeks Worked since Last Int