Questionnaire Public Report06/16/2004 11:56:14 AM
Cohort:National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997
Round:Youth Questionnaire 97 (R6)
Instrument :Youth
  1. Childhood Retrospective



YCHR-100 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

([R's parent was interviewed]=0) OR ([R is adopted]=1)
COMMENT: R had no parent interview or is adopted

00 CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY
11 CONDITION APPLIES

If Answer = 1 Then GoTo  YCHR-105

Default Next:  
YCHR-1420
Lead-In:         YHHI-55700A [1:1], YHHI-55705A [Default], YHHI-55702 [Default], YHHI-55706 [Default]


YCHR-105 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

(([R's parent was interviewed]=1) AND ([R is adopted]=1))
COMMENT: R had parent interview and is adopted

00 CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY
11 CONDITION APPLIES

If Answer = 1 Then GoTo  YCHR-1220

Default Next:  
YCHR-110
Lead-In:         YCHR-100 [1:1]


YCHR-110 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

I have a few questions about your childhood and about your parents' background.

Default Next:  
YCHR-1070
Lead-In:         YCHR-105 [Default]


YCHR-1070 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Now please think about where you were living -- the house, apartment or other type of residence. When we first talked to you you were living at [R's address at first interview]. About how old were you when you moved to that address?

0   SELECT TO ENTER AGE
1   LIVED THERE SINCE BIRTH    ...(Go To YCHR-1100)

Default Next:  
YCHR-1070A
Lead-In:         YCHR-110 [Default]


YCHR-1070A []Section: Childhood Retrospective

(About how old were you when you moved to that address?)

Enter Answer: 
Default Next:  
YCHR-1080
Lead-In:         YCHR-1070 [Default]


YCHR-1080 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Please think about all the different places where you lived when you were young. In about how many different places total had you lived before you moved to that address?

Enter Answer: 
If Answer = -2 Then GoTo  YCHR-1090

Default Next:  
YCHR-1100
Lead-In:         YCHR-1070A [Default]


YCHR-1090 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Would you say it was...

1   1 to 3 places
2   4 to 6 places
3   7 to 9 places
4   10 places or more?

Default Next:  
YCHR-1100
Lead-In:         YCHR-1080 [-2:-2]


YCHR-1100 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

While you were growing up, did anyone you lived with speak a language other than English at home?

1   YES    ...(Go To YCHR-1150)
0   NO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1200
Lead-In:         YCHR-1070 [1:1], YCHR-1090 [Default], YCHR-1080 [Default]


YCHR-1150 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

What language(s) did people speak in your home?

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

1   Arabic
2   Chinese
3   French
4   German
5   Greek
6   Hebrew
7   Italian
8   Japanese
9   Korean
10   Norwegian
11   Polish
12   Portuguese
13   Russian
14   Spanish
15   Swedish
16   Vietnamese
17   Other (SPECIFY)
995   SUPERVISOR REVIEW
999   UNCODABLE

Default Next:  
YCHR-1200
Lead-In:         YCHR-1100 [1:1]


YCHR-1200 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

([R is adopted]=1)

/ *R was adopted at birth and knows it* /

00 CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY
11 CONDITION APPLIES

If Answer = 1 Then GoTo  YCHR-1220

Default Next:  
YCHR-1160
Lead-In:         YCHR-1100 [Default], YCHR-1150 [Default]


YCHR-1160 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Was your biological mother born in the United States?

1   YES    ...(Go To YCHR-1180)
0   NO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1170
Lead-In:         YCHR-1200 [Default]


YCHR-1170 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

In which country was she born?

101   AFGHANISTAN102   ALBANIA
103   ALGERIA104   ANTIGUA
105   ARGENTINA106   ARMENIA
107   AUSTRALIA108   AUSTRIA
109   BAHAMAS110   BANGLADESH (EAST PAKISTAN)
111   BARBADOS112   BELGIUM
113   BENIN114   BERMUDA
115   BOLIVIA116   BRAZIL
117   BULGARIA118   BURMA
119   CAMBODIA120   CANADA
121   QUEBEC122   CEYLON (SRI LANKA)
123   CHILE124   CHINA
125   COLOMBIA126   COSTA RICA
127   CUBA128   CURACAO
129   CYPRUS130   CZECHOSLOVAKIA
131   DENMARK132   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
133   ECUADOR134   EGYPT
135   EL SALVADOR136   ENGLAND
138   ETHIOPIA139   FINLAND
140   FRANCE141   FRENCH GUIANA
142   GAMBIA143   GERMANY
144   GHANA145   GREECE
146   GUADELOUPE147   GUATEMALA
148   GUINEA149   GIUNEA-BISSEAU
150   GUYANA151   HAITI
152   HONDURAS153   HONG KONG
154   HUNGARY155   ICELAND
156   INDIA157   INDONESIA
158   IRAN159   IRAQ
160   IRELAND (EIRE)161   ISRAEL
162   ITALY163   IVORY COAST
164   JAMAICA165   JAPAN
166   JORDAN167   KOREA
168   LAOS170   LEBANON
171   LIBERIA172   LIBYA
173   LIECHTENSTEIN175   LUXEMBOURG
176   MALAYSIA177   MALTA
178   MARTINIQUE179   MEXICO
180   MONACO181   MOROCCO
182   NETHERLANDS183   NEW GUINEA (PAPUA)
184   NEW ZEALAND185   NICARAGUA
186   NIGERIA187   NORTHERN IRELAND (ULSTER)
188   NORWAY189   PAKISTAN
190   PANAMA191   PARAGUAY
192   PHILIPPINES193   PERU
194   POLAND195   PORTUGAL
196   RHODESIA197   ROMANIA
200   SAUDI ARABIA201   SCANDINAVIA
202   SCOTLAND203   SENEGAL
204   SIERRA LEONE205   SINGAPORE
206   SOUTH AFRICA207   SPAIN
208   SURINAM199   SWEDEN
209   SWITZERLAND210   SYRIA
211   TAIWAN212   THAILAND
213   TOGO214   TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
215   TUNISIA216   TURKEY
218   UGANDA219   URUGUAY
220   U.S.S.R.221   VENEZUELA
222   VIETNAM223   VIRGIN ISLANDS (not U.S.)
224   WALES225   YUGOSLAVIA
45   OTHER-IN ASIA47   OTHER-IN THE CARIBBEAN
48   OTHER-IN EUROPE49   OTHER-IN THE MIDDLE EAST
50   OTHER-IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS400   OTHER (SPECIFY)
300   UNITED STATES or its territories226   PUERTO RICO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1180
Lead-In:         YCHR-1160 [Default]


YCHR-1180 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Was your biological father born in the United States?

1   YES    ...(Go To YCHR-1420)
0   NO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1190
Lead-In:         YCHR-1160 [-2:-1], YCHR-1160 [1:1], YCHR-1170 [Default]


YCHR-1190 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

In which country was he born?

101   AFGHANISTAN102   ALBANIA
103   ALGERIA104   ANTIGUA
105   ARGENTINA106   ARMENIA
107   AUSTRALIA108   AUSTRIA
109   BAHAMAS110   BANGLADESH (EAST PAKISTAN)
111   BARBADOS112   BELGIUM
113   BENIN114   BERMUDA
115   BOLIVIA116   BRAZIL
117   BULGARIA118   BURMA
119   CAMBODIA120   CANADA
121   QUEBEC122   CEYLON (SRI LANKA)
123   CHILE124   CHINA
125   COLOMBIA126   COSTA RICA
127   CUBA128   CURACAO
129   CYPRUS130   CZECHOSLOVAKIA
131   DENMARK132   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
133   ECUADOR134   EGYPT
135   EL SALVADOR136   ENGLAND
138   ETHIOPIA139   FINLAND
140   FRANCE141   FRENCH GUIANA
142   GAMBIA143   GERMANY
144   GHANA145   GREECE
146   GUADELOUPE147   GUATEMALA
148   GUINEA149   GIUNEA-BISSEAU
150   GUYANA151   HAITI
152   HONDURAS153   HONG KONG
154   HUNGARY155   ICELAND
156   INDIA157   INDONESIA
158   IRAN159   IRAQ
160   IRELAND (EIRE)161   ISRAEL
162   ITALY163   IVORY COAST
164   JAMAICA165   JAPAN
166   JORDAN167   KOREA
168   LAOS170   LEBANON
171   LIBERIA172   LIBYA
173   LIECHTENSTEIN175   LUXEMBOURG
176   MALAYSIA177   MALTA
178   MARTINIQUE179   MEXICO
180   MONACO181   MOROCCO
182   NETHERLANDS183   NEW GUINEA (PAPUA)
184   NEW ZEALAND185   NICARAGUA
186   NIGERIA187   NORTHERN IRELAND (ULSTER)
188   NORWAY189   PAKISTAN
190   PANAMA191   PARAGUAY
192   PHILIPPINES193   PERU
194   POLAND195   PORTUGAL
196   RHODESIA197   ROMANIA
200   SAUDI ARABIA201   SCANDINAVIA
202   SCOTLAND203   SENEGAL
204   SIERRA LEONE205   SINGAPORE
206   SOUTH AFRICA207   SPAIN
208   SURINAM199   SWEDEN
209   SWITZERLAND210   SYRIA
211   TAIWAN212   THAILAND
213   TOGO214   TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
215   TUNISIA216   TURKEY
218   UGANDA219   URUGUAY
220   U.S.S.R.221   VENEZUELA
222   VIETNAM223   VIRGIN ISLANDS (not U.S.)
224   WALES225   YUGOSLAVIA
45   OTHER-IN ASIA47   OTHER-IN THE CARIBBEAN
48   OTHER-IN EUROPE49   OTHER-IN THE MIDDLE EAST
50   OTHER-IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS400   OTHER (SPECIFY)
300   UNITED STATES or its territories226   PUERTO RICO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1420
Lead-In:         YCHR-1180 [Default]


YCHR-1220 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Let's talk a little bit about your adoptive mother.

What is the highest educational degree your adoptive mother received?

1   None
2   GED
3   High school diploma (Regular 12 year program)
4   Associate/Junior college (AA)
5   Bachelor's degree (BA, BS)
6   Master's degree (MA, MS)
7   PhD
8   Professional degree (DDS, JD, MD)

Default Next:  
YCHR-1270
Lead-In:         YCHR-1200 [1:1], YCHR-105 [1:1]


YCHR-1270 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Let's talk a little bit about your adoptive father.

What is the highest educational degree your adoptive father received?

1   None
2   GED
3   High school diploma (Regular 12 year program)
4   Associate/Junior college (AA)
5   Bachelor's degree (BA, BS)
6   Master's degree (MA, MS)
7   PhD
8   Professional degree (DDS, JD, MD)

Default Next:  
YCHR-1310
Lead-In:         YCHR-1220 [Default]


YCHR-1310 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Do you know anything about your biological mother?

1   YES    ...(Go To YCHR-1420)
0   NO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1456A
Lead-In:         YCHR-1270 [Default]


YCHR-1420 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

What is the highest educational degree your biological mother received?

1   None
2   GED
3   High school diploma (Regular 12 year program)
4   Associate/Junior college (AA)
5   Bachelor's degree (BA, BS)
6   Master's degree (MA, MS)
7   PhD
8   Professional degree (DDS, JD, MD)

Default Next:  
YCHR-1456A
Lead-In:         YCHR-1180 [-2:-1], YCHR-1180 [1:1], YCHR-1310 [1:1], YCHR-1190 [Default], YCHR-100 [Default]


YCHR-1456A []Section: Childhood Retrospective

([R is adopted]=1)

/ *R was adopted at birth* /

00 CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY
11 CONDITION APPLIES

If Answer = 1 Then GoTo  YCHR-1458

Default Next:  
YCHR-1470
Lead-In:         YCHR-1310 [Default], YCHR-1420 [Default]


YCHR-1458 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Do you know anything about your biological father?

1   YES    ...(Go To YCHR-1470)
0   NO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1510
Lead-In:         YCHR-1456A [1:1]


YCHR-1470 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

What is the highest educational degree your biological father received?

1   None
2   GED
3   High school diploma (Regular 12 year program)
4   Associate/Junior college (AA)
5   Bachelor's degree (BA, BS)
6   Master's degree (MA, MS)
7   PhD
8   Professional degree (DDS, JD, MD)

Default Next:  
YCHR-1510
Lead-In:         YCHR-1458 [1:1], YCHR-1456A [Default]


YCHR-1510 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

([R's parent was interviewed]=1)
COMMENT: R has completed parent interview

00 CONDITION DOES NOT APPLY
11 CONDITION APPLIES

If Answer = 1 Then GoTo  YSCH-400

Default Next:  
YCHR-1550
Lead-In:         YCHR-1458 [Default], YCHR-1470 [Default]


YCHR-1550 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Now I have some questions about times you may have repeated or skipped a grade. When we first talked, you were [R's grade at first interview]. Had you ever repeated a grade before that time?

1   YES    ...(Go To YCHR-1600)
0   NO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1650
Lead-In:         YCHR-1510 [Default]


YCHR-1600 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Which grade(s)?

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

1   1st grade
2   2nd grade
3   3rd grade
4   4th grade
5   5th grade
6   6th grade
7   7th grade
8   8th grade
9   9th grade
10   10th grade
11   11th grade
12   12th grade
0   None

Default Next:  
YCHR-1650
Lead-In:         YCHR-1550 [1:1]


YCHR-1650 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Before our first interview, had you ever skipped ahead a grade?

1   YES    ...(Go To YCHR-1700-LOOP-BEGIN)
0   NO

Default Next:  YSCH-400
Lead-In:         YCHR-1600 [Default], YCHR-1550 [Default]


YCHR-1700-LOOP-BEGIN []Section: Childhood Retrospective

REPEAT ([ychr-loop2])

Default Next:  
YCHR-1750
Lead-In:         YCHR-1650 [1:1]


YCHR-1750 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Tell me about the [first/next] time you skipped a grade. Which grade were you in before the skip?

90   Prekindergarten
91   Kindergarten (first year)
92   Kindergarten (second year)
1   1st grade
2   2nd grade
3   3rd grade
4   4th grade
5   5th grade
6   6th grade
7   7th grade
8   8th grade
9   9th grade
10   10th grade
11   11th grade
12   12th grade

Default Next:  
YCHR-1800
Lead-In:         YCHR-1700-LOOP-BEGIN [Default]


YCHR-1800 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Which grade were you skipped into?

1   1st grade
2   2nd grade
3   3rd grade
4   4th grade
5   5th grade
6   6th grade
7   7th grade
8   8th grade
9   9th grade
10   10th grade
11   11th grade
12   12th grade
0   None

Default Next:  
YCHR-1850
Lead-In:         YCHR-1750 [Default]


YCHR-1850 []Section: Childhood Retrospective

Were you skipped ahead again?

1   YES
0   NO

Default Next:  
YCHR-1900-LOOP-END
Lead-In:         YCHR-1800 [Default]


YCHR-1900-LOOP-END []Section: Childhood Retrospective

UNTIL ([ychr-loop2], ([skipped] = 0))

Default Next:  YSCH-400
Lead-In:         YCHR-1850 [Default]