NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF YOUTH79
VERSION NLSY18.F1.9
LAST UPDATED: 07-22-1998 TIME: 3:00 PM EST;

INTERVIEWER: IS THIS RESPONDENT GOING TO BE INTERVIEWED, OR IS THIS RESPONDENT A NON-INTERVIEW?

([any hh members?] =1) AND ([# hh members from dli] = 0) AND ([any hh members to append?] = 1)

COMMENT: check if there are people on info sheet, the first time adding people and append flag - should only happen one time

([# hh members from dli] = 0)

COMMENT: Check if no one transferred into roster

We'd like to talk to you once again about your recent work experiences, education, and family life. You will receive $20 in appreciation of your time.

(READ OF PERSONAL INTERVIEW:

In order that your answers to our questions are not biased by anyone else's presence, it is necessary that we conduct the interview in private.)

This study is sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, under authority of USC Title 29, Section 2. Your participation is vital to the success of the study and is voluntary. Information collected will be used in conducting labor force research. All the information you give will be protected under the Privacy Act of 1974.

Results will be used for research purposes only. This data WILL NOT be used for administrative, regulatory, enforcement or commercial purposes. Results of the study will be made public only in summary or statistical form, so that individuals who participate cannot be identified.........

..... If you have any comments regarding any aspect of the survey, including suggestions for reducing the time needed to respond, you may send them to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Management Systems (1220-0109), Washington, D.C. 20212 and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1220-0109), Washington, D.C. 20503.

NOTICE: All information that would permit identification of respondents or their households will be regarded as strictly confidential, will be used only for research purposes and will not be disclosed or released for any other purpose without consent, except as required by law.

We have the spelling of your name as ... (REPEAT NAME AND SPELL AS SHOWN BELOW.)
[r's first name] [r's middle name] [r's last name]

Is that correct?

We have your first name spelled...(INTERVIEWER: SPELL OUT:) [r's first name].

Is that correct?

How do you spell your first name?

(INTERVIEWER: RECORD NAME EXACTLY AS RESPONDENT SPELLS IT. PRESS <ENTER>
TO CONTINUE.)

We have your middle name spelled...(INTERVIEWER: SPELL OUT:) [r's middle name].

Is that correct?

How do you spell your middle name?

(INTERVIEWER: RECORD NAME EXACTLY AS RESPONDENT SPELLS IT. PRESS <ENTER>
TO CONTINUE.)

We have your last name spelled...(INTERVIEWER: SPELL OUT:) [r's last name].

Is that correct?

How do you spell your last name?

(INTERVIEWER: RECORD NAME EXACTLY AS RESPONDENT SPELLS IT. PRESS <ENTER>
TO CONTINUE.)

(INTERVIEWER: CODE ONE: [r's first name] [r's middle name] [r's last name] IS LIVING IN:)

(IF NAME AND/OR RELATIONSHIP OF HOUSEHOLDER MISSING:) INTERVIEWER: OBTAIN NAME AND RELATIONSHIP OF HOUSEHOLDER AT PERMANENT ADDRESS. VERIFY ADDRESS. (IF CITY OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE IS MISSING, ASK:) What city is your permanent address in? (INTERVIEWER: PRESS TO MOVE THROUGH ADDRESS FIELDS, PRESS WHEN FINISHED.)

(IF ZIPCODE MISSING, ASK:) Do you happen to know what the zip code at your permanent address in [Respondent's city of residence] is? (IF COUNTY OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE MISSING, ASK:) What county is your address in [Respondent's city of residence] located in? (INTERVIEWER: VERIFY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE IF NECESSARY.) (IF PHONE NUMBER MISSING, ASK:) In whose name is the phone at your address in [Respondent's city of residence] listed? (NAME OF HOUSEHOLDER IS: [first name of householder at r's permanent residence] [middle name of householder at r's permanent residence] [last name of householder at r's permanent residence]) (INTERVIEWER: PRESS TO MOVE THROUGH ADDRESS FIELDS, PRESS WHEN FINISHED.)

I'd like to ask you a few questions about the members of your household. Things change from year to year, and we need to be sure that we have accurate information for this year.

I'd like to ask you a few questions about the members of your household. Things change from year to year, and we need to be sure that we have accurate information for this household.

First, I'd like to ask you ...

Are you currently married, widowed, divorced, legally separated, or have you never been married?

(Besides yourself,) I have listed as living in your household (in [Respondent's city of residence]) (READ NAMES AND PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE)...

Have I missed ... any babies or small children?

May I please have their full names?

(ADD OTHER PERSONS ON NEXT AVAILABLE LINES AS THEY ARE NAMED BY RESPONDENT. USE THE <UP-ARROW>AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS TO MOVE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE LINE. ENTER FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL AND LAST NAME. PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

Have I missed ... any lodgers, boarders, or persons in (your/their) employ who live (here/there)?

May I please have their full names?

(ADD OTHER PERSONS ON NEXT AVAILABLE LINES AS THEY ARE NAMED BY RESPONDENT. USE THE <UP-ARROW>AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS TO MOVE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE LINE. ENTER FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL AND LAST NAME. PRESS <ENTER>TO CONTINUE.)

Have I missed ... anyone who usually lives (here/there) but is away at present traveling, at school, or in a hospital?

May I please have their full names?

(ADD OTHER PERSONS ON NEXT AVAILABLE LINES AS THEY ARE NAMED BY RESPONDENT. USE THE <UP-ARROW>AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS TO MOVE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE LINE. ENTER FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL AND LAST NAME. PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

Have I missed ... anyone else staying (here/there)?

May I please have their full names?

(ADD OTHER PERSONS ON NEXT AVAILABLE LINES AS THEY ARE NAMED BY RESPONDENT. USE THE <UP-ARROW>AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS TO MOVE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE LINE. ENTER FIRST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL AND LAST NAME. PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

RECCOUNT (HHI,[HH member count])

COMMENT: ARE THERE ANY HHI MEMBERS LISTED SO FAR?

(Besides yourself,) I have (READ NAMES BELOW) listed as living (here/there)...(PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE)

Do any of these persons have a usual residence somewhere else?

(INTERVIEWER: IF NO ONE LISTED, SELECT "NO" AND PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

Who is that? Who else?

(HIGHLIGHT NAME TO BE DELETED BY MOVING THE HIGHLIGHT BAR TO THE LINE USING
THE <UP-ARROW> AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS. DELETE THE HIGHLIGHTED LINE OF THE HOUSEHOLD ROSTER BY PRESSING THE <CTRL>+<F8> KEYS. PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENT IS LIVING IN A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION OR OTHER
INDIVIDUAL QUARTERS:

(DELETE ALL NAMES IN LIST USING THE <UP-ARROW> AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS TO HIGHLIGHT A LINE, AND <CTRL>+<F8> TO DELETE THE LINE. PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENT IS LIVING IN OPEN BAY OR TROOP BARRACKS, ABOARD SHIP, OR IN BACHELOR OR OFFICER QUARTERS.

(DELETE ALL NAMES IN LIST USING THE <UP-ARROW> AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS TO HIGHLIGHT A LINE, AND <CTRL>+<F8> TO DELETE THE LINE. PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

INTERVIEWER: BELOW IS YOUR HOUSEHOLD ROSTER. PLEASE MAKE ANY FURTHER CORRECTIONS TO THE NAMES ON THE ROSTER AT THIS QUESTION. DELETE NAMES USING THE <UP-ARROW>AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS TO HIGHLIGHT A LINE, AND <CTRL>+<F8> TO DELETE THE LINE. ADD NAMES TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE LINES. THEN, PRESS <ENTER>. IF NO CHANGES, INITIALIZE THE SCREEN WITH <DN-ARROW> AND PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.

([type of dwelling unit]=15) or ([type of dwelling unit]=16) or ((([type of dwelling unit]=1) or ([type of dwelling unit]=2)) and ([r's marital status] !=1))

COMMENT: CHECK THE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR R. IF IN RELIGIOUS QUARTERS, OR TROOP BARRACKS, ETC, THEN SKIP OVER SECTIONS OF THE HH.

([# hh members] > 0)

COMMENT: Is there at least one household member listed?

REPEAT ([hhmem-loop2 counter])

COMMENT: Begin loop collecting information about individual household members 5

CHECK ([hh member name()()])

COMMENT: check if there is a name to ask about

CHECK([hh member relationship to r (text)()()])

COMMENT: check if there is a relationship to ask about

We have [hh member name()()]'s relationship to you as [hh member relationship to r (text)()()].

Is this correct?

(INTERVIEWER: IF OTHER NONRELATIVE, AND PARTNER LISTED IN HOUSEHOLD, PROBE FOR BLOOD OR MARRIAGE RELATIVE OF PARTNER.)

What is [hh member name()()]'s relationship to you?

{hhi.relcode()}

COMMENT: SKIP ACCORDING TO RELCODE TO FIX CHARACTER GENDER FOR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER

INTERVIEWER: IF NOT OBVIOUS, ASK:

What sex is [hh member name()()]?

SYMBOLEXIST ([hh member age()()])

COMMENT: CHECK IF AGE STORED IN SAVE INDEX

([hh member age()()] = 0)

COMMENT: IS AGE 0?

We have [hh member age()()] as [hh member name()()]'s age on (his/her) last birthday.

Is that correct?

(INTERVIEWER: CORRECT AGE AS NECESSARY BELOW. OTHERWISE IF [hh member age()()] IS
CORRECT, PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

What was [hh member name()()]'s age on (his/her) last birthday?

([hh member age()()])

COMMENT: CHECK AGE STORED IN SAVE INDEX

SYMBOLEXIST ([hh member highest grade completed (text)()])

COMMENT: CHECK GRADE STORED IN SAVE INDEX

CHECK ([hh member highest grade completed (text)()])

COMMENT: IS THERE A GRADE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS HOUSEHOLD MEMBER?

([hh member highest grade completed (code)()()] = 99)

COMMENT: WAS A GRADE NOT REPORTED AT LAST INTERVIEW FOR THIS PERSON?

From the last interview, we have [hh member highest grade completed (text)()] as the highest grade or year of regular school that [hh member name()()] has completed. Has there been any change in that since the last interview?

What was the highest grade or year of regular school [hh member name()()] has ever completed?

{HHI.AGE()}

COMMENT: Skip according to age of household member

At any time in 1997, did [hh member name()()] work either full- or part-time -- not counting work around the house?

([hh member relationship to r (code)()()])

COMMENT: Establish Family Unit code for household member

([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] = 1) or ([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] = 33)

COMMENT: IS RELATIONSHIP FOR THIS HH MEMBER EITHER SPOUSE OR PARTNER?

([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] = 1)

COMMENT: Is this household member the spouse?

([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] = 33)

COMMENT: Is this household member the partner?

([r gender] = [hh member gender code()()]) and ([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] = 33)

COMMENT: Is this household member a same sex partner?

([hh member family unit()()] = 9) and ([r gender] != [hh member gender code()()])

COMMENT: Is this a possible opposite sex partner to ask about? (No spouse or partner reported yet?)

((([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] >= 4 and [hh member relationship to r (code)()()] <= 32) or ([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] >= 37 and [hh member relationship to r (code)()()] <= 44) or ([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] >= 47 and [hh member relationship to r (code)()()] <= 49) or ([hh member relationship to r (code)()()] >= 59 and [hh member relationship to r (code)()()] <= 66)) and ([hh member age()()] > 17))

COMMENT: Is this household member an "adult other relative" (not husband, partner or child of respondent)?

UNTIL ([hhmem-loop2 counter],(([hhmem-loop2 counter]=[# hh members]) or ([# hh members]=0) or ([# hh members from dli]=0)))

COMMENT: End loop collecting information on individual household members

([# hh members] > 0)

COMMENT: Is there at least one household member listed?

INTERVIEWER: BELOW IS YOUR CORRECTED HOUSEHOLD ROSTER. REVIEW THE ROSTER TO BE SURE THAT IT IS CORRECT. IF THE ROSTER IS NOT CORRECT, RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTIONS OR TO "FIX-HH-ROSTER" BY PRESSING THE <PAGE-UP> KEY AND CORRECT AS NEEDED. PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE IF THE ROSTER IS CORRECT.

([type of dwelling unit] = 15) or ([type of dwelling unit] = 16) or ((([type of dwelling unit] = 1) or ([type of dwelling unit] = 2)) and ([r's marital status] != 1))

COMMENT: CHECK THE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR R. IF IN RELIGIOUS QUARTERS, OR TROOP BARRACKS, ETC, THEN SKIP OVER SECTIONS OF THE HH.

([spouse in hh?] = 1)

COMMENT: Is there a spouse listed on the household roster

([partner in hh?] = 1)

COMMENT: Is there a partner listed on the household roster

([any opposite sex hh member] >= 1)

COMMENT: Is there at least one person unrelated to R listed in the household

Are you currently living as a partner with someone of the opposite sex?

(INTERVIEWER: ASK ONLY IF ANY OPPOSITE SEX ADULTS, WHO ARE NOT RELATED
TO THE RESPONDENT, ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE HOUSEHOLD. OTHERWISE,
SELECT NO AND PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.)

INTERVIEWER: MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE LINE OF THE RESPONDENT'S PARTNER USING THE <UP-ARROW>AND <DN-ARROW> KEYS. WHEN THE LINE IS HIGHLIGHTED, PRESS THE <ENTER> KEY TO SELECT THAT HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AS THE RESPONDENT'S PARTNER.

INTERVIEWER: YOU HAVE SELECTED THE NAME LISTED BELOW AS THE RESPONDENT'S
PARTNER. IF THIS IS NOT CORRECT, PLEASE RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS
QUESTION BY PRESSING THE <PAGE-UP> KEY AND SELECT THE
CORRECT NAME.
PARTNER'S NAME: [partner's name].

INTERVIEWER: IF ANY OTHER RELATIVE LISTED ON HOUSEHOLD ROSTER, ASK IF ANY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE RELATED TO PARTNER. IF YES, BACK UP AND CORRECT THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THESE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. IF NO PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE.

(([type of dwelling unit] > 0) and ([type of dwelling unit] < 7))

COMMENT: INTERVIEWER: IS RESPONDENT LIVING IN TEMPORARY QUARTERS HH1-1 BETWEEN 1 AND 6.

Is your home (in [Respondent's city of residence]) located on a farm?

(INTERVIEWER: IS THIS PLACE LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA?)

(IF PHONE INTERVIEW, ASK:) Is your home (in [Respondent's city of residence]) located on a farm?

How many acres do you and (READ NAMES OF ALL PERSONS AGE 14 OR OLDER WHO
ARE RELATED TO AND PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE)...

... own or rent (here/there)?


(INTERVIEWER: LESS THAN ONE ACRE = 0)

(HAND CARD A) During 1997, how much did the sale of crops, livestock, or other farm products amount to--that is, total sales before expenses? Just tell me the letter.

([spouse in hh?] = 1)

COMMENT: Is there a spouse listed in the household?

{resp.gender}

COMMENT: Skip according to respondent's gender

CHECK ([partner's name])

COMMENT: Is there a partner name - meaning that R has indicated that s/he is living with a partner of the opposite sex?

{resp.gender}

COMMENT: Skip according to respondent's gender

These are all the questions in this short first part of the interview.

Now let's begin the main questionnaire.

INTERVIEWER: ENTER TIME INTERVIEW BEGINS BELOW.

INTERVIEWER: ENTER [Date of last interview] AND [1998 int (current) date] ON CALENDAR.
DRAW A VERTICAL LINE THROUGH ROWS A-C AT EACH DATE TO
INDICATE THE REFERENCE PERIOD FOR THIS YEAR'S INTERVIEW.