NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF YOUTH
NLSY79 YOUNG ADULTS
VERSION NLSYA23.F2.1
LAST UPDATED: 10-22-08 TIME: 11:00 AM EST;

We'd like to talk to you once again about your recent work experiences, education, family life and attitudes. Many of our questions will ask you about your experiences since [lintdate~X], the last time we talked to you. [This time you/You] will receive $50 in appreciation for completing the interview.

This study is sponsored by the [U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics/National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development]. Your participation is vital to the success of this study. This study is voluntary, and you may decline to answer specific questions. You also may end the interview at any point. Personal identifiers such as name, address, and social security number will be held in confidence and will not be released to the public without your consent. All personnel associated with this study have signed a legal document in which they pledge to protect the confidentiality of the information that survey participants provide.

Parts of this interview may be recorded for quality control purposes. This will not compromise the strict confidentiality of your responses.

(READ IF 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.)

INTERVIEWER: ATTEMPT TO GAIN R'S CONSENT TO PROCEED WITH THE INTERVIEW. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GAIN CONSENT, BREAK OFF THE INTERVIEW AT THIS POINT AND MAKE A RECORD OF ALL INFORMATION THAT COULD BE USEFUL IN GAINING THE RESPONDENT'S COOPERATION AT A LATER DATE.

We appreciate your help in answering these questions. At the end of this survey I will ask you some questions that may help us contact you in the future. By sharing this contact information, you give your permission for us to use it for the purpose of locating you for future interviews. In attempting to locate you, we will never reveal any of the answers you've provided to the survey questions.

We have the spelling of your name as ... (REPEAT NAME AND SPELL AS SHOWN BELOW.)

[RESP_FNAME] [RESP_MNAME] [RESP_LNAME]

Is that correct?

We have your first name spelled...(INTERVIEWER: SPELL OUT:) [RESP_FNAME]. Is that correct?

How do you spell your first name?

(INTERVIEWER: RECORD NAME EXACTLY AS RESPONDENT SPELLS IT. CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

We have your middle name spelled...(INTERVIEWER: SPELL OUT:) [RESP_MNAME]. Is that correct?

How do you spell your middle name? (INTERVIEWER: RECORD NAME EXACTLY AS RESPONDENT SPELLS IT. CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

We have your last name spelled...(INTERVIEWER: SPELL OUT:) [RESP_LNAME]. Is that correct?

How do you spell your last name? (INTERVIEWER: RECORD NAME EXACTLY AS RESPONDENT SPELLS IT. CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

[flag indicating if R's mother is deceased]==1

COMMENT: Machine Check: Is R's mother dead?

Do you live with your biological mother?

[flag indicating if R's father is deceased]==1

COMMENT: Machine Check: Is R's father dead?

Do you live with your biological father?

[flag indicating if R lives with biological mother]==1 && [flag indicating if R lives with biological father]==1

COMMENT: Machine check: Does R live with both parents?

[flag indicating if R lives with biological mother]==1 && ([flag indicating if R lives with biological father]==0 || [flag indicating if R lives with biological father]==2)

COMMENT: Machine check: Does R live with mother only?

([flag indicating if R lives with biological mother]==0 || [flag indicating if R lives with biological mother]==2) && [flag indicating if R lives with biological father]==1

COMMENT: Machine check: Does R live with father only?

In what kind of residence are you currently living?

(INTERVIEWER: IF NECESSARY, PROVIDE EXAMPLES SUCH AS OWN APARTMENT OR HOUSE, DORMITORY, BARRACKS, ETC.)

[Residence of Respondent]

COMMENT: JUMP ACCORDING TO VALUE OF DWELLING

Now, I would like to be certain that we have your correct PERMANENT address and phone number. (VERIFY ADDRESS.)

(INTERVIEWER: MOVE BETWEEN FIELDS USING THE "TAB" KEY. PRESS "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" WHEN FINISHED.)

In whose name is the phone listed?

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.

(INTERVIEWER: REMEMBER THAT IF R IS IN A TEMPORARY INDIVIDUAL LIVING ARRANGEMENT SUCH AS JAIL, HOSPITAL OR DORMITORY, QUESTIONS ABOUT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS REFER TO R'S PERMANENT ADDRESS.)

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,) may I please have the full names of the people living (here/there)?

(INTERVIEWER: ADD EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBER ON THE NEXT AVAILABLE LINE OF THE ROSTER. CLICK "ADD ROW" TO MOVE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE LINE. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT EACH HOUSEHOLD MEMBER. CONTINUE PROBING AS NEEDED:)

Is there anyone else living here?

(WHEN R INDICATES THAT ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ADDED, CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

RECCOUNT ([Number of people on HH Roster])

COMMENT: ARE THERE ANY HHI MEMBERS LISTED SO FAR?

(Besides yourself,) I have (READ NAMES BELOW) listed as living (here/there)...(CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE)

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

(INTERVIEWER: IF NO ONE LISTED, SELECT "NO" AND
CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

Who is that? Who else?

(DELETE ANY PERSONS WITH A USUAL RESIDENCE SOMEWHERE ELSE BY CLICKING ON "DELETE ROW". WHEN ALL CORRECTIONS ARE DONE, CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO GO FORWARD.)

Is there anyone missing from this list?

(INTERVIEWER: IF NO ONE IS MISSING, SELECT "NO" AND CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

May I please have their full names?

(ADD OTHER PERSONS ON NEXT AVAILABLE LINES AS THEY ARE NAMED BY RESPONDENT. CLICK "ADD ROW" TO MOVE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE LINE. ENTER ALL INFORMATION ASKED. WHEN ALL MISSING MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ADDED, CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENT IS LIVING IN A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL QUARTERS. NO HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS SHOULD BE LISTED.

DELETE ALL ENTRIES BY CLICKING ON "DELETE ROW". WHEN ALL MEMBERS ARE DELETED, CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO GO FORWARD.

INTERVIEWER: RESPONDENT IS LIVING IN OPEN BAY OR TROOP BARRACKS, ABOARD SHIP, OR IN BACHELOR OR OFFICER QUARTERS. NO HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS SHOULD BE LISTED.

DELETE ALL ENTRIES BY CLICKING ON "DELETE ROW". WHEN ALL MEMBERS ARE DELETED, CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO GO FORWARD.

INTERVIEWER: BELOW IS THE CORRECTED HOUSEHOLD ROSTER. REVIEW THE ROSTER TO BE SURE THAT IT IS CORRECT. IF THE ROSTER IS NOT CORRECT, PLEASE MAKE ANY FURTHER CORRECTIONS TO THE INFORMATION ON THE ROSTER AT THIS QUESTION, OR BY USING THE "BACK ARROW" TO RETURN TO THE ADD OR DELETE SCREENS. MAKE CORRECTIONS HERE BY CLICKING ON "MODIFY ROW", THEN CORRECTING IN THE FOLLOWING BOXES. WHEN ALL CORRECTIONS ARE DONE, CLICK "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" ON THIS SCREEN TO GO FORWARD.

IF NO CHANGES, PRESS "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.

([Residence of Respondent]==15) || ([Residence of Respondent]==16) || ((([Residence of Respondent]==1) || ([Residence of Respondent]==2)) && ([Answer to HH1-5] !=1))

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

[household member count] > 0

COMMENT: Is there at least one household member listed?

[household member count] > 0

COMMENT: Is there at least one household member listed?

([Residence of Respondent] == 15) || ([Residence of Respondent] == 16) || ((([Residence of Respondent] == 1) || ([Residence of Respondent] == 2)) && ([Answer to HH1-5] != 1))

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

[flag indicating presence of spouse/partner in household] == 1

COMMENT: Is there a spouse listed on the household roster

[flag indicating presence of partner in household] == 1

COMMENT: Is there a partner listed on the household roster

[flag indicating presence of at least one 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 "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.)

INTERVIEWER: CLICK ON THE BUTTON NEXT TO THE RESPONDENT'S PARTNER, THEN CLICK ON "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.

INTERVIEWER: YOU HAVE SELECTED THE NAME LISTED BELOW AS THE RESPONDENTS PARTNER. IF THIS IS NOT CORRECT, PLEASE RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION BY PRESSING THE "BACK" ARROW KEY AND SELECT THE CORRECT NAME.

PARTNERS NAME: [partner's name].

INTERVIEWER: PLEASE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS, IF NEEDED, IF ANY "OTHER NON-RELATIVE" IS STILL LISTED ON HOUSEHOLD ROSTER. IF ANY OF THE "OTHER NON-RELATIVE" ARE RELATED TO PARTNER, CORRECT THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THESE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS BY SELECTING "MODIFY ROW" AND SELECTING CORRECT RELATIONSHIP. IF NO, CLICK ON "SUBMIT AND CONTINUE" TO CONTINUE.

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.