NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF YOUTH
NLSY79 YOUNG ADULTS
VERSION NLSYA27.F1.6
LAST UPDATED: 02-01-17 TIME: 01:51 PM EST;

[age of R as of December 31. 2016]

COMMENT: Machine Check: Will R be under age 18 on December 31, 2016?

INTERVIEWER:
YOU HAVE OPENED A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSON:

[First Name] [Middle Name] [Last Name]

CHECK IF RESPONDENT'S EARLY BIRD WINDOW IS STILL OPEN.

IF RESPONDENT IS STILL ELIGIBLE FOR EARLY BIRD FEE, SELECT "YES". IF NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR EARLY BIRD FEE, CHECK "NO".

CONSULT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IF NECESSARY.

HAS RESPONDENT BEEN OFFERED THE FINAL PUSH INCENTIVE?

([flag indicating if there are people on the info sheet] ==1) && ([flag indicating if it is the first time adding people] == 0) && ([append flag] == 1)

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

[flag indicating if it is the first time adding people] == 0

COMMENT: Check if no one transferred into roster

([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 10101001 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 10101030) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 11111101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 11111199) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 11111201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 11111230) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 11111301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 11111330) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 11111401 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 11111430) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 11111501 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 11111530) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 22222101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 22222199) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 22222201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 22222299) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 22222301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 22222330) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 33333101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 33333130) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 33333201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 33333230) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 33333301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 33333330) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 44444101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 44444130) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 44444201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 44444230) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 55555101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 55555130) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 55555201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 55555230) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 55555301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 55555330) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 55555401 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 55555430) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 55555501 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 55555530) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 55555601 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 55555630) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 55555701 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 55555599) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666130) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666230) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666399) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666401 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666430) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666501 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666530) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666601 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666630) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666701 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666730) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666801 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666830) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 77777101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 77777130) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 77777201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 77777230) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 77777301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 77777330) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 77777401 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 77777430) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 77777501 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 77777530) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 88888101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 88888130) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 88888201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 88888230) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 88888301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 88888330) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 88888401 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 88888430) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 88888501 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 88888530) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 99999101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 99999130) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 99999201 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 99999230) ||
([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 99999301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 99999330)

([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 66666301 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 66666399)

([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 55555701 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 55555799)

([NORC ID NUMBER] >= 11111101 && [NORC ID NUMBER] <= 11111199)

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 [date of last interview], the last time we talked to you. [This time you/You] will receive $[final base fee amount] 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 and address 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: DOES R/PROXY CONSENT TO BE RECORDED?

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.)

[First Name] [Middle Name] [Last Name]

Is that correct?

What is incorrect?

INTERVIEWER: IF NECESSARY, SAY: Is this how you spell your name?

[check for proxy interview code from INTRO]==5

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

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

Do you live with your biological mother?

INTERVIEWER: IF NECESSARY, PROBE: Do you and your mother live in the same household?

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

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

Do you live with your biological father?

INTERVIEWER: IF NECESSARY, PROBE: Do you and your father live in the same household?

[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: DO NOT READ CATEGORIES)

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

[Residence of Respondent]

COMMENT: JUMP ACCORDING TO VALUE OF DWELLING

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

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

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 R IS IN A (DWELLING TEXT). QUESTIONS ABOUT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS REFER TO R'S PERMANENT ADDRESS.)/blank]

RECCOUNT ([Number of people on HH Roster])

COMMENT: ARE THERE ANY HHI MEMBERS LISTED SO FAR?

[Besides yourself, may/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. CONTINUE PROBING AS NEEDED:)

Is there anyone else living [here/there]?

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

When we last spoke to you on [date of last interview], the following people were living in the same household as you were.

Do any of them now have a usual residence elsewhere?

IF RESPONDENT INDICATES YES, ASK:
Who no longer lives in the same household?

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

(INTERVIEWER: THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY LATER TO MAKE CORRECTIONS TO INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS STILL IN THE HOUSEHOLD.)

May I please have the full names of anyone else who is now living in this household?

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

[NODEL]==1 && [NOADD]==1

COMMENT: ARE THERE ANY HHI MEMBERS LISTED SO FAR?

RECCOUNT ([Number of people on HH Roster])

COMMENT: ARE THERE ANY HHI MEMBERS LISTED SO FAR?

[To verify, besides yourself,/To verify,] I have (READ NAMES BELOW) listed as living [here/there].

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.)

Is there anyone missing from this list?

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

[anyone to be added to household roster?]==0 && [anyone on household roster now living elsewhere?]==0

[anyone on household roster now living elsewhere?]==1

Who has a residence elsewhere? 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.)

[anyone to be added to household roster?]==1

Who is missing from the list?

(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.)

[household member count] > 0

COMMENT: Is there at least one household member listed?

REPEAT

VAREXIST ([relationship of HH member([loop number])])

COMMENT: check if there is a relationship to ask about

[relationship of HH member([loop number])]==-4

COMMENT: check if there is a relationship to ask about

[relationship of HH member([loop number])]==1

COMMENT: Check to see if that relationship is spouse

VAREXIST ([gender of HH member([loop number])])

COMMENT: check to see if gender of spouse exists

[gender of HH member([loop number])]

COMMENT: Branch on gencode of spouse

We have [name of HH member([loop number])]'s relationship to you as [relationship of HH member([loop number])].

Is this correct?

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

What is [name of HH member([loop number])]'s relationship to you?

[relationship of HH member([loop number])]

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

VAREXIST ([gender of HH member([loop number])])

[gender of HH member([loop number])]== -4

INTERVIEWER: IF NOT OBVIOUS, ASK:

What sex is [name of HH member([loop number])]?

How old is [name of HH member([loop number])]?

UNTIL (([loop number]==[household member count]) || ([household member count]==0))

COMMENT: End loop collecting information on individual household members

[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?

[age of R as of December 31. 2016]<18

COMMENT: Machine Check: Will R be under age 18 on December 31, 2016?

[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 with someone in a marriage-like relationship?

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].