NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF YOUTH79
NLSY79.RND30.FIELD_QUEX.1.04
LAST UPDATED: 11-23-2022 TIME 2:30 PM EST

([NORC id number] >= 500000)

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SKIP TO THE END OF THE SURVEY FOR SYSTEM TESTING OR CONTINUE FORWARD FOR SUBSTANTIVE TESTING?

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

[r's first name] [r's last name]

LOCATED IN [Respondent City] ON [Date of last interview] (THE DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW).

IF THIS IS NOT CORRECT, PLEASE CLOSE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE BY CLICKING ON "CLOSE CASE" IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN AND OPEN A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE CORRECT RESPONDENT.

For verification purposes, please tell me your date of birth?

([{birthdate_rept}] == [Respondent's date of birth])

VAREXIST([{BIRTHDATE_ALT1}])

COMMENT: Is save array present?

([{birthdate_rept}] == [{BIRTHDATE_ALT1}])

VAREXIST([{BIRTHDATE_ALT2}])

COMMENT: Is save array present?

([{birthdate_rept}] == [{BIRTHDATE_ALT2}])

INTERVIEWER: THE BIRTHDATE YOU HAVE ENTERED DOES NOT MATCH THE BIRTHDATE IN OUR RECORDS. PLEASE BACK UP, VERIFY THE BIRTHDATE WITH THE RESPONDENT AND MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.

IF RESPONDENT VERIFIES DATE AND DATE WAS ENTERED ACCURATELY, PLEASE BREAK-OFF INTERVIEW TEMPORARILY TO CHECK THE RECORDS.

INTERVIEWER: 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.

([NORC id number] >= 522001) && ([NORC id number] <= 523000)

([NORC id number] >= 777700) && ([NORC id number] < 777999)

([NORC id number] >= 722200) && ([NORC id number] < 722400) ||
([NORC id number] >= 744400) && ([NORC id number] < 744600) ||
([NORC id number] >= 766600) && ([NORC id number] < 766800)

([any hh members?] ==1) && ([# hh members from dli] == 0) && ([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

(INTERVIEWER THIS MUST BE READ TO R:)

The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, asks you to participate in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, Round 30. This survey is conducted to understand your generation's career, labor market, and family experiences.

Your participation remains vital to the success of this study and is voluntary. As always, you may decline to answer specific questions, or end the interview at any point. Personal identifiers will be secured in confidence and will not be released to the public without your consent. All personnel associated with this study are legally bound to protect the security and confidentiality of information you provide. Parts of this interview may be recorded and reviewed by the research team for scientific purposes in support of the study. This will not compromise the confidentiality of your responses.

You will receive a cash gift of $[{FINBASEFEEAMT}] as a token of appreciation for your participation.

(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 to try to contact you for future interviews. In attempting to reach you, we will never reveal any of the answers you've provided to the survey questions.

[{prev_consent_1250}]==1 || [{prev_consent_1250}]==0

COMMENT: The respondent has answered the consent question in previous rounds

If you were to enter a residential care facility, a correctional facility, or the Armed Forces, may we contact government or other administrative officials to get their help in locating and interviewing you? When attempting to locate and interview you, we may reveal the fact that you are a participant in this survey. However, as stated earlier, we will never reveal any of the answers you've provided to the survey questions.

Now I would like to make sure that we have your correct name.

(INTERVIEWER: READ NAME - CORRECT IF NECESSARY)

Do you currently live in a single family house, in an apartment or condominium, or in some other type of housing?

Would that housing be in a …

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.

[HH member count]

Does anyone besides yourself usually live in your household?

When we last spoke to you, the following people were living in the same household as you were.

(INTERVIEWER: READ NAMES ONLY. USE RELATIONSHIP TO CLARIFY INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME/SIMILAR NAMES.)

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 "THE RED BUTTON". WHEN ALL DELETIONS ARE DONE, CLICK "NEXT" 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 who does not have a usual residence elsewhere?

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

[HH member count]

[# hh members] > 0

COMMENT: Is there at least one household member listed?

REPEAT

COMMENT: Begin loop collecting information about individual household members 5

[hh member from dli still in hh([hhmem-loop2 counter])]==99

COMMENT: Is this person deleted? if so then skip these questions

ISVAREMPTY ([hh member name([hhmem-loop2 counter])])

COMMENT: check if there is a name to ask about

ISVAREMPTY ([hh member relationship to r (text)([hhmem-loop2 counter])])

COMMENT: check if there is a relationship to ask about

[hh member relationship to r (code)([hhmem-loop2 counter])]

COMMENT: Check to see if that relationship is spouse

VAREXIST ([hh member gender code([hhmem-loop2 counter])])

COMMENT: check to see if gender of spouse exists

[hh member gender code([hhmem-loop2 counter])]

COMMENT: Branch on gencode of spouse

[hh member gender code([hhmem-loop2 counter])]

COMMENT: Branch on gencode of spouse

[hh member gender code([hhmem-loop2 counter])]

COMMENT: Branch on gencode of spouse

We have [hh member name([hhmem-loop2 counter])]'s relationship to you as [hh member relationship to r (text)([hhmem-loop2 counter])].

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([hhmem-loop2 counter])]'s relationship to you?

[hh member relationship to r (code)([hhmem-loop2 counter])]

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

VAREXIST ([hh member gender code([hhmem-loop2 counter])])

[hh member gender code([hhmem-loop2 counter])]==1||[hh member gender code([hhmem-loop2 counter])]==2

INTERVIEWER: IF NOT OBVIOUS, ASK:

What sex is [hh member name([hhmem-loop2 counter])]?

How old is [hh member name([hhmem-loop2 counter])]?

[hh member age([hhmem-loop2 counter])]

COMMENT: CHECK AGE STORED IN SAVE INDEX

VAREXIST ([hh member highest grade completed (text)([hhmem-loop2 counter])])

COMMENT: CHECK GRADE STORED IN SAVE INDEX

ISVAREMPTY ([hh member highest grade completed (text)([hhmem-loop2 counter])])

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

[hh member highest grade completed (code)([hhmem-loop2 counter])] == 99

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

Is [hh member highest grade completed (text)([hhmem-loop2 counter])] still the highest grade or year of regular school that [hh member name([hhmem-loop2 counter])] has completed?

What is the highest grade or year of regular school [hh member name([hhmem-loop2 counter])] has ever completed?

[hh member age([hhmem-loop2 counter])]

COMMENT: Skip according to age of household member

At any time in [PAST_CALENDAR_YEAR], did [hh member name([hhmem-loop2 counter])] work either full- or part-time -- not counting work around the house?

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

COMMENT: End loop collecting information on individual household members

Here is the list of all persons who usually live in your current household at this time.

INTERVIEWER: ASK RESPONDENT TO VERIFY THIS LIST. IF THIS LIST IS INCORRECT, PLEASE SELECT 'THE PENCIL ICON' NEXT TO THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHOSE INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE UPDATED AND MAKE CHANGES IN THE APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS.

IF THE UPDATE INVOLVES CHANGING SOMEONE'S MAIDEN NAME TO A MARRIED NAME, PLEASE INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL MAIDEN NAME IN PARENTHESES (e.g., Ann Smith becomes Ann (Smith) Jones).

[# hh members] > 0

COMMENT: Is there at least one household member listed?

[spouse in hh?]==1 || [partner in hh?]==1

COMMENT: Is there a spouse 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

(INTERVIEWER: IF ANY ADULTS NOT RELATED TO RESPONDENT ARE LISTED BELOW, ASK:)

Are you currently living as a partner with someone?

(IF YES, SELECT LINE NUMBER OF CORRECT PERSON AND SELECT "YES" BELOW.

OTHERWISE, SELECT "NO".

SELECT <NEXT> TO PROCEED.)

INTERVIEWER: SELECT RESPONSE AND <NEXT> TO PROCEED.

INTERVIEWER: YOU HAVE SELECTED [partner's name] AS THE RESPONDENT'S PARTNER.

IF THIS IS NOT CORRECT, PLEASE RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION BY USING THE BACK/LEFT ARROW AT TOP OF SCREEN AND SELECT THE CORRECT NAME.

([NORC id number] >= 577701) && ([NORC id number] <= 577900)