WLS Codebooks
Note: Codebooks contain frequency data from the private data release. For some variables, these differ from the frequencies in the public release. Variables that differ between the public and private versions include "(not available on public release)" as part of the variable description, or a note indicating the difference between the public and private versions.
Mail: General
Graduate Mail: General Module OVERVIEW The General Module includes items pertaining to characteristics of the overall 2011 mail surveying process. It also features an item - JZ235RER - that was previously contained within the Social and Civic Participational Module during the 2004 mail survey. BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS Variable ranges reference dataset/codebook order and are not necessarily alphabetical. _____________________________________________________________________ JA001RER: Approximate Time It Took Participant to Complete the Mail Survey JZ235RER: Did the Participant Provide an E-mail Address Where They Can Be Sent Information About the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study? JA005RER: Did the Participant Complete the Mail Survey On Their Own or With Someone Else? JA006RER: Who, if Anyone, Did the Participant Complete the Mail Survey With?
ja001rer: Approximately how many minutes did it take you to complete the mail questionnaire?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_end3_ar, y_end3nw_ar, y_end3_br, y_end3nw_br, y_end3nw_cr, y_end3nw_dr, y_end3nw_er, inProxySAQ, y_end3nw_a, y_end3nw_b, y_end3nw_c, y_end3nw_d, y_end3nw_e
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 268 | 445 | 713 |
-7 | NOT ASCERTAINED (Reported Taking More Than A Day) | 76 | 118 | 194 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 1 | 5 | 6 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 17 | 33 | 50 |
15 - 241 | 420 | 472 | 892 | |
242 - 300 | 436 | 465 | 901 | |
301 - 353 | 439 | 459 | 898 | |
354 - 426 | 431 | 460 | 891 | |
427 - 1706 | 390 | 456 | 846 |
jz235rer: Is there an e-mail address where we can send you information about the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_end1_ar, inProxySAQ, y_end1_a
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 252 | 304 | 556 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 1 | 2 | 3 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | YES | 1361 | 1443 | 2804 |
2 | NO | 863 | 1164 | 2027 |
ja005rer: Did the Participant complete the mail survey on their own or with someone else?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_end2r
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 60 | 75 | 135 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 1 | 2 | 3 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1 | COMPLETED ON THEIR OWN | 2236 | 2671 | 4907 |
2 | COMPLETED WITH SOMEONE ELSE | 166 | 151 | 317 |
ja006rer: Who did the Participant complete the mail survey with?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_end2r, c_y_end2r
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 4 | 6 | 10 |
-2 | 2298 | 2746 | 5044 | |
1 | HUSBAND | 2 | 129 | 131 |
20 | NEPHEW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
30 | FEMALE PARTICIPANT | 0 | 1 | 1 |
31 | WIFE | 146 | 0 | 146 |
33 | FEMALE PARTNER/LOVER | 0 | 1 | 1 |
34 | DAUGHTER | 6 | 7 | 13 |
36 | SISTER | 1 | 1 | 2 |
40 | DAUGHTER-IN-LAW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
50 | NIECE | 0 | 1 | 1 |
59 | SPOUSE, GENDER UNKNOWN | 1 | 3 | 4 |
74 | CHILD, GENDER UNKNOWN | 0 | 1 | 1 |
90 | SOMEONE'S FIRST NAME, RELATIONSHIP UNKNOWN | 0 | 1 | 1 |
91 | FRIEND, GENDER UNKNOWN | 2 | 0 | 2 |
95 | OTHER NON-RELATIVE, GENDER UNKNOWN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
106 | MULTIPLE CAREGIVERS, FAMILY | 1 | 0 | 1 |
168 | MULTIPLE RELATIVES | 2 | 0 | 2 |