LWS - United States 2004 : person file Codebook generated: 2016-06-24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IDENTIFIERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hid unique unit identifier 56380 1 4526 2258.03 1312.11 pid person identifier 56380 1 10 2.12 1.26 did unique country/year number -------------------------------------------------- N value 56380 206 dname country/year identifier -------------------------------------------------- N value 56380 "us04" cname country name -------------------------------------------------- N value 56380 "United States" iso2 2-letter country abbreviation -------------------------------------------------- N value 56380 "us" year reference year -------------------------------------------------- N value 56380 2004 wave data wave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 56380 6 Wave VI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILE INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pwgt person weight (normalised) 56380 0 2.64 0.89 0.61 ppopwgt person weight (inflated) 56380 4.51 70707.31 23732.8 16274.5 inum implicate number 56380 1 5 3 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIVING ARRANGEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ relation relationship to household head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 22595 1000 head 13380 2100 spouse 1380 2200 cohabiting partner 17685 3000 child 195 4100 other relative 455 4120 grandchild or greatgrandchild (incl in-laws) 330 4130 parent/grandparent/ascenda nt (incl in-laws) 145 4140 siblings (incl in-laws) 15 4150 aunt/uncle 200 4200 other non-relative partner partner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 431 100 has partner 29520 110 living with partner 170 120 not living with partner 26259 200 does not have partner parents living with parents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3195 110 living with one parent 14490 120 living with two parents 38695 . children living with own children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 6260 110 living with own children aged 0-5 4273 120 living with own children 6-12 3187 130 living with own children 13-17 2515 140 living with own children 18+ 21120 200 not living with own children 19025 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Mixed categories: code 110 refers to youngest own child living in the household who is 0-6 years old. Code 120 refers to youngest own child living in the household who is 7-12 years old. nchildren number of own children living in household -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21120 0 not living with own children 5995 1 living with 1 own child 6215 2 living with 2 own children 2830 3 living with 3 own children 905 4 living with 4 own children 125 5 living with 5 own children 140 6 living with 6 own children 25 7 living with 7 own children 19025 . NOTES: ageyoch: 1. [us04] Mixed categories: interval data for (ageyoch <=3), (ageyoch > 3 & ageyoch <=6), (ageyoch > 6 & ageyoch <=12), (ageyoch > 12 & ageyoch <=17), and (ageyoch > 17 & ageyoch <=25) for all individuals excluding the respondent and his/her spouse/partner; values refer to the upper boundary of the interval. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ageyoch age of youngest own child living in household 16235 3 60 12.24 8.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEMOGRAPHICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: age: 1. [us04] Mixed categories: precise age for respondent and his/her spouse/partner; intervals for all others (values refer to the upper boundary of the interval), with the following intervals (age <=3), (age> 3 & age <=6), (age > 6 & age <=12), (age> 12 & age <=17); values refer to the upper boundary of the interval. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- age age in years 56380 3 95 38.11 21.48 sex gender -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17780 1 male 19575 2 female 19025 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for head and spouse. marital marital status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 431 100 married/in union 26825 110 married 2865 120 in consensual union 5896 210 never married/not in union 428 220 formerly married/in union 615 221 separated 2645 222 divorced 1630 223 widowed 15045 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMMIGRATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ethnic_c race/ethnicity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17596 1 white (include middle eastern/arab with white); caucasian 2420 2 black/african-american 1739 3 hispanic/latino 840 4 other: asian, american indian/alaska native, native hawaiian/pacific islander 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for one person in the household, either respondent or spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ disabled disabled (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 35970 0 not disabled 1385 1 disabled 19025 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us04] Mixed categories: category disabled includes those who are on sick or maternity leave. disabl_c disability status (respondent & spouse/partner) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 35970 0 not disabled 1385 1 disabled 19025 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us04] Mixed categories: category disabled includes those who are on sick or maternity leave. health_c Subjective health status (respondent & spouse/partner) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13893 1 excellent 16656 2 good 5161 3 fair 1645 4 poor 19025 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ educ highest completed education level (3-category recode) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3578 1 low 15505 2 medium 18272 3 high 19025 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. educ_c highest grade/degree of education completed and attended -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 5 0 no education 73 1 1st grade 50 2 2nd grade 156 3 3rd grade 51 4 4th grade 130 5 5th grade 334 6 6th grade 177 7 7th grade 437 8 8th grade 484 9 9th grade 675 10 10th grade 773 11 11th grade 233 12 12th grade, no high school diploma 9290 13 high school diploma or pass a high school equivalency test 2096 14 1 year of college, no degree 2857 15 2 years of college, no degree 865 16 3 years of college, no degree 397 17 4 years of college, no degree 2059 21 Associate's and other junior college degree 8909 22 Bachelor's degree 4557 23 MBA, Master of Arts/Science 2574 24 Ph.D., MD/DO, DDS/DMD, Law/JD, DVM, other doctorate 173 25 Nursing(RN, LPN), Chiropractic, Naprapathy, Homeopathy, Pharmacology, other certificate 19025 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTIVITY STATUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ emp employed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 11720 0 not employed 25635 1 employed 19025 . unemp unemployed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 36615 0 not unemployed 740 1 unemployed 19025 . retired retired (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 32425 0 not retired 4735 1 retired 19220 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Definitional deviation: The retired dummy is based on the labour force status in current period. clfs current labour force status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 25470 110 employed, at work 165 120 employed, not at work 740 210 unemployed 195 220 not in labour force 4735 221 retired, pensioner or rentier 315 222 in education 4625 223 homemaker 1110 224 disabled 19025 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMPLOYMENT INTENSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: hours: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Refers to the main job. weeks: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hours weekly hours worked, any information 25635 1 99 40.9 14.88 weeks annual weeks worked, any information 37355 0 52 33.9 23.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOB CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ status1 status in employment, job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17682 100 dependent employed 7953 200 self-employed 30745 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. inda1 industry (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 558 1 agriculture 5246 2 industry 19831 3 services 30745 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ind1_c industry, derived from census 2003 code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 558 1 agriculture, forestry and fisheries 2083 2 mining and construction 3163 3 manufacturing 3820 4 wholesale and retail trade 3734 5 finance, insurance and real estate, business and repair services 11139 6 transport, communic. and other public utilities, entertainment, personal, professional & related services 1138 7 public administration and defence 30745 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. occa1 occupation (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13522 1 managers and professionals (ISCO 1 & 2) 10434 2 other skilled workers (ISCO 3-8, 10) 1679 3 labourers/elementary (ISCO 9) 30745 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. occ1_c occupation, derived from 2003 Census code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13522 1 managerial and professional occupations 5320 2 technical, sales, and administrative support occupations 2345 3 service occupations (including armed forces) 2497 4 precision production, craft, and repair occupations 1679 5 operators, fabricators, and laborers 272 6 farming, forestry, and fishing occupations 30745 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ptime1 part-time employment (dummy), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21037 0 full-time 4598 1 part-time 30745 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. NOTES: hours1: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. tenyr1: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. gross1: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hours1 weekly hours worked, job 1 25635 1 99 40.9 14.88 tenyr1 job tenure in years, job 1 25635 0 50 11.78 11.41 gross1 gross hourly wage, job 1 21613 1.4 28000 68.34 595.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORK EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: wexptl: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner who are working full-time or part-time. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- wexptl years of total work experience 25580 0 60 21.03 12.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CURRENT INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pile: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. pils: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piatdis: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piatsur: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piapprvo: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piappub: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us04] the amounts refer only to earnings-related public pensions. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pi total income, person 37355 -137000 6e+07 225178 1900000 pil labour income, person 37355 -137000 6e+07 220324 1900000 pile paid employment income, person 37355 0 5e+07 50848.4 686498 pils self-employment income, person 37355 -137000 6e+07 169475 1700000 pilsn non-farm self-employment income, person 37355 -137000 6e+07 169475 1700000 pit transfer income, person 37355 0 1200000 4854.39 24201.1 pits social security transfers, person 37355 0 1200000 4854.39 24201.1 pitsi work-related insurance transfers, person 37355 0 1200000 4854.39 24201.1 piatdis disability transfers, person 37355 0 110000 350.53 2761.06 piatsur survivors transfers, person 37355 0 105000 260.34 2348.46 piapprvo occupational pensions, person 37355 0 1200000 2577.86 22784.7 piappub public pensions, person 37355 0 34800 2276.53 5335.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDFALL INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NON-CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pxvc: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pxvc voluntary contributions, person 37355 0 2700000 7697.41 60150.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS - LIABILITIES TRANSACTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- currency currency units 56380 840 840 840 0 deflator deflation factor -------------------------------------------------- N value 56380 1 Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- grossnet gross/net income information 56380 120 120 120 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pasip: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. pasodc: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pasip individual voluntary pension accounts 37355 0 38250000 123944 803572 pasodc occupational pensions (DC schemes) 37355 0 12610000 26629.3 206405 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATTIDUTES TOWARD HOUSEHOLD FINANCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ basb savings behaviour -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2951 11 does not save: expenses exceed income 5167 12 does not save: expenses about the same as income 14477 20 saves 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp1 savings purpose: home purchase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21011 0 not saving for home purchase 1584 1 saving for home purchase 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp2 savings purpose: other major purchases -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21533 0 not saving for other major purchases 1062 1 saving for other major purchases 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp3 savings purpose: financial investments (including business) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21772 0 not saving for financial investments (including business) 823 1 saving for financial investments (including business) 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp4 savings purpose: old-age provisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 11574 0 not saving for old-age provisions 11021 1 saving for old-age provisions 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp5 savings purpose: paying debts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 22387 0 not saving for paying debts 208 1 saving for paying debts 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp6 savings purpose: unexpected events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13855 0 not saving for unexpected events 8740 1 saving for unexpected events 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp7 savings purpose: recreation and travel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 20905 0 not saving for recreation and travel 1690 1 saving for recreation and travel 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp8 savings purpose: education -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17599 0 not saving for education 4996 1 saving for education 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp9 savings purpose: other -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 22292 0 not saving for other purposes 303 1 saving for other purposes 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. bafr_c Amount of financial risk willing to take whensavingormakinginvestments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 1156 1 take substantial financial risks expecting to earn substantial returns 4575 2 take above average financial risks expecting to earn above average returns 9378 3 take average financial risks expecting to earn average returns 7486 4 not willing to take any financial risks 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward financial risk. bafp_c Most important time-frame for financial planning -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3620 1 next few months 2670 2 next year 5714 3 next few years 6513 4 next 5-10 years 4078 5 longer than 10 years 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward financial planning. bafi1_c Professional source of information used forinvestingand/orborrowingdecisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 7867 0 doesn't use professional sources of information for borrowing and investing decisions 8167 1 for borrowing and investing decisions 4227 2 only for investing decisions 2334 3 only for borrowing decisions 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about the sources of information that are used by family for investing/borrowing decisions. bafi2_c Mass media source of information used for investingand/orborrowingdecisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 15661 0 doesn't use mass media sources of information for borrowing and investing decisions 2373 1 for borrowing and investing decisions 1997 2 only for investing decisions 2564 3 only for borrowing decisions 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about the sources of information that are used by family for investing/borrowing decisions. bafi3_c Internet source of information used for investingand/orborrowingdecisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 14765 0 doesn't use internet sources of information for borrowing and investing decisions 3508 1 for borrowing and investing decisions 1233 2 only for investing decisions 3089 3 only for borrowing decisions 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about the sources of information that are used by family for investing/borrowing decisions. bafi4_c Advertisement source of information used forinvestingand/orborrowingdecision -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 14626 0 doesn't use advertisement sources of information for borrowing and investing decisions 2436 1 for borrowing and investing decisions 1426 2 only for investing decisions 4107 3 only for borrowing decisions 33785 . NOTES: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about the sources of information that are used by family for investing/borrowing decisions. . label values hid . label values pid . label values pwgt . label values ppopwgt . label values pwgta . label values inum . label values ageyoch . label values age . label values yrsresid . label values hours . label values weeks . label values njobs . label values hours1 . label values tenyr1 . label values gross1 . label values net1 . label values wexptl . label values empsta . label values pi . label values pil . label values pile . label values pils . label values pilsf . label values pilsn . label values pic . label values picvip . label values picroy . label values pit . label values pits . label values pitsi . label values pitsu . label values pitsa . label values pitp . label values pitped . label values piatold . label values piatdis . label values piatsur . label values piatfam . label values piatune . label values piathou . label values piap . label values piapprv . label values piapprvi . label values piapprvo . label values piappub . label values pwl . label values pwc . label values pwcg . label values pwcic . label values pwt . label values pwtin . label values pwtlo . label values pwtrc . label values pxit . label values pxiti . label values pxits . label values pxvc . label values pts . label values ptsr . label values ptsf . label values ptso . label values ptil . label values ptilm . label values ptilo . label values ptilr . label values ptp . label values ptpr . label values ptpf . label values ptpo . label values ptol . label values ptolm . label values ptolo . label values currency . label values grossnet . label values pas . label values pasi . label values pasil . label values pasip . label values paso . label values pasodb . label values pasodc . label values pass . label values passdb . label values passdc . label values bafi5_c . label values ssyc . codebook hid pid pwgt ppopwgt pwgta inum ageyoch age yrsresid hours weeks njob > s hours1 tenyr1 gross1 net1 wexptl empsta pi pil pile pils pilsf pilsn pic pic > vip picroy pit pits pitsi pitsu pitsa pitp pitped piatold piatdis piatsur piat > fam piatune piathou piap piapprv piapprvi piapprvo piappub pwl pwc pwcg pwcic > pwt pwtin pwtlo pwtrc pxit pxiti pxits pxvc pts ptsr ptsf ptso ptil ptilm ptil > o ptilr ptp ptpr ptpf ptpo ptol ptolm ptolo currency grossnet pas pasi pasil p > asip paso pasodb pasodc pass passdb passdc bafi5_c ssyc , tabulate(0) all Dataset: J:/apps/harm/origin/us04wp.dta Last saved: 17 Jun 2016 18:13 Label: us04: version 7.0 17 Jun 2016 12:41 Number of variables: 152 Number of observations: 56,380 Size: 13,418,440 bytes ignoring labels, etc. NOTES: bafi5_c: 1. [us04] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about the sources of information that are used by family for investing/borrowing decisions. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD informationusedforinvestingand/or borrowing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bafi5_c Friends/relative/work source of 22595 0 3 0.83 1.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (WEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------