LWS - United States 2007 : person file Codebook generated: 2016-06-24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IDENTIFIERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hid unique unit identifier 55885 1 4423 2236 1273.66 pid person identifier 55885 1 13 2.15 1.3 did unique country/year number -------------------------------------------------- N value 55885 207 dname country/year identifier -------------------------------------------------- N value 55885 "us07" cname country name -------------------------------------------------- N value 55885 "United States" iso2 2-letter country abbreviation -------------------------------------------------- N value 55885 "us" year reference year -------------------------------------------------- N value 55885 2007 wave data wave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 55885 7 Wave VII ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILE INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pwgt person weight (normalised) 55885 0 2.67 0.89 0.6 ppopwgt person weight (inflated) 55885 3.71 74773.26 25105.7 16927.3 inum implicate number 55885 1 5 3 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIVING ARRANGEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ relation relationship to household head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 22080 1000 head 13380 2100 spouse 1370 2200 cohabiting partner 17725 3000 child 155 4100 other relative 525 4120 grandchild or greatgrandchild (incl in-laws) 350 4130 parent/grandparent/ascenda nt (incl in-laws) 140 4140 siblings (incl in-laws) 5 4150 aunt/uncle 145 4200 other non-relative 10 . partner partner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 268 100 has partner 29490 110 living with partner 175 120 not living with partner 25942 200 does not have partner 10 . parents living with parents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3200 110 living with one parent 14525 120 living with two parents 38160 . children living with own children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 5861 110 living with own children aged 0-5 4052 120 living with own children 6-12 3472 130 living with own children 13-17 2850 140 living with own children 18+ 20595 200 not living with own children 19055 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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 20595 0 not living with own children 6105 1 living with 1 own child 6215 2 living with 2 own children 2565 3 living with 3 own children 980 4 living with 4 own children 230 5 living with 5 own children 70 6 living with 6 own children 40 7 living with 7 own children 20 8 living with 8 own children 10 9 living with 9 own children 19055 . NOTES: ageyoch: 1. [us07] Mixed categories: interval data for (ageyoch <=3), (ageyoch > 3 & ageyoch <=6), (ageyoch > 6 & ageyoch <=12), (ageyoch > 12 & ageyoch <=17), and (ageyoch > 17 & ageyoch <=25); values in this variable 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 65 12.88 8.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEMOGRAPHICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: age: 1. [us07] Mixed categories: interval data for (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 55875 3 95 38.68 21.91 sex gender -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17600 1 male 19230 2 female 19055 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for head and spouse. marital marital status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 263 100 married/in union 26835 110 married 2830 120 in consensual union 5802 210 never married/not in union 495 220 formerly married/in union 475 221 separated 2765 222 divorced 1500 223 widowed 14920 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMMIGRATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ethnic_c race/ethnicity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17580 1 white (include middle eastern/arab with white); caucasian 2051 2 black/african-american 1565 3 hispanic/latino 884 4 other: asian, american indian/alaska native, native hawaiian/pacific islander 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for one person in the household, either respondent or spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ disabled disabled (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 35175 0 not disabled 1655 1 disabled 19055 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us07] Mixed categories: category disabled includes those who are on sick or maternity leave. disabl_c disability status (respondent & spouse/partner) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 35175 0 not disabled 1655 1 disabled 19055 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us07] Mixed categories: category disabled includes those who are on sick or maternity leave. health_c Subjective health status (respondent & spouse/partner) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13399 1 excellent 16813 2 good 5188 3 fair 1425 4 poor 19060 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ educ highest completed education level (3-category recode) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3244 1 low 15250 2 medium 18331 3 high 19060 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. educ_c highest grade/degree of education completed and attended -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 85 0 no education 10 1 1st grade 45 2 2nd grade 45 3 3rd grade 60 4 4th grade 95 5 5th grade 246 6 6th grade 110 7 7th grade 446 8 8th grade 459 9 9th grade 660 10 10th grade 695 11 11th grade 288 12 12th grade, no high school diploma 9338 13 high school diploma or pass a high school equivalency test 1939 14 1 year of college, no degree 2744 15 2 years of college, no degree 866 16 3 years of college, no degree 363 17 4 years of college, no degree 2193 21 Associate's and other junior college degree 8865 22 Bachelor's degree 4529 23 MBA, Master of Arts/Science 2619 24 Ph.D., MD/DO, DDS/DMD, Law/JD, DVM, other doctorate 125 25 Nursing(RN, LPN), Chiropractic, Naprapathy, Homeopathy, Pharmacology, other certificate 19060 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTIVITY STATUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ emp employed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 11960 0 not employed 24865 1 employed 19060 . unemp unemployed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 36250 0 not unemployed 575 1 unemployed 19060 . retired retired (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 31485 0 not retired 5185 1 retired 19215 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Definitional deviation: The retired dummy is based on the labour force status in current period. clfs current labour force status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 24735 110 employed, at work 130 120 employed, not at work 575 210 unemployed 155 220 not in labour force 5185 221 retired, pensioner or rentier 325 222 in education 4525 223 homemaker 1195 224 disabled 19060 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMPLOYMENT INTENSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: hours: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Refers to the main job. weeks: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hours weekly hours worked, any information 24865 1 99 41.72 14.12 weeks annual weeks worked, any information 36830 0 52 33.66 24.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOB CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ status1 status in employment, job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17674 100 dependent employed 7191 200 self-employed 31020 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. inda1 industry (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 606 1 agriculture 5114 2 industry 19145 3 services 31020 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ind1_c industry, derived from census 2006 code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 606 1 agriculture, forestry and fisheries 2320 2 mining and construction 2794 3 manufacturing 3503 4 wholesale and retail trade 4100 5 finance, insurance and real estate, business and repair services 10299 6 transport, communic. and other public utilities, entertainment, personal, professional & related services 1243 7 public administration and defence 31020 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. occa1 occupation (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13554 1 managers and professionals (ISCO 1 & 2) 9820 2 other skilled workers (ISCO 3-8, 10) 1491 3 labourers/elementary (ISCO 9) 31020 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. occ1_c occupation, derived from 2006 Census code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13554 1 managerial and professional occupations 5031 2 technical, sales, and administrative support occupations 2193 3 service occupations (including armed forces) 2321 4 precision production, craft, and repair occupations 1491 5 operators, fabricators, and laborers 275 6 farming, forestry, and fishing occupations 31020 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ptime1 part-time employment (dummy), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21196 0 full-time 3669 1 part-time 31020 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. NOTES: hours1: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. tenyr1: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. gross1: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hours1 weekly hours worked, job 1 24865 1 99 41.72 14.12 tenyr1 job tenure in years, job 1 24865 1 50 11.95 11.45 gross1 gross hourly wage, job 1 21097 0 7396.4 63.48 268.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORK EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: wexptl: 1. [us07] 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 24805 0 68 22.2 13.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CURRENT INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pile: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. pils: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piatdis: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piatsur: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piapprvo: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piappub: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us07] the amounts refer only to earnings-related public pensions. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pi total income, person 36830 -1e+06 1.22e+08 258848 2300000 pil labour income, person 36830 -1e+06 1.22e+08 253110 2300000 pile paid employment income, person 36830 0 2e+07 53638.3 406457 pils self-employment income, person 36830 -1e+06 1.22e+08 199472 2300000 pilsn non-farm self-employment income, person 36830 -1e+06 1.22e+08 199472 2300000 pit transfer income, person 36830 0 1344000 5737.82 31693.8 pits social security transfers, person 36830 0 1344000 5737.82 31693.8 pitsi work-related insurance transfers, person 36830 0 1344000 5737.82 31693.8 piatdis disability transfers, person 36830 0 55200 369.18 2505.11 piatsur survivors transfers, person 36830 0 525000 441.73 5792.16 piapprvo occupational pensions, person 36830 0 1344000 2987.72 30284.5 piappub public pensions, person 36830 0 50000 2750.09 6186.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDFALL INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NON-CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pxvc: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pxvc voluntary contributions, person 36830 0 3216000 7587.75 65365.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS - LIABILITIES TRANSACTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- currency currency units 55885 840 840 840 0 deflator deflation factor -------------------------------------------------- N value 55885 1 Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- grossnet gross/net income information 55885 120 120 120 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pasip: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. pasodc: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pasip individual voluntary pension accounts 36830 0 5e+07 153272 945317 pasodc occupational pensions (DC schemes) 36830 0 53550000 40099.5 667090 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATTIDUTES TOWARD HOUSEHOLD FINANCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ basb savings behaviour -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2789 11 does not save: expenses exceed income 4898 12 does not save: expenses about the same as income 14393 20 saves 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp1 savings purpose: home purchase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 20725 0 not saving for home purchase 1355 1 saving for home purchase 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp2 savings purpose: other major purchases -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 20632 0 not saving for other major purchases 1448 1 saving for other major purchases 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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 21275 0 not saving for financial investments (including business) 805 1 saving for financial investments (including business) 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp4 savings purpose: old-age provisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 11096 0 not saving for old-age provisions 10984 1 saving for old-age provisions 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp5 savings purpose: paying debts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21722 0 not saving for paying debts 358 1 saving for paying debts 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp6 savings purpose: unexpected events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12353 0 not saving for unexpected events 9727 1 saving for unexpected events 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp7 savings purpose: recreation and travel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 20348 0 not saving for recreation and travel 1732 1 saving for recreation and travel 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp8 savings purpose: education -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17791 0 not saving for education 4289 1 saving for education 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp9 savings purpose: other -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21594 0 not saving for other purposes 486 1 saving for other purposes 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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 1142 1 take substantial financial risks expecting to earn substantial returns 4727 2 take above average financial risks expecting to earn above average returns 9323 3 take average financial risks expecting to earn average returns 6888 4 not willing to take any financial risks 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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 3687 1 next few months 2214 2 next year 5613 3 next few years 6215 4 next 5-10 years 4351 5 longer than 10 years 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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 6245 0 doesn't use professional sources of information for borrowing and investing decisions 9953 1 for borrowing and investing decisions 3839 2 only for investing decisions 2043 3 only for borrowing decisions 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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 15292 0 doesn't use mass media sources of information for borrowing and investing decisions 2479 1 for borrowing and investing decisions 2122 2 only for investing decisions 2187 3 only for borrowing decisions 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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 12414 0 doesn't use internet sources of information for borrowing and investing decisions 5098 1 for borrowing and investing decisions 1468 2 only for investing decisions 3100 3 only for borrowing decisions 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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 13562 0 doesn't use advertisement sources of information for borrowing and investing decisions 2838 1 for borrowing and investing decisions 1679 2 only for investing decisions 4001 3 only for borrowing decisions 33805 . NOTES: 1. [us07] 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/us07wp.dta Last saved: 17 Jun 2016 18:13 Label: us07: version 7.0 17 Jun 2016 13:23 Number of variables: 152 Number of observations: 55,885 Size: 13,300,630 bytes ignoring labels, etc. NOTES: bafi5_c: 1. [us07] 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 22080 0 3 0.9 1.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (WEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------