LWS - United States 1995 : person file Codebook generated: 2016-06-24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IDENTIFIERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hid unique unit identifier 53075 1 4302 2150.3 1247.66 pid person identifier 53075 1 9 2.1 1.24 did unique country/year number -------------------------------------------------- N value 53075 227 dname country/year identifier -------------------------------------------------- N value 53075 "us95" cname country name -------------------------------------------------- N value 53075 "United States" iso2 2-letter country abbreviation -------------------------------------------------- N value 53075 "us" year reference year -------------------------------------------------- N value 53075 1995 wave data wave -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 53075 4 Wave IV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILE INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pwgt person weight (normalised) 53075 0 3.1 0.94 0.66 ppopwgt person weight (inflated) 53075 5.64 73250.2 22272.4 15570.2 inum implicate number 53075 1 5 3 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIVING ARRANGEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ relation relationship to household head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21495 1000 head 13265 2100 spouse 1125 2200 cohabiting partner 15910 3000 child 155 3200 step-child 35 3300 foster child 120 4100 other relative 330 4120 grandchild or greatgrandchild (incl in-laws) 260 4130 parent/grandparent/ascenda nt (incl in-laws) 75 4140 siblings (incl in-laws) 5 4150 aunt/uncle 90 4160 nephew/niece 190 4200 other non-relative 20 4210 housemate/roommate partner partner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 225 100 has partner 28780 110 living with partner 80 120 not living with partner 23990 200 does not have partner parents living with parents -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2875 110 living with one parent 13225 120 living with two parents 36975 . children living with own children -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 6520 110 living with own children aged 0-5 3646 120 living with own children 6-12 2799 130 living with own children 13-17 2045 140 living with own children 18+ 20875 200 not living with own children 17190 . NOTES: 1. [us95] 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 20875 0 not living with own children 5810 1 living with 1 own child 5570 2 living with 2 own children 2515 3 living with 3 own children 870 4 living with 4 own children 140 5 living with 5 own children 85 6 living with 6 own children 20 7 living with 7 own children 17190 . NOTES: ageyoch: 1. [us95] 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 15010 1 60 9.56 7.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEMOGRAPHICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- age age in years 53075 1 96 36.9 22.43 sex gender -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 25680 1 male 27395 2 female marital marital status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 26815 110 married 2270 120 in consensual union 4930 210 never married/not in union 670 221 separated 2360 222 divorced 1940 223 widowed 14090 . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IMMIGRATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ethnic_c race/ethnicity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17809 1 white 1899 2 black/african-american 886 3 hispanic/latino 901 4 Native American/Eskimo/Aleut;Asian/Paci fic Islander; other 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for one person in the household, either respondent or spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ disabled disabled (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 34715 0 not disabled 1170 1 disabled 17190 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us95] Mixed categories: category disabled includes those who are on sick or maternity leave. disabl_c disability status (respondent & spouse/partner) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 34715 0 not disabled 1170 1 disabled 17190 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us95] Mixed categories: category disabled includes those who are on sick or maternity leave. health_c Subjective health status (respondent & spouse/partner) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13603 1 excellent 15765 2 good 5085 3 fair 1412 4 poor 17210 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ educ highest completed education level (3-category recode) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 3971 1 low 16566 2 medium 15328 3 high 17210 . NOTES: 1. [us95] 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 50 1 1st grade 10 2 2nd grade 70 3 3rd grade 75 4 4th grade 105 5 5th grade 255 6 6th grade 229 7 7th grade 675 8 8th grade 597 9 9th grade 789 10 10th grade 872 11 11th grade 239 12 12th grade, no high school diploma 10258 13 high school diploma or pass a high school equivalency test 2190 14 1 year of college, no degree 2581 15 2 years of college, no degree 1149 16 3 years of college, no degree 388 17 4 years of college, no degree 1879 21 Associate's and other junior college degree 7651 22 Bachelor's degree 3248 23 MBA, Master of Arts/Science 2241 24 Ph.D., MD/DO, DDS/DMD, Law/JD, DVM, other doctorate 309 25 Nursing(RN, LPN), Chiropractic, Naprapathy, Homeopathy, Pharmacology, other certificate 17210 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTIVITY STATUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ emp employed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 11765 0 not employed 24100 1 employed 17210 . unemp unemployed (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 35090 0 not unemployed 775 1 unemployed 17210 . retired retired (dummy) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 30450 0 not retired 4540 1 retired 18085 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Definitional deviation: The retired dummy is based on the labour force status in current period. clfs current labour force status -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 23875 110 employed, at work 225 120 employed, not at work 775 210 unemployed 875 220 not in labour force 4540 221 retired, pensioner or rentier 220 222 in education 4455 223 homemaker 900 224 disabled 17210 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMPLOYMENT INTENSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: hours: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Refers to the main job. weeks: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hours weekly hours worked, any information 24100 1 99 42.03 15.32 weeks annual weeks worked, any information 35885 0 52 33.23 23.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOB CHARACTERISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ status1 status in employment, job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 16906 100 dependent employed 7194 200 self-employed 28975 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. inda1 industry (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 715 1 agriculture 5451 2 industry 17934 3 services 28975 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ind1_c industry, derived from census 1995 code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 715 1 agriculture, forestry and fisheries 1573 2 mining and construction 3878 3 manufacturing 3860 4 wholesale and retail trade 3983 5 finance, insurance and real estate, business and repair services 8869 6 transport, communic. and other public utilities, entertainment, personal, professional & related services 1222 7 public administration and defence 28975 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. occa1 occupation (3-category recode), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 10191 1 managers and professionals (ISCO 1 & 2) 11374 2 other skilled workers (ISCO 3-8, 10) 2535 3 labourers/elementary (ISCO 9) 28975 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. occ1_c occupation, derived from 1995 Census code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 10191 1 managerial and professional occupations 6569 2 technical, sales, and administrative support occupations 2257 3 service occupations (including armed forces) 1932 4 precision production, craft, and repair occupations 2535 5 operators, fabricators, and laborers 616 6 farming, forestry, and fishing occupations 28975 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. ptime1 part-time employment (dummy), job 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 20044 0 full-time 4056 1 part-time 28975 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. NOTES: hours1: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. tenyr1: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. gross1: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hours1 weekly hours worked, job 1 24100 1 99 42.03 15.32 tenyr1 job tenure in years, job 1 24100 1 60 10.78 10.54 gross1 gross hourly wage, job 1 20100 0.4 202083.3 86.15 2374.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORK EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: wexptl: 1. [us95] 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 23900 0 60 18.81 12.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CURRENT INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pile: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. pils: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piatdis: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piatsur: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piapprvo: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. piappub: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. 2. [us95] the amounts refer only to earnings-related public pensions. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pi total income, person 35885 -9e+05 72310000 81168.8 895263 pil labour income, person 35885 -9e+05 72310000 77986.6 895305 pile paid employment income, person 35885 0 72310000 35246.3 765175 pils self-employment income, person 35885 -9e+05 22840000 42740.3 468071 pilsn non-farm self-employment income, person 35885 -9e+05 22840000 42740.3 468071 pit transfer income, person 35885 0 360000 3182.19 10356.7 pits social security transfers, person 35885 0 360000 3182.19 10356.7 pitsi work-related insurance transfers, person 35885 0 360000 3182.19 10356.7 piatdis disability transfers, person 35885 0 97000 250.36 2162.73 piatsur survivors transfers, person 35885 0 53800 241.1 1851.75 piapprvo occupational pensions, person 35885 0 360000 1587.78 8938.32 piappub public pensions, person 35885 0 25200 1594.41 3967.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDFALL INCOME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NON-CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pxvc: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pxvc voluntary contributions, person 35885 0 3430000 3380.95 49845.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS - LIABILITIES TRANSACTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- currency currency units 53075 840 840 840 0 deflator deflation factor -------------------------------------------------- N value 53075 1 Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- grossnet gross/net income information 53075 120 120 120 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSETS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: pasip: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. pasodc: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: available only for respondent and spouse/partner. Variable Description N Min. Max. Mean SD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pasip individual voluntary pension accounts 35885 0 52500000 65553.9 824249 pasodc occupational pensions (DC schemes) 35885 0 17504500 15613.1 242242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATTIDUTES TOWARD HOUSEHOLD FINANCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ basb savings behaviour -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 2772 11 does not save: expenses exceed income 4809 12 does not save: expenses about the same as income 13914 20 saves 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp1 savings purpose: home purchase -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 20208 0 not saving for home purchase 1287 1 saving for home purchase 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp2 savings purpose: other major purchases -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 19457 0 not saving for other major purchases 2038 1 saving for other major purchases 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] 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 19318 0 not saving for financial investments (including business) 2177 1 saving for financial investments (including business) 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp4 savings purpose: old-age provisions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 13279 0 not saving for old-age provisions 8216 1 saving for old-age provisions 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp5 savings purpose: paying debts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21030 0 not saving for paying debts 465 1 saving for paying debts 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp6 savings purpose: unexpected events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 12579 0 not saving for unexpected events 8916 1 saving for unexpected events 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp7 savings purpose: recreation and travel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 19632 0 not saving for recreation and travel 1863 1 saving for recreation and travel 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp8 savings purpose: education -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 17359 0 not saving for education 4136 1 saving for education 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward savings. basp9 savings purpose: other -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N code label 21064 0 not saving for other purposes 431 1 saving for other purposes 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] 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 1106 1 take substantial financial risks expecting to earn substantial returns 4007 2 take above average financial risks expecting to earn above average returns 9003 3 take average financial risks expecting to earn average returns 7379 4 not willing to take any financial risks 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] 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 3513 1 next few months 3249 2 next year 3343 3 next few years 7738 4 next 5-10 years 3652 5 longer than 10 years 31580 . NOTES: 1. [us95] Scope limitation: asked only to respondent. The respondent was asked about family attitude toward financial planning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (WEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------