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The PSID Data
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N. of Variables: 20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
July 28, 2022 4:41:54 PM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variable Index
1968  
  Summary Variables (Sampling Variables, Family History Variables, and Sex)
  ER30000   RELEASE NUMBER
  ER30001   1968 INTERVIEW NUMBER
  ER30002   PERSON NUMBER 68
2019  
  PSID Main Family Data
  ER72001   RELEASE NUMBER
  ER72002   2019 FAMILY INTERVIEW (ID) NUMBER
  ER72017   AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON
  ER72030   A19 OWN/RENT OR WHAT
  ER72031   A20 HOUSE VALUE
  ER76897   L40 RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON-MENTION 1
  ER77315   LABOR INCOME OF REF PERSON-2018
  ER77343   LABOR INCOME OF SPOUSE-2018
  ER77448   TOTAL FAMILY INCOME-2018
  ER77511   IMP WEALTH W/ EQUITY (WEALTH2) 2019
  ER77514   FOOD AT HOME EXPENDITURE 2019
  ER77587   TOTAL EXPENDITURE
  ER77588   TOTAL CONSUMPTION WITH RENTAL VALUE
  ER77632   2019 CROSS-SECTIONAL FAMILY WEIGHT
  PSID Individual Data by Years
  ER34701   2019 INTERVIEW NUMBER
  ER34702   SEQUENCE NUMBER 19
  ER34703   RELATION TO REFERENCE PERSON 19



ER30000 "RELEASE NUMBER"
Release Number

For Release 2 we have updated Relation to Head/Reference Person and Marital indicators for several waves for a small fraction of individuals as part of our processing for the Family Relationship Matrix file.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1   Release number 1, March 2021
    2   Release number 2, April 2021

ER30001 "1968 INTERVIEW NUMBER"
1968 Interview Number (1968 ID Number)

This variable is the 1968 family ID number. The combination of this variable and Person Number (ER30002) provides unique identification for each individual on the data file. Individuals associated with families from the Latino and Immigrant samples, added to the PSID in 1990/1992 and 1997/1999, and 2017 respectively, were assigned 1968 IDs so that they, too, have unique identifiers compatible with the PSID structure for the core (SRC and Census) sample.
 
Non-comparability Notes
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             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1 - 2,930   Member of, or moved into, a family from the 1968 SRC cross-section sample
    3,001 - 3,511   Member of, or moved into, a family from the Immigrant sample added in 1997 and 1999. Values of 3001-3441 indicate families first interviewed in 1997; values of 3442-3511 indicate families not interviewed until 1999.
    4,001 - 4,851   Member of, or moved into, a family from the Immigrant sample added in 2017 and 2019. Values of 4001-4462 and (ER32052=2017) indicate families first interviewed in 2017; values of 4700-4851 indicate families not interviewed until 2019. Values of 4001-4462 and ER32052=2019 indicate the Multiplicity sample not interviewed until 2019
    5,001 - 6,872   Member of, or moved into, a family from the 1968 Census sample
    7,001 - 9,308   Member of, or moved into, a family from the Latino sample added in 1990 and 1992. Values of 7001-9043 indicate families first interviewed in 1990; values of 9044-9308 indicate families not interviewed until 1992.

ER30002 "PERSON NUMBER 68"
Person Number
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1 - 19   Individuals living in core sample families at the time of the 1968 interview; individuals living in Latino sample families at the time of the 1990 (or 1992) interview; individuals living in Immigrant sample families at the time of the 1997 (or 1999) or 2017 (or 2019) interview
    20   Husband of a core sample 1968 Head living in an institution at the time of the 1968 interview; spouse of a Latino sample 1990 Head living in an institution at the time of the 1990 interview; spouse of an Immigrant sample 1997/1999 or 2017/2019 Head/Reference Person living in an institution at the time of the 1997/1999 or 2017/2019 interview
    21 - 26   Children or stepchildren of a 1968 core sample Head who were under 25 and living in institutions at the time of the 1968 interview; children of a Latino sample 1990 (or 1992) Head who were under 25 and living in institutions at the time of the 1990 (or 1992) interview; children of an Immigrant sample 1997 (or 1999) or 2017 (or 2019) Head/Reference Person who were under 25 and living in institutions at the time of the 1997 (or 1999) or 2017 (or 2019) interview
    30 - 169   Individuals born into the core sample since the 1968 interview, the Latino sample since the 1990 (or 1992) interview, or the Immigrant sample since the 1997 (or 1999) or 2017 (or 2019) interview and who have at least one sample parent; these persons are sample members
    170 - 226   Individuals who moved into a core family for the first time after the 1968 interview or who have no sample parent; individuals from the Latino sample, other than the spouse of a 1990 (or 1992) Head, who moved out in the year preceding the 1990 (or 1992) interview or who moved in for the first time after the 1990 (or 1992) interview; individuals from the 97 Immigrant sample, other than the spouse of a 1997 (or 1999), who moved out in the year preceding the 1997 (or 1999) interview or who moved in for the first time after the 1997 (or 1999) interview; individuals from the 17 Immigrant sample, other than the spouse of a 2017 (or 2019) Head/Reference Person, who moved out in the year preceding the 2017 (or 2019) interview or who moved in for the first time after the 2017 (or 2019) interview.

These individuals are nonsample unless they were born after the initial wave and have at least one sample parent.
    227   Spouse of a core sample 1968 Head who moved out in the year prior to the 1968 interview; spouse of a Latino sample 1990 Head who moved out in the year preceding the 1990 (or 1992) interview; spouse of an Immigrant sample 1997 (or 1999) Head who moved out in the year preceding the 1997 (or 1999) interview. Spouse of an Immigrant sample 2017 (or 2019) Reference Person who moved out in the year preceding the 2017 (or 2019) interview. These individuals are nonsample.
    228   Spouse of a core sample 1968 Head who died in the year prior to the 1968 interview; spouse of a Latino sample 1990 (or 1992) Head who died in the year prior to the 1990 (or 1992) interview; spouse of an Immmigrant sample 1997 (or 1999) Head who died in the year prior to the 1997 (or 1999) interview; spouse of an Immmigrant sample 2017 (or 2019) Reference Person who died in the year prior to the 2017 (or 2019) interview. These individuals are nonsample.
    229 - 399   Individuals who moved into a core family for the first time after the 1968 interview or who have no sample parent; individuals from the Latino sample, other than the spouse of a 1990 (or 1992) Head, who moved out in the year preceding the 1990 (or 1992) interview or who moved in for the first time after the 1990 (or 1992) interview; individuals from the 97 Immigrant sample, other than the spouse of a 1997 (or 1999) Head, who moved out in the year preceding the 1997 (or 1999) interview or who moved in for the first time after the 1997 (or 1999) interview; individuals from the 17 Immigrant sample, other than the spouse of a 2017 (or 2019) Reference Person, who moved out in the year preceding the 2017 (or 2019) interview or who moved in for the first time after the 2017 (or 2019) interview.

These individuals are nonsample unless they were born after the initial wave and have at least one sample parent. This series is simply a continuation of the 170-226 group.

ER72001 "RELEASE NUMBER"
Release Number


 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1   Release number 1, March 2021

ER72002 "2019 FAMILY INTERVIEW (ID) NUMBER"
2019 Interview Number

The values for this variable represent the 2019 interview number. The case count for 2019 is 9,569. Values for this variable may not be contiguous.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1 - 9,614   Interview number

ER72017 "AGE OF REFERENCE PERSON"
Age of 2019 Reference Person

This variable represents the actual age of the 2019 Reference Person of the FU. The minimum value is usually 18, although in rare cases a person under 18 might become Reference Person.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    14 - 120   Actual age
    999   DK; NA

ER72030 "A19 OWN/RENT OR WHAT"
A19. Do you (or anyone else in your family living there) own the (apartment/mobile home/home), do you pay rent, or what?

If R says "coop, cooperative", PROBE: Are (you/they) a shareholder - do (you/they) have a purchase agreement - in the cooperative, or do (you/they) have a lease agreement?

If SHAREHOLDER/PURCHASE agreement or Don't Know, ENTER 1
If LEASE agreement, ENTER 5
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1   Any FU member owns or is buying (fully or jointly); mobile home owners who rent lots are included here
    5   Pays rent
    8   Neither owns nor rents

ER72031 "A20 HOUSE VALUE"
A20. Could you tell me what the present value of your (apartment/mobile home/home) is (including the value of the lot if you own the lot)--I mean about how much would it bring if you sold it today?

The values for this variable represent the value of the home in whole dollars, and include the value of the lot if mobile home and lot is owned.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1 - 9,999,996   Actual amount
    9,999,997   $9,999,997 or more
    9,999,998   DK
    9,999,999   NA; refused
    0   Inap.: FU pays rent or FU neither owns nor rents (ER72030=5 or 8)

ER76897 "L40 RACE OF REFERENCE PERSON-MENTION 1"
L40. What is (your/his/her) race? (Are you/Is [he/she]) white, black, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander?--FIRST MENTION
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1   White
    2   Black, African-American, or Negro
    3   American Indian or Alaska Native
    4   Asian
    5   Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
    7   Other
    9   DK; NA; refused

ER77315 "LABOR INCOME OF REF PERSON-2018"
Reference Person's 2018 Labor Income, Excluding Farm and Unincorporated Business Income

The income reported here was collected in 2019 about tax year 2018. It is the sum of several labor income components from the raw data, including, in addition to wages and salaries (ER77299), any separate reports of bonuses (ER77301), overtime (ER77303), tips (ER77305), commissions (ER77307), professional practice or trade (ER77309), additional job income (ER77311), and miscellaneous labor income (ER77313).

Note that farm income (ER77294) and the labor portion of business income (ER77296) are NOT included here. All missing data were assigned.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1 - 9,999,997   Actual amount
    0   Inap.: no labor income in 2018

ER77343 "LABOR INCOME OF SPOUSE-2018"
Spouse's/Partner's 2018 Labor Income, Excluding Farm and Unincorporated Business Income

The income reported here was collected in 2019 about tax year 2018. It is the sum of several labor income components from the raw data, including, in addition to wages and salaries (ER77327), any separate reports of bonuses (ER77329), overtime (ER77331), tips (ER77333), commissions (ER77335), professional practice or trade (ER77337), additional job income (ER77339), and miscellaneous labor income (ER77341).

Note that farm income (ER77294) and the labor portion of business income (ER77324) are NOT included here. All missing data were assigned.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1 - 9,999,997   Actual amount
    0   Inap.: no labor income in 2018; no Spouse/Partner in FU (ER73422=5)

ER77448 "TOTAL FAMILY INCOME-2018"
Total 2018 Family Money Income

The income reported here was collected in 2019 about tax year 2018. Please note that this variable can contain negative values. Negative values indicate a net loss, which in waves prior to 1994 were bottom-coded at $1, as were zero amounts.
These losses occur as a result of business or farm losses.

This variable is the sum of these seven variables:

ER77352 Reference Person and Spouse/Partner Taxable Income-2018
ER77413 Reference Person and Spouse/Partner Transfer Income-2018
ER77420 Taxable Income of Other FU Members-2018
ER77441 Transfer Income of OFUMS-2018
ER77442 Reference Person Social Security Income-2018
ER77444 Spouse/Partner Social Security Income-2018
ER77446 OFUM Social Security Income-2018
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    -999,997 - -1   Actual loss
    1 - 9,999,997   Actual amount
    0   Inap.: no family money income in 2018

ER77511 "IMP WEALTH W/ EQUITY (WEALTH2) 2019"
Constructed Wealth Variable, Including Equity.

Constructed wealth variable, including equity. This imputed variable is constructed as the
sum of values of eight asset types (ER77451, ER77457, ER77461, ER77465, ER77471, ER77473, ER77477, ER77481) net of debt value (ER77453, ER77467, ER77485, ER77489, ER77493, ER77497, ER77501, ER77505) plus
value of home equity (ER77507). All missing data were assigned.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    -99,999,997 - -1   Actual amount of negative net worth
    1 - 999,999,997   Actual amount of positive net worth
    0   Inap.: net value is zero; does not have any assets or home equity

ER77514 "FOOD AT HOME EXPENDITURE 2019"
F18. How much do you spend on that food in an average week?
F22. How much do you (and everyone else in your family) spend on food that you use at home in an average week?

Missing values are imputed. Imputation may result in negative values due to linear regression model. These negative values are kept in order to preserve population mean consistent with the estimation.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    .00 - 54,000.00   Total Family At Home Food Expenditure

ER77587 "TOTAL EXPENDITURE"
Total Expenditure: Generated variable combining all expenditures, excluding rent value ER77523.

Total Expenditure, includes: food at home, food delivered, food eaten out, hospital, doctor bills, prescriptions, health insurance, mortgage, rent, utilities, telephone & internet, homeowners insurance, property taxes, household repairs, household furnishings, vehicle loans, vehicle leases, vehicle down payments, auto insurance, additional vehicle expenses, vehicle repairs, gasoline, parking, bus, taxi, other transportation expenses, education, childcare, clothing, trips, other recreation, and computing expenses.

Missing values are imputed. Imputation may result in negative values due to linear regression model. These negative values are kept in order to preserve population mean consistent with estimation.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    .00 - 717,816.05   Total Expenditure

ER77588 "TOTAL CONSUMPTION WITH RENTAL VALUE"
Total Consumption with Rental Value: Generated variable combining all expenditures. Mortgage ER77521 and property tax expenses ER77527 are excluded and replaced with the rent value ER77523.

Total Consumption with Rental Value, includes the following expenses: food at home, food delivered, food eaten out, hospital, doctor bills, prescriptions, health insurance, rent value, rent, utilities, telephone & internet, homeowners insurance, household repairs, household furnishings, vehicle loans, vehicle leases, vehicle down payments, auto insurance, additional vehicle expenses, vehicle repairs, gasoline, parking, bus, taxi, other transportation expenses, education, childcare, clothing, trips, other recreation, and computing expenses.

Missing values are imputed. Imputation may result in negative values due to linear regression model. These negative values are kept in order to preserve population mean consistent with estimation.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1,200.00 - 727,011.59   Total Consumption with Rental Value

ER77632 "2019 CROSS-SECTIONAL FAMILY WEIGHT"
2019 Cross-sectional Family Weight

This cross-sectional weight is used for analysis of all 2019 families, including the Immigrant sample families that were added in 2017/2019 as well as the Core families and 1997/1999 Immigrant families.

 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    .001 - 70,000.000   Actual weight

ER34701 "2019 INTERVIEW NUMBER"
2019 Interview Number (2019 ID Number)

The values for this variable represent the 2019 interview number of the family in which this individual was included in 2019. We interviewed 9,569 families in 2019.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1 - 9,614   2019 family interview number
    0   Inap.: this individual was main family nonresponse by 2019 or mover-out nonresponse by 2017; from Latino sample (ER30001=7001-9308)

ER34702 "SEQUENCE NUMBER 19"
2019 Sequence Number

This variable provides a means of identifying an individual's status with regard to the FU at the time of the 2019 interview.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    1 - 20   Individuals in the family at the time of the 2019 interview
    51 - 59   Individuals in institutions at the time of the 2019 interview
    71 - 80   Individuals who moved out of the FU or out of institutions and established their own households between the 2017 and 2019 interviews
    81 - 89   Individuals who were living in 2017 but died by the time of the 2019 interview
    0   Inap.: from Latino sample (ER30001=7001-9308); main family nonresponse by 2019 or mover-out nonresponse by 2017 (ER34701=0)

ER34703 "RELATION TO REFERENCE PERSON 19"
2019 Relationship to Reference Person

Note that these relationships are those to the 2019 Reference Person for any individual whose 2019 sequence number (ER34702) is greater than 50; that is, individual has moved out of the FU. Thus, for example, if the 2019 Reference Person is no longer present at the time of the 2019 interview, his or her relationship to Reference Person is coded 10; the new 2019 Reference Person also is coded 10. Therefore, to select current Reference Persons, the user must select those coded 10 in this variable whose sequence numbers (ER34702) are coded 01.
 
             Value/Range   Code Value/Range Text                                                                
    10   Reference Person in 2019; 2017 Reference Person who was mover-out nonresponse by the time of the 2019 interview
    20   Legal Spouse in 2019; 2017 Spouse who was mover-out nonresponse by the time of the 2019 interview
    22   Partner--cohabitor who has lived with Reference Person for 12 months or more; 2017 Partner who was mover-out nonresponse by the time of the 2019 interview
    30   Son or daughter of Reference Person (includes adopted children but not stepchildren)
    33   Stepson or stepdaughter of Reference Person (children of legal Spouse [code 20] who are not children of Reference Person)
    35   Son or daughter of Partner but not Reference Person (includes only those children of mothers whose relationship to Reference Person is 22 but who are not children of Reference Person)
    37   Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of Reference Person (includes stepchildren-in-law)
    38   Foster son or foster daughter, not legally adopted
    40   Brother or sister of Reference Person (includes step and half sisters and brothers)
    47   Brother-in-law or sister-in-law of Reference Person (i.e., brother or sister of legal Spouse; spouse of HD's brother or sister; spouse of legal Spouse's brother or sister)
    48   Brother or sister of Reference Person's cohabitor (the cohabitor is coded 22 or 88)
    50   Father or mother of Reference Person (includes stepparents)
    57   Father-in-law or mother-in-law of Reference Person (includes parents of legal spouses [code 20] only)
    58   Father or mother of Reference Person's cohabitor (the cohabitor is coded 22 or 88)
    60   Grandson or granddaughter of Reference Person (includes grandchildren of legal Spouse [code 20] only; those of a cohabitor are coded 97)
    65   Great-grandson or great-granddaughter of Reference Person (includes great-grandchildren of legal Spouse [code 20]; those of a cohabitor are coded 97)
    66   Grandfather or grandmother of Reference Person (includes stepgrandparents)
    67   Grandfather or grandmother of legal Spouse (code 20)
    68   Great-grandfather or great-grandmother of Reference Person
    69   Great-grandfather or great-grandmother of legal Spouse (code 20)
    70   Nephew or niece of Reference Person
    71   Nephew or niece of legal Spouse (code 20)
    72   Uncle or Aunt of Reference Person
    73   Uncle or Aunt of legal Spouse (code 20)
    74   Cousin of Reference Person
    75   Cousin of legal Spouse (code 20)
    83   Children of first-year cohabitor but not of Reference Person (the parent of this child is coded 88)
    88   First-year cohabitor of Reference Person
    90   Uncooperative legal spouse of Reference Person (this individual is unable or unwilling to be designated as Reference Person or Spouse)
    92   Uncooperative partner of Reference Person (this individual is unable or unwilling to be designated as Partner)
    95   Other relative of Reference Person
    96   Other relative of legal Spouse (code 20)
    97   Other relative of cohabitor (the cohabitor is code 22 or 88)
    98   Other nonrelatives (includes friends of children of the FU, boyfriend/girlfriend of son/daughter, et al.)
    0   Inap.: from Latino sample (ER30001=7001-9308); main family nonresponse by 2019 or mover-out nonresponse by 2017 (ER34702=0)







Non-comparability Notes Appendix
 
I-k   Field width differs.