Attachment 4 - Analysis of Content

NLSY79 Round 30 – Attachment 4

Attachment 4—Analysis of Content of Interview Schedules

The purpose of this attachment is to indicate the relevance of the interview schedule to one or more of the specific research objectives of the study. We do this by means of a matrix in which the interview schedule sections are listed in the stub and the research objectives that have been described in Attachment 3 are set forth in the box heads. A blank cell in a particular column means that the subject matter of that section may not be immediately relevant to that particular research question. An “X” indicates that items in the section can be used as either an independent or dependent variable in the analysis.

MATRIX: Rationale for Questionnaire Subject Matter

Questionnaire Sections	1. Examination of Department of Labor Employment and Training Programs			2. Orientation toward Labor Market
	(a) Examination of employment and training program impact	(b) Estimate of employment and training program participation	(c) Reactions of participants in employment and training programs
1. Household Interview
2. Family Background
3. Migration
4. Marital History	X
5. Schooling	X	X	X	X
6. Military				X
7. On Jobs, Employer Supplement	X	X		X
8. Gaps in Employment	X	X		X
9. Training	X	X	X
10. Spouse/Partner Employment
11. Fertility/Children	X	X		X
12. Health
A. Health of R/Family	X		X	X
B. Tobacco and Alcohol Use			X	X
13. Income	X	X	X	X
14. Recipiency and Debt				X
15. Retirement Financing
16. Retirement Expectations				X
Mother/Child Supp. (Child Assessments)				X

MATRIX: Rationale for Questionnaire Subject Matter

Questionnaire Sections	3. Factors in Educational Progress			4. Transition from School to Work
	(a) Retention rates	(b) Post-school job entry	(c) Effects of in-school experiences	(a) Curriculum choice and its effects	(b) Extent of employment in high school	(c) Effects of employment in high school
1. Household Interview
2. Family Background
3. Migration
4. Marital History	X	X	X	X	X	X
5. Schooling	X	X	X	X	X	X
6. Military		X	X	X
7. On Jobs, Employer Supplement				X	X	X
8. Gaps in Employment		X	X	X	X	X
9. Training		X	X	X	X	X
10. Spouse/Partner Employment
11. Fertility/Children	X	X	X		X	X
12. Health
A. Health of R/Family	X	X	X	X	X	X
B. Tobacco and Alcohol Use	X	X	X	X	X	X
13. Income	X	X	X	X	X	X
14. Recipiency and Debt
15. Retirement Financing
16. Retirement Expectations
Mother/Child Supp. (Child Assess.)			X		X	X

MATRIX: Rationale for Questionnaire Subject Matter

Questionnaire Sections	5. Work Environment			6. Racial, Sex, and Cultural Differences in Employment and Earnings
	(a) Job hopping among youths and young adults	(b) Occupational mobility and job characteristics	(c) Job satisfaction among youths and young adults
1. Household Interview
2. Family Background
3. Migration	X	X	X	X
4. Marital History	X	X	X	X
5. Schooling	X	X	X	X
6. Military		X
7. On Jobs, Employer Supplement	X	X	X	X
8. Gaps in Employment	X	X		X
9. Training	X	X	X	X
10. Spouse/Partner Employment
11. Fertility/Children	X	X	X	X
12. Health
A. Health of R/Family	X	X	X	X
B. Tobacco and Alcohol Use	X	X	X	X
13. Income	X	X	X	X
14. Recipiency and Debt	X	X	X	X
15. Retirement Financing	X	X
16. Retirement Expectations	X	X	X	X
Mother/Child Supp. (Child Assessments)		X	X	X

MATRIX: Rationale for Questionnaire Subject Matter

Questionnaire Sections	7. Relationships between Economic and Social Factors				8. Geographic Mobility
	and Family Transitions and Well-being
	(a) Causes of “undesirable” behavior	(b) Consequences of “undesirable” behavior	(c) Effects of public programs	(d) Health determinants and consequences	(a) Causes	(b) Consequences
1. Household Interview	X	X	X	X
2. Family Background
3. Migration					X	X
4. Marital History	X	X	X	X	X	X
5. Schooling	X	X	X	X	X	X
6. Military					X	X
7. On Jobs, Employer Supplement			X
8. Gaps in Employment		X		X	X	X
9. Training			X	X	X
10. Spouse/Partner Employment
11. Fertility/Children	X	X		X	X	X
12. Health
A. Health of R/Family		X	X	X	X
B. Tobacco and Alcohol Use	X	X		X		X
13. Income	X	X	X	X	X	X
14. Recipiency and Debt	X	X	X	X	X	X
15. Retirement Financing						X
16. Retirement Expectations					X	X
Mother/Child Supp. (Child Assess.)	X	X	X	X		X

MATRIX: Rationale for Questionnaire Subject Matter

Questionnaire Sections	9. Gross Changes in Labor Market Status	10. Transition to Retirement	11. Social Indicators	12. Delinquent Behavior, Arrest Records,
				and School Discipline
				(a) Effects of problem behavior on employment and family	(b) Effects of problem behavior on education and training
1. Household Interview			X	X
2. Family Background
3. Migration	X
4. Marital History	X	X	X	X	X
5. Schooling	X	X	X	X	X
6. Military		X		X	X
7. On Jobs, Employer Supplement		X		X
8. Gaps in Employment	X	X	X	X	X
9. Training	X		X	X	X
10. Spouse/Partner Employment	X	X		X
11. Fertility/Children	X	X	X	X	X
12. Health
A. Health of R/Family	X	X	X	X	X
B. Tobacco and Alcohol Use	X	X	X	X	X
13. Income	X	X	X	X	X
14. Recipiency and Debt	X	X	X	X	X
15. Retirement Financing	X	X
16. Retirement Expectations	X	X
Mother/Child Supp. (Child Assessments)			X	X	X

MATRIX: Rationale for Questionnaire Subject Matter

Questionnaire Sections	13. Drug and Alcohol Use			14. Maternal and Child Inputs and Outcomes
	(a) Pattern of drug use	(b) Effect of labor market conditions	(c) Occupational patterns of drug users	(a) Employment related	(b) Non-employment related
1. Household Interview				X	X
2. Family Background
3. Migration
4. Marital History	X	X	X	X	X
5. Schooling	X	X	X	X	X
6. Military	X	X	X	X	X
7. On Jobs, Employer Supplement	X	X	X	X	X
8. Gaps in Employment	X	X	X	X	X
9. Training	X	X	X	X
10. Spouse/Partner Employment	X	X	X	X	X
11. Fertility/Children	X	X		X	X
12. Health
A. Health of R/Family	X	X	X	X	X
B. Tobacco and Alcohol Use	X	X	X	X	X
13. Income	X	X	X	X	X
14. Recipiency and Debt	X	X	X	X	X
15. Retirement Financing
16. Retirement Expectations
Mother/Child Supp. (Child Assess.)	X	X	X	X	X

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