none
1-9
10-19
20+
none/too young
1 or 2
3-9
10+
NEVER
SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR
SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH
ONCE A WEEK
ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK
EVERYDAY
NO
YES
No
Yes
More
Less
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1: Yes
2: No
3: Data not available
Academic failure or lack of ability
Immature; acts too young
Frequently absent (excused absence)
Truancy (unexcused absence)
Health reasons
Moved into a more difficult school
Other reason (SPECIFY)
Kindergarten
1st grade
2nd grade
3rd grade
4th grade
5th grade
6th grade
7th grade
8th grade
9th grade
10th grade
11th grade
12th grade
1st year in college
2nd year in college
3rd year in college
4th year in college
5th year in college
6th year in college
7th year in college
8th year in college
Nursery/preschool
Ungraded
0: None
Less than once a week
1 or 2 days per week
3 or 4 days per week
5 or 6 days per week
Every day
0: Less than 1 year old
1: year old
2: years old
3: years old
4: years old
5: years old
6: years old
7: years old
8: years old
9: years old
10: years old
11: years old
12: years old
13: years old
14: years old
10 or more times
A few times
Once or twice
95: Never
LESS THAN ONCE A WEEK
1 OR 2 DAYS PER WEEK
3 0R 4 DAYS PER WEEK
5 OR 6 DAYS PER WEEK
EVERY DAY
100 TIMES OR MORE
50-99 TIMES
11-49 TIMES
6-10 TIMES
3-5 TIMES
1-2 TIMES
Never repeated any grade
Other reason (please specify)
Selected
Not Selected
1 st grade
1 st year in college
LESS OFTEN THAN ONCE A WEEK
NEVER IN THE LAST 30 DAYS
DOES NOT ATTEND SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN
1ST GRADE
2ND GRADE
3RD GRADE
4TH GRADE
5TH GRADE
6TH GRADE
7TH GRADE
8TH GRADE
9TH GRADE
10TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
12TH GRADE
1ST YEAR IN COLLEGE
2ND YEAR IN COLLEGE
3RD YEAR IN COLLEGE
4TH YEAR IN COLLEGE
NURSERY/PRESCHOOL
UNGRADED
OTHER REASON
MOVED INTO A MORE DIFFICULT SCHOOL
HEALTH REASONS
TRUANCY
FREQUENT EXCUSED ABSENCES
IMMATURE; ACTS TOO YOUNG
ACADEMIC FAILURE OR LACK OF ABILITY
0: < 1
16
NEVER REPEATED ANY GRADE
FREQUENTLY ABSENT (EXCUSED)
TRUANCY (UNEXCUSED)
DID NOT SMOKE
LESS THAN 1 PACK A DAY
1 OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 2
2 OR MORE PACKS A DAY
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
1: JANUARY
2: FEBRUARY
3: MARCH
4: APRIL
5: MAY
6: JUNE
7: JULY
8: AUGUST
9: SEPTEMBER
10: OCTOBER
11: NOVEMBER
12: DECEMBER
MALE
FEMALE
HISPANIC
BLACK
NON-BLACK, NON-HISPANIC
Did not smoke
Less than 1 pack/day
1 or more but less than 2 packs/day
2 or more packs/day
Never
Less than once/month
About once/month
3-4 days a month
1-2 days a week
3-4 days a week
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
1: January
2: February
3: March
4: April
5: May
6: June
7: July
8: August
9: September
10: October
11: November
12: December
0: Month not reported
Live Birth
Miscarriage/Stillbirth
Abortion
Miscarriage
Still Birth
Stillbirth
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA (OR EQUIVALENT)
ASSOCIATE/JUNIOR COLLEGE (AA)
BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE (BA)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS)
MASTER'S DEGREE (MA,MBA,MS,MSW)
DOCTORAL DEGREE (PHD)
PROFESSIONAL DEGREE (MD,LLD,DDS)
OTHER
NONE
1ST YR COL
2ND YR COL
3RD YR COL
4TH YR COL
5TH YR COL
6TH YR COL
7TH YR COL
8TH YR COL OR MORE
IN THE UNITED STATES
OTHER COUNTRY
NEVER KNEW FATHER
NEVER KNEW MOTHER
NONSOUTH
SOUTH
IN THE US
IN OTHER COUNTRY
95
96
97
98
99