Contextual Data

The following data items are available for the census tract in which the mothers and fathers lived at each interview:

Demographics of census tract population

• percent of tract that is different racial ethnic groups (e.g., white, black, hispanic)
• percent of tract that is foreign born
• percent of females in tract that are of childbearing age (15-49)
• percent of family HHs with kids < 18 headed by females
• mean number of persons per HH

 

Education of census tract population

• percent of 16-19 year olds in tract that are enrolled in school
• percent of 25+ population in tract with H.S. or higher education
• percent of 25+ population in tract with bachelor's degree or higher

 

Employment of census tract population

• percent of civilian labor force (16+) that are employed
• percent of civilian labor force (16+) that are unemployed

 

Housing conditions and rent

• percent of housing units vacant
• percent of housing units built before 1940
• percent of occupied housing units renter occupied
• percent of occupied housing units without phone service
• percent of occupied housing units lacking complete plumbing
• median gross rent as percent of HH income
• median monthly gross rent
• median housing value
• median year housing structure built

 

Income and public assistance

• percent of households on public assistance
• percent of families below poverty level
• percent of families with income... <$10,000; $10,000 to $14,999; $15,000 to $24,999; $25,000 to $34,000; $35,000 to $49,999; $50,000 to $74,999; $75,000 to $99,999; $100,000 to $149,999; $150,000 and higher.
• median HH income
• percent of persons with income X relative to poverty line ... less than .50; .50 to .74; .75 to .99; 1.00 to 1.24; 1.25 to 1.49; 1.50 to 1.74; 1.75 to 1.84 1.85 to 1.99; 2.00 and higher.

 

These variables are available for families in which we could determine their residence. Census tract data is available for 4,725 mothers (96%) and 4,069 fathers (83%) at baseline. At the one-year census tract data is available for 4,262 and 3,616 mothers and fathers, respectively. And at the three-year, census tract of residence is available for 4,078 mothers and 3,268 fathers.

To protect the privacy of respondents, the actual tracts of residence are not included on these files. Additionally, some random noise has been introduced into the data to ensure that respondents' census tracts cannot be identified on the basis of the characteristics provided in this file. This noise should have no impact on analyses.

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