Codebook for Survey Data ECON 3210: Use of Economic Data Laura
Salisbury Variable Name Variable Description Codes age Age, in
years male Gender =1 if male; 0 otherwise full_time_student Student
status =1 if full time student; 0 otherwise part_time_student Student
status =1 if part time student; 0 otherwise years_educ Years of
education attained years_educ_clean Years of education, with 12 added
to values less than 4 never_married Marital status =1 if never
married; 0 otherwise married Marital status =1 if currently married; 0
otherwise nchild Number of children hrswork Number of hours spent
working for pay in the last week hrshomeproduc Number of hours spent
doing unpaid work in the home in the last week hrstv Number of hours
per day spent watching television hrsinternet Number of hours per day
spent using the internet hrsstudy Number of hours per day spend
studying gpa Grade point average (out of 9) live_alone Living
arrangement =1 if live alone; 0 otherwise live_roommates Living
arrangement =1 if live with roommates; 0 otherwise live_parents Living
arrangement =1 if live with parents; 0 otherwise hh_head Living
arrangement =1 if live with spouse and/or children live_house
Housing situation =1 if live in house; 0 otherwise live_own Housing
situation =1 if own house/condo; 0 otherwise moved Moved residences in
the last year =1 if moved in last year; 0 otherwise commute_time
Minutes/day commuting to school/work commute_walk Mode of commuting
transportation =1 if commute by walking; 0 otherwise commute_transit
Mode of commuting transportation =1 if commute by public transit; 0
otherwise commute_driveself Mode of commuting transportation =1 if
commute by driving self; 0 otherwise commute_driveother Mode of
commuting transportation =1 if commute by being driven by friend or
family member pet Pet ownership =1 if own a pet; 0 otherwise
