Wave IV Codebooks
The table below lists available codebooks and other files containing information about the Wave IV instrument, as well as short descriptions of file contents, compressed file size and approximate number of printed pages. The files are in pdf format, compressed into ZIP files for faster downloading. After you have downloaded the files, use a decompression software to unzip them and Adobe Reader to view and print them.
| File Name |
Description |
File Size (bytes) |
No. of Pages |
| The Wave IV In-Home Codebook provides the questions, variable names, and frequencies on a particular
topic in the In-Home Interview. The documentation section contains
information regarding the dataset, response patterns, weighting and
field work. The weights section provides a codebook and instructions for using the
weights. |
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| Wave IV data doc.zip |
Wave IV Documentation: Information about data, response patterns, weighting and field work |
355KB | 44 |
| weights4.zip |
Wave IV Weights: Codebook and instructions for using the Wave IV weights |
96KB |
7 |
| dsp4.zip |
Wave IV Disposition File: Final disposition of fielded cases |
74KB |
3 |
| w4vars.zip | Wave IV Constructed Variables: Variables derived from Wave IV In-Home survey data |
328KB |
25 |
| secta.zip |
Wave IV Interview Variables: Preloaded and system variables |
78KB |
5 |
| sect01.zip | Section 1: Overview and Demographics |
37KB | 5 |
| sect02.zip | Section 2: Parental Support and Relationships |
166KB |
22 |
| sect03.zip | Section 3: Relationships with Siblings |
42KB | 6 |
| sect04.zip | Section 4: General Health and Diet |
85KB |
12 |
| sect05.zip | Section 5: Access to Health Services, Health Insurance |
36KB | 5 |
| sect06.zip | Section 6: Illness, Medications, and Physical Disabilities |
169KB | 23 |
| sect07.zip | Section 7: Sleep Patterns |
56KB |
8 |
| sect08.zip | Section 8: Household Roster and Residence History |
467KB | 65 |
| sect09.zip | Section 9: Education |
88KB | 12 |
| sect10.zip |
Section 10: Military |
94KB |
13 |
| sect11.zip |
Section 11: Labor Market |
148KB |
20 |
| sect12.zip |
Section 12: Economics |
69KB |
9 |
| sect13.zip |
Section 13: Religion and Spirituality |
84KB |
6 |
| sect14.zip |
Section 14: Social Psychology and Mental Health |
271KB |
19 |
| sect15.zip |
Section 15: Suicide, Sexual Experiences, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
429KB |
31 |
| sect16a.zip |
Section 16a: Relationships |
114KB |
8 |
| sect16b.zip |
Section 16b: Relationships |
86KB |
7 |
| sect16c.zip |
Section 16c: Relationships |
70KB |
6 |
| sect17.zip | Section 17: Relationships in Detail | 237KB |
17 |
| sect18.zip |
Section 18: Pregnancy Table |
159KB |
10 |
| sect19.zip |
Section 19: Live Births |
161KB |
10 |
| sect20a.zip |
Section 20a: Children and Parenting |
239KB |
17 |
| sect20b.zip |
Section 20b: Children and Parenting |
34KB |
3 |
| sect21.zip |
Section 21: Criminal Offending and Victimization |
84KB |
7 |
| sect22.zip |
Section 22: Involvement with Criminal Justice System |
384KB |
30 |
| sect23.zip |
Section 23: Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs |
743KB |
59 |
| sect24.zip |
Section 24: Mistreatment by Adults |
44KB |
4 |
| sect25.zip |
Section 25: Daily Activities |
226KB |
16 |
| sect26.zip |
Section 26: Personality |
223KB |
17 |
| sect27.zip |
Section 27: Biospecimen Participation |
122KB |
10 |
| sect28.zip |
Section 28: Field Interviewer's Report |
105KB |
7 |
| sect29.zip |
Section 29: Field Interviewer's Environmental Assessment |
91KB |
5 |
