** ** NEPS STARTING COHORT 2 - RELEASE NOTES ** release notes for release NEPS SC2 2.0.0 ** (doi:10.5157/NEPS:SC2:2.0.0) ** *Known Issues* - currently, the id variable ID_t is missing in methods data for the parent's interview, rendering data set "ParentMethods" unusable; it will be added in an upcoming hotfix release as soon as possible - labels in version 2.0.0 are not yet completely translated to english; full translations will follow in an upcoming data release - a simplified, flat "Basics" data set file information is not yet integrated in the data; this will follow in an upcoming data release - an updated data manual is not yet published; please use the appropriate data manual from version 1.0.0 instead pTarget: - ids of educators associated to the child (variables ID_e1 to ID_e4) are duplicated for wave 1 data; this will be corrected in an upcoming relase; in the meantime, the following Stata script can be used to erase duplicates: * --- begin Stata --- * local idvars ID_e4 ID_e3 ID_e2 ID_e1 local number 1 foreach idvar of local idvars { local nextidvar : word `++number' of `idvars' if missing(`"`nextidvar'"') continue noisily : display as result in smcl `"{it:`nextidvar'}<--{it:`idvar'}"' assert wave==1 if `nextidvar'==`idvar' & !missing(`idvar') replace `idvar'=. if `nextidvar'==`idvar' & !missing(`idvar') } exit 0 // EOF * ---- end Stata ---- * *Changes compared to version 1.0.0* General: - metadata for all datasets has been revised and updated where appropriate - variables now ship with a characteristic 'NEPS_instname' attached in Stata datasets, reporting the variable name used in the survey - wave 2 data has been fully integrated into the data - a new dataset "Weights" has been added, reflecting panel weights for the cohort; documentation is available online - a new dataset "spSchool" has been added, reflecting the target person's school history reported in the parent's interview - a new dataset "spSibling" has been added, reflecting the target person's siblings reported in the parent's interview - a new dataset "pTargetMicrom" has been added for onsite access, reflecting spatial data from "microm Micromarketing-Systeme und Consult GmbH" - a new dataset "pInstitutionMicrom" has been added for onsite access, reflecting spatial data from "microm Micromarketing-Systeme und Consult GmbH" - several bugfixes and enhancements have been integrated into this new release, influencing various variables; only the most important ones are listed in this change log pParent: - as wave 2 data makes this a panel dataset, the filename has changed from "xParent" to "pParent" - the interview process in parent's interviews does not guarantee unique ids for parents; thus, the identifier in this dataset is no longer "ID_p", but the target person's "ID_t" - three variables with information about the target person's migrational status have been calculated [p400500_g1, p400500_g2, p400500_g3]; a working paper on the generation process and theoretical background is forthcoming - values 5, 6 and 7 have been recoded to 7, 8 and 9 in 'Highest education qualification (ISCED)' [p731802_g1] - values 5, 6 and 7 have been recoded to 7, 8 and 9 in 'Partner: Highest education qualification (ISCED)' [p731852_g1] - value 96 has been recoded to -20 in 'Partner: (Highest) vocational education certificate' [p731863] in accordance with official NEPS missing codes - 'Occupation (DKZ 2010)' [p731904_g10] was erroneously in the dataset and has been removed - 'Partner: Occupation (DKZ 2010)' [p731954_g10] was erroneously in the dataset and has been removed - 'Occupation (DKZ 1988)' [p731904_g11] was erroneously in the dataset and has been removed - 'Partner: Occupation (DKZ 1988)' [p731954_g11] was erroneously in the dataset and has been removed - EGP generation syntax was adjusted due to errors in the derivation syntax (particularly classes IVc and V) [p731904_g8, p731954_g8] - German EGP value labels have been corrected [p731904_g8, p731954_g8] - CASMIN [p731802_g2 & p731852_g2]: Class assignment slightly modified - ISCED [p731802_g1 & p731852_g1]: Civil servants of the medium grade are now identifiable - 'SDQ-Scale: Prosocial behaviour' [p67801a_g1] has been corrected to only contain a sum score if all included items are non-missing CohortProfile: - older weighting variables ('Standardized design weight' [weight_design_std] and 'Design weight' [weight_design]) are now deprecated and have been removed - the interview process in parent's interviews does not guarantee unique ids for parents; as "ID_p" therefore has been replaced by "ID_t" and is no longer needed to link datasets, it has been removed from CohortProfile - variable 'Test: survey day 1 (month)' [test1m] has been renamed to [testm_w1] - variable 'Test: survey day 1 (year)' [test1y] has been renamed to [testy_w1] - variable 'Test: survey day 2 (month)' [test2m] has been renamed to [testm_w2] - variable 'Test: survey day 2 (year)' [test2y] has been renamed to [testy_w2] pEducator: - as wave 2 data makes this a panel dataset, the filename has changed from "xEducator" to "pEducator" - 'Further education, successful professional qualification (DKZ 2010)' [e212821_g10] was erroneously in the dataset and has been removed - 'Further education, successful professional qualification (DKZ 1988)' [e212821_g11] was erroneously in the dataset and has been removed pInstitution: - as wave 2 data makes this a panel dataset, the filename has changed from "xInstitution" to "pInstitution" - 'Further education, successful professional qualification (DKZ 2010)' [h212821_g10] was erroneously in the dataset and has been removed - 'Further education, successful professional qualification (DKZ 1988)' [h212821_g11] was erroneously in the dataset and has been removed pTarget: - as wave 2 data makes this a panel dataset, the filename has changed from "xTarget" to "pTarget" - 'SDQ-Scale: prosocial behaviour' [e67801a_g1] has been corrected to only contain a sum score if all included items are non-missing - the scale of variable 'Helps other voluntarily' [e67801i] has been erroneously reversed in generation of 'SDQ-Scale: prosocial behaviour' [e67801a_g1]; this has been fixed spChildCare: - the interview process in parent's interviews does not guarantee unique ids for parents; thus, the identifier in this dataset is no longer "ID_p", but the target person's "ID_t"