=================================================== ** ** NEPS STARTING COHORT 5 - RELEASE NOTES a.k.a CHANGE LOG ** changes and updates for release NEPS SC5 6.0.0 ** (doi:10.5157/NEPS:SC5:6.0.0) ** =================================================== * Known Issues * - a data manual is forthcoming - in the spVocTrain dataset, assigning joint spell numbers episodes concerning the current degree course of the WS2010/11 (h_aktstu==1) failed for temporary drop-outs (i.e. respondents who participated in the 2010/2011 CATI [wave 1], did not so in the 2012 CATI [wave 3], but returned to the panel in the 2013 CATI [wave 5]); consequently, ongoing spells of the 2010/2011 CATI have not been merged with the corresponding spells in the 2013 CATI and therefore erroneously included as independent episodes. Example: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ID_t wave spell subspell splink h_aktstu ts15201 tg24160_g5 ts1511m ts1511y ts1512m ts1512y | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 70XXXXX 2010/2011 (CATI+competencies) 1 0 240001 Period is current degree course period University Education October 2010 February 2011 | | 70XXXXX 2013 (CATI+competencies) 2 0 240002 Missing by design Value from last-mentioned sub-episode . October 2010 March 2013 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Should read: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 70XXXXX 2013 (CATI+competencies) 1 0 240001 Period is current degree course period University . October 2010 March 2013 | | 70XXXXX 2010/2011 (CATI+competencies) 1 1 240001 Period is current degree course period University Education October 2010 February 2011 | | 70XXXXX 2013 (CATI+competencies) 1 2 240001 Value from last-mentioned sub-episode Value from last-mentioned sub-episode . October 2010 March 2013 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Tempoary dropped out interviewees can be identified by two ways: a) in the spVocTrain dataset: respondents without any spell recorded in wave 3, yet having spells recorded in both waves 1 and 5 b) in the CohortProfile dataset: examining the state of participation/attrition (tx80220) -> respondents who participated in waves 1 and 5, but did not so in wave 3 For these observations, continuation episodes between waves 1 and 5 currently only can be harmonized manually; they can be grouped by comparing wave and start date variables between episodes from wave 1 and 5; this issue will be fixed in the next release =================================================== * Changes introduced to NEPS:SC5 by version 6.0.0 * =================================================== General: - starting with this release, all NEPS Scientific Use Files will ship with an additional, unicode-enabled Stata data set version; this version is only readable in Stata version 14 or younger, and is placed in the subdirectory "Stata14" - translation for all meta data (variable and value labels, question texts, etc) have been revised and completed - meta data for all variables have been revised and updated where appropriate - additional waves 5 (CAWI) and 6 (CATI/CAPI) have been incorporated into the data - the subspell harmonization routine in all spell datasets ("sp*") has been updated, leading to more accurate harmonized subspell information (subspell==0) for panel continuation spells - staff from NEPS stage 7 at the DZHW excessively reviewed and overworked all syntax for generated tg*-variables, which may lead to slightly different contents - staff from NEPS stage 7 at the DZHW reviewed the cohorts' sample frame in consultation with NEPS methods department, leading to 3 observations removed from the SUF - all datasets from version 4.0.0 did not reflect the correct doi in their dataset labels; the correct doi would have been "10.5157/NEPS:SC5:4.0.0", not "none"; this issue has been fixed and all datasets of version 6.0.0 correctly are labeled with doi:10.5157/NEPS:SC5:6.0.0 xTargetCompetencies: - all variables of domains "maths" and "reading" erroneously contained the missing value -54 ("missing by design") in versions 4.0.0 and 3.1.0; as there were no additional competency assessments in wave 4, it was safe to use the xTargetCompetencies dataset file from version 3.0.0 instead without missing any information; this has been fixed pTargetCATI: - variables "Specialized fair/congress: professional/personal reasons" [t272802_w1] and "Specialized fair/congress: Learned something new" [t272802_w1] as well as the corresponding variables for "Lectures" [t272802_w2,t272802_w2] and "Self-instruction programs" [t272802_w3,t272802_w3] in version 4.0.0 and earlier erroneously are not filled for all interviewees reporting the specific further education activity; this has been fixed - variable names of variables "Father's mother: Country of birth" [t405240*] and "Mother's father: Country of birth" [t405230*] in dataset pTargetCATI erronneously had been flipped in version 4.0.0, also leading to slight inconsistencies in generated variables for migrational background; this has been fixed spChild: - all wide variables documenting cohabitation (*_w*) in version 4.0.0 and earlier with the focal child have been extracted and are now saved in the separate dataset "spChildCohab" spChildCohab: - new dataset containing chidl cohabitation spells that formerly had been saved in wide format inside of spChild spEmp: - version 4.0.0 and earlier did not contain coded occupational information for studentical employment episodes reported in wave 1; this has been fixed Biography: - additional spells of type "data edition gap" have been inserted to fill gaps between (a) the eighth birth day and the first reported episode and (b) the most recently reported episode and the most recent interview date =================================================== * Changes introduced to NEPS:SC5 by version 4.0.0 * =================================================== General: - full translations have been added - wave 4 (online survey in semester 5) has been added - several minor bug fixes to data edition scripts have been introduced pTargetCATI: - when generating variable "Global self-esteem" [t66003a_g1] in the pTargetCATI dataset, variable "Global self-esteem: competence" [t66003d] erroneously had been ignored; this has been fixed; t66003a_g1 can be re-generated in 3.1.0 using the following Stata syntax: * -------------------------BEGIN Stata------------------------------- local target_variable t66003a_g1 nepsmiss t66003a t66003b t66003c t66003d t66003e t66003f t66003g t66003h t66003i t66003j tempvar t66003b_r t66003e_r t66003f_r t66003h_r t66003i_r rowmissings recode t66003b (1=5) (2=4) (3=3) (4=2) (5=1), generate(`t66003b_r') recode t66003e (1=5) (2=4) (3=3) (4=2) (5=1), generate(`t66003e_r') recode t66003f (1=5) (2=4) (3=3) (4=2) (5=1), generate(`t66003f_r') recode t66003h (1=5) (2=4) (3=3) (4=2) (5=1), generate(`t66003h_r') recode t66003i (1=5) (2=4) (3=3) (4=2) (5=1), generate(`t66003i_r') egen `rowmissings'=rowmiss(t66003a `t66003b_r' t66003c t66003d /// `t66003e_r' `t66003f_r' t66003g `t66003h_r' `t66003i_r' t66003j) egen `target_variable'=rowtotal(t66003a `t66003b_r' t66003c t66003d /// `t66003e_r' `t66003f_r' t66003g `t66003h_r' `t66003i_r' t66003j) if `rowmissings'==0 & wave==3 replace `target_variable'=-54 if wave!=3 label variable `target_variable' "Global self-esteem" replace `target_variable'=-55 if missing(`target_variable') * ---------------------------END Stata-------------------------------- xTargetCAWI: - as wave 3 data makes this a panel dataset, the filename has changed from "xTargetCAWI" to "pTargetCAWI" =================================================== * Changes introduced to NEPS:SC5 by version 3.1.0 * =================================================== General: - meta data in all datasets have been revised and updated where appropriate - English translation for all datasets except xTargetCAWI have been introduced to the data - end dates in episodes neglected in the panel interview erroneously contained the interview date of the panel wave instead of the first interview's date; this has been fixed - 185 duplicate respondents have been identified by the survey institute; the redundant observations have been dropped from the data, resulting in slightly smaller number of cases pTargetCATI: - variables indicating migrational background (t400500_g1 through _g3) have been added spVocTrain: - spell integration and recommendation (via variable tx20100) was erroneous; this has been fixed - spell linkage between waves 1 and 3 was erroneous; this has been fixed spEmp: - spell linkage between waves 1 and 3 was erroneous; this has been fixed Weights: - dataset containing weighting variables has been added Basics: - dataset containing oversimplified, "flat" cross-sectional data on the cohort has been added; use for orientation, not for analyses! xInstitution: - dataset containing detailed information on the targets' institutions has been added for onsite access in Bamberg