Growth of American Families (GAF) Survey (1955). Data Base Dictionary (DBD) for Hierarchical File

摘要

The data base dictionary documents the hierarchical version of the 1955 growth of American families public use file. The file contains records for respondents, pregnancy intervals and live births. The record type is identified by a code in position 8 of each record. The data are organized into respondent groups consisting of a respondent record and varying numbers of interval and live birth records. The file is in sort by respondent ID, within respondent groups interval records are sequenced by interval order number.