fl {multe}

ECLS data from Fryer and Levitt (2013)

Description

This dataset contains a subset of the publicly available Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Birth Cohort data from Fryer and Levitt (2013).

Usage

fl

Format

A data frame with 8806 rows corresponding to children and 21 columns corresponding to the variables:

W1C0

Sampling weights (first interview)

W2C0

Sampling weights (second interview)

multiple_birth

Multiple birth status

parent_score

Interviewer rating of the effectiveness of the 'parent as a teacher', Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale (total score).

SES_quintile

Quintile of socioeconomic status

region

US region

interviewer_ID_9

Interviewer ID (first interview)

interviewer_ID_24

Interviewer ID (second interview)

mom_age

Age of mother

days_premature

Days premature

siblings

Number of siblings

family_structure

Family structure

birthweight

Birthweight category

female

Female

mom_age_NA

Age of mother missing

age_9

Age at first interview

age_24

Age at second interview

std_iq_9

Standardized IQ at first interview

std_iq_24

Standardized IQ at second interview

parent_score_NA

parent_score missing

race

Race

Source

doi:10.3886/E112609V1

References

Roland G Fryer and Steven D Levitt. Testing for racial differences in the mental ability of young children. American Economic Review, 103(2):981–1005, April 2013. doi:10.1093/qje/qjy006