Available FFCWS Metadata
Descriptions of the available metadata
| Metadata Field | Column in CSV | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | new_name | The name of the variable in the current public data |
| Old Name | old_name | The name of the variable in the data before the 2018 re-release |
| Label | varlab | A short description of the variable |
| Question Text | qtext> | The exact wording of the question from the questionnaire |
| Probe | probe | The exact wording of the lead-in question from the questionnaire, where applicable |
| Data Source | source | A categorical variable, defining where the data stored in the variable was generated from; if source is listed as restricted, access to data requires a restricted-use contract data license |
| Survey | survey | The subject of the survey that the variable was from; (RES) indicates where access to data requires a restricted-use contract data license |
| Wave | wave | The round of data collection that this variable was in (1-6) |
| Respondent | respondent | The person that provided the information for this variable |
| Focal Person | fp_* | The subjects of the variable |
| Topics | topics | The broader concept(s) that are measured by this variable (contains up to two potential topics -- e.g. demographics, employment) |
| Sub-Topics | subTopics | The specific concept(s) that are measured by this variable (contains up to two potential sub-topics, e.g. race/ethnicity, work stress) |
| Asked in (N) Cities | n_cities_asked | The number of cities in which this question was asked |
| Data Type | type | The way that the data is stored in the variable, e.g binary, categorical, continuous |
| Warning | warning | A code to alert the user that this variable may have an unexpected way to store response codes |
| FFC variable | in_FFC_file | A flag for whether this variable was included in the data file for the Fragile Families Challenge (yes/no) |
| Similar variables | group | Denotes a group of similar variables across waves and/or surveys |
| q_group_n | Number of variables in the given variable group | |
| q_group_list | List of all variable names in the given variable group | |
| Scale | scale | Indicates if the question originates from one of a list of pre-established scales |
| Response codes + | value[1-30] | Lists all possible response options for categorical and binary variables (string) |
| label[1-30] | Lists descriptions of all potential response options for categorical and binary variables (string) | |
| freq[1-30] | Lists the frequency that response[n] appears in the data files | |
| per[1-30] | Lists the percentage of all values that freq[n] represents | |
| * | section | Parsed from the variable name, indicates the section of the survey in which the question was asked |
| leaf | Parsed from the variable name, indicates the question number if from a survey or pneumonic for the substance of non-survey variables | |
| Summary Statistics | obs | For ordered variables, displays the number of non-missing observations |
| min | For ordered variables, displays the minimum non-missing value | |
| max | For ordered variables, displays the maximum non-missing value | |
| avg | For ordered variables, displays the average of non-missing values | |
| std | For ordered variables, displays the standard deviation of non-missing values |
+ Variables from the Opportunity Insights and SEDA Contract Data files contain response codes using Stata's extended missing values. These may display as system missing in other programs.
* Not included on Explorer website