Question Wording for Analysis Variables, NLSY 1997 Wave 1.

Self reports of adolescents' general health	Now, I'd like to ask you some questions about your general state of health. In general, how is your health? Excellent, very good, good fair, or poor?
Maternal reports of adolescents' general health	Now I'd like to ask you some questions about [this youth]'s general state of health. In general, how is [his/her] health? Excellent, very good, good fair, or poor?
Adolescent limitation affecting school/work (1=yes)	(Excluding pregnancy), does [this youth] have or has [he/she] ever had any physical, emotional, or mental condition that limits or has limited [his/her] ability to attend school regularly, do regular school work, or work at a job for pay?
Adolescent requires medication (1=yes)	Does [this youth] regularly take any medicine or prescription drugs related to achronic condition?
Adolescent learning or emotional problem (1=yes)	Does [this youth] now have or has [he/she] ever had a learning or emotional problem that limits or has limited the kind of schoolwork or other daily activities [he/she] can perform, the amount of time [he/she] can spend on these activities or [his/her] performance in these activities?
Adolescent sensory limitation (1=yes)	Does [this youth] now have or has [he/she] ever had trouble seeing, hearing or speaking?
Adolescent physical deformity (1=yes)	Does [this youth] now have or has [he/she] ever had a part of [his/her] body that (is/was) deformed or missing?
Adolescent chronic condition (1=yes)	Does [this youth] now have or has [he/she] ever had any other chronic health condition or life threatening disease such as asthma, heart condition, anemia, diabetes or cancer?
Adolescent BMI	Constructed from the following questions:
	Can you tell me approximately what your height is?
	Can you tell me approximately what your weight is?
Maternal self-reported health	Now I'd like to ask you some questions about your general state of health. In general, how is your health? Is it excellent, very good, good fair, or poor?
Maternal limitation in work due to health (1=yes)	Do you have any long-term health problem or condition that limits the type or amount of employment you can accept?
Maternal BMI	Constructed from the following questions:
	Can you tell me approximately what your height is?
	Can you tell me approximately what your weight is?
Adolescent is female (vs. male)	Let's discuss [NAME]: What is [NAME]'s sex?
Adolescent race/ethnicity	Constructed from the following questions:
	Is [NAME] one of the following: Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin?
	Which one of the following is [NAME]? White, black or African American, American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut, Asian or Pacific Islander, something else? [SPECIFY]
Maternal education	What is the highest grade of schooling that you have completed?
Non-English speaking household (1=yes)	Do you now speak any language other than English at home?
Adolescent lives with both biological parents (1=yes)	Constructed from household roster information on relationships to selected child.
Maternal age at child's birth (13-54 years)	Constructed from the following questions:
	What is [(your/[NAME]'s)()] date of birth?
Adolescent age (12-17 years)	Constructed from the following questions:
	What is [(your/[NAME]'s)()] date of birth?
Number of children in the household (1-4 children, top coded)	Constructed from household roster information on ages of household members.
Quintiles of net worth	Constructed from several questions about assets in income and assets section of the interview.
Household income	Constructed from several questions about assets in income and assets section of the interview.

Italicized information is of considerable length to include individual items. Additional documentation is available at http://nlsinfo.org/content/cohorts/nlsy97/other-documentation/questionnaires.