PSID 2019 Main Family and Individual Files. Longest-running US household panel covering income, wealth, employment, education, health and family composition.
2019 · updated: 2021-12 · official pagePanel Study of Income Dynamics 2019 registers 55 variables — 6 commonly used as dependent variables, 4 as core regressors and 10 as controls. Common research directions for this dataset include: Returns to schooling on labor income, Wealth determinants over the life cycle.
Returns to schooling on labor income: DV ER71426, IV ER34548, controls ER34516, ER34517, ER34620.
Wealth determinants over the life cycle: DV ER72253, IV ER34548, ER34516, controls ER34517, ER34620, ER72445.
| name | label | type/role | data file | description · keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER34501 | Interview Number 2019 Interview Number 2019 | identifier / identifier | individual | Family interview ID for 2019 wave interviewidhousehold |
| ER34502 | Sequence Number 2019 Sequence Number 2019 | identifier / identifier | individual | Person sequence number within 2019 family unit sequenceid |
| ER30001 | 1968 Interview Number 1968 Interview Number | identifier / identifier | individual | Original 1968 family interview number — the panel ID root familyid1968 |
| ER30002 | Person Number Person Number | identifier / identifier | individual | Person number within original 1968 family personid |
| ER66002 | Release Number Release Number | identifier / identifier | family | PSID family file release number release |
| ER72164 | Total Family Income 2018 Total Family Income (USD) | continuous / dv,iv | family | Total reported family income for tax year 2018 in USD incomefamilyhousehold |
| ER71426 | Head Labor Income 2018 Head Labor Income (USD) | continuous / dv,iv | family | Reference person labor income in 2018 labor incomewageshead |
| ER72017 | Head Hours Worked 2018 Head Annual Hours Worked | continuous / dv,control | family | Annual hours worked by reference person hourslabor supplywork |
| ER34516 | Age of Individual Age (years) | continuous / control | individual | Age in years at 2019 interview age |
| ER34517 | Sex of Individual Sex | binary / control | individual | Sex of individual sexgender |
| ER34548 | Years of Education Years of Completed Education | continuous / iv,control | individual | Years of completed schooling educationschoolingyears |
| ER34620 | Race of Reference Person Race | categorical / control | individual | Self-reported race raceethnicity |
| ER72445 | Marital Status of Head Marital Status | categorical / control | family | Reference person marital status at 2019 interview maritalmarriage |
| ER72253 | Family Wealth Including Home Equity Family Wealth (USD, incl. home equity) | continuous / dv,iv | wealth | Imputed family wealth in 2019 dollars wealthnet worthassets |
| ER72850 | Self-rated Health of Head Self-rated Health | ordinal / dv,control | family | Reference person self-rated general health healthself-rated |
| ER72003 | Employment Status of Head Employment Status | categorical / dv,control | family | Reference person employment status at interview employmentlabor force |
| ER71530 | Region of Residence Census Region | categorical / control | family | US Census region of residence regionstate |
| ER72173 | Family Size Family Size | continuous / control | family | Number of persons in family unit family sizehousehold size |
| ER65156 | HD ANN HRS WORKED LAST YR | continuous | — | — |
| ER71233 | HD ANN HRS WORKED LAST YR | continuous | — | — |
| ER60030 | OWN OR RENT | continuous | — | — |
| ER66030 | OWN OR RENT | continuous | — | — |
| ER60031 | HOUSE VALUE | continuous | — | — |
| ER66031 | HOUSE VALUE | continuous | — | — |
| ER60088 | A31 DOLLARS RENT | continuous | — | — |
| ER66090 | A31 DOLLARS RENT | continuous | — | — |
| ER60049 | REM MORT PRINCIPAL | continuous | — | — |
| ER66051 | REM MORT PRINCIPAL | continuous | — | — |
| ER60051 | A25 MNTHLY PMTS MOR 1 | continuous | — | — |
| ER66053 | A25 MNTHLY PMTS MOR 1 | continuous | — | — |
| ER65408 | NET WEALTH | continuous | — | — |
| ER71485 | NET WEALTH | continuous | — | — |
| ER60003 | PSID STATE NOW | continuous | — | — |
| ER66003 | PSID STATE NOW | continuous | — | — |
| ER65349 | TOTAL FAMILY INCOME LAST YEAR | continuous | — | — |
| ER60021 | # CHILDREN IN FU | continuous | — | — |
| ER66021 | # CHILDREN IN FU | continuous | — | — |
| ER60029 | A8 ACTUAL # ROOMS | continuous | — | — |
| ER66029 | A8 ACTUAL # ROOMS | continuous | — | — |
| ER60022 | AGE YOUNGEST CHILD | continuous | — | — |
| ER66022 | AGE YOUNGEST CHILD | continuous | — | — |
| ER60155 | A49 WTR MOVED SINCE JAN 1 OF PRIOR YEAR | continuous | — | — |
| ER66156 | A49 WTR MOVED SINCE JAN 1 OF PRIOR YEAR | continuous | — | — |
| ER60158 | A50 WHY MOVED 1ST MENTION | continuous | — | — |
| ER66159 | A50 WHY MOVED 1ST MENTION | continuous | — | — |
| ER60161 | A51 WTR MIGHT MOVE | continuous | — | — |
| ER66162 | A51 WTR MIGHT MOVE | continuous | — | — |
| ER60162 | A52 LIKELIHOOD OF MOVING | continuous | — | — |
| ER66163 | A52 LIKELIHOOD OF MOVING | continuous | — | — |
| ER34413 | CORE/IMM INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL WT 15 | continuous | — | — |
| ER34650 | CORE/IMM INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL WT 17 | continuous | — | — |
| ER34305 | AGE OF INDIVIDUAL | continuous | — | — |
| ER34504 | AGE OF INDIVIDUAL | continuous | — | — |
| ER34317 | EMPLOYMENT STATUS NOW | continuous | — | — |
| ER34349 | HIGHEST GRADE FINISHED | continuous | — | — |
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