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Errata Sheet: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) Restricted- and Public-Use Data Files Household Roster

NCES
Data owner(s):
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Data access:
Restricted-use data
Release date:
Last updated: 05/04/2023
May 2023
Data classifications:
Longitudinal data, Sample data
Data weighted:
Yes
Data part of a series:
Yes
Year:
1998-2007
Survey areas:
ECLS - Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
Publication number:
NCES 2023047

Summary

This errata sheet describes an errata in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) restricted- and public-use data files household roster. During all seven waves of the ECLS-K, family roster data were collected that identified the type of relationship between each roster member and the study child. There were 13 types of relationships that a roster member could have with the study child (see question text below). However, for wave 4 (spring first grade) and wave 5 (spring third grade), individuals who were identified as the relationship type “grandfather” had their value on the corresponding relationship type variable set to -7 and individuals who were identified as the relationship type “aunt” had their value on the corresponding relationship type variable set to -8.

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K-12 Education

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