Description of the data set for Question 3:
Total number of observations: 6851
Total number of variables: 9 (in the order listed below).
You should use either one of the following:
     hrsdat.asc (ascii file);
     hrsdatunix.dat (gauss data set for unix);
     hrsdat.DAT and hrsdat.DHT (gauss data set for windows);
 

            SEX:       Sex of respondent
                ____________________________________________________________

                        1.      Male
                        2.      Female

                        8.      DK
                        9.      NA

            AGE:        Age of respondent
                ____________________________________________________________

                        Age (001-100+)

                        998. DK 
                        999. NA 

            RACE:       Race of respondent
                ____________________________________________________________

                        1.      White/Caucasian
                        2.      Black/African American
                        3.      American Indian or Alaskan Native (including
                                combination of 1 and 2)
                        4.      Asian or Pacific Islander
                        5.      Hispanic/Latino
                        6.      Brown; "Moreno"; Trigueno; "de color" (of
                                color); combination of Black and American
                                Indian
                        7.      Other (Specify)
                        8.      DK
                        9.      NA

             MSTAT:     Please remind me, are you currently married, living
                        with a partner, separated, divorced, widowed or have
                        you never been married? [IMPUTED]
                ____________________________________________________________

                        [NOTE: Code 2, "living with a partner," has
                        priority over categories 3-6.]

                        1.      Married [Inap in V228-V238]
                        2.      Partner [Inap in V226-V227]
                        3.      Separated [Inap in V226-V234]
                        4.      Divorced [Inap in V226-V234]
                        5.      Widowed [Inap in V226-V234]
                        6.      Never married
                        7.      Married with 2 family residences--both
                                sampleable
                        8.      Married with 2 family residences--one
                                residence is not sampleable (institution
                                or out of the country)
                        9.      NA


            VOCTRN:     Since completing your formal education, have you had
                        any training at work or other vocational training
                        lasting 100 hours or more?
                ____________________________________________________________

                        [NOTE: "Training at work" = formal training programs
                        administered by the employer for new workers or
                        workers in a new task.]

                        1.      Yes
                        5.      No
                        8.      DK
                        9.      NA
                        0.      Inap, 13-17 in V207

            BA:         Did you get a college degree?
                ____________________________________________________________

                        1.      Yes
                        5.      No [Inap in V211]

                        8.      DK [Inap in V211]
                        9.      NA [Inap in V211]

                        0.      Inap, 00-12, 98-99 in V207

           EDUC:       Years of education of respondent

           EARN:       Total earnings ($) in 1991 (missing if cannot be imputed)       

           HWKD:       Total number of hours worked in 1991 (missing if cannot be imputed)