PHDCN: Household Composition in Chicago Neighborhoods, Wave 3 (2000-2002)

Over 6,000 children, adolescents, and young adults were followed in the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) Longitudinal Cohort Study. This Wave 3 (2000-2002) component collected household composition data, including member age, gender, and relationship to the subject. The study was led by Felton J. Earls of Harvard University.

Use Cases

• Modeling household structure dynamics based on member age and relationship data
• Analyzing the correlation between household composition and youth outcomes mentioned in the study's scope
• Studying intergenerational living arrangements based on relationship-to-subject information

Strengths

• Data is part of a large-scale longitudinal study following over 6,000 subjects
• Collected from randomly selected cohorts across Chicago neighborhoods, enhancing representativeness
• Wave 3 data provides a temporal snapshot from 2000 to 2002

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Harvard University (Felton J. Earls)

Collection Method

Longitudinal cohort study with surveys administered to primary caregivers and subjects

Time Range

2000-2002

Geography

Chicago neighborhoods