PHDCN: School Interview Data on Chicago Youth Development, 1997-2000
by Felton J. Earls / Harvard University
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Description
1997-2000 survey data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), a large-scale longitudinal study. It includes interviews with over 6,000 children, adolescents, and young adults from Cohorts 9, 12, and 15, focusing on school climate, safety, attitudes, and activities. The data was collected by researchers including Felton J. Earls of Harvard University.
Use Cases
Modeling the relationship between school climate and student attitudes based on survey sections.
Analyzing predictors of grade repetition or skipping based on student history data.
Studying the correlation between participation in school activities and reported school safety.
Investigating longitudinal trends in adolescent development within specific Chicago neighborhoods.
Strengths
Data comes from a large-scale longitudinal study following over 6,000 subjects.
Focuses on three specific age cohorts (9, 12, and 15) for targeted developmental analysis.
Interview protocol adapted from an established instrument used in the Philadelphia Family Management Study.
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
Collection Method
Longitudinal cohort study using adapted school interview surveys.
Time Range
1997-2000
Geography
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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