The 1987 Survey of Youth in Custody sampled juveniles and young adults in long-term, state-operated juvenile institutions. Residents of facilities at the end of 1987 were interviewed about family background, previous criminal history, and drug and alcohol use. Selected variables from the survey are contained in the syc data frame.
syc
stratum number
psu (facility) number
number of eligible residents in psu
initial weight
final weight
random group number
age of resident
race of resident: factor with levels 1
(white),
2
(black), 3
(Asian/Pacific Islander),
4
(American Indian, Aleut, Eskimo), 5
(other)
ethnicity; factor with levels hispanic
and
notHispanic
highest grade before sent to correctional institution; factor
with levels 0
(never attended), 1
-12
(highest grade
attended), 13
(GED), 14
(other)
factor with levels male
and female
factor with levels 1
(mother only), 2
(father only),
3
(both mother and father), 4
(grandparents), 5
(other relatives),
6
(friends), 7
(foster home), 8
(agency or institution),
9
(someone else)
Has anyone in your family, such as your mother, father, brother, sister,
ever served time in jail or prison? factor with levels yes
and no
most serious crime in current offense; one of violent
(e.g. murder,
rape, robbery, assault), property
(e.g. burglary, larceny, arson, fraud, motor
vehicle theft), drug
(drug possession or trafficking), publicorder
(weapons violation, perjury, failure to appear in court), juvenile
(juvenile-status
offense, e.g. truancy, running away, incorrigible behavior)
Ever put on probation or sent to correctional institution for violent
offense? factor with levels no
and yes
number of times arrested (integer)
number of times on probation
number of times previously committed to correctional institution
Prior to being sent here, did you ever serve time in a correctional
institution? factor with levels yes
and no
previously arrested for violent offense; factor with levels
no
and yes
previously arrested for property offense; factor with levels
no
and yes
previously arrested for drug offense; factor with levels
no
and yes
previously arrested for public-order offense; factor with levels
no
and yes
previously arrested for juvenile-status offense; factor with levels
no
and yes
age first arrested (integer)
Did you use a weapon... for this incident? factor with levels
yes
and no
Did you drink alcohol at all during the year before being sent
here this time? factor with levels yes
, noduringyear
, noatall
Ever used illegal drugs? factor with levels no
, yes
Lohr (1999). Sampling: Design and Analysis, Duxbury, p. 235--239 and 445.