NIS - The New Immigrant Survey

NIS Mexico 2003-1

Introduction to Questionnaires (PDF)

*Section*	*Description*
Section A	Demographics
Section B	Pre-Immigration Experiences
Section C	Employment
Section D	Health
Section E	Health and Life Insurance
Section F	Health Care Utilization and Daily Activities
Section G	Income
Section H	Assets
Section I	Transfers
Section I - SP	Transfers - Spouse Callback Data
Section J	Social Variables
Section K	Migration History
Section L	Parent/Guardian
Section M	HOME-SF Assessment
Section N	Appendum
Section R	Interviewer comments on Respondent Interview
Section S	Interviewer comments on Spouse Interview
Section Z	Child Interview
Section WJ	Woodcock Johnson Assessment
Section DS	Digit Span Assessment

NIS 2003-1 File Contents:

*Section*	*Adult Sample*
Section Roster	Roster
Section CIS	Preload
Section A	Demographics
Section B	Pre-Immigration Experiences
Section B	Pre-Immigration Experiences (ppp)
Section C	Employment
Section C	Employment (ppp)
Section D	Health
Section E	Health and Life Insurance
Section F	Health Care Utilization and Daily Activities
Section G	Income
Section G	Income (ppp)
Section H	Assets
Section H	Assets (ppp)
Section I	Transfers
Section I	Transfers (ppp)
Section J	Social Variables
Section K	Migration History
Section L	Parent/Guardian
Section M	Home-SF Assessment
Section N	Appendum
Section R	Interviewer comments on Respondent Interview

*Section*	*Proxy Child*
Section Roster	Roster
Section CIS	Preload
Section A	Demographics
Section B	Pre-Immigration Experiences
Section B	Pre-Immigration Experiences (ppp)
Section C	Employment
Section C	Employment (ppp)
Section D	Health
Section E	Health and Life Insurance
Section F	Health Care Utilization and Daily Activities
Section G	Income
Section G	Income (ppp)
Section H	Assets
Section H	Assets (ppp)
Section I	Transfers
Section I	Transfers (ppp)
Section J	Social Variables
Section K	Migration History
Section L	Parent/Guardian
Section M	Home-SF Assessment
Section N	Appendum
Section R	Interviewer comments on Respondent Interview

*Section*		*Spouse*
Section Roster		Roster
Section B		Pre-Immigration Experiences
Section B		Pre-Immigration Experiences (ppp)
Section C		Employment
Section C		Employment (ppp)
Section D		Health
Section E		Health and Life Insurance
Section F		Health Care Utilization and Daily Activities
Section G		Income
Section G		Income (ppp)
Section H		Assets
Section H		Assets (ppp)
Section I		Transfers
Section I		Transfers (ppp)
Section I - SP		Transfers - Spouse Callback Data
Section K		Migration History
	Section L		Parent/Guardian
	Section M		Home-SF Assessment
Section S		Interviewer comments on Spouse Interview

NIS Mexico 2003-1 Codebook:

*Section*	*Adult Sample*
Section Roster	Roster
Section CIS	Preload
Section A	Demographics
Section B	Pre-Immigration Experiences
Section C	Employment
Section D	Health
Section E	Health and Life Insurance
Section F	Health Care Utilization and Daily Activities
Section G	Income
Section H	Assets
Section I	Transfers
Section J	Social Variables
Section K	Migration History
Section L	Parent/Guardian
Section M	Home-SF Assessment
Section N	Appendum
Section R	Interviewer comments on Respondent Interview

*Section*	*Proxy Child*
Section Roster	Roster
Section CIS	Preload
Section A	Demographics
Section B	Pre-Immigration Experiences
Section C	Employment
Section D	Health
Section E	Health and Life Insurance
Section F	Health Care Utilization and Daily Activities
Section G	Income
Section H	Assets
Section I	Transfers
Section J	Social Variables
Section K	Migration History
Section L	Parent/Guardian
Section M	Home-SF Assessment
Section N	Appendum
Section R	Interviewer comments on Respondent Interview

*Section*	*Spouse of Respondent*
Section Roster	Roster
Section B	Pre-Immigration Experiences
Section C	Employment
Section D	Health
Section E	Health and Life Insurance
Section F	Health Care Utilization and Daily Activities
Section G	Income
Section H	Assets
Section I	Transfers
Section I - SP	Transfers - Spouse Callback Data
Section K	Migration History
Section L	Parent/Guardian
Section M	Home-SF Assessment
Section S	Interviewer comments on Spouse Interview

You may also be interested in the Mexican Migration Project (MMP), a yearly study of Mexican migrants that randomly samples households in communities throughout Mexico. More information at: http://mmp.opr.princeton.edu/.