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Delinquency in a Birth Cohort II: Philadelphia, 1958-1988

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Principal Investigator(s): Figlio, Robert M.; Tracy, Paul E.; Wolfgang, Marvin E.

Summary: The purpose of this data collection was to follow a birth cohort born in Philadelphia during 1958 with a special focus on delinquent activities as children and as adults. The respondents were first interviewed in DELINQUENCY IN A BIRTH COHORT IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 1945-1963 (ICPSR 7729). Part 1 offers basic demographic information, such as sex, race, date of birth, church membership, age, and socioeconomic status, on each cohort member. Two files supply offense data: Part 2 pertains to ... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09293.v3

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