This Anderson-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Readme.txt file was generated on 2021-07-09 by Leah Richmond-Rakerd


GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: 
Scripts from: Nationwide evidence that education disrupts the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage

3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 
Observation periods for administrative data: G2 index population 2006-2016, G1 parents 1984-1994, G3 children 2006-2016
Analyses conducted from April 2020 to May 2021

4. Geographic location of data collection: 
Denmark

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: 
National Institute on Aging; U.K. Medical Research Council; Rockwool Foundation; National Institute of Child Health and Development/Duke Population Research Center; Jacobs Foundation


DATA ACCESS

The original data files used in the analysis comprise Danish nationwide administrative records that cannot be redistributed. 
Researchers who wish to use the data may request permission through Statistics Denmark: https://www.dst.dk/en


FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 
The files are script files used to replicate the analyses found in the paper using Stata/MP 15.
The provided text files can be copied and pasted directly into a Stata do-file.

Andersen-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Script1_population: Generates the G2 population
Andersen-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Script2_G1_ident: Generates datasets for G1 parents and counts the number of years G1 parents are present between 1984-1994
Andersen-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Script3_G1_G2_G3_rawdata_to_serviceuse: Generates service-use indicators for G1, G2, and G3
Andersen-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Script4_merge_G2_G1: Merges in service-use data
Andersen-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Script5_gini_service users_G1_G2_G3: Keeps relevant data and constructs all indicators used in analyses
Andersen-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Script6_G3: Constructs indicators that characterize G3
Andersen-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Script7_G3_analytical_sample: Generates data with G3 individuals as the unit
Andersen-Richmond-Rakerd_PNAS2021_Script8_results_all: Generates all results reported in the manuscript


METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
Data documentation for all Danish administrative registers is located here: https://www.dst.dk/extranet/forskningvariabellister/Oversigt%20over%20registre.html

2. Methods for processing the data: 
See scripts listed above

3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 
Scripts run in Stata/MP 15