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Cohort R19t: Twin Registry - Socioeconomic subcohort
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Title: Cohort R19t: Twin Registry - Socioeconomic subcohort
Summary: This cohort consists of 1,193 pairs of twins. Cohort members are white male multiple births occurring in the United States during the period 1917 - 1927 that served in the U.S. Navy. Extensive clinical and behavioral data are available in addition to the data listed below. For this particular subcohort, specialized data regarding education and economic status of the twins and their parents are available.
References:
Jablon S, Neel JV, Gershowitz H, Atkinson GF. The NAS-NRC Twin Panel: Methods of Construction of the Panel, Zygosity Diagnosis, and Proposed Use. Am J Hum Genet 1967(Mar.);19:133-161.
Hrubec Z, Neel JV. The NAS-NRC Twin Registry: ten years of operation IN Nance, W.E. (ed.): Twin Research. Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Twin Studies, Aug 29 - Sep 1 1977, Washington, D.C., Part B. Biology and Epidemiology, pp. 153-172, Progress in Clinical and Biological Research Volume 24B, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1978.
Behrman JR, Hrubec Z, Taubman P, et al. Socioeconomic Success: a study of the effects of genetic endowments, family environment, and schooling. New York: North Holland Publishing Co., 1980.
Keywords: twins; monozygotic; dizygotic; heritability; genetics; socioeconomic
Cohort Characteristics:
2,386 records
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Data item |
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Military service number |
100% complete |
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Full name: |
100% complete |
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Race: |
100% complete |
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White: |
100% |
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Sex: |
100% complete |
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Male: |
100% |
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Date of birth: |
100% complete |
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Mean year of birth: |
1924 |
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Median year of birth: |
1925 |
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Year of birth range: |
1917-1927 |
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Vital status as of 1974 - |
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Crude mortality: |
6% |
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Date of death: |
100% complete |
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Underlying cause of death: |
100% complete |
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Date of entry onto active duty: |
100% complete |
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Rank: |
100% complete |
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Zygosity: |
100% complete |
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Years of schooling: |
42% complete |
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Annual earnings as of 1973: |
37% complete |
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Last Updated: 8/15/2005, 01:28 PM
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