ACT Form 75 Summary

Data Description

ACT Form 75 collects self-reported demographic information on ACT participants. A high-level overview of the content areas is shown below.

General Demographics

Education and degree information
Gender
Race, Ethnicity
Marital status information
Living situation (who live with, how many people)

Childhood History

Living situation (how many other children, how many people in house, how many bedrooms, location)
Family’s financial situation, were basic needs met, could family avoid small luxuries
Parental smoking status

Occupation / Income

Employment, working for pay
Retirement status (including age and reasons)
Volunteer work
Yearly income, financial situation (basic needs, luxuries)

Parents' Education

Years of school and highest degree earned by father
Years of school and highest degree earned by mother

Important Note: Form contents have changed over the years so all the above items may not be collected over the full duration of the ACT study.

Data Structure

This Form 75 dataset contains one row per visit at which the study form was collected.

Historical Data Collection Forms

For Baseline and Biennial Visits (PDFs)