PSID Overview
Video (17:09 minutes)
PSID staff has created a video as a tool for training interviewers. The content in this video may also be useful to users of the data, providing an introduction to the survey as well as an overview of study terminology and different sections of the instrument.
 
Basic concepts Questionnaire sections  
Sample membership and management
Video (14:43 minutes)
Section A: Housing
Video (8:02 minutes)
Section P: Pensions
Video (8:31 minutes)
Family units and housing units
Video (12:48 minutes)
Section BCDE: Employment
Video (15:17 minutes)
Section H: Health and healthcare costs
Video (7:10 minutes)
Coding relationships
Video (15:53 minutes)
Event history calendar
Video (13:26 minutes)
Section J: Marriage and children
Video (4:44 minutes)
Family changes 1
Video (16:06 minutes)
Section F: Food, vehicles, and other expenses
Video (4:55 minutes)
Section KL: Background of new head and wife/"wife"
Video (4:18 minutes)
Family changes 2
Video (12:01 minutes)
Section G: Income
Video (14:16 minutes)
Section M: Philanthropy
Video (3:36 minutes)
  Section W: Wealth
Video (7:10 minutes)