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National Longitudinal Surveys (USA)

• Data description
• Time period
• Support links
• How to access data

 

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Data description   

National Longitudinal Surveys - undertaken by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisstics - provide cohort observations on the labour market activities and life events of Americans.

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Time period

• 1957-2019:
• National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 (NLSY97)
• National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 (NLSY79)
• National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 Child and Young Adult (NLSCYA)
• National Longitudinal Survey of Mature and Young Women (NLSW, discontinued)
• National Longitudinal Survey of Older and Young Men (NLSM, discontinued).

 

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Support links

Detailed cohort information is available on the NLS homepage.

NLS Publications are available at this BLS link.

 

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How to access data

First-time users should read the NLS Accessing Data Guide.

Online tutorials are available on this NLS page.

 

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Data homepage

Contact: Thomas Bourke at [email protected]