YOUNG WOMEN

Table of Contents and Introduction

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1  The NLS of Young Women Cohort 
1.2  The NLS 
1.3 Surveys of the Young Women 
1.4  The Data via Download and on CD 
1.5  Organization of the Guide 

Chapter 2: Sample Design and Attrition

2.1  Sample Design 
2.2  Screening Process 
2.3  Sampling Process 
2.4  Interview Schedule & Fielding Periods 
2.5  Interview Methods  
2.6 Eligible Sample & Reasons for Noninterview  
2.7  Sample Representativeness and Attrition  
2.8  Sample Weights 

Chapter 3: Guide to the Young Women Data

3.1  Survey Instruments and Related Documentation  
3.2  Types of Variables  
3.3  Young Women Codebook System  
3.4  Data File Search Functions

Chapter 4: Topical Guide to the Young Women

4.1 Age 
4.2 Alcohol Use 
4.3 Aptitude, Achievement & Intelligence Scores 
4.4 Attitudes & Expectations 
4.5 Child Care 
4.6 Cigarette Use 
4.7 Class of Worker 
4.8 Crime, Delinquency & School Discipline 
4.9 Discrimination 
4.10 Educational Status & Attainment 
4.11 Family Background 
4.12 Fertility 
4.13 Fringe Benefits 
4.14 Geographic Residence & Environmental Characteristics 
4.15 Health 
4.16 High School Survey & College Information 
4.17 Household Composition 
4.18 Income & Assets 
4.19 Industries 
4.20 Job Characteristics Index 
4.21 Job Satisfaction 
4.22 Job Search 
4.23 Labor Force Status 
4.24 Marital Status & Marital Transitions 
4.25 Occupations & Occupational Prestige Indices 
4.26 Pension Benefits & Pension Plans 
4.27 Public Assistance Support Services
4.28 Race, Ethnicity & Nationality  
4.29 Social Security & Disability 
4.30 Training 
4.31 Transfers 
4.32 Wages 
4.33 Work Experience 

Appendices

Appendix A:  Quick Reference Guide  
Appendix B:  Original Cohort Dictionary of Key Words  
Appendix C:  Unpacking Multiple Entries  

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Acknowledgments

The National Longitudinal Survey of Young Women Cohort is sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, and conducted by the Census Bureau and the Center for Human Resource Research at The Ohio State University.

This document pays tribute to the initiators of the NLS, Herbert S. Parnes and Howard Rosen, who had the vision to see that the collection of longitudinal data on the labor force experience of American men and women could provide a basis for policies fostering more efficient and equitable labor markets. Additional thanks are given to the NLS of Young Women cohort’s current Principal Investigator, Randall Olsen.

Special thanks go to the other members of the documentation and archival teams: Michael Barr, Tiffany Chase, Pat Rhoton, Cheryl Segrist, Evelyn Walker, Linda White, and Jay Zagorsky.

Amanda McClain

Jennifer Hering

Editors

Help and Information

This manual is one of a set of user-oriented documents available to the NLS research community containing information on the Original Cohorts (Older Men, Young Men, Mature Women, and Young Women), the NLSY79, the Children of the NLSY79, and the NLSY97. Appendix A in this document contains a quick reference guide to essential information about the NLS and the Young Women cohort. Persons needing more information on the NLS in general or the NLS cohort groups are encouraged to obtain copies of the NLS Handbook. Summaries of research completed on the NLS over the past several decades are presented on-line in the NLS Annotated Bibliography of Research, located at http://www.nlsbibliography.org. Persons needing detailed information on the other cohorts should read the NLS of Mature Women User’s Guide, the NLSY79 User’s Guide, the NLSY97 User’s Guide, and the NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Data Users Guide; contact User Services for more information on the men’s cohorts. Ordering information for NLS documentation and data sets is available from NLS User Services, 921 Chatham Lane, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43221-2418; Phone (614) 442-7366, fax (614) 442-7329, or by e-mail at usersvc@postoffice.chrr.ohio-state.edu.

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