NLSY97

NLS Youth '97 Cohort

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1997 Cohort
Short Description: 
Men and women born in the years 1980-84
Short Title: 
NLS Youth 1997
Long Name: 
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth | 1997
Investigator URL: 
https://www.nlsinfo.org/investigator/pages/search?s=NLSY97
Abbreviation: 
NLSY97
Nav Title: 
NLSY97

X. Political and Pro-Social Participation

IX. Health (age restrictions as of 12/31/96)

VIII. Attitudes, Behaviors, and Time Use

VII. Expectations (age restrictions as of 12/31/96)

VI. Family Background (age restrictions as of 12/31/1996)

V. Family Formation (age restrictions as of end of previous calendar year--12/31/96 in R1, 12/31/97 in R2, and so on)

Table: NLSY97 Sample Sizes by Subsample, Race/Ethnicity & Gender

    Cross-sectional sample Supplemental Sample
  Total
sample
Cross-sect.
total
Non-black,
non-Hisp.
Black,
non-Hisp.
Hispanic
or Latino
Mixed
race
Supp.

Tables: Sample Question Names by Questionnaire Section

Table 1. Sample Question Names by Youth Questionnaire Section

 Section  Sample Question Names  

Appendix 2: Employment Variable Creation

This appendix presents SAS programs for the creation of employment variables. Unless otherwise noted, the programs presented are for round 20. Except for minor hand edits to account for inconsistencies in the raw data, variable creation code remains generally constant from round to round. However, users who need code for a specific round not included here may contact NLS User Services.

NLSY97 Documentation

Variables present in the NLSY97 main file are documented via (1) codebook; (2) accompanying supplemental documentation; and (3) error updates. This section describes these three components of the NLSY97 documentation and discusses the important types of information found within each.

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