The Bureau of Labor Statistics primarily funds the core activities of the NLSY97. Additional funding to support question modules has been provided by the Department of Defense, the National School to Work Office of the Departments of Education and Labor, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the Department of Health and Human Services. The TRC, along with individuals from funding agencies, meets twice each year. The committee is multidisciplinary, reflecting the wide rage of social scientists who use the NLS data.
Members generally serve two three-year terms.
This group meets biannually to discuss TRC suggestions and long-range issues affecting the survey. Finally, the NLSY97 survey design team meets quarterly to discuss question placement, wording, and data collection. This design team is composed of representatives from funding agencies, individuals from NORC, and BLS staff members. The NLSY97 sample, originating in 1997, is a nationally representative sample of 8,984 young men and women who were ages 12 to 16 on December 31, 1996. The NLSY97 samples were selected in two phases.