National longitudinal surveys of labor market experience, 1966-1985
By: principal investigator, Herbert S. Parnes
Series: ICPSR -- 7610; ICPSR (Series) -- 7610
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Labor supply; Working class; Longitudinal studies; Labor economics
Other titles: NLSY; National longitudinal surveys of youth and labor market experience
Description: The National Longitudinal Surveys provide data designed primarily to analyze sources of variation in labor market behavior and experience. The major topics that are covered in these surveys may be classified under the following headings: (1) labor market experience (including labor force participation, unemployment, job history, and job mobility), (2) socioeconomic and human capital (including education, training, health and physical condition, marital and family characteristics, financial characteristics, military service, job attitudes, retirement plans, and occupational aspirations and expectations), and (3) environmental variables (size of labor force in local area, unemployment rates for local area, and index of demand for female labor and for teen-age male labor). In addition, special topics are covered for particular cohorts or study years.
Notes: Holding archive: National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging

survey data

ICPSR data class: Class IV

Chronological coverage: 1966-1985, Data collected: 1966-1985.

personal interviews

LRECL

These data occupy approximately 8 to 10 reels of tape when written at 6,250 bpi, and 35 to 37 reels when written at 1,600 bpi. Due to the magnitude of the study, interested users should initially request the introductory report that describes the file structure and content prior to submitting their order. Complete documentation is available on microfiche only. Codebooks are also available in machine-readable form. Two of the cohorts are being discontinued: the final year for the young men cohort is 1981, while the final year for the mature men cohort is 1983.

Each cohort is represented by a national probability sample of approximately 5,000 individuals--1,500 blacks and 3,500 whites. Four of the cohorts have been interviewed at least once in every two years since the study's inception.

Five cohorts are represented in this collection: mature men (45 to 59 years of age), mature women (30 to 44 years), young men and young women (each 14 to 24 years), and youth (males and females 14 to 22 years).