The National longitudinal survey of youth, 1979-1996
By: The Ohio State University, Center for Human Resource Research Center
Edition: R[elease] 9.0
Publisher: Ohio State University
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Columbus], Ohio
Language: eng
Format: [computer file /
Subjects: Youth; Employment; Longitudinal studies; Software
Other titles: NLSY [1979-1996].; National longitudinal surveys: data base access.; NLSDBA.; National longitudinal survey of labor market experience of youth [1979-1996].
Description: NLSY is an ongoing study of 12,686 young men and women who were aged 14 to 21 as of January 1, 1979. Over 90% of these respondents have participated in an annual personal interview since 1979. The data covers responses to a wide variety of questions about their work experience, military experience, training, schooling, family background, marital status, income and assets, health, fertility, child care, drug and alcohol use.
Notes: 1979-1996.

Title from CD-ROM label.

At head of CD-ROM label: NLSY.

On Cover of documentation: National Longitudinal Surveys, CD-ROM User's Guide for Database Access, Release 8.0.

Referred to as NLSDBA in text.

United States.

Prepared under contract no. J-9-J-0-0065 with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor.

System requirements: IBM compatible PC, running MS-DOS, with 640K memory; CD-ROM drive; Microsoft CD-ROM extensions; 20-megabyte or larger writable disk (preferably a hard disk).