National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997
Principal Investigator(s):
Ohio State University. Center for Human Resource Research
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Summary
The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth,1997 (NLSY97) is a longitudinal project that follows the lives of a sample of American youth born between 1980-84; 8,984 respondents were ages 12-17 when first interviewed in 1997. This ongoing cohort has been surveyed 15 times to date and is now interviewed biennially. Data are available from Round 1 (1997 survey year) to Round 15 (2011 survey year).
Subject Terms
attitudes
demographic characteristics
education
family background
household composition
job history
job training
occupational mobility
political participation
secondary education
wages and salaries
work experience