NLSY79 User's Guide 1979-2002


The NLSY79 User's Guide 1979-2002 is an informational guide to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). The guide includes descriptions of the survey sample, data collection efforts, and survey questionnaires. Researchers may be particularly interested in the guide’s detailed discussions of major data elements, such as employment, education, training, and marital history, in the NLSY79.

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NLSY79 User's Guide 1979-2002 (single PDF file)

NLSY79 User's Guide 2002 (405 pages) [1,836K]

NLYS79 User's Guide 1979-2002 (multiple PDF files)

Cover Page, Preface, Acknowledgements, Table of Contents (10 pages) [67 KB]

Chapter 1: Introduction (14 pages) [105K]

Chapter 2: Sample Design & Fielding Procedures (28 Pages) [203K]

Chapter 3: Guide to the NLSY79 Data (34 pages) [204K]

Chapter 4 (Part 1): Topical Guide to the NLSY79 (Part 1, sections 4.1-4.20) (115 pages) [587K]

    4.1
    4.2
    4.3
    4.4
    4.5
    4.6
    4.7
    4.8
    4.9
    4.10
    4.11
    4.12
    4.13
    4.14
    4.15
    4.16
    4.17
    4.18
    4.19
    4.20
    Age
    Alcohol Use
    Aptitude, Achievement & Intelligence Scores
    Assets
    Attitudes & Expectations
    Child Care
    Cigarette Use
    Class of Worker
    Clustering Adjustments
    Crime, Delinquency & Arrest Records
    Discrimination
    Drug Use
    Educational Attainment & School Enrollment
    Family Background
    Fertility
    Fringe Benefits
    Gender
    Geographic Residence & Environmental Characteristics
    Government Training & Jobs Programs
    Health

Chapter 4 (Part 2): Topical Guide to the NLSY79 (Part 2, sections 4.21-4.42) (122 pages) [587K]

    4.21
    4.22
    4.23
    4.24
    4.25
    4.26
    4.27
    4.28
    4.29
    4.30
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    4.33
    4.34
    4.35
    4.36
    4.37
    4.38
    4.39
    4.40
    4.41
    4.42
    Household Composition
    Income
    Industries
    Job Characteristics
    Job Satisfaction
    Job Search
    Jobs & Employers
    Labor Force Status
    Marital Status, Marital Transactions & Attitudes
    Military
    Occupations
    Pension Benefits & Pension Plans
    Poverty Status & Public Assistance Support Sources
    Race, Ethnicity & Nationality
    School & Transcript Surveys
    School Discipline
    Sexual Activity & Contraception
    Time & Tenure with Employers
    Training
    Wages
    Work Experience
    Work History Data

Chapter 5: Item Nonresponse (20 pages) [114K]

Appendices (46 pages) [210K]

Index (5 pages) [54K]

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Last Modified Date: November 29, 2005