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FY 2021: Initial Steps
Congress directed BLS to “initiate spending on the planning and development of a new National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) cohort.”
BLS conducted outreach other agencies and to NLSY data community
FY 2022: Design work
Research to assess key needs and inputs
Assessment of content in previous cohorts
Evaluation of potential data sources
Consultation with subject matter experts on questionnaire content
Comparison of potential sampling frame and methods
Development of requirements for data dissemination
Additional outreach to stakeholders
Federal Register Notice
Public User Survey
Listening Sessions with Selected Data Users
FY 2023: Survey development
Development of questionnaire design and survey structure
FY 2024: Systems development
Building up all systems for collecting and organizing data
FY 2025: Pre-test fielded, prep for screening
Pre-test conducted
FY 2026: Screening and Round 1 data collection
Data collection begins
March 25, 2022