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National Longitudinal Surveys: More information

National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) data are used by researchers, policy analysts, businesses, governments, and individuals to generate a wide variety of statistical products. Below are a few resources to aid exploration of these outputs.

News releases of findings from the NLSY79 and NLSY97
Articles in Bureau of Labor Statistics publications using NLS data
Annotated bibliography of publications using NLS data
Information about accessing NLS microdata

Last Modified Date: May 28, 2025