The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort

Robert T. Michae and Michael R. Pergamit

Journal of Human Resources, 2001, vol. 36, issue 4, 628-640

Abstract: This essay describes the new National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort (NLSY97) that is the data set used in the articles in this volume. It briefly describes the background for the survey, its sponsorship by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, its fielding, and the nature of the substantive content of the first-year questionnaire. The paper notes major differences between this new survey and the earlier data sets in the National Longitudinal Survey Program.

Date: 2001
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