58 National Longitudinal Survey of Older and Young Men
58.3 Description
- De-identified, patient-level
- Longitudinal survey
- Older Men’s Cohort:
- Born between 1906-1921 (Aged 45-59 when first interviewed in 1966)
- Yong men’s cohort:
- Born between 1941-1952 (Aged 14-24 when first interviewed in 1966)
- Custom data file built using Investigator (query tool) or full data download,
- Some restricted-use data available upon request
58.4 Vintage/Release Frequency
Discontinued study. 1966 to 1983 for older cohort (with 1990 widow interview) and 1966 to 1981 for younger cohort
58.6 Collection Methodology
- Data collected by interviews and questionnaires
- Young men were surveyed annually between through 1971 and then were surveyed 3 years out of 5 until 1981.
- Older men were surveyed annually through 1969 and then 3 years out of 5 until 1986. A final interview was conducted in 1990 with living respondents and widows or other family members of deceased respondents.
58.7 Available at
Free for download at https://www.nlsinfo.org/investigator/pages/search.jsp?s=NLSM
58.8 User Guide/Data Dictionary
https://www.nlsinfo.org/content/cohorts/older-and-young-men/using-and-understanding-the- data