61 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97)
61.3 Description
- De-identified, patient-level
- Longitudinal survey
- Respondents were 12-17 years old when first interviewed in 1997
- Thousands of variables covering topics such as education, training and achievement scores, employment, household, geography, dating, marriage, health, etc.
- Custom data file built using Investigator (query tool) or full data download
- Some restricted-use data available upon request
61.4 Vintage/Release Frequency
Round 1 (1997-1998) to Round 19 (2019-2020) with annual follow-up of participants
61.6 Collection Methodology
- Nationally representative sample of youths born between 1980-84
- Upon enrollment youth and one parent receive 1-hour long personal interview
- Youths are interviewed on an annual basis after that
- Data is collected via questionnaires and interviews
- After each round, ~10% of interviews are randomly chosen for validation by re- interviewing the subject.
61.8 User Guide/Data Dictionary
https://www.nlsinfo.org/content/cohorts/nlsy97/using-and-understanding-the-data
61.12 Special Notes
- A set of cross-sectional weights for each survey round.
- Customized weights for longitudinal research can be created online (https://www.nlsinfo.org/weights/nlsy97)