Publication

1980 - Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor, Ann Arbor, Mich, Michigan

Language

Word Count

10,750 words, Guess

Page Count

43 pages

Physical Format

[computer file] /

Identifiers

Alternate Titles

  • NLSY
  • National longitudinal surveys of youth and labor market experience

Description

The National Longitudinal Surveys provide data designed primarily to analyze sources of variation in labor market behavior and experience. The major topics that are covered in these surveys may be classified under the following headings: (1) labor market experience (including labor force participation, unemployment, job history, and job mobility), (2) socioeconomic and human capital (including education, training, health and physical condition, marital and family characteristics, financial characteristics, military service, job attitudes, retirement plans, and occupational aspirations and expectations), and (3) environmental variables (size of labor force in local area, unemployment rates for local area, and index of demand for female labor and for teen-age male labor). In addition, special topics are covered for particular cohorts or study years.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • ICPSR -- 7610

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