University of Toronto. Data Library Service


National longitudinal survey of children and youth (NLSCY)

aka 'The Kids survey'

Producer: Statistics Canada. Special Surveys Divison

Funder: Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)

Distributor: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative

Contents: public use microdata files, synthetic files, master files, remote job submission, other WWW resources


Public use microdata files

What's available:

Cycle Data status Documentation Questionnaires
Cycle 1
1994-95
Release 2.
Primary file (n=22,831)
Access data Restricted
user guide (pdf format; also available in print in UT/DLS)
record layout & frequencies (RTF format)
record layout & frequencies (HTML format)
frequencies, unweighted
SAS control commands
SPSS control commands
Overview of survey instruments (PDF format)
kidsq.pdf (PDF format)
Secondary file (n=22,831)
Access data Restricted
user guide (pdf format; also available in print in UT/DLS)
record layout & frequencies (RTF format)
record layout & frequencies (HTML format)
frequencies, unweighted
SAS control commands
SPSS control commands
Cycle 2
1996-97
Primary file (n=20,025)
Access data Restricted
user guide (PDF format)
record layout & frequencies (PDF format)
unweighted frequencies
SAS control commands
SPSS control commands
Overview of survey instruments
Book 1 - parent and child
Book 2 - education, 10-11 and 12-13 year olds
Approximate sampling variability tables (longitudinal) [- by province]
Approximate sampling variability tables (longitudinal) [- by age groups of children]
Self completed file (n=4,145)
Access data Restricted
user guide (PDF format)
record layout & frequencies (PDF format)
unweighted frequencies
SAS control commands
SPSS control commands
Cycle 3
1998-99
Primary file (n=31,963)
Access data Restricted
user guide (Rev. ed. 02/2002)(PDF format)
record layout & frequencies (PDF format)
SPSS display dictionary
frequencies, unweighted
SAS control commands
SPSS control commands
Overview of survey instruments
Book 1 - parent and child
Book 2 - education, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 year olds
Self completed file, 10-15 y.a. (n=5,539)
Access data Restricted
user guide (Rev. ed. 02/2002)(PDF format)
record layout & frequencies (PDF format)
SPSS display dictionary
frequencies, unweighted
SAS control commands
SPSS control commands
Cycle 4
2000-01
Data available only through Research Data Centres (RDCs)
See synthetic files
   
Cycle 5
2002-03
Data available only through Research Data Centres (RDCs)
See synthetic files
   
Cycle 6
2004-05
Data available only through Research Data Centres (RDCs)
See synthetic files
   


Other WWW resources:


Html document by Laine G.M. Ruus, Data Library Service, University of Toronto
Created: 2001/02/09. Last updated: 2007/08/15