University of Toronto. Data Library Service

The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, 1994 - .


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NOTICE: These synthetic files are to be used for planning research on master files only. Do not attempt to publish based on these data. The records in these files do not represent actual respondents.

Contents: Cycle 1, Cycle 2, Cycle 3, Cycle 4, Cycle 5, Cycle 6 Cycle 7

Cycle Documentation Data & syntax
Cycle 1
1994-1995
Overview [PDF]
User Guide [RTF]
Remote access to master files: [WordPerfect], [MSWord]
Readme file
Survey Instruments
Data Collection [PDF]
Primary File
Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Secondary File
Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax,
Custody File
Not currently available
Bootstrap Weights Files
[SAS system format]
Cycle 2
1996-1997
Overview [PDF]
User Guide [PDF]
Remote access to master files: [WordPerfect], [MSWord]
Record layouts & frequencies
Primary File [PDF][Release 3]
Secondary File [PDF]
Self-Completed (10-13 years olds) File [PDF]
Family and Custody History I & II [PDF][Release 3]
Survey Instruments
Book 1 - Parent & Child [PDF]
Book 2 - Education, 10-11 and 12-13 year olds [PDF]
Approximate Sampling Variability Tables
By Age [PDF] By Province [PDF]
Primary File
Record layout [PDF], Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Secondary File
Record layout [PDF], Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Self-completed survey (10-13 year olds)
Record layout [PDF], Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Bootstrap Weights Files: longitudinal, transversal [SAS system files]
Cycle 3
1998-1999
Overview [PDF]
Remote access to master files: [WordPerfect], [MSWord]
Readme file
Survey Instruments
Book 1 - Parent & Child [PDF]
Book 2 - Education, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 year olds [PDF]
Primary File
Record layout, Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Secondary File
Record layout [WPD], Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Self-completed (10-15 year olds) File
Record layout, Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Kindergarten Teacher File
Record layout, Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Language Arts File
Record layout, Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Mathematics File
Record layout, Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Principals File
Record layout, Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Single Teacher File
Record layout, Data, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Bootstrap Weights Files: longitudinal_c1, longitudinal_c2, transversal [SAS system files]
Cycle 4
2000-2001

User Guide [PDF]
Remote access to master files: [WordPerfect], [MSWord] Readme file
Survey Instruments
Book 1 - Parent, Child & Youth [PDF]
Book 2 - Teacher, Principal & Youth [PDF]
Approximate Sampling Variability Tables
Cycles 1 to 4 [DOC]
Cycles 4 to 6 [XLS]
Primary File
Record layout [PDF], Data
Self-completed (10-17 year olds) File
Record layout [PDF], Data
Bootstrap Weights Files longitudinal_all, longitudinal_c1, longitudinal_c2, longitudinal_c3, transversal [SAS system files]
Cycle 5
2002-2003

User Guide [PDF]
Survey Instruments:
Book 1: parent, child & youth [PDF]
Book 2: kindergarten teacher & youth [PDF]
Early childhood development
Access data, record layout, SAS syntax file, SPSS syntax file
Education
Access data, record layout, SAS syntax file, SPSS syntax file
Self-completed (10-19 year olds) file
Access data, record layout, SAS syntax file, SPSS syntax file
Longitudinal file
Access data, record layout, SAS syntax file, SPSS syntax file
Bootstrap weights: readme file, documentation,
transversal, longitudinal: all, c1, c3, c4 [SAS system files]
Bootstrap macros
Cycle 6
2004-2005

User Guide [PDF]
Remote access to master file [MSWord]
Survey Instruments:
Book 1: parent, child & youth [PDF]
Book 2: youth questionnaires [PDF]
Early childhood development
Access data, record layout, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Self-completed (ages 10-17) file
Access data, record layout, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Youth (ages 16 to 21)
Access data, record layout, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax
Longitudinal file
Access data, record layout, SAS syntax file, SPSS syntax file
Bootstrap weights files
ECD cross-sectional: data, SAS system file, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax, Stata dct file, Stata do file
ECD longitudinal: data, SAS system file, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax, Stata dct file, Stata do file
Funnel: data, SAS system file, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax, Stata dct file, Stata do file
Original cohort: data, SAS system file, SAS syntax, SPSS syntax, Stata dct file, Stata do file
Bootstrap macros:
SPSS: Bootvare v2.1, MACROE v2.1
SAS: pre version 8, version 8 or later, example 1, example 2, example 3


HTML document by Robert Pestrin, Data Library Service, University of Toronto. Comments to Laine G.M. Ruus.
Created: 15/05/2004. Last updated: 2009-03-05