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Author: Sheets, Carol T.
Resulting in 3 citations.
1. Parnes, Herbert S.
Sheets, Carol T.
The National Longitudinal Surveys Data Files: Content and Structure
In: Data Bases in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. J. Raber and G. Marks, eds. New York, NY: North-Holland Publishing, 1980.
Also: http://www.cceerc.net/ICPSR/biblio/series/129/resources/23949?sortBy=1&paging.startRow=1&type=Book+Section&author=Parnes%2C+Herbert+S.
Cohort(s): NLS General
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): NLS Description; Research Methodology

This paper presents a brief description of the objectives and the content of the NLS surveys and the characteristics of the data files.
Bibliography Citation
Parnes, Herbert S. and Carol T. Sheets. "The National Longitudinal Surveys Data Files: Content and Structure" In: Data Bases in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. J. Raber and G. Marks, eds. New York, NY: North-Holland Publishing, 1980.
2. Sheets, Carol T.
NLSDBA: The National Longitudinal Surveys on Compact Disc
Behavior, Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers 23,2 (1991): 212-213.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/c850615775r41141/
Cohort(s): NLS General, NLSY79
Publisher: Psychonomic Society ==> Springer
Keyword(s): NLS Description; NLSDBA CD-ROM

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This paper describes the NLSDBA software developed by The Ohio State University's Center for Human Resource Research which allows users of NLSY data on compact disc to easily search for variables and create an extract file of up to 1,024 variables. A description of the NLSY, including both the ongoing study of 12,686 youth aged 14-22 as of January 1, 1979 and the panel of children aged 0 to 18 of the female respondents, is followed by a brief overview of types of information available for the youth and children. Personal computer (PC) requirements and execution times are included.
Bibliography Citation
Sheets, Carol T. "NLSDBA: The National Longitudinal Surveys on Compact Disc." Behavior, Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers 23,2 (1991): 212-213.
3. Sproat, Kezia
Churchill, Helene
Sheets, Carol T.
The National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience: An Annotated Bibliography
Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1985
Cohort(s): NLS General
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keyword(s): Labor Market Surveys; Longitudinal Data Sets; Longitudinal Surveys; NLS Description

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This compendium summarizes almost 900 research articles, working papers, and dissertations completed from the mid- 60s through the mid-80s utilizing data from the five NLS cohorts. Arranged alphabetically by primary author, each entry includes an abstract, a series of keywords identifying the research areas addressed, as well as an identification of the NLS cohort(s) utilized in the research. To facilitate use, indices are provided which allow the reader to locate NLS research articles via authors and coauthors, title, subject areas, as well as cohort(s).
Bibliography Citation
Sproat, Kezia, Helene Churchill and Carol T. Sheets. The National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience: An Annotated Bibliography. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1985.