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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Child and Young Adult (NLSCYA)

Choose a sub-cohort below to view tables summarizing selected variables from the NLSY79 Child and Young Adult surveys. The tables list individual items or groups of related items with asterisks in the year columns indicating the survey years in which the variable(s) are available. Both survey questions and created variables are included. "R" used in variable descriptions stands for "respondent" and refers specifically to the child or young adult respondent, not the mother.

Consult the NLSY79 Child and Young Adult Questionnaires in the Other Documentation section for exact question wording in each survey round.

NLSY79 Child Variables by Survey Year: Birth through Age 14

The selected variables for the NLSY79 Children asterisk tables are grouped into two main categories:

  1. Child Supplement and Mother Supplement
  2. Child Self-Administered Supplement (10 to 14 years old)

Important information: Viewing asterisk tables

  • Click a topic below to expand and collapse the corresponding asterisk table.
  • Scroll right to view additional table columns.

I. Child Supplement and Mother Supplement

II. Child Self-Administered Supplement (10 to 14 years old)