| Summary: | National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) - Child
Supplement is a separate survey of all children born to NLSY79 female
respondents to expand the breadth of child-specific information
collected. In addition to mother's information from the NLSY79, the
child survey includes assessments of each child as well as additional
demographic and development information collected from either the
mother or child. For children aged 10 and older, information has been
collected from the children biennially since 1988 on a variety of
factors including child-parent interaction, attitudes toward
schooling, dating and friendship patterns, religious attendance,
health, substance use, and home responsibilities. Biennially (since
1994), children ages 15 and older complete a lengthy child interview
modeled on the NLSY79 questionnaire. Information collected includes
their schooling, training, work experiences and expectations, health,
dating, fertility and marital histories, and household composition. |
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