National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72)
NLS-72 is a longitudinal study with a sample of high school seniors from the 1971 - 1972 school year from the United States of America. The study aimed to link educational experiences with later outcomes, such as early labour market experiences and postsecondary education enrolment and attainment. The cohort was resurveyed four times (in 1973, 1974, 1979, and 1986). Cognitive tests and questionnaires were administered in the base year, questionnaires were administered in subsequent years, and a postsecondary education transcript study was conducted in 1984.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
19,001 (participants)
Age at first data collection
17 – 18 years old (participants)
Participant year of birth
1954 – 1955 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
12th graders in 1972, United States of America.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1972
Primary Institutions
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Department of Education
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
