National Longitudinal Survey of Older and Young Men (NLSM)
NLSW is a longitudinal survey of two cohorts: a cohort of over 5,000 Older Men and a cohort of over 5,200 Young Men. Both cohorts were first interviewed in 1966 when the Older Men's cohort was aged 45-59 years while Younger Men's cohort was aged 14-24 years. The cohorts were surveyed every 1-3 years until 1983, totaling over 10 rounds of surveys for each, and the Older Men cohort was surveyed one final time in 1990 with widows or other family members for deceased respondents.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - accelerated
Number of participants at first data collection
5,225 (young men)
5,020 (older men)
Age at first data collection
14 - 24 years (young men)
45 - 59 years (older men)
Participant year of birth
1941 - 1952 (young men)
1906 - 1921 (older men)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
The civilian noninstitutionalized population of men in the United States aged 14 - 24 (young men cohort) and 45 - 59 (older men cohort) as of March 31, 1966, at the time of the initial survey.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1966
Primary Institutions
Census Bureau
Ohio State University
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Department of Labor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
