National Longitudinal Survey of Mature and Young Women (NLSW)
NLSW is a longitudinal survey of two cohorts: a cohort of over 5,000 Mature Women and a cohort of over 5,150 Young Women. The Mature Women's cohort includes women who were aged 30-44 when first interviewed in 1967, while the Young Women's cohort includes women who were aged 14-24 when first interviewed in 1968. The two cohorts were followed every 1-3 years until 2003, totaling over 20 rounds of surveys each.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - accelerated
Number of participants at first data collection
5,159 (young women)
5,083 (mature women)
Age at first data collection
14 - 24 years (young women)
30 - 44 years (mature women)
Participant year of birth
1943 - 1953 (young women)
1922 - 1937 (mature women)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
The civilian noninstitutionalized population of women in the United States aged 14 - 24 (young women cohort) and 30 - 44 (mature women cohort) as of December 31, 1967, at the time of the initial survey.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1967
Primary Institutions
Census Bureau
Ohio State University
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Department of Labor
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
