Project Talent (PT)
The PT is an American national longitudinal study of about 377,000 individuals born in 1942–1946 and from 1200 schools across the United States of America. Participants were first assessed in 1960 while in secondary school (Grades 9–12). The study included a 5 percent random sample of all high school in United States of America—including public, private, and parochial schools—from every state except Alaska. Students from all economic, cultural, and social backgrounds participated in the base year data collection. PT researchers followed the students across early adulthood, surveying participants at 1, 5, and 11 years following their anticipated high school graduation.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
377,015 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
1942 - 1946 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Students from secondary schools (Grades 9–12) in the United States of America in 1960.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1960
Primary Institutions
American Institutes of Research (AIR)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Department of Education
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Naval Research
University of Pittsburgh
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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