National Longitudinal Surveys Mature Women

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nls-readme.txt contains directions for downloading
data and software from http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/

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women.zip -- National Longitudinal Surveys Mature Women Release 7
women  -- what women.zip unzips to 

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http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/dbgator/ has dbgator.exe,
the Windows NLS DB Investigator software
Install it on a PC to access the data.  See 
nls_readme.txt for instructions on loading a dataset.


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The /home/data/nlsy-child/archive directory contain the 
1996 version of the NLSY CD.  It works on machines with speeds
of less than 200 MHz.  If you are an experienced
user of the old DOS software and would like to
continue using that rather than the current Windows
version, you can use the chrr717.zip file in the 
archive directory to get an updated version of the 
DOS software.  (from ftp.chrr.ohio-state.edu/chrrdba )

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Handbook:             http://www.bls.gov/nls/handbook/nlshndbk.htm
Attrition info:       http://www.bls.gov/nls/handbook/nlshb015.htm#_Toc493498473
Major Data Elements:  http://www.bls.gov/nls/handbook/nlshb015.htm#_Toc493498475
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2. NLS: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, via the Center for Human Resource
Research (CHRR) at the Ohio State University, has released the following
National Longitudinal Survey documentation items in electronic format (all
.pdf format), which may be of interest to researchers in aging.

NLS Mature Women and Young Women:

1968 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1368).
1969 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1369).
1971 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1371).
1974 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1374).
1976 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1376).
1977 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1377).
1979 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1379).
1981 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1381).
1982 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1382).
1984 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1384).
1986 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1386).
1987 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1387).
1989 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1389)
1992 Mature Women Questionnaire (W1392). 
Codebook Supplement - Mature Women (W07).
Mature Women 1989 Pension Plan Documentation (W450).

http://www.chrr.ohio-state.edu/nls-info/ordering/display_db.php3
2004-06-24
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Jean Roth, jroth@nber.org  April 16, 2002