Directory: National Longitudinal Survey of Children Cycle 3 - 1998/1999 (nlscy) License: Access restricted to University of Saskatchewan faculty, staff and students for non-commercial study and research by DLI license agreement. http://library.usask.ca/data/dli/dlilicense.html Abstract: Children who participate in organized activities outside of school such as sports, music, the arts or clubs tend to have higher self-esteem, interact better with friends and perform somewhat better in school, according to new data from the National Longitudinal Survey on Children and Youth (NLSCY). Data from the third collection cycle of the NLSCY show an estimated 87% of Canadian children aged 4 to 15 participated in organized activities outside of school, leaving about 13% of children who rarely or never participated. The data indicate, for example, that among young people aged 12 to 15, those who rarely or never participated in organized sports were more likely to report having lower self-esteem and difficulties with friends. They were also more likely to smoke. The findings in this report are based on a first analysis of new data for children aged 4 to 15 in 1998/99, as well as an analysis of longitudinal data, spanning four years for young people who were between ages 12 and 15 in 1998/99. Note: - TYPE "b" Binary and TYPE "a" Ascii Data: filename Size Type Description nlscyc3pr_dat.zip 4,692,704 b PRIMARY FILE uncompressed 48,711,612 1,522 Maximum line length 31,963 Line feeds nlscyc3_1015dat.zip 775,788 b 10-15 SELF FILE uncompressed 3,616,967 651 Maximum line length 5,539 Line feed Documentation: File Name Size Type Description nlscyc3pr.sps a Spss Code for Primary File nlscyc3pr.sas a Sas Primary File nlscyc3pr_cbk.pdf 552,193 b Primary Codebook (pdf) nlscyc3pr_gid.pdf 726,388 b Primary Guide (pdf) nlscyc3pr_que.pdf 781,981 b Cycle 3 Survey Instruments Book 1 Parent and Child nlscyc3_1015.sps a Spss Code File 10-15 nlscyc3_1015.sas a Sas 10-15 file nlscyc3_1015cbk.pdf 328,202 b 10 - 15 Codebook (pdf) nlscyc3_1015gid.pdf 726,388 b 10 - 15 Guide (pdf) nlscyc3_1015que.pdf 2,190,746 b Cycle 3 Survey Instruments Book 2 Education, 10-15 year olds +++++++++++++++++++++++++ March 2002 : WARNING for NLSCY (National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth ) for Cycles 2 and 3. WARNING about the nature of the primary and self files in Cycles 2 and 3 of the NLSCY. Unlike Cycle 1, where the primary and secondary files can be linked through the use of CHILDID, the records in the files for Cycles 2 and 3 cannot be merged. You cannot analyze some variables off the primary file with variables from the 10-15 self file. It was assumed that the CHILDID variable in these two files could be used to match cases between them. Both files in Cycle 1 can be linked using CHILDID. It therefore seemed reasonable to assume that both files in Cycle 3, which also have CHILDID, can be merged. This misunderstanding is compounded by the fact that the documentation for Cycle 3 does not state anywhere that the primary and 10-15 files cannot be linked. The user's guide for Cycle 2, however, contains the following warning. "The data for the self-completed portion of the file was separated from the main file to ensure that the information provided by children was kept confidential, even from their parents. In order to protect that confidentiality, the information from both files cannot be linked. An assessment and further suppressions were made following the procedures outlined in the next pages to ensure that the two files could not be linked." p. 141 This statement really should have been included in the documentation for Cycle 3. ************************************************************** Data Download: October 12, 2001 WL. Documentation Download: October 12, 2001 WL. Documentation Download: February 20, 2002 WL.