Directory:
National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth - cycle 6, 2004/2005 (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

Summary:

This study, developed jointly by Human Resources Development Canada and
Statistics Canada, is a comprehensive survey which follows the development of 
children in Canada and paints a picture of their lives.

The survey monitors children's development and measures the incidence of
various factors that influence their development, both positively and
negatively. 

Note: - TYPE "b" Binary and TYPE "a" Ascii


doc

File Name                  Type  Description

/codebooks
nlscy2004_c6_1017_cdbk.pdf  b  10 - 17 Codebook
nlscy2004_c6_long_cdbk.pdf  b  Longitudinal Codebook
nlscy2004_c6_ecd_cdbk.pdf   b  Cross-sectional Codebook
nlscy2004_c6_youth_cdbk.pdf b  Youth Codebook

/guides
nlscy_ug6_master.pdf        b  Microdata User's Guide 
note_may16.pdf              b  Remote Submission Information

/questionnaires
nlscy_c6_surveyinstruments_book1.pdf  b  Questionnaire Book 1 - Parent, Child & Youth  
nlscy_c6_surveyinstruments_book2.pdf  b  Questionnaire Book 2 - Youth Questionnaire

/syntax_files
nlscy2004_c6_1017_spsse.sps a  SPSS syntax file - Master
nlscy2004_c6_long_spsse.sps a  SPSS syntax file - Longitudinal
nlscy2004_c6_ecd_spsse.sps  a  SPSS syntax file - Cross-sectional
nlscy2004_c6_youth_spsse.sps a SPSS syntax file - Youth
nlscy2004_c6_1017_sase.sas  a  SAS syntax file - Master
nlscy2004_c6_long_sase.sas a   SAS syntax file - Longitudinal
nlscy2004_c6_ecd_sase.sas  a   SAS syntax file - Cross-sectional
nlscy2004_c6_youth_sase.sas a SAS syntax file - Youth

/programs
bootvare_v21_nlscy.sps 
example01.sas
example02.sas
example03.sas
macroe_v21_nlscy.sps
nlscy_ves.sas
nlscy_ves_sas612.sas

data

***Statistics Canada will not be producing a public microdata file for this survey.
The synthetic files provided are for experimental design and testing purposes only.
Data access is through the Research Data Centre program only. (See note in the 
main directory regarding synthetic files and remote job submission)*** 

nlscy2004_c6_1017_master.zip      10 - 17 Master file
nlscy2004_c6_long_master.zip      Longitudinal file
nlscy2004_c6_ecd_master.zip       Cross-sectional file
nlscy2004_c6_youth_master.zip     Youth file



May 24, 2007
RA