A longitudinal study of families since 1968. The Child Development Supplement focuses on children and caregivers within these families - a great resource on the welfare and care of children.

Longitudinal individual-level data, concentrating on cohorts by age-group. Features labor force experience, education and training, local labor market variables, and cohort-specific questions

Longitudinal surveys following students who were in eighth grade in 1988. Includes direct assessments and reporting on school, work, home experiences, educational resources and support, the role in education of parents and peers, neighborhood characteristics, educational and occupational aspirations, and other student perceptions. Additional topics included self-reports on smoking, alcohol and drug use and extracurricular activities.

The secondary longitudinal studies program consists of three completed studies: the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS:72), the High School and Beyond (HS&B) longitudinal study of 1980, and the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). Ongoing studies include the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), and the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09). Taken together, these studies describe the educational experiences of students from 4 decades—the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s—and also provide bases for further understanding of the correlates of educational success in the United States.