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The Daily. Tuesday, December 19, 2000
Data for the third cycle of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), conducted in 1998-1999, are now available. This first release consists only of data covering characteristics of the children, their parents and their families. Summary highlights and analysis from Cycle 3 of the NLSCY will be released in early 2001. A public-use microdata file will be available next spring.
The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, developed jointly by Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada, is a comprehensive survey that 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.
The first cycle of the NLSCY, conducted in 1994-1995, interviewed parents of approximately 23,000 children up to and including age 11. They shared information not only about their children, but also about themselves and the children's families, schools and neighbourhoods. In the second and third cycles, parents of the same children were interviewed. The NLSCY will continue to collect information on these same children every two years as they move into youth and adulthood.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Lecily Hunter (613-951-0597; robilec@statcan.gc.ca), Special Surveys Division, Statistics Canada or Susan McKellar (613-953-8101; susan.mckellar@spg.org), Applied Research Branch, Human Resources Development Canada.