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Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)
This information is only for PRI affiliates
STIPULATIONS FOR USE: Access to files on PopNet and CD-ROM limited to Penn State PRI researchers.
DESCRIPTION: The Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) is designed to monitor the transition of a national sample of young people as they progress from tenth grade through high school and on to postsecondary education and/or the world of work. A longitudinal study, it will follow the same individuals - a cohort of high school students - over time. The transition through high school and beyond into postsecondary institutions and the labor market is both complex (there are many different pathways that youth may follow) and prolonged (it takes place over a period of years)—the complexity and time frame for this transition make longitudinal approaches especially appropriate. By surveying the same young people over time, it is possible to record the changes taking place in their lives. It is also possible to help explain these changes, that is, to understand the ways that earlier achievements, aspirations and experience influence what happens to them later. ELS:2002 gathers information at multiple levels. It obtains information not just from students and their school records, but also from students' parents, their teachers, and the administrators (principal and library media center director) of their schools.
ORIGINATING AGENCY / PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: National Center for Education Statistics
RELATED WEB SITES:
NCES ELS:2002 Web Site
NCES ELS:2002 Questionnaire View/Download Page
ELS:2002 Historical Background with respect to NLS-72, NELS:88, HS&B
| Year(s)/Wave(s) | Abstract? | Data Location | Input Statement | Document Location |
| Base Year | Yes | POPNET: CD-ROM | None at present: Raw files converted to SAS by PRI
| POPNET: CD-ROM Note - Codebook file is only accessible on the Web or via the ECBW program on the CD-ROM. It is not included with the User's Manual. |
| First Follow-up 2004 | Yes | CD-ROM 806 Oswald | CD-ROM 806 OSwald | CD-ROM 806 Osawld |
DATA DISSEMINATED BY: National Center for Education Statistics