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National Youth Survey US: Wave III (NYS-1978)

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Updated Oct 29, 2026

About this dataset

<p>Youth data for the third wave of the National Youth Survey<br /> are contained in this data collection, which includes data for youth<br /> interviewed in 1979 about events and behavior of the preceding year.<br /> The first wave of this study was conducted in 1976 and the<br /> second wave in 1977. Data were collected on the<br /> demographic and socioeconomic status of respondents, disruptive events<br /> in the home, youth aspirations, expectations for future goals, social<br /> isolation, normlessness, labeling, perceived disapproval, attitudes<br /> toward deviance, exposure and commitment to delinquent peers, sex<br /> roles, attitudes toward sexual assault, interpersonal violence,<br /> pressure for substance abuse by peers, exposure to substance abuse by<br /> parents, self-reported delinquency, and drug and alcohol use.This study has 1 Data Set.</p>

Data and resources (1)

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