OMB approves the
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Main National Longitudinal Survey
of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and the BLS NLSY79 Young Adult Survey (YAS)
information collections as outlined in this package with the
following condition: the proposed final push incentive (enhanced)
for the Main NLSY79 and the web appointment setting incentive for
both surveys are not approved for use at this time. OMB will
reconsider approval of these elements of the package after
receiving additional information from BLS through a non-substantive
change mechanism. In addition, BLS commits to conducting a
systematic evaluation of the burden and utility of the existing and
new survey questions and improving the documentation of its data
access policies and procedures for these surveys (see supplemental
document entitled Supplemental Terms of
Clearance_03Oct2018.docx.docx).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2020
09/30/2020
09/30/2020
12,070
0
12,070
14,349
0
14,349
0
0
0
The National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1979 (NLSY79) is a representative national sample of persons
who were born in the years 1957 to 1964 and lived in the U.S. in
1979. These respondents were ages 14 to 22 when the first round of
interviews began in 1979; they will be ages 53 to 60 when the
planned round twenty-eight of interviews is conducted in 2018 and
2019. In addition to the main NLSY79, the biological children of
female NLSY79 respondents have been surveyed since 1986. A battery
of child cognitive, socio-emotional, and physiological assessments
has been administered biennially since 1986 to NLSY79 mothers and
their children. Starting in 1994, children who had reached age 15
by December 31 of the survey year (the Young Adults) were
interviewed about their work experiences, training, schooling,
health, fertility, self-esteem, and other topics. The longitudinal
focus of the NLSY79 and associated Child and Young Adult surveys
requires information to be collected from the same individuals over
many years in order to trace their education, training, work
experience, fertility, income, and program participation. One of
the goals of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to produce and
disseminate timely, accurate, and relevant information about the
U.S. labor force. The BLS contributes to this goal by gathering
information about the labor force and labor market and
disseminating it to policymakers and the public so that
participants in those markets can make more informed, and thus more
efficient, choices. Research based on the NLSY79 contributes to the
formation of national policy in the areas of education, training,
employment programs, and school-to-work transitions.
US Code:
29
USC 1&2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statute
The increase is due to due to
questionnaire revisions, an increase in the youth interview length,
as well as a larger number of older Young Adult respondents and
Young Adult respondents with children, who tend to have longer
interview times.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form NLS79 R28 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Supplemental Terms of Clearance_03Oct2018.docx
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979