The National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997 (NLSY97) includes 8,984 respondents who were born in the
years 1980 through 1984 and lived in the United States when the
survey began in 1997. The primary objective of the survey is to
study the transition from full-time schooling to the establishment
of careers and families. The longitudinal focus of the survey
requires information to be collected about 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 is to produce and disseminate
timely, accurate, and relevant information about the U.S. labor
force. The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 NLSY97 contributes to the
formation of national policy in the areas of education, training,
employment programs, and school-to-work transitions.
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This collection will be Round
19 of the NLSY97. In this round, the NLSY97 will continue to use
telephone as the primary mode of interviews. The burden for Round
19 will be less than in the previous round (Round 18). A
substantial portion of the reduction comes from a lower expected
response rate. Our experience in Round 18 demonstrated that it is
more difficult to secure cooperation for a telephone versus
face-to-face interview for this age group. We are projecting 460
fewer interviews for Round 19 than we did for Round 18.
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.