Why Participate - Policy

WHY YOUR
PARTICIPATION
IS IMPORTANT

Your experiences matter!
Research using the NLSY97 has been part of policy
recommendations by various government agencies.
Your participation has played a role in helping these
agencies understand economic-related issues impacting
Americans’ everyday lives.

Please contact us with any questions or comments:
Call: 877-504-1086
Text with your full name to: 312-835-1905
Email: nlsy97@norc.org
Visit: www.bls.gov/respondents/nls/

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in policy-making
discussions

NLSY97 research was cited in the U.S.
Department of Education publication
titled: Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions,
Selection Criteria-Perkins Innovation, Modernization
Grant Program. The research found that young people
from low-income backgrounds who participated in training
opportunities, such as internships or apprenticeships,
were more likely to have higher quality jobs at age 29.
MMay
ay 203 2023

NLSY97 research was cited in the U.S. House Small Business
Subcommittee hearing on Building Sustainable Businesses
through Employee Ownership at SBA. The research found that
employee tenure was 46 percent greater for jobs with Employee Stock
Ownership Plans (ESOPs) compared to jobs with no ESOPs.
DDec
ec 20 2022

The Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis used NLSY97 data in a
job tenure assessment titled: Changing Stability
in U.S. Employment Relationships: A Tale of
Two Tails. The researchers used the NLSY97 and
other employment data sets to understand the
trends leading to a slight increase in longer job
tenure (20+ years) and a decrease in shorter job
tenure (one or less years) since the mid-1990s.
JJan
an 20 2022

Your continued
participation makes
a difference!