Youth Studies Series (1965-1997)

Set of surveys designed to assess political continuity and change across time for biologically-related generations and to gauge the impact of life-stage events and historical trends on the behaviors and attitudes of respondents. A national sample of high school seniors and their parents was first surveyed in 1965. Subsequent surveys of the same individuals were conducted in 1973, 1982, and 1997. The general objective was to study the dynamics of political attitudes and behaviors by obtaining data on the same individuals as they aged from approximately 18 years of age in 1965 to 50 years of age in 1997. In this manner, the Youth Studies Series facilitates the analysis of generational, life cycle, and historical effects and political influences on relationships within the family.

Includes

• High School Seniors Cohort Study, 1965 and 1973
• National Survey of Third Generation Members of the Youth-Parent Political Socialization Study, 1997
• Student-Parent Socialization Study, 1965  
• Study of Political Socialization: Parent-Child Pairs Based on Survey of Youth Panel and Their Offspring, 1997
• Three Generations Combined, 1965-1997
• Youth-Parent Socialization Panel Study, 1965-1973
•  Youth-Parent Socialization Panel Study, 1965-1982: Three Waves Combined
• Youth-Parent Socialization Panel Study, 1965-1982: Wave III 
• Youth-Parent Socialization Panel Study, 1965-1997: Four Waves Combined
• Youth-Parent Socialization Panel Study, 1965-1997: Youth Wave IV, 1997