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National Youth Survey US: Wave II (NYS-1977)

Published by Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Metadata Last Checked: August 08, 2025 | Last Modified: 2023-07-25
Youth data for the second wave of the National Youth Survey are contained in this data collection. The first wave was conducted in 1976. Youths were interviewed in early 1978 about events and behavior that had occurred in 1977. Data were collected on demographic and socioeconomic status of respondents, aspirations, social isolation, normlessness, labeling, attitudes toward deviance, exposure to delinquent peers, commitment to delinquent peers, sex roles, interpersonal violence, exposure to substance abuse, self-reported delinquency, drug and alcohol use, and victimization.This study has 1 Data Set.

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