Data Data file

Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Third Follow-up Restricted-use Data File

NCES
Data access:
Restricted-use data
Release date:
Last updated: 01/28/2014
January 2014
Data classifications:
Longitudinal data, Sample data
Data source:
Access the data source
Data weighted:
Yes
Data part of a series:
Yes
Year:
2002-2012
Survey areas:
ELS - Education Longitudinal Study of 2002
Publication number:
NCES 2014362

Summary

This is the restricted-use data file for the Third Follow-up of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002). This release includes data for the Base Year, First Follow-up, High School Transcript and Second Follow-up collections. New data focus on postsecondary persistence and completion; financial aid and debt, initial workforce and career experiences; income and benefits; family formation and civic engagement.