<p>Youth data for the sixth wave of the National Youth Survey<br /> are contained in this collection. This research project, which was<br /> designed to gain a better understanding of both conventional and<br /> deviant types of behavior by youths, involved collecting information<br /> from a representative sample of young people in the United States. The<br /> first wave of this survey was conducted in 1976, the<br /> second wave in 1977, the third wave in 1978,<br /> the fourth wave in 1979, and the fifth wave in 1980. For this wave, youths and young adults were interviewed in early<br /> 1984 about events and behavior occurring in calendar year 1983, when<br /> they were 17 to 26 years of age. Data are available on the demographic<br /> and socioeconomic status of respondents, disruptive events for parents,<br /> neighborhood problems, employment, children, aspirations and current<br /> successes, normlessness, labeling by parents, perceived disapproval by<br /> parents, peers, co-workers, and partner, attitudes toward deviance,<br /> exposure to delinquent peers, self-reported delinquency, drug and<br /> alcohol use, victimization, pregnancy, depression, use of outpatient<br /> services, spouse violence by respondent and partner, and sexual<br /> activity.This study has 1 Data Set.</p>