Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a long-term study based on a random sample of 10,317 men and women who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957. A companion sample contains comparable data for a randomly selected sibling of most respondents.
WLS data cover social background, youthful aspirations, schooling, military service, labor market experiences, family characteristics and events, social participation, psychological characteristics, health and well-being, and retirement.
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study is supported by the Behavioral and Social Research Program of the National Institute on Aging.
