The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth - Overview and Changes After Three Cycles

English The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) is a long-termstudy to monitor child development and well being of Canada's children as they grow from infancy toadulthood. To do so, a representative sample of Canadian children between 0-11 years old was selectedand interviewed in 1994-95. Interviews are conducted every two years and the current plans are tofollow that cohort of children until they reach the age of 25. The survey has now gone through threecollection cycles and already a number of changes hav been observed. The paper will give an overviewof the objectives of the survey, the survey design, the collection methodology, the survey content andthe products and research that have already been done. The last section will present the futuredirection of the survey. French L’Enquête nationale longitudinale sur les enfants et les jeunes concerne ledéveloppement et le bien-être des jeunes de l’enfance à la vie adulte. Unéchantillon représentatif d’enfants des ages 0-11 ans a d’abord fait parti del’enquête en 1994-1995. On veut continuer avec un interview chaque deux ansjusqu’à ce que les enfants ont 25 ans. Sur les trois premiers cycles, il y a déjàplusieurs changements. On décrit ici les objectifs de l’enquête, son dessin, laméthodologie de collecte, le contenu, la recherche qui à déjà été faite, et lefuture de l’enquête.