Survey Instruments

Survey Instrumentation

The link below compiles the survey instruments that were used to collect data from participants of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) since the first effort in 1957 through the current effort that began in 2020 (which is ongoing).

Full Instrumentation 1957-2022 (PDF).

Since the documentation exceeds 1,000 pages, it is strongly recommended to use the “bookmarks” incorporated  into the document. To view them, configure your PDF reader to show bookmark links; by clicking bookmarks, users can jump directly to points of interest in the instrumentation.

In addition, there are many links to allow navigation throughout the document and table of contents is also viewable on starting on page four.