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Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) [graduates, siblings, and spouses]: 1957-2025 Version 15.2. [machine-readable data file] / Hauser, Robert M., William H. Sewell, Pamela Herd, and Michal Engelman. [principal investigator(s)]. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison, WLS. [distributor]; <https://researchers.wls.wisc.edu/documentation/>