How to Cite the WLS Data Properly
Acknowledgment Text for Use of WLS Data
This research uses data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) of the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1991, the WLS has been supported
principally by the National Institute on Aging (AG-9775 and AG-21079),
with additional support from the Vilas Estate Trust, the National Science
Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, and the Graduate School of the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. A public use file of data from the
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study is available from the Wisconsin Longitudinal
Study, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1180 Observatory Drive,
Madison, Wisconsin 53706 and at http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/data/.
The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors.
Bibliographic Citations
Electronic resources are well established as a means of information
dissemination. The purpose of making a reference to an electronic resource
is to give enough information so that it can be located as well as
acknowledge those authors whose intellectual works are in electronic
format.
Users of these data are requested to cite them properly. Below is an
example of proper citation for these works. You should consult a proper
style manual and modify the examples to maintain consistency in
punctuation and typeface.
Citing the Official Release Data
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) [graduates and siblings]: 1957-1977.
[machine-readable data file] / Hauser, Robert M. and Sewell, William H.
[principal investigator(s)]. Madison, WI:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, WLS. [distributor];
<http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/documentation/>
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) [graduates]: 1992/93.
[machine-readable data file] / Hauser, Robert M.; Sewell, William H.;
Hauser, Taissa S. [principal investigator(s)]. Madison, WI:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, WLS. [distributor];
<http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/documentation/>
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) [siblings]: 1993/94.
[machine-readable data file] / Hauser, Robert M; Sewell, William H;
Hauser, Taissa S. [principal investigator(s)]. Madison, WI:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, WLS. [distributor];
<http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/documentation/>
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) [graduates]: 2004 Version 12.10.
[machine-readable data file] / Hauser, Robert M; Hauser,
Taissa S. [principal investigator(s)]. Madison, WI: University of
Wisconsin-Madison, WLS. [distributor];
<http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/documentation/>
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) [grad-spouse]: 2004 Version 12.10.
[machine-readable data file] / Hauser, Robert M; Hauser,
Taissa S. [principal investigator(s)]. Madison, WI: University of
Wisconsin-Madison, WLS. [distributor];
<http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/documentation/>
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) [siblings]: 2005 Version 12.10.
[machine-readable data file] / Hauser, Robert M; Hauser,
Taissa S. [principal investigator(s)]. Madison, WI: University of
Wisconsin-Madison, WLS. [distributor];
<http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/documentation/>
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) [sib-spouse]: 2005 Version 12.10.
[machine-readable data file] / Hauser, Robert M; Hauser,
Taissa S. [principal investigator(s)]. Madison, WI: University of
Wisconsin-Madison, WLS. [distributor];
<http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch/documentation/>
Citing the Handbook
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study Handbook (12.10.07)
Edited by Erica Wollmering with Contributions by Wisconsin Longitudinal
Study Staff, 2007.
