Ongoing, comprehensive national employee survey tracking emerging trends in the workplace and outside it.
A workforce data source made available to Cornell researchers through CCSS, the National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW) is the major ongoing study of the U.S. workforce. This study comprehensively examines employees' lives on and off the job. Conducted every five to six years by the Families and Work Institute (FWI), the NSCW is the only ongoing, nationally representative survey of a large sample of U.S. workers. For over three decades, it has tracked emerging trends essential to attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent. Based on the 1977 Quality of Employment Survey by the Department of Labor, the NSCW has a large enough sample to support sub-population comparisons. It has been used by Cornell researchers looking at various topics, including workplace expectations regarding email and women’s employment as they transition to parenthood. See the Cornell-Authored Articles section below for details on these articles.
How to Access NSCW Datasets?
How to Cite NSCW Data
Citing NSCW Data
Please use the citations shown below for each of the following data collections:
For the 1992-2002 data, the citation should be:
Bond, James T., and Galinsky, Ellen M. National Study of the Changing Workforce, 1992, 1997, and 2002. Catalog no. 2104. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University. Cornell Center for Social Sciences. New York, NY: Families and Work Institute [distributor]. 2008-05-05. Version 1. https://doi.org/10.6077/2pr0-4z48.
2008:
Families and Work Institute. National Study of the Changing Workforce, 2008. Catalog no. 2849. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University. Cornell Center for Social Sciences. Alexandria, VA: Society for Human Resource Management (U.S.) [distributor]. 2021-02-12. Version 1. https://doi.org/10.6077/q5sf-nf12.
2016:
Families and Work Institute. National Study of the Changing Workforce, 2016. Catalog no. 2850. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University. Cornell Center for Social Sciences. Alexandria, VA: Society for Human Resource Management (U.S.) [distributor]. 2021-02-18. Version 1. https://doi.org/10.6077/prje-9063.
Questions and Resources
Can’t Find the Workforce Data You Want in Our Archive?
The CCSS Data & Reproduction Archive holds over 200 datasets relating to employment and labor. A search for “workforce” at ICPSR returns over 1,300 results. Thanks to CCSS membership, researchers affiliated with Cornell have access to ICPSR’s vast archive. Registration is required using your cornell.edu email address.
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How Do I Get Cited When I Use NSCW Data?
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Cornell-authored Journal Articles and Dissertations Citing American Hospital Association Data
Giurge, Laura M., and Bohns, Vanessa K. "You don’t need to answer right away! Receivers overestimate how quickly senders expect responses to non-urgent work emails." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Volume 167 (2021-11): 114-128 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2021.08.002.
Ishizuka, Patrick, and Musick, Kelly A. "Occupational Inflexibility and Women's Employment During the Transition to Parenthood." Demography Volume 58 Issue 4 (2021-12-01): 1249-1274 https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-9373598.