The VLS individual and household datafiles can be downloaded below.  Data will be downloaded in an spss portable file format (i.e., spss.por).  The data is zipped and can be unzipped with Winzip software (click here to download) .

These file were revised, and a file matching cases across years was created and made available in May, 2002.  Click here for information about corrections, program used for matching.

Click below to download 1995 baseline survey:

●    Combined Household and Person Level Data
●    Household Level Data
●    Person Level Data
●    SPSS program to match Household Level Data and Person Level Data
●    Sample SPSS program to use combined Household and Person Level Data


Click below to download 1996 first-round follow-up survey:

●    Combined Household and Person Level Data
●    Household Level Data
●    Person Level Data
●    SPSS program to match Household Level Data and Person Level Data
●    Sample SPSS program to use combined Household and Person Level Data

Click below to download 1997 second-round follow-up survey:

●    Combined Household and Person Level Data
●    Household Level Data
●    Person Level Data
●    SPSS program to match Household Level Data and Person Level Data
●    Sample SPSS program to use combined Household and Person Level Data

Click below to download 1998 third-round follow-up survey:

●    Combined Household and Person Level Data
●    Household Level Data
●    Person Level Data
●    SPSS program to match Household Level Data and Person Level Data
●    Sample SPSS program to use combined Household and Person Level Data

Click below to download the file with all household and person level
variables for 1995 through 1998:

●    Combined Household and Person Level Data, 1995 through 1998
●    SPSS program to match 1995 through 1998 files

Click here to access previous versions of the data - uncorrected .