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Definition of NELS

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Definition: NELS stands for the National Educational Longitudinal Survey, a U.S. survey administered to 24,599 eighth grade students from 1052 schools in 1988, with follow-up surveys to the same students every two years afterward. Many similar questions were asked of the parents of the students as well to obtain more accurate information. (Econterms)

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