Overview
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National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) 2011-2013
Investigators: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC
Publication Date: January 01, 2018
About This Product
The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) gathers information on family life, marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and general and reproductive health. The NSFG was first designed to be nationally representative of women 15-44 years of age in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States (household population). The survey sample is designed to produce national data, not estimates for individual states. Later changes to the NSFG include adding an independent sample of men (2002). NSFG is conducted through in-person interview, with a portion of the more sensitive questions answered privately by self-administration. The interviews are voluntary and confidential. The response rate for recent data releases is around 73%.
The NSFG is used: by scholars in the behavioral sciences (e.g., sociology, demography, and economics) to study marriage, divorce, fertility, and family life; by scholars in public health to study reproductive, maternal and infant health topics; by agencies of the US Department of Health and Human Services, to brief senior officials and to inform program decision-making, in research programs and in health and social service programs; by state and local governments to plan health and social service programs; by the press, to prepare articles on a number of topics related to health and family life; and more.
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User's Guide
- Appendix 1: File Indexes for 2011–2013 NSFG
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- Appendix 3: Recode Specifications for 2011–2013 NSFG
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- Appendix 4: Recode “Cross-walk” Grids
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- Appendix 6: Frequently Asked Questions about the NSFG
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- Appendix 7: Restricted Use Variables Available through the RDC
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- SAS Program Statements
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- SPSS Program Statements
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Original Instruments
- Instruments
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Product Details
- 6,431 variables
- 10,416 subjects
- Raw Data, SPSS, SAS, and STATA Program Statements, and Instruments
- User’s Guide to the Machine-Readable Files