64 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)

64.1 Organization

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC

64.3 Description

  • De-identified, patient-level
  • Gathers information on family life, marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception, and men’s and women’s health
  • In addition to the public uses files, there is additional data upon request. These files contain interviewer observations data and data about the data collection process

64.4 Vintage/Release Frequency

Annual or bi-annual starting in 1973

64.5 Observational Unit

Respondent-level

64.6 Collection Methodology

  • A multi-stage probability-based, nationally representative sample of household population aged 15-44 (changed to 15-49 in later years)
  • Data collected via in-person interviews

64.7 Available at

Free for download at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nsfg_questionnaires.htm

64.8 User Guide/Data Dictionary

Technical documentation available at same website as data download

64.9 Cost

Free

64.10 Proposal or Application required?

No

64.11 DUA required?

No

64.12 Special Notes

Certain populations are oversampled each cycle (mainly Blacks, Hispanics and Teens)