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R D C graphicNational Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Geocodes

 

Return to List of Geocodes by NCHS Data System

 

The following lists the geographic variables that exist within NSFG. The variable label explains the variable name. When applying for access to this data through the RDC, please specify the variable name in your data dictionary.

 

Year

Public-Use Variable Name

Restricted-Use Variable Name

Restricted-Use Variable Label

Cycle 6 (2002)

 

SRC_BLOCK
STATE
COUNTY
TRACT
BLKGRP
METRO12 

state postal code + COUNTY + TRACT + BLKGRP
State (FIPS code)
County (FIPS code)
Census tract
Block group
Metropolitan (MSA/CMSA) status of block group 

Cycle 5 (1995)

REGION

Linkfile:
STATE95, STATE93, STATE90
STATE95P, STATE93P, STATE90P
COUNTY95, COUNTY93, COUNTY90
TRACT95, TRACT93, TRACT90
BLOCK95, BLOCK93, BLOCK90
MATCH95, MATCH93, MATCH90

State FIPS code for residence in 95, 93 and 90
State postal code for residence in 95, 93 and 90
County FIPS codes for residence in 95, 93 and 90
Census tract for residence in 95, 93 and 90
Block numbering area for residence in 95, 93, and 90
Type of geocoding match

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

NSFG Cycle 6 (2002) - There are two essentially identical files. One (Nsfg6c02) contains data for the respondent’s address at the date of interview in 2002. The other (Nsfg6c00) contains data for the respondent’s address on April 1, 2000, the date of the census. Both files contain the above geocodes.

 

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