National Survey of Children's Health
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This survey, sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, examines the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age. Special emphasis is placed on factors that may relate to well-being of children, including medical homes, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and safe neighborhoods. In 2011-2012, questions also asked about uninsured children from some households, to assess their parents' awareness of, experience with, and interest in enrolling in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health
Quick Facts
- Sponsor(s): Primary funding for this project is provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), with secondary funding from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services, and CDC’s National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Expected Period of Data Collection: February 2011 through June 2012
- Expected Timing of Release of Public Use Files and Documentation: About January 2013
- Expected Sample Size: 91,800 completed child-level interviews (1,800 completed interviews in each of 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands)
- Sampling Frame: US households with one or more resident children aged 0-17 years old at the time of the interview
- Data Collection: Data are collected from households with landline and cell telephones. SLAITS data collection is conducted under contract with NORC at the University of Chicago. Strict confidentiality and privacy regulations apply to all contract and federal project staff for all data. For more information, see the NCHS confidentiality policy.
- Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health: Easy to use, interactive data query tool to view and compare tables and charts of state, national, and regional survey findings including profiles on key performance indicators.
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- Survey Instrument
2007 National Survey of Children's Health
Quick Facts
- Sponsor(s): Funding for this project is provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Period of Data Collection: April 2007 to July 2008
- Sample Size: 91,642 completed child-level interviews
- Sampling Frame: Children ages 0-17 years old
- Data Collection: Data are collected over the household landline telephone. SLAITS data collection is conducted under contract with the University of Chicago. Strict confidentiality and privacy regulations apply to all contract and federal project staff for all data. For more information, see the NCHS confidentiality policy.
- Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health: Easy to use, interactive data query tool to view and compare tables and charts of state, national, and regional survey findings including profiles on key performance indicators.
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- Survey Instrument
- Methodology Report [PDF - 640 KB]
- The National Survey of Children's Health Chartbook, 2007
- Dataset
- List of Variables and Frequency counts [PDF - 1 MB]
- SAS input files
2003 National Survey of Children's Health
Quick Facts
- Sponsor(s): Funding for this project is provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
- Period of Data Collection: January 2003-July of 2004
- Sample Size: 102,353 children
- Sampling Frame: Children ages 0-17 years old
- Publications and Presentations using SLAITS Data
- Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health: Easy to use, interactive data query tool to view and compare tables and charts of state, national, and regional survey findings including profiles on key performance indicators
- The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation, 2005
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Persons with disabilities who experience problems accessing PDF files should contact nchsed@cdc.gov or call 301-458-4688.
- Documentation [TXT - 3 KB]
- Survey Instrument
- Methodology Report
- Dataset
- List of Variables [PDF - 115 KB]
- Frequency counts [PDF - 1.6 MB]
- SAS input files
Contact Us:
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National Center for Health Statistics
Division for Health Interview Statistics
Attention: SLAITS
3311 Toledo Road, Room 2113
Hyattsville, MD 20782 - (301) 458-4174
- slaits@cdc.gov