
2015-2017 NSFG Questionnaires
Description of the two questionnaire formats
The questionnaires for the 2015-2017 NSFG are available in two formats:
- CAPI-Lite format
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ) format
Both formats represent the basic content and routing of the full NSFG interviews, including the computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI) administered by interviewers and the audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) that respondents completed on their own. However, each format of the questionnaire offers users a different level of detail and perspective on how the interview was conducted.
CAPI-Lite format
In the “CAPI-Lite” format, the male and female interviews are shown in their entirety, but with abridged representations of the question wording variants and short descriptions of skip patterns through the interview. With this format, users get a clear and concise picture of how the questions were asked, in what order, and of which respondents.
CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ) format
The CRQ represents the fully detailed specifications for the interview that NSFG staff provided to the computer programmers who created the instrument using the Blaise software system.
• All question wording variants are shown, along with the conditions defining when each variant should be used.
• “Flow Checks” specify the precise routing through the interview based on earlier questionnaire items so that the appropriate next questions for a particular respondent appear onscreen. In addition, in some instances flow checks are devoted to the creation of a new variable from one or more of the “raw,” or “asked” variables. These are called “computed variables” and are described in other sections of the User’s Guide. The flow check specifies in detail how these computed variables were defined. A summary list of computed variables defined in each questionnaire section can be found at the beginning of each section’s CRQ.
• “Edit checks,” programmed into the instrument, attempt to catch and resolve data inconsistencies in the field, rather than requiring resolution after data collection. These consistency checks are generally located in the CRQ after the questions they are intended to reconcile, and enabled the interviewer to return to specific questionnaire items and correct them if necessary.
• Use of additional survey aids, such as Show Cards, Help Screens, and the Life History Calendar (female interview only), is noted on individual questionnaire items. For example, if a question-specific help screen (accessible via the F1 key) was available for an item, the CRQ indicates “[HELP AVAILABLE].” If the item’s response choices were to be shown on a Show Card in the interviewer’s show card booklet, the CRQ indicates the number of the show card along with the response categories.
Household Screener Questionnaire
- CAPI Lite NSFG_ 2015-2017 Household Screener pdf icon[PDF – 62 KB]
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ)
Female Questionnaire
- CAPI Lite NSFG_ 2015-2017 Female pdf icon[PDF – 663 KB]
- Life History Calendar (as used in the female interview) pdf icon[PDF – 65 KB]
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ)
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section A_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 144 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section B_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 214 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section C_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 289 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section D_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 318 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section E_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 295 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section F_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 120 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section G_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 85 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section H_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 146 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section I_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 75 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Female Section J_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 171 KB]
Male Questionnaire
- CAPI Lite NSFG 2015-2017 Male pdf icon[PDF – 583 KB]
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ)
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section A_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section B_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 128 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section C_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 151 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section D_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 190 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section E_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 137 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section F_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 89 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section G_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 93 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section H_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 78 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section I_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 148 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section J_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 87 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017 Male Section K_CRQ pdf icon[PDF – 212 KB]
Female Spanish Questionnaire
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ)
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- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem A pdf icon[PDF – 155 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem B pdf icon[PDF – 223 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem C pdf icon[PDF – 335 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem D pdf icon[PDF – 123 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem E pdf icon[PDF – 337 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem F pdf icon[PDF – 112 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem G pdf icon[PDF – 98 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem H pdf icon[PDF – 143 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem I pdf icon[PDF – 86 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Fem J pdf icon[PDF – 169 KB]
Male Spanish Questionnaire
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ)
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- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male A pdf icon[PDF – 168 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male B pdf icon[PDF – 146 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male C pdf icon[PDF – 157 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male D pdf icon[PDF – 187 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male E pdf icon[PDF – 137 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male F pdf icon[PDF – 93 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male G pdf icon[PDF – 86 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male H pdf icon[PDF – 71 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male I pdf icon[PDF – 154 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male J pdf icon[PDF – 85 KB]
- NSFG_2015-2017_SpanishCRQ_Male K pdf icon[PDF – 188 KB]