Research and Development Survey (RANDS)

The Research and Development Survey (RANDS) is an ongoing series of web surveys conducted by the Division of Research and Methodology at the National Center for Health Statistics. RANDS is a recruited probability-sampled panel survey designed to explore the feasibility of using web surveys for reporting national health outcomes and for augmenting the question evaluation and research program with quantitative methodologies for measuring error.

Research involving RANDS has included methods to detect measurement error and to calibrate survey estimates. Several topics have been included on the RANDS questionnaires, including access to healthcare and utilization, chronic conditions, food security, general health, health insurance, opioid use, physical activity, psychological distress, and smoking.