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 Administrationexternal icon, 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).
The NSCH was redesigned by HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau in 2016. It is now an annual, cross-sectional, address-based survey that is fielded by the U.S. Census Bureau using both web-based and paper-and-pencil data collection. Data from the 2016 NSCH and beyond are now available from the Health Resources and Services Administrationexternal icon (HRSA) and Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Healthexternal icon.
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)external icon, with secondary funding from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Servicesexternal icon
- National Survey (50 states and DC)
- Period of Data Collection: February 2011 through June 2012
- Sample design: Cross-sectional telephone survey of households with at least one resident child aged 0 to 17 years at the time of the interview; complex sample design, with stratification by state and sample type (landline or cell phone) and with clustering of children within households
- Sample Size: Completed 95,677 child-level interviews
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Period of Data Collection: July 2011 through January 2012
- Sample design: Cross-sectional telephone survey (landlines only) of households with at least one resident child aged 0 to 17 years at the time of the interview; complex sample design with clustering of children within households
- Sample Size: Completed 2,342 child-level interviews
- Respondent: A parent or guardian with knowledge of the health and health care of the children in the household.
- Data Collection: 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:external icon 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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- Frequently Asked Questions pdf icon[PDF – 244 KB]
- Survey Instrument
- Methodology Report pdf icon[PDF – 7 MB]
- The National Survey of Children’s Health Chartbook, 2011-2012external icon
- Datasets
- 50 states and DC
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- List of Variables and Frequency Counts pdf icon[PDF – 706 KB]
- List of Variables and Frequency Counts for U.S. Virgin Islands pdf icon[PDF – 706 KB]
- SAS input files
- 50 states and DC
- U.S. Virgin Islands
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)external icon
- 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:external icon 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.
View/Download
- Survey Instrument
- Methodology Report pdf icon[PDF – 640 KB]
- The National Survey of Children’s Health Chartbook, 2007external icon
- Dataset
- List of Variables and Frequency counts pdf icon[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.external icon
- 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:external icon 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, 2005external icon
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Page last reviewed: February 22, 2022
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics