National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)

DESCRIPTION:  The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) is a periodic survey initiated to provide current information on fertility and infertility, family planning, childbearing, contraceptive practice, and other aspects of maternal and child health, and to gauge the effects of these processes on population growth. The NSFG Cycle IV interviews covered the respondent's pregnancy history, past and current use of contraception, ability to bear children, use of medical services for family planning, infertility, and prenatal care, marital history, and associated cohabiting unions. Data on occupation and labor force participation and on a wide range of social, economic, and demographic characteristics are also presented. Cycle IV adds questions about AIDS and cohabitation and asked detailed questions on adoption and sexually transmitted diseases.

ORIGINATING AGENCY / PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): National Center for Health Statistics

RELATED WEB SITES:
NCHS NSFG Web Page
NICHD Meta Data on the NSFG

NSFG files on SodaPop

SAS files have been created for 1988, 1990, 1995, and 2002. These files contain all of the variables with their labels. If you have a PopNet account you can select variables to create a custom subset. This subset can be another SAS file or a comma or tab delimited file that can be imported into another software package.

DATA DISSEMINATED BY: The National Center for Health Statistics