Cdc National Center for Health Statistics National Survey of Family Growth

Survey Description

The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) gathers information on family life, wedlock and divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of contraception and men's and women's wellness. Since 1973, the results of this survey take been used by the U.Southward. Department of Health and Human being Services and others to programme health services, health pedagogy programs, and to conduct statistical studies of families, fertility, and health. The NSFG is projected to continue survey administration through 2019.

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The NSFG is conducted past the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'southward (CDC) NCHS with the support and help of several other organizations and individuals. The NSFG is jointly planned and funded by the following programs and agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Homo Services:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Homo Development
Office of Population Affairs
NCHS, CDC
Partitioning of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC
Partition of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, CDC
Division of Reproductive Health, CDC
Division of Nativity Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, CDC
Children'southward Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Office of Planning, Enquiry and Evaluation, ACF

SGM-related questions tin be establish nether department J_CRQ (CAPI Reference Questionnaire) of the survey.

Survey Sample Population

The NSFG was first designed to be nationally representative of women xv-44 years of age in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United states of america (household population). Subsequently changes to the NSFG included adding an independent sample of men (2002) and expanding the age range to fifteen-49 (2015), now making the survey designed to be nationally representative of men and women aged 15-49 living in households in the The states. For each interviewing year (every 12 months beginning mid-September), it is expected that about 5,000 interviews will proceed to exist completed. For the 2013-2015 NSFG, there was a total sample size of 10,205 participants.

Survey Mode

The NSFG is conducted through in-person interviews, with a portion of the more sensitive questions answered privately past cocky-assistants. The first half dozen NSFG surveys were conducted as periodic cycles by the National Center for Wellness Statistics (NCHS) in 1973, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1995, and 2002. Starting in 2006, the NSFG shifted from periodic survey cycles to continuous interviewing. Interviews are conducted in person past female interviewers who are hired and managed by, current NSFG contractor, the Academy of Michigan'southward Constitute for Social Inquiry.

The survey is available in 2 questionnaire formats; computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)-light and CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ) format. Both formats represent the basic content and routing of the full NSFG interviews, including the CAPI administered by interviewers and the audio estimator-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) that respondents complete on their own. Each format offers users a dissimilar level of particular and perspective on how the interview is conducted. There are male and female versions of each of the questionnaires. Whatever SGM-related question is not optional and has its ain section in each questionnaire.

SGM-Related Survey Questions

Sexual Identity

(ORIENT)

Practice you lot recall of yourself every bit...

Heterosexual or direct	Homosexual or Gay [If R is female so Lesbian or] Gay	Bisexual
Something else	(Don't Know)	(Refused)
Question History: The electric current question was used from 2013-2015. A different question was asked in 2002 and 2006-2010.

2002 (ORIENT)

Do yous recollect of yourself equally...

Heterosexual	Homosexual
Bisexual	Or something else

2006-2010 (ORIENT)

Practise you think of yourself equally...

Heterosexual or straight	Homosexual, gay, or lesbian
Bisexual	Or something else

(SP_ORIENT)

When you say "something else," what practise you mean?

Sexual Attraction

(ATTRACT)

People are different in their sexual attraction to other people. Which best describes your feelings? Are you...

[If R is male]	[If R is female person]
Only attracted to females	Only attracted to males
Mostly attracted to females	Mostly attracted to males
Every bit attracted to females and males	Equally attracted to males and females
Mostly attracted to males	Mostly attracted to females
Only attracted to males	Only attracted to females
Not sure	Not certain
Question History: This is the but version of the question that has been used.

The following question is under the Sexual Attraction, Orientation, & Feel with STDs section.

(MFLASTP) The very concluding fourth dimension you had any type of sex -- that is vaginal intercourse or anal sex or oral sexual practice -- was that last sexual partner male or female?

Male person	Female
Question History: This is the only version of the question that has been used.

Sexual Behavior

Gender Identity

At that place are currently no questions asked in this category.

Household Relationships

Both the female and male versions of the survey ask the same question.

(AB-i) Now I'd like to ask about marital status and living together. Please expect at Card 1. What is your current marital or cohabiting status?

ENTER [two] if R is living together with a partner of the opposite sex to whom she is not married, even if she is also widowed, divorced, separated, or never-married
If R volunteers existence in a same-sex marriage or living with a same-sexual activity partner, then enter this information in an [F2] annotate and probe for R'due south marital or cohabitation status with respect to reverse sex spouses or cohabiting partners. If R has not had an reverse sexual practice marriage and is not currently cohabiting with an opposite sex partner, enter [half-dozen].
Married to a person of the opposite sex ...one	Not married merely living together with a partner of the reverse sexual practice ...ii	Widowed ...3
Divorced or annulled ...4	Separated, considering you and your spouse are not getting along ...five	Never been married ...6

Respondent answers the question for each person who lives in the household.

(AD-five) Delight look at Card (three/4). What is (Name[10])'south human relationship to you lot?

NOTE: If R says "child", PROBE for whether she means biological child or something else. If R says 'foster sis' or 'foster blood brother', enter [23], 'Other nonrelative'

If Household Fellow member is Male person, Display:	If Household Member is Female, Display:
Hubby ...ane	Wife ...ane
Male partner ...2	Female person partner ...2
Biological son ...3	Biological daughter ...3
Stepson (son of spouse) ...4	Step-daughter (girl of spouse) ...4
Adopted son ...5	Adopted girl ...v
Legal ward ...6	Legal ward ...half dozen
Foster kid ...vii	Foster kid ...seven
Partner's son ...viii	Partner'due south daughter ...8
Grandson ...9	Granddaughter ...9
Nephew ...10	Niece ...10
Biological father ...11	Biological mother ...xi
Step-father (husband of mother) ...12	Pace-female parent (married woman of father) ...12
Adoptive father ...thirteen	Adoptive mother ...xiii
Legal guardian ...14	Legal guardian ...14
Foster parent ...15	Foster parent ...15
Your parent's male partner ...16	Your parent's female partner ...16
Grandfather ...17	Grandmother ...17
Uncle ...18	Aunt ...xviii
Brother ...xix	Sister ...19
Other male relative ...20	Other female person relative ...20
Roommate (male) ...21	Roommate (female) ...21
Tenant or boarder (male) ...22	Tenant or boarder (female) ...22
Other male relative ...23	Other female nonrelative ...23
Question History: These questions were not asked in 2002 (Bike 6), but take been used from 2006-2015.

Response Rates

The overall response charge per unit for the 2013-2015 flow was 69.3%; 71.2% for women and 67.ane% for men. The response rate for male teenagers ages 15-nineteen was 71.2% and 70.vii% for female teenagers.

Response rates for NSFG tin can be accessed on the chief website past selecting 'Questionnaires, Datasets, and Related Documentation', and so under 'Codebooks and Documentation' select general info for users, which is located nether 'User'due south Guide'. Employ the post-obit link to access the most recent response rate results:
https://world wide web.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nsfg_2013_2015_puf.htm

Survey Links

Questionnaires

The survey questionnaires tin can be accessed on the main website for the NSFG, organized by drove yr(south). Utilise the following link to access the most recent questionnaires: http://world wide web.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nsfg_questionnaires.htm

Data

Information on survey data can exist accessed on the main website for the NSFG, organized by drove year(due south). Apply the following link to admission the most recent survey information: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nsfg_2013_2015_puf.htm