Learn About the Surveys

Who sponsors the survey? Why is it sometimes called SLAITS? What changed in 2007 from 2003? Quick answers to these and other questions about the survey.
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Catalog of the questions asked in each section of the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health. This is a useful companion to the longer survey instrument.

One-page diagram summarizing the sampling and administration steps for the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health.
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These content maps detail what types of information can be found in each area of the data query: child health measures, state profile, and Healthy People 2010.
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Compare the results from the 2003 and 2007 NSCH, and download documents highlighting changes between the two survey years.

Overview of the topics you can search through the interactive data query for the National Survey of Children’s Health 2007 and 2003. Includes tips on choosing a starting point, searching the data, and telling a story with your results!
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The 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health includes many new indicators on the health of our nation’s children, youth and families not included in the 2003 NSCH. This one-page guide lists most of the new topics in the 2007 survey.
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In 2007, the survey added a new section on chronic health conditions that were past or current, and severity of condition. This one page guide outlines each of the questions, along with question numbers for easy access on the website
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Results from the newest NSCH survey are discussed on this DataSpeak.

Download a PDF file of the Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) English version of the survey.
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Technical report authored by National Center for Health Statistics describes the methodological details of the survey's sampling and data collection procedures.
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Catalog of the questions asked in each section of the National Survey of Children's Health. This interactive guide is a useful companion to the longer survey instrument.

Who sponsors the survey? What areas of child health and well-being are addressed? How many surveys were collected? Quick answers to these and other questions.

One-page diagram summarizing the sampling and administration steps for the National Survey of Children’s Health.

Overview of the topics you can search through the interactive data query for the National Survey of Children’s Health 2007 and 2003. Includes tips on choosing a starting point, searching the data, and telling a story with your results!
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Download a PDF file of the Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) English version of the survey.

Download a PDF file of the Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) Spanish version of the survey.

Technical report authored by CDC staff describes the methodological details of the survey’s sampling and data collection procedures.

NCHS conducted the National Survey of Children’s Health. This link takes users to the NCHS website for additional information about the survey, including downloadable SAS input files of the survey data.

What steps do I take to begin a data query, start a new search or change topics? Click here for a step-by-step guide to using the interactive data query for the National Survey of Children’s Health.
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Do you know that you can save your data search results in a personal online briefcase? This guide also provides pointers on saving results to your own computer, inserting data query tables and charts into other documents, and referencing your results.
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A one page step-by-step walk through of how to access a list of results for all states and sort based on your data point of interest.
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Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) syntax and documentation used to create each of the 60 plus Key Child Health Indicators and the major subgroup variables from the Data Resource Center Interactive Data Query for the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health.

SAS statistical programming code and documentation used to create each of the 60 plus Key Child Health Indicators and the major subgroup variables from the Data Resource Center Interactive Data Query for the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health.

Presentation from the National Center for Health Statistics with guidelines and examples of SAS, SUDAAN and STATA code for obtaining estimates of variability and statistical significance from the NSCH and NS-CSHCN.
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Search data from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health.

Identify successful strategies for sharing findings from the National Survey of Children’s Health.

Compelling stories and examples of ways others are using data from the Data Resource Center to make a difference!

Presentations related to the National Survey of Children’s Health.

Selected Publications Using the NSCH and other national surveys.

Search survey data from the 2005/2006 and 2001 NS-CSHCN for indicators related to CSHCN health and functioning, access to services, unmet needs, health care experiences, and insurance status.

Presentations and Publications related to the National Survey of Children’s Health and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.

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