The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) is sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, an Agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.The NSCH examines the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age. Special emphasis is placed on factors related to the well-being of children. These factors include access to - and quality of - health care, family interactions, parental health, neighborhood characteristics, as well as school and after-school experiences.The NSCH is also designed to assess the prevalence and impact of special health care needs among children in the US and explores the extent to which children with special health care needs (CSHCN) have medical homes, adequate health insurance, access to needed services, and adequate care coordination. Other topics may include functional difficulties, transition services, shared decision-making, and satisfaction with care. Information is collected from parents or caregivers who know about the child's health.

The National Survey of Children's Health, 2007, funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration, is a module of the State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS) conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) was designed to produce national and state-specific prevalence estimates for a variety of physical, emotional, and behavioral health indicators and measures of children's experiences with the health care system. The survey was conducted to assess how well each state, and the nation as a whole, met MCHB's strategic plan goals and national performance measures. These goals include providing national leadership for maternal and child health, promoting an environment that supports maternal and child health, eliminating health barriers and disparities, improving the health infrastructure and systems of care, assuring quality care, working with states and communities to plan and implement policies and programs to improve the social, emotional, and physical environment, and acquiring the best available evidence to develop and promote guidelines and practices to assure a social, emotional, and physical environment that supports the health and well-being of women and children. The NSCH addresses a variety of physical, emotional, and behavioral health indicators and measures of children's health experiences with the health care system. The survey also includes an extensive battery of questions about the family, including parental health, stress and coping behaviors, family activities, and parental concerns about their children, as well as their perceptions of the child's neighborhood. Demographic information collected includes race, gender, family income, and education level.

This dataset tracks the updates made on the dataset "National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) – Vision and Eye Health Surveillance" as a repository for previous versions of the data and metadata.

2016-17 merged. This dataset is a de-identified summary table of vision and eye health data indicators from the National Survye of Chilrens Health (NSCH), stratified by all available combinations of age group, race/ethnicity, gender, risk factor and state. NSCH is a telephone survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics at CDC (currently conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau) that examines the physical and emotional health of children 0-17 years of age. Approximate sample size is 95,000 over two rounds of data collection. Data were suppressed for cell sizes less than 30 persons, or where the relative standard error more than 30% of the mean. Detailed information on VEHSS NSCH analyses can be found on the VEHSS NSCH webpage (cdc.gov/visionhealth/vehss/data/national-surveys/national-survey-of-childrens-health.html). Additional information about NSCH can be found on the NSCH website (http://childhealthdata.org/learn/NSCH). The VEHSS NSCH dataset was last updated in November 2019.

The table NSCH 2017 Screener is part of the dataset National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), available at https://redivis.com/datasets/c4gx-9ytmbqmdz. It contains 54245 rows across 38 variables.

The purpose of this study was to assess the physical, social, and psychological well-being of American children, to develop a national profile of the way children in the United States live, to permit analysis of the relationships between the conditions of children's lives and measures of child development, and to examine the effects of marital disruption on the development of children and on the operation of single and multi-parent families. Information is provided on the child's well-being, family, experiences with family disruption, behavior, physical health, and mental health.

Nationally representative, longitudinal data describing functioning of and services for children who are reported to child protective services

This survey provides nationally representative estimates on the characteristics, living arrangements, and service accessibility of noninstitutionalized children who were living apart from their parents (in foster care, grandparent care or other nonparental care) and who were aged 0 to 16 years in 2011-2012. Data on the well-being of the children and of their caregivers are also available. The children’s nonparental care status was identified in a previous SLAITS survey, the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children’s Health. Units of Response: Caregiver Type of Data: Survey Tribal Data: No Periodicity: One-time Demographic Indicators: Disability;Ethnicity;Household Income;Household Size;Housing Status;Race;Sex SORN: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/19/2022-20139/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records Data Use Agreement: No Data Use Agreement Location: Unavailable Granularity: Household Spatial: United States Geocoding: Unavailable

Sample characteristics, national survey of children’s health, 2020.

Users can download data pertaining to children with special health care needs. Topics include, but are not limited to: health insurance access, care coordination, and the medical home. BackgroundThe National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN) is a SLAITS survey operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and is sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and Department for Health and Human Services.Surveys were conducted in 2000-2002 and 2005-2007. NS-CHSHCN assesses the prevalence and impact of children with special health care needs in the United States and th e District of Columbia. This survey explores topics including medical homes, adequate health insurance, access to needed services, care coordination and satisfaction with care for children with special health care needs. User FunctionalityUsers can download the survey instrument, methodology report, summary tables, and codebook as PDF files. Users can download the public-access dataset into SAS statistical software. Users can view demographic information by race/ethnicity and family income. Data Notes Interviews were conducted with parents of children with special health care needs under 18 years of age. During screening, health insurance interviews were conducted for children wit hout special health care needs to estimate health care coverage for each state. For uninsured children and low-income households, parents were asked about their awareness of and experience with Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Data for the first survey was collected between October 2000 and April 2002. Data for the second survey was collected between April 2005 and February 2007.

Users can download data regarding the delivery of pediatric care to children under 3 years of age and the promotion of a home environment conducive to young child health. BackgroundThe National Survey of Early Childhood Health is a SLAITS survey operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Maternal and Child Health Bureau. This survey contains national baseline data regarding pediatric care and its impact obtained from parent telephone interviews. Topics include the delivery of pediatric care to families with children under 3 years of age and the promotion of a home environment conducive to young child health. User FunctionalityUsers can download the survey instrument, methodology report, list of variables, and frequency counts as PDFs. Users can download the public-access dataset into SAS statistical software. Data NotesThe telephone interview was administered to parents of children 4-35 months of age. Interviews were conducted from February to July, 2000; surveys were administered in English and Spanish. African-American and Hispanic children were oversampled in this survey to provide more precise estimates for these racial and ethnic groups. Data are available on a national and state level.

Data Downloads: Area Health Resource FilesData Downloads: BHW Clincian DashboardsData Downloads: BHW Program Applicant and Award DataData Downloads: GrantsData Downloads: Health Center Service Delivery and Look Alike SitesData Downloads: Health Professions Training ProgramsData Downloads: Maternal and Child Health BureauData Downloads: National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Nurse Corps, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) and other ProgramsData Downloads: Nursing Workforce Survey DataData Downloads: Organ Donation and TransplantationData Downloads: Ryan White HIV/AIDS ProgramData Downloads: Shortage Areas Data Downloads: Uniform Data SystemData Downloads: Workforce ProjectionsData by GeographyHRSA Fact SheetsNational Survey of Organ Donation Attitudes and PracticesNational Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) and National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs ChartbooksNational Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)Donor Registry DataTransplant Activity Report

The State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS) collected health care data at State and local levels between 1997 and 2014. This data collection mechanism was developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It supplemented national data collection strategies by providing in-depth State and local area data to meet various program and policy needs. SLAITS conducted both the National Survey of Children’s Health (2003, 2007, 2011-2012 and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (2001, 2005-2006, 2009-2010). Other surveys included Health (1997), Child Well-Being and Welfare (1998-1999), National Survey of Early Childhood Health (2000), National Asthma Survey (2003), National Survey of Adoptive Parents (2007), Survey of Adult Transition and Health (2007), Influenza Vaccination Module for Children (2007), National Survey of Adoptive Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs (2008), Survey of Pathways to Diagnosis and Services (2011), National Survey of Children in Nonparental Care (2013), and National Survey of the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD and Tourette Syndrome (2014).

Users can download public-access datasets regarding topics such as: health insurance coverage, access to care, child well-being , utilization of services, and health status. BackgroundThe State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS) was developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is sponsored by both public and private organizations. SLAITS provides health care data at state and local levels for the development and implementation of health programs and policies. Survey research topics include health insurance covera ge, access to care, perceived health status, utilization of services, and measurement of child well-being. Surveys moderated by SLAITS include: Health, Child Well-Being and Welfare, National Survey of Early Childhood Health, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, National Survey of Children’s Health, National Asthma Survey, National Survey of Adoptive Parents, Survey of Adult Transition and Health, National Survey of Adoptive Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs. This data can help users to track changes arising from health and welfare services. User FunctionalityUsers can download public-access datasets to compare responses across states and to the United States. Data NotesThe SLAITS random-digit dial (RDD) and sampling frame are the same as the ongoing National Immunization Survey (NIS) operated by the CDC. The survey is composed of standardized questions to facilitate comparison across states. SLAITS also includes customized questions for each state to address state-specific data needs. SLAITS targets population subgroups including people with specific health conditions and low-income families. There is a rapid turnaround between data collection and availability, which enables users to track changes resulting from health and welfare services. Data collection dates vary and are indicated with each survey. Depending on the survey, data are available on national, state, and regional levels.

Abstract

The Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) is part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme, which is designed to collect data on fertility, family planning, and maternal and child health.

The primary objective of the 1999 TRCHS was to collect data at the national level (with breakdowns by urban-rural and Mainland-Zanzibar residence wherever warranted) on fertility levels and preferences, family planning use, maternal and child health, breastfeeding practices, nutritional status of young children, childhood mortality levels, knowledge and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS, and the availability of specific health services within the community.1 Related objectives were to produce these results in a timely manner and to ensure that the data were disseminated to a wide audience of potential users in governmental and nongovernmental organisations within and outside Tanzania. The ultimate intent is to use the information to evaluate current programmes and to design new strategies for improving health and family planning services for the people of Tanzania.

Geographic coverage

National. The sample was designed to provide estimates for the whole country, for urban and rural areas separately, and for Zanzibar and, in some cases, Unguja and Pemba separately.

Analysis unit

Households, individuals

Universe

Men and women 15-49, children under 5

Kind of data

Sample survey data

Sampling procedure

The TRCHS used a three-stage sample design. Overall, 176 census enumeration areas were selected (146 on the Mainland and 30 in Zanzibar) with probability proportional to size on an approximately self-weighting basis on the Mainland, but with oversampling of urban areas and Zanzibar. To reduce costs and maximise the ability to identify trends over time, these enumeration areas were selected from the 357 sample points that were used in the 1996 TDHS, which in turn were selected from the 1988 census frame of enumeration in a two-stage process (first wards/branches and then enumeration areas within wards/branches). Before the data collection, fieldwork teams visited the selected enumeration areas to list all the households. From these lists, households were selected to be interviewed. The sample was designed to provide estimates for the whole country, for urban and rural areas separately, and for Zanzibar and, in some cases, Unguja and Pemba separately. The health facilities component of the TRCHS involved visiting hospitals, health centres, and pharmacies located in areas around the households interviewed. In this way, the data from the two components can be linked and a richer dataset produced.

See detailed sample implementation in the APPENDIX A of the final report.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face

Research instrument

The household survey component of the TRCHS involved three questionnaires: 1) a Household Questionnaire, 2) a Women’s Questionnaire for all individual women age 15-49 in the selected households, and 3) a Men’s Questionnaire for all men age 15-59.

The health facilities survey involved six questionnaires: 1) a Community Questionnaire administered to men and women in each selected enumeration area; 2) a Facility Questionnaire; 3) a Facility Inventory; 4) a Service Provider Questionnaire; 5) a Pharmacy Inventory Questionnaire; and 6) a questionnaire for the District Medical Officers.

All these instruments were based on model questionnaires developed for the MEASURE programme, as well as on the questionnaires used in the 1991-92 TDHS, the 1994 TKAP, and the 1996 TDHS. These model questionnaires were adapted for use in Tanzania during meetings with representatives from the Ministry of Health, the University of Dar es Salaam, the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, USAID/Tanzania, UNICEF/Tanzania, UNFPA/Tanzania, and other potential data users. The questionnaires and manual were developed in English and then translated into and printed in Kiswahili.

The Household Questionnaire was used to list all the usual members and visitors in the selected households. Some basic information was collected on the characteristics of each person listed, including his/her age, sex, education, and relationship to the head of the household. The main purpose of the Household Questionnaire was to identify women and men who were eligible for individual interview and children under five who were to be weighed and measured. Information was also collected about the dwelling itself, such as the source of water, type of toilet facilities, materials used to construct the house, ownership of various consumer goods, and use of iodised salt. Finally, the Household Questionnaire was used to collect some rudimentary information about the extent of child labour.

The Women’s Questionnaire was used to collect information from women age 15-49. These women were asked questions on the following topics: · Background characteristics (age, education, religion, type of employment) · Birth history · Knowledge and use of family planning methods · Antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care · Breastfeeding and weaning practices · Vaccinations, birth registration, and health of children under age five · Marriage and recent sexual activity · Fertility preferences · Knowledge and behaviour concerning HIV/AIDS.

The Men’s Questionnaire covered most of these same issues, except that it omitted the sections on the detailed reproductive history, maternal health, and child health. The final versions of the English questionnaires are provided in Appendix E.

Before the questionnaires could be finalised, a pretest was done in July 1999 in Kibaha District to assess the viability of the questions, the flow and logical sequence of the skip pattern, and the field organisation. Modifications to the questionnaires, including wording and translations, were made based on lessons drawn from the exercise.

Response rate

In all, 3,826 households were selected for the sample, out of which 3,677 were occupied. Of the households found, 3,615 were interviewed, representing a response rate of 98 percent. The shortfall is primarily due to dwellings that were vacant or in which the inhabitants were not at home despite of several callbacks.

In the interviewed households, a total of 4,118 eligible women (i.e., women age 15-49) were identified for the individual interview, and 4,029 women were actually interviewed, yielding a response rate of 98 percent. A total of 3,792 eligible men (i.e., men age 15-59), were identified for the individual interview, of whom 3,542 were interviewed, representing a response rate of 93 percent. The principal reason for nonresponse among both eligible men and women was the failure to find them at home despite repeated visits to the household. The lower response rate among men than women was due to the more frequent and longer absences of men.

The response rates are lower in urban areas due to longer absence of respondents from their homes. One-member households are more common in urban areas and are more difficult to interview because they keep their houses locked most of the time. In urban settings, neighbours often do not know the whereabouts of such people.

Sampling error estimates

The estimates from a sample survey are affected by two types of errors: (1) non-sampling errors, and (2) sampling errors. Non-sampling errors are the results of mistakes made in implementing data collection and data processing, such as failure to locate and interview the correct household, misunderstanding of the questions on the part of either the interviewer or the respondent, and data entry errors. Although numerous efforts were made during the implementation of the TRCHS to minimise this type of error, nonsampling errors are impossible to avoid and difficult to evaluate statistically.

Sampling errors, on the other hand, can be evaluated statistically. The sample of respondents selected in the TRCHS is only one of many samples that could have been selected from the same population, using the same design and expected size. Each of these samples would yield results that differ somewhat from the results of the actual sample selected. Sampling errors are a measure of the variability between all possible samples. Although the degree of variability is not known exactly, it can be estimated from the survey results.

A sampling error is usually measured in terms of the standard error for a particular statistic (mean, percentage, etc.), which is the square root of the variance. The standard error can be used to calculate confidence intervals within which the true value for the population can reasonably be assumed to fall. For example, for any given statistic calculated from a sample survey, the value of that statistic will fall within a range of plus or minus two times the standard error of that statistic in 95 percent of all possible samples of identical size and design.

If the sample of respondents had been selected as a simple random sample, it would have been possible to use straightforward formulas for calculating sampling errors. However, the TRCHS sample is the result of a two-stage stratified design, and, consequently, it was necessary to use more complex formulae. The computer software used to calculate sampling errors for the TRCHS is the ISSA Sampling Error Module (SAMPERR). This module used the Taylor linearisation method of variance estimation for survey estimates that are means or proportions. The Jackknife repeated replication method is used for variance estimation of more complex statistics such as fertility and mortality rate

Note: See detailed sampling error

The Yemen Demographic and Maternal and Child Health Survey (YDMCHS) is the first national survey conducted in Yemen since unification of the country. It was designed to collect data on households, ever-married women of reproductive age, and children under age five. The subjects covered in the household survey were: characteristics of households, housing and living conditions, school enrollment, labor force participation, general mortality, disability, fertility, and child survival. The areas covered in the survey of women of reproductive age were: demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, marriage and reproductive history, fertility regulation and preferences, antenatal care, breastfeeding, and child care. For children under five in the survey, the topics included diarrheal and other morbidity, nutritional supplementation, accidents, vaccination, and nutritional status. The survey was carried out as a part of the DHS program and also the PAPCHILD program. The DHS program is assisting governments and private agencies in the implementation of household surveys in developing countries; PAPCHILD has similar goals for developing countries in the Arab League. The main objectives of the DHS project are to: (a) provide decision makers with a data base and analyses useful for informed policy choices, (b) expand the international population and health data base, (c) advance survey methodology, and (d) develop skills and resources necessary to conduct high quality demographic and health surveys in the participating countries. The YDMCHS was specifically aimed at furnishing information on basic population and household characteristics, maternal and child health, fertility, family planning, and infant and child mortality in Yemen. The survey also presents information on breastfeeding practices and the nutritional status of children under age five. The survey will provide policymakers and planners with important information for use in formulating programs and policies regarding maternal and child health, child mortality, and reproductive behavior.

Users can download data regarding the health care needs of children with special health care needs in adolescence and early adulthood. Topics include: transition services, care coordination and health insurance. BackgroundThe Survey of Adult Transition and Health (SATH) is operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This survey followed up on cases included in the 2001 National Survey of Children with Special health Care Needs (NSCSHCN). The SATH aims to ex amine the current health care needs of the original children with special health care needs survey subjects and to understand their transition from pediatric health care providers to adult health care providers. Topics include, but are not limited to: transition services, accommodations, care coordination, and health insurance. User Functionality Users can download the survey instrument, public dataset and codebook. Users can download the questionnaire as a PDF; the dataset can be downloaded into SAS statistical software. Data Notes The SATH is a follow-up survey administered to children with special health care needs who were 14-17 years of age during the initial interview in the 2001 National Survey of Children with Special health Care Needs (NSCSHCN). In 2007, these cases were 19-23 y ears old. The 2001 survey preceding this interview was conducted with the parent or guardian of the child with special health care needs. The child with special health care needs (n= 1,916) responded to the 2007 follow-up survey. Data were collected between June, 2007 and August, 2007. Information is available on a national level.

Users can download data regarding characteristics and adoptive experiences of families of adoptive children. Topics include type of adoption, birth family contact, developmental problems, and adoption support. BackgroundThe National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) is a SLAITS survey operated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics (HCHS) and is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). NSAP provides information on characteristics, pre-adoption experiences and post-adoption support experiences of families of adoptive children. Topics include, but are not limited to: type of adoption, birth family contact, developmental problems, and adoption support. User FunctionalityUsers can download the survey instrument and frequency counts as PDFs, the codebook into Microsoft Excel and the public-access dataset into SAS statistical software. Data NotesThe NSAP telephone interview was administered to parents (n=2,089) who adopted a child 0 to 17 years of age. Children were identified as being adopted through the US foster care system, domestic private adoption agencies, or in ternational adoption agencies. Parents were identified through the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH). Data were collected between April 2007 and July 2008 and are available on a national level.

Logistic regression on having a dental preventive visit within the past 12 months, national survey of children’s health, 2020.

Bivariate analyses of the outcome, dental preventive visits within the past 12 months, and variables of interest, national survey of children’s health, 2020.