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DESCRIPTION : The NSFG was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in 1973, 1976, 1988, 1995, and 2002.
The 1973 to 1995 surveys are of women ages 15 to 44 years of age. These data provide reliable national estimates on marriage,
divorce, contraception, infertility, and the health of women and infants in the United States . The 2002 cycle surveyed men
ages 15-44 as well and covered topics similar to those for females, related to reproductive health and fatherhood
CODEBOOKS : Codebooks for 1995 are available in pdf format on the local area network (\Public\Data\NSFG\1995\Codebooks)and
on CD-rom obtainable from the CFDR office. Codebooks for 2002 are located ((\Public\Data\NSFG\Wave 6). Earlier years are available
on CD-rom.
DATA : Data are available for 1973, 1976, 1976 couple file, 1976 interval file, 1988, and 1995. Data for the 1995 wave are
also available on the CFDR local area network. For 1995, the raw data have been converted into 2 SAS datasets-the interval
file (NSFGi95.sas7bdat) and the respondent file (NSFG95r.sas7bdat).
2002 data are also available on the server . The Cycle 6 raw datafiles have been converted into three SAS datasets-the female respondent (female.sas7bdat), male respondents
(male.sas7bdat), and pregnancy (preg.sas7bdat). Earlier years of data not available on the network may be obtained by filling
out a CFDR data request form or contacting the cfdr office at 372-7279. .
The CDC has created an electronic codebook for the 1995 NSFG called the Statistical Export and Tabulation System which enables
users to extract variables and cases from both the respondent and the interval files. This software can be downloaded from
the website or obtained from the CFDR staff.
The CDC has created an online codebook for the 2002 NSFG called Webdoc. This link enables you to browse sections of the codebooks, user guides, questionnaires, and variable frequencies.
LIST OF FREQUENCIES : Frequencies are available for all variables and waves in each codebook.
WEBLINKS : http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg.htm Full questionnaires are available for download. The Cycle 6 questionnaires are on the server (Public\Data\NSFG\Wave 6\NSFG
Cycle 6 Questionnaires).
CONDITIONS FOR USE : The CDC requires that the user agree not to attempt to identify any respondents.
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