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The National Survey of Children's Health, funded and directed by HRSA MCHB, provides national and state level estimates of key measures of child health and well-being. These data are essential to understanding the health status and health services needs of children across the nation and in your state and community. The data cover multiple, intersecting aspects of children’s lives—including physical and mental health, access to quality health care, and the child’s family, neighborhood, school, and social context. The National Survey of Children's Health is funded and directed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).

Detailed Methodology

Sample

NSCH uses an address-based sample selected from an extract of the Census Bureau’s Master Address File (MAF). It covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Method of Data Collection

Mixed or multi modes
Survey (self- or interviewer-administered)

Reference Date

Last year/last 12 months

Data Collection Notes

A revised version of the survey has been conducted as a mail and web-based survey by the Census Bureau since 2016. Among other changes, the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health started integrating two surveys: the previous NSCH and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN).

Number of Cases

Dependent on sample size for any given year

Linkage Capabilities

Request BOC Crosswalk National Survey of Children's Health to assign PIKs to respondents.

National Survey of Children's Health

Description

Detailed Methodology