2015-2017 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG): Sample Error Estimation Design pdf icon.2015-2017 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG): Sample Design Documentation pdf icon.2015-2017 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG): Summary of Design and Data Collection Methods pdf icon.The documents below provide information on survey design and operations for 2015-2017, and reflect only minor changes and updates. The survey design and all related aspects were planned with the entire period 2011 to 2019 in mind, thus are consistent from release to release. These documents replace the “Series 1” and “Series 2” reports published by NCHS for the 2006–2010 and earlier releases, which can be found within the NSFG’s “Publications and Information Products” pages. Further Details on Variables Modified for the Public-Use File pdf icon īeginning with the release of data for 2011–2013, detailed information on the survey design and operations, weighting, and variance estimation was compiled in four documents available on the NSFG website. List for the Female Respondent and Female Pregnancy Files pdf icon Appendix 7: Restricted-Use Analytic Variables Available through the RDC.Appendix 6: Frequently Asked Questions about the NSFG pdf icon.Appendix 5: Summary of NSFG Questionnaire Changes – NSFG 2015–2017 pdf icon.Male-Female Recode Crosswalk for 2015–2017 pdf icon Male File Recode Specifications pdf icon Female Pregnancy (Interval) File Recode Specifications pdf icon Female Respondent File Recode Specifications pdf icon Appendix 3: Recode Specifications for 2015–2017 NSFG.Appendix 2: SAS and STATA Syntax Guidelines for Combining Data Across File Releases pdf icon.Female Pregnancy (Interval) File Index pdf icon Appendix 1: File Indexes for 2015–2017 NSFG.Part 1 General Information for Users pdf icon.The section letters noted in the file indexes correspond to the sections of the codebook, so the file indexes indicate which codebook PDF will contain your variables of interest. Public-use file indexes (Appendix 1a, 1b, and 1c linked below) can be searched to find variable names or identify relevant variables based on key words in variable labels. Webdoc, the NSFG’s interactive online codebook, was deactivated as of 12/31/20.If emailing please type 508 Accommodation PR#9342 without quotes in the subject line of the email. Persons with disabilities experiencing problems accessing this page should contact CDC-INFO at 80 or the TTY number at (888) 232-6348 and ask for a 508 Accommodation PR#9342.