Codebook

Searchable Codebook for the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)

This webpage can be used to look at key variable information for all variables in the male and female respondent files from the NSFG for Cycle 6 (2002), as well as the 2006-10, 2011-13, 2013-15, 2015-17, 2017-19 continuous interview waves. Use the search box to search using the variable name, question or description, and then click a specific variable for detailed information for all waves for which it is available. Information in this codebook originally comes from the NSFG's online documentation ("Webdoc"), which is no longer available online for all waves. Please note that this site is not affiliated with the NSFG, and is meant as a helpful reference tool; users should consult official documentation at cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/index.htm

Searchable Codebook for the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)

List of variables in dataset:

RESPONDENT ID AND SCREENER ITEMS:

SECTION A:

SECTION B:

SECTION C:

SECTION D:

SECTION E:

SECTION F:

SECTION G:

SECTION H:

SECTION I:

SECTION J:

SECTION K:

RECODES:

WEIGHTS AND OTHER VARIABLES:

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