The National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) is a household survey that provides a comprehensive look at quantitative measures of the well-being of children, adults, and their families. While the focus of the survey is at the state level, the scope is national -- with a primary emphasis on low-income families. NSAF information was gathered from interviews conducted with the Most Knowledgeable Adult (MKA), the person in the household who was most knowledgeable about the questions being asked about the respondent, their spouse/partner (if applicable) and the focal child (or children). Data were collected from more than 40,000 families in two stages. First, a screener interview was administered to determine whether a household was eligible to complete the second, extended interview.
Data for the NSAF are available at ICPSR for three versions: 1997, 1999, and 2002.
Data and Resources
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Modified | 2020-02-23 |
Release Date | 2019-07-11 |
Identifier | d5c7c8e7-47cb-4062-a6df-d57d30839ec6 |
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Contact Name | Urban Institute |
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Public Access Level | Public |
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Data Quality or Limitations | Notes on limitations, guidance on interpretation, etc. that might determine if someone would want to download the data or not. |
Citation Requirements | Urban Institute. . . Accessible from . Data originally sourced from , developed at the Urban Institute, and made available under the ODC-BY 1.0 Attribution License. |