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2021 Screener Data and Input Files

zip SAS data file [2.86 MB]
zip STATA data file [5.05 MB]

2021 Topical Data and Input Files

zip SAS data file [10.4 MB]
zip STATA data file [5.05 MB]

Corrected 2021 NSCH Data for Breastfeeding, Formula, and Solid Food

In data released between 2016 and 2021, a processing error caused the reported time in months for breastfeeding, age of first formula, and introduction of solid foods to be incorrectly rounded down by 1 in most cases. The listings below include a data supplement with the corrected values and an updated input file to merge the supplement with the complete topical file.

zip SAS data file [< 1.0 MB]
zip STATA data file [< 1.0 MB]
pdf Data Correction Technical Document [< 1.0 MB]

Special Geographies Files

Special Geographies data supplement

zip SAS data file [< 1.0 MB]
zip STATA data file [< 1.0 MB]
Interactive Data Query
Access the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) Data Resource Center (DRC) to browse NSCH data.
National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) Codebook
This interactive tool is a reference for those using the NSCH public use files.

Variable List

Variable names and corresponding response options used in the survey.

pdf 2021 NSCH - Screener Variable List [1.15 MB]
pdf 2021 NSCH - Topical Variable List [1.45 MB]

Frequencies

Unweighted and weighted counts and distribution by variable.

pdf 2021 NSCH – Screener Frequencies [< 1.0 MB]
pdf 2021 NSCH – Topical Frequencies [2.27 MB]

Guidance for Data Users

Helpful Documentation for using NSCH data.

pdf 2021 NSCH – Data User Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) [<1.0 MB]
pdf Guide to Multiply Imputed Data Analysis [<1.0 MB]
pdf Guide to Multi-Year Analysis [<1.0 MB]
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