National Survey of Sexuality Issues among Women with Physical Disabilities, 1994

Investigators: Margaret A. Nosek

The 1994 National Study on Sexuality Issues Among Women with Physical Disabilities focuses on a broad range of sexuality issues facing women with physical disabilities. The project consisted of two phases, a qualitative interview study of 31 women with physical disabilities and a national survey of 940 women, half with a variety of physical disabilities and half without disabilities. The first phase involved in-depth interviews with 31 women with disabilities; the women were recruited through personal contact and by fliers distributed locally and nationally. The purpose of the qualitative study was to determine the parameters of sexuality as viewed by the population. From this preliminary study, a questionnaire was developed. In Phase II (the survey archived here), this questionnaire was administered to 940 women nationally, evenly split between women with and without physical disabilities. Domains of inquiry reflect the five thematic groups identified in the qualitative study: sense of self, relationships, barriers, information, and health and sexual functioning, as well as sexual functioning, disability status, psychological factors, social factors (social status and social attitudes), and environmental factors. The original study contains approximately 300 variables examining respondents' experiences with abuse, threatening experiences, and parenting. These data were not available to RADIUS for archiving, and interested researchers should contact the original investigator. Overall, this study contributes significantly to the relatively small body of research on the effects of physical disabilities on disabled women's courtship, sexual, and reproductive behavior.

National Survey of Unmarried Women, Aged 20-29, 1983

Investigators: Koray Tanfer

The survey's aim was the examination of these women's sexual, contraceptive, and fertility behaviors, and factors associated with these behaviors. Also collected from each respondent was information regarding residence, household composition, education, and employment. Complete pregnancy histories were obtained for all ever-pregnant women. A relationship history, spanning the time from the date of first sexual intercourse to the interview date, and which included characteristics of sexual unions and characteristics of partners, was obtained from all non-virgin respondents. In contrast to many previous fertility-related surveys, a key feature of this survey was the use of a life-history approach. The life-history calendar was used in conjunction with the interview schedule to facilitate the respondents' recall accuracy through visual linkages between certain experiences or events across domains. The intent of this method was to reconstruct a single lifehistory for each respondent which would reflect the timing and nature of each event occurring within the framework of the event domains selected for consideration. Data collected in this manner permit the examination of processes (or of events that are essentially processes), rather than structure, and provide the opportunity for assessment of the factors influencing these processes. In this context, the criterion event (dependent variable) as well as the predictor events (explanatory or independent variables) may be analyzed as processes. Examples of criterion events might include the formation of sexual unions, cohabitation, contraception, pregnancy, birth of a child, marriage, and so on. Such events are life course transitions, which often alter the postition of individuals in the life cycle, and are characterized by three interrelated dimensions: number, timing, and sequencing of events. More specifically, number refers to the proportion of individuals experiencing a certain event; timing refers to the pace at which the event occurs; and sequencing refers to the ordering of the event, with respect to some other event. Life-history data have a time dimension associated with them; the information collected on events within each domain includes both substantive content and a time value. The life-history approach, as used in this survey, is analogous to repeated measures on the same individuals at different time points. Therefore, it is somewhat different from an aggregation of data from several similar surveys that also contain a time dimension, but that present, in effect, successive measures on different samples of individuals. This approach, therefore, introduces some of the advantages of the longitudinal design into the cross-sectional survey. Life-history data differ also from panel data or "before-after" data which record data for the same individual at specific points in time only.

National Survey of Women, 1991

Investigators: Koray Tanfer

The 1991 National Survey of Women (NSW) was conducted between March 1991 and January 1992 under grant No. HD-26631 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The NSW was designed as a follow-up to the 1983 National Survey of Unmarried Women (NSUW), which examined sexual, contraceptive and fertility behaviors, along with factors affecting those behaviors, in a national household probability sample of never-married women between the ages of 20 and 29. The NSW sample consists of two subsamples of women. Women in the first subsample (n=929) were first interviewed as part of the NSUW in 1983 when they were 20-29 years old and had never been married. These women were subsequently traced and reinterviewed in 1991. The second subsample of women (n=740) was obtained from a new area probability sample of 20-27 year old women, regardless of marital status; women in this latter sample were interviewed for the first time in 1991. The combined sample consists of 1,669 women who were 20-37 years old in 1991. In-person interviews were conducted using a standard questionnaire and assessed information regarding respondents' personal background; pregnancy history; sexual initiation and current exposure; current husband or partner; previous marital relationships; nonmarital sexual partners; nonsexual romantic partners; health and risk-taking behavior; attitudes, perceptions and knowledge regarding health and contraception; and condom use. A self-administered questionnaire, which assessed self-esteem, locus of control, and attitudes toward marriage, was also completed by respondents.

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 2015

Investigators: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) series (formerly titled National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) primarily measures the prevalence and correlates of drug use in the United States. The surveys are designed to provide quarterly, as well as annual estimates. Information is provided on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among members of United States households aged 12 and older. Questions included age at first use as well as lifetime, annual, and past-month usage for the following drug classes: marijuana, cocaine (and crack), hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical use of prescription drugs, including pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives. The survey covered substance abuse treatment history and perceived need for treatment, and included questions from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders that allow diagnostic criteria to be applied. The survey included questions concerning treatment for both substance abuse and mental health-related disorders. Respondents were also asked about personal and family income sources and amounts, health care access and coverage, illegal activities and arrest record, problems resulting from the use of drugs, and needle-sharing. Questions introduced in previous administrations were retained in the 2015 survey, including questions asked only of respondents aged 12 to 17. These "youth experiences" items covered a variety of topics, such as neighborhood environment, illegal activities, drug use by friends, social support, extracurricular activities, exposure to substance abuse prevention and education programs, and perceived adult attitudes toward drug use and activities such as school work. Several measures focused on prevention-related themes in this section. Also retained were questions on mental health and access to care, perceived risk of using drugs, perceived availability of drugs, driving and personal behavior, and cigar smoking. Questions on the tobacco brand used most often were introduced with the 1999 survey. For the 2008 survey, adult mental health questions were added to measure symptoms of psychological distress in the worst period of distress that a person experienced in the past 30 days and suicidal ideation. In 2008, a split-sample design also was included to administer separate sets of questions (WHODAS vs. SDS) to assess impairment due to mental health problems. Beginning with the 2009 NSDUH, however, all of the adults in the sample received only the WHODAS questions. Background information includes gender, race, age, ethnicity, marital status, educational level, job status, veteran status, and current household composition.

National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1993

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The school-based 1993 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (1993 National YRBS) was conducted by the Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National YRBS is one component of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), an epidemiological surveillance system that was established by (CDC) to monitor the prevalence of major risk behaviors among American youth. The 1993 National YRBS focuses on priority health-risk behaviors established during youth that result in the most significant mortality, morbidity, disability, and social problems during both youth and adulthood. These include: behaviors that result in unintentional and intentional injuries; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, other sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancies; dietary behaviors; and physical activity. This data set contains information on 91 variables from a nationwide sample of 16,296 students in grades 9-12, who were surveyed during February through May 1993. Results from the 1993 National YRBS will be used by CDC to: (1) monitor how priority health-risk behaviors among high school students (grades 9-12) increase, decrease, or remain the same over time; (2) evaluate the impact of broad national, state, and local efforts to prevent priority health-risk behaviors; and (3) monitor progress in achieving relevant national health objectives for the year 2000. Results also will be used to help focus programs and policies for comprehensive school health education on the behaviors that contribute most to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity.

National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1995

Investigators: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The school-based 1995 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (1995 National YRBS) was conducted by the Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National YRBS is one component of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), an epidemiological surveillance system that was established by CDC to monitor the prevalence of major risk behaviors among American youth. The 1995 National YRBS focuses on priority health-risk behaviors established during youth that result in the most significant mortality, morbidity, disability, and social problems during both youth and adulthood. These include: behaviors that result in unintentional and intentional injuries, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and unintended pregnancies, dietary behaviors, and physical activity. This data set contains information on 92 variables from the nationally representative sample of 10,904 students in grades 9-12 who were surveyed during 1995. Results from the National YRBS are used by CDC to: (1) monitor how priority health-risk behaviors among high school students (grades 9-12) increase, decrease, or remain the same over time; (2) evaluate the impact of broad national, state, and local efforts to prevent priority health-risk behaviors; and (3) monitor progress in achieving relevant national health objectives for the year 2000. Results also are used to help focus programs and policies for comprehensive school health education on the behaviors that contribute most to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity.

National Youth Victimization Prevention Survey, 1992-1994

Investigators: David Finkelhor

There were two primary goals of the National Youth Victimization Prevention Survey. The first was to derive estimates of various forms of victimization among youths. The second was to obtain childrenís assessments of the victimization prevention programs which many schools have begun offering over the past decade. Data were collected by telephone survey from 2000 randomly sampled children between the ages of 10 and 16 and their caretakers. Children were interviewed at two time points, the initial survey time and a 15 month follow-up. In addition to collecting basic demographic information, the survey asked children to recall details of victimizations personally experienced, respond to a test of knowledge about sexual victimization, recall the content of prevention programs to which they were exposed, render judgments regarding the usefulness of these programs, report on behavioral, social and psychological troubles (including offense behavior and substance abuse), and express opinions on a range of topics including the level of crime in their schools and in their neighborhoods, and the survey itself. The data consists of two files, one for each wave of data collection. The wave one file includes 2000 observations and 727 variables. The file contains all of the information obtained from the parent and child interviews administered in wave one as well as the case weights, derived variables and constructed variables. The wave two file includes 1457 observations and 897 variables. The file contains all of the information obtained from the parent and child interviews administered in wave two as well as the case weights, estimate weights, and derived and constructed variables.

National and State Data Files on Adolescent Fertility, 1960-1993

Investigators: Kristin A. Moore and Nancy Snyder, Child Trends, Inc.

The 1960-1993 National and State Data Files on Adolescent Fertility, Assembled by Child Trends is a compilation of secondary data on adolescent and young women's fertility in the United States. Data are provided in two separate Data Sets. The National Data File, Data Set M3, provides statistics on the number of births, non-marital births, abortions, pregnancies, and first births; rates of birth, non-marital birth, low birth weight, and infant mortality; the percentage of never-married women; and the incidence of third trimester (late) or no prenatal care. Data Set M3 contains 418 variables grouped by age range and ethnicity; the year of data collection serves as the case identification number. The State Data File, Data Set M4, provides statistics for the 50 states and Washington, DC spanning the years 1960 through 1993. Variables in the state data file include number of births, first births, non- marital births, and abortions; birth, pregnancy, and abortion rates per 1,000 women; and the number and percentage of AFDC mothers. Data Set M4 contains 480 variables organized by age range and ethnicity; the state ID code serves as the case identification number.

National and State Data Files on Adolescent Fertility, 1960-1995

Investigators: Kristin A. Moore, Nancy Snyder, Angela Romano, and Laura Gitelson

The 1960-1995 National and State Data Files on Adolescent Fertility, Assembled by Child Trends is a compilation of secondary data on adolescent and young women's fertility in the United States. Data are provided in two separate Data Sets. The National Data File, Data Set O8, provides statistics on the number of births, first births, non-marital births, birth rates and non-marital birth rates, abortions, pregnancies, infant mortality rates, low birth weight, the percentage of never-married women, and the incidence of third trimester (late) or no prenatal care. Data Set O8 contains 412 variables grouped by age range and ethnicity; the year of data collection serves as the case identification number (N=27). The State Data File, Data Set O9, provides statistics for the 50 states and Washington, DC spanning the years 1960 through 1995. Variables in the state data file include number of births, first births, non-marital births, and abortions; birth, pregnancy, and abortion rates per 1,000 women; and the number and percentage of AFDC mothers. Data Set O9 contains 547 variables organized by age range and ethnicity; the state ID code serves as the case identification number (N=51).

National and State Data Files on Adolescent Fertility, Assembled by Child Trends, 1960-1988

Investigators: Kristin A. Moore & Nancy Snyder

This data set is a compilation of secondary, aggregate-level data. The intent of the original investigators was to compile in one place the most recent statistics on adolescent fertility in the United States. The national data file provides statistics for the entire nation over time, specifically, the years 1960 to 1988. The state data file provides statistics by state, including the 50 states, Washington, DC, and a "total U.S." category, spanning the years 1970 to 1987. Variables in this data set include such topics as age, race, and year; number of births; number of first births to teen mothers; number of out-of-wedlock births; number of abortions; birth rates, pregnancies, and abortions per 1,000 women; low birth weight incidence; percent of women unmarried; total number of first births; infant mortality rates; late or lack of prenatal care; and number and percent of teen mothers on AFDC.