Dataset Downloads
All DRC datasets and accompanying documents have been included on this
webpage for your download.
To begin using the dataset, follow these steps:
1. Click to download the folder in the format of your choice.
2. Save the compressed folder to a local computer.
3. Open the compressed folder and extract the dataset and other materials
before attempting to open the dataset with statistical software.
4. Review information about the NSCH and the
accompanying codebook and other documents prior to conducting your
analysis. The Census Bureau has further
documentation on methodology, here.
When using the Indicator dataset created by the CAHMI DRC, please be
sure to use the following citation in any publication, report or
peer-reviewed journal article:
Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) ([Year]). [Year] National Survey of Children's Health, [(SAS/SPSS/Stata)] Indicator dataset. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health supported by
Cooperative Agreement U59MC27866 from the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Retrieved [mm/dd/yy] from
childhealthdata.org
If you would like to refer peers to download their own datasets, you can do so here:
https://www.childhealthdata.org/dataset.
Codebooks associated with each dataset are available on the DRC NSCH Codebook page.
We encourage you to keep us informed about your publications and
presentations based on these data. To facilitate that, the CAHMI will be
contacting you in a few months. Since the main mission of the Data Resource
Center is to facilitate dissemination and utilization of the results of the
National Surveys, we are always delighted to be able to identify real-life
examples of how planners, grant writers, researchers, and child health
policy advocates are using survey results to promote better health and
improve access to and quality of children’s health care services.
Please note that due to changes in the NSCH’s mode of data collection and sampling frame, as well as adjustments to item wording where necessary, MCHB alerts data users that it is not possible to compare estimates from the 2016 redesigned survey to those from previous iterations of the NSCH or NS-CSHCN, or to conduct any type of trend analyses. The redesigned NSCH will support trend analyses beginning with data from 2016 and moving forward.
Attention! The Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the Census Bureau revised imputation and weighting by race and ethnicity for the 2021 and 2022 NSCH. The 2021 datasets with updated weights are available on the Census Bureau’s 2021 Data Release page. These revised datasets should be used when combining with the 2022 NSCH datasets. Please read the weighting revisions technical document for more information.
The updated weights have been applied to the 2022 NSCH DRC constructed dataset and data query findings. The updated weights have not been amended in the datasets and data
query findings prior to 2022. Due to the imputation and weighting changes, the estimates produced
using the U.S. Census Bureau’s public use files with the new weights are not comparable to the
estimates on the DRC data query and DRC constructed datasets prior to 2022. The DRC indicators and
measures displayed on the interactive data query prior to 2022 can be recreated with updated weights
by applying the codes available in the DRC codebook(s) to updated public use files provided on the U.S.Census Bureau’s website.