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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) & NHIS-Native Hawaiian and Pacific Is...
The NHIS is a household survey that serves as the primary source of information on the health of the U.S., non-institutionalized, civilian population. Though it has undergone... -
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey & National Youth Fitness Sur...
The NHANES is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines... -
National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)
The NCANDS is a federally sponsored national data collection effort created for the purpose of tracking the volume and nature of child maltreatment reporting each year within... -
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
The SIPP is a household-based survey designed as a continuous series of national panels. Each panel features a nationally representative sample interviewed over a multi-year... -
Progress In International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
PIRLS is an international comparative assessment that measures student learning in reading. PIRLS documents worldwide trends in the reading knowledge of fourth-graders as well... -
Pre-elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS)
The PEELS followed almost 3,000 children with disabilities as they progressed through preschool and into their early elementary years. Data were collected on the preschool and... -
Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
The PSID began in 1968 with a nationally representative sample of over 18,000 individuals living in 5,000 families in the United States. Information on these individuals and... -
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
The NSDUH, formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse or NHSDA, is designed to produce drug and alcohol use incidence and prevalence estimates and report the... -
National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)
The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) was initiated in an effort to improve outcomes for youth in foster care who are likely to reach their 18th birthday... -
National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
The NVSS is the oldest and most successful example of inter-governmental data sharing in Public Health and the shared relationships, standards, and procedures form the mechanism... -
National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW)
The NSCAW is a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of children and families who have been the subjects of investigation by Child Protective Services. There have been... -
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
The NPSAS is a comprehensive study that examines how students and their families pay for postsecondary education. It includes nationally representative samples of... -
National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-4)
The NIS is a congressionally mandated, periodic research effort to assess the incidence of child abuse and neglect in the United States. The NIS has been conducted approximately... -
National Assessment of Educational Progress: Long-term Trend Assessments (NAE...
The NAEP-LTT assessments began in 1969 and measures the trends of academic progress in mathematics and reading for students at ages 9, 13, and 17. Because the long-term trend... -
National Assessment of Educational Progress Assessments (NAEP)
National NAEP reports statistical information about student performance and factors related to educational performance for the nation and for specific student groups in the... -
National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)
The NAAL is a nationally representative assessment of English literacy among American adults age 16 and older. Results from the study cover the status and progress of literacy... -
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child...
The NICHD Study of SECCYD is a comprehensive longitudinal study initiated by the NICHD to answer questions about the relationships between child care experiences, child care... -
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
In the fall of 2009, NCES launched the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, which follows a cohort of more than 25,000 9th graders in the base year through their high school,... -
Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC)
The HBSC is a cross-national, school-based research study conducted in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office in Europe begun in 1982 to collect... -
Head Start Program Information Report (Head Start PIR)
The Head Start PIR collects comprehensive data on the services, staff, children and families served by more than 2,700 Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS) programs nationwide....