235202 National Survey of Family Growth

Sunday, October 30, 2011: 2:50 PM

Anjani Chandra, PhD , National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD
This presentation will describe the types of data collected on fertility, family formation, and reproductive health by the National Survey on Family Growth. Data collection methods, analytic considerations, and methods of data access will be discussed. Examples of how these data can be used to inform public health programs and policy will be provided.

Learning Areas:
Biostatistics, economics
Epidemiology
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
List one example of the types of data collected from the NSFG. Describe two ways that NCHS makes information available to data users.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a demographer with the National Center for Health Statistics' Reproductive Statistics Branch. I have worked on the National Survey of Family Growth for nearly 20 years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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