National Survey of Children: Wave I, 1976, Wave II, 1981, and Wave III, 1987

The purpose of this study was to assess the physical, social, and psychological well-being of American children, to develop a national profile of the way children in the United States live, to permit analysis of the relationships between the conditions of children's lives and measures of child development, and to examine the effects of marital disruption on the development of children and on the operation of single and multi-parent families. Information is provided on the child's well-being, family, experiences with family disruption, behavior, physical health, and mental health.

本研究旨在评估美国儿童的身体、社会及心理健康福祉，构建美国儿童生活状况的全国性概况，分析儿童生活条件与发展指标之间的关系，并考察婚姻破裂对儿童发展及单亲与多亲家庭运作的影响。数据集涵盖儿童福祉、家庭状况、家庭破裂经历、行为表现、身体健康及心理健康等方面的信息。