National Survey of America's Families (NSAF), 2002

The National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) is a household survey that provides a comprehensive look at quantitative measures of the well-being of children, adults, and their families. While the focus of the survey is at the state level, the scope is national -- with a primary emphasis on low-income families. NSAF information was gathered from interviews conducted with the Most Knowledgeable Adult (MKA), the person in the household who was most knowledgeable about the questions being asked about the respondent, their spouse/partner (if applicable) and the focal child (or children). Data were collected from more than 40,000 families in two stages. First, a screener interview was administered to determine whether a household was eligible to complete the second, extended interview. Two types of extended interviews were administered. Option A interviews were used in households with children under age 18. Option B interviews were used in childless adult households and also with emancipated minors. The extended interview was divided into several sections and is labeled A through P below: A. Student Status. This section contained two questions that asked whether the respondent was a student and whether that household was the respondent's usual residence. B. Health Status and Satisfaction. These questions asked about the respondent's satisfaction with health care, access to health care, the health status of the focal children, and the health status of the respondent. It also covered questions about the respondent's awareness of specific insurance programs such as Medicaid, and those associated with the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). C. Parent/Child/Family Interaction and Education. This series of questions asked about education for focal children. Questions addressed the focal child's current grade (or the last grade completed) and the child's attitudes toward school and schoolwork, skipping school, suspensions, and changing schools. Questions were also asked about children over 11 years old working for pay and attending summer school. D. Household Roster. In this section, the name, age, and sex of all persons living in the household were recorded, and relationships between all household members were investigated. E. Health Care Coverage. Information was gathered about current health insurance coverage for the respondent, the respondent's spouse/partner, and the focal children. Questions were also asked about characteristics of that coverage and of periods in which family members had no insurance coverage. F. Health Care Use and Access. This section gathered information about health status, health care services received, and necessary health care services that were postponed during the preceding 12 months. Questions on routine care, overnight stays in hospitals, dental care, mental health care, women's health care, well-child care, and prescription medicines were also included. G. Child Care. In this section, respondents were queried as to child care arrangements including Head Start, child care centers, before- or after-school care, and babysitters. Questions were asked about the total number of hours per week in each care situation, the typical number of children cared for, the typical number of adult child care providers, and child care costs. H. Nonresidential Parent/Father. These questions determined whether a focal child had a nonresident parent, how often the child saw his/her nonresident parent, whether the nonresident parent provided financial support, and whether nonresident parents were required by child support orders to provide financial support. I. Employment and Earnings. This section contained a series of questions about the employment and earnings of the respondent and the spouse/partner for the current and preceding year. Topics included employment status, occupation, industry, employer-provided health insurance, hours worked, and earnings. Some questions were also asked about the earnings of other family members. J. Family Income. Family income was also identified from a wide variety of sources other than earnings from employment. These sources included public assistance (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF], General Assistance, Emergency Assistance, or vouchers), Food Stamps, child support, foster care payments, financial assistance from friends or relatives, unemployment c

《美国家庭国家调查》（NSAF）是一项涵盖家庭层面的调查，旨在全面审视儿童、成人及其家庭福祉的量化指标。该调查虽以州级为焦点，但其范围涵盖全国，尤其关注低收入家庭。NSAF的信息通过访谈收集而来，访谈对象为最了解调查问题的家庭成员，即“最知情的成年人”（MKA）。此外，调查还涉及受访者的配偶/伴侣（如有）及核心儿童（或儿童）。数据收集分为两个阶段，共涉及超过40,000个家庭。首先，进行初步筛选访谈，以确定家庭是否有资格完成第二阶段的扩展访谈。扩展访谈分为两种类型：A类访谈适用于有18岁以下儿童的家庭；B类访谈则用于无子女的成年家庭及已独立的未成年人。扩展访谈分为若干部分，以下简称为A至P部分：A. 学生状况。本部分包含两个问题，询问受访者是否为学生以及该家庭是否为受访者的常住地。B. 健康状况与满意度。这些问题涉及受访者对医疗保健的满意度、医疗保健的可及性、核心儿童的健康状况以及受访者的健康状况。此外，还涵盖了受访者对特定保险计划（如医疗补助）以及与儿童健康保险计划（CHIP）相关的保险计划的了解。C. 父母/子女/家庭互动与教育。这一系列问题涉及核心儿童的教育情况。问题包括核心儿童当前的年级（或已完成最后年级）以及儿童对学校和学业的看法、逃学、停学以及转学等。还询问了11岁以上儿童打工和参加暑期学校的情况。D. 家庭成员名单。本部分记录了家庭中所有成员的姓名、年龄和性别，并调查了所有家庭成员之间的关系。E. 医疗保险覆盖。收集了关于受访者、配偶/伴侣及核心儿童当前医疗保险覆盖情况的信息。还询问了该覆盖范围的特性以及家庭成员无保险覆盖期间的状况。F. 医疗保健的使用与可及性。本部分收集了关于健康状况、接受的健康保健服务以及在前12个月内推迟的必要医疗保健服务的信息。还包括关于常规护理、医院过夜留宿、牙科护理、心理健康护理、女性保健、儿童保健和处方药的问题。G. 儿童护理。本部分询问了受访者关于儿童护理安排的情况，包括早期教育计划、儿童看护中心、放学前后看护以及保姆。还询问了每种护理情况下每周的总小时数、典型护理儿童的数量、典型成人看护提供者的数量以及儿童护理成本。H. 非居住父母/父亲。这些问题旨在确定核心儿童是否有非居住父母，儿童多久见一次非居住父母，非居住父母是否提供经济支持，以及非居住父母是否根据抚养费命令提供经济支持。I. 就业与收入。本部分包含一系列关于受访者及其配偶/伴侣当前和上一年的就业和收入的问题。内容包括就业状况、职业、行业、雇主提供的医疗保险、工作时间以及收入。还询问了其他家庭成员的收入情况。J. 家庭收入。家庭收入还包括来自就业收入之外的各种来源。这些来源包括公共援助（例如，临时救助贫困家庭[TPF]、一般援助、紧急援助或券证）、食品券、抚养费、寄养护理支付、来自朋友或亲戚的经济援助、失业救济等。