2011-2013 NSFG Questionnaires
Detailed Questionnaire Outlines
- NSFG 2011-2013 Female Questionnaire Detailed by Sections [PDF- 42 KB]
- NSFG 2011-2013 Male Questionnaire Detailed by Sections [PDF – 35 KB]
Description of the two questionnaire formats
The questionnaires for the 2011-2013 NSFG are available in two formats:
- CAPI-Lite format
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ) format
Both formats represent the basic content and routing of the full NSFG interviews, including the computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI) administered by interviewers and the audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) that respondents completed on their own. However, each format of the questionnaire offers users a different level of detail and perspective on how the interview was conducted.
CAPI-Lite format
In the “CAPI-Lite” format, the male and female interviews are shown in their entirety, but with abridged representations of the question wording variants and short descriptions of skip patterns through the interview. With this format, users get a clear and concise picture of how the questions were asked, in what order, and of which respondents.
CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ) format
The CRQ represents the fully detailed specifications for the interview that NSFG staff provided to the computer programmers who created the instrument using the Blaise software system.
- All question wording variants are shown, along with the conditions defining when each variant should be used.
- “Flow Checks” specify the precise routing through the interview based on earlier questionnaire items so that the appropriate next questions for a particular respondent appear onscreen. In addition, in some instances flow checks are devoted to the creation of a new variable from one or more of the “raw,” or “asked” variables. These are called “computed variables” and are described in other sections of the User’s Guide. The flow check specifies in detail how these computed variables were defined. A summary list of computed variables defined in each questionnaire section can be found at the beginning of each section’s CRQ.
- “Edit checks,” programmed into the instrument, attempt to catch and resolve data inconsistencies in the field, rather than requiring resolution after data collection. These consistency checks are generally located in the CRQ after the questions they are intended to reconcile, and enabled the interviewer to return to specific questionnaire items and correct them if necessary.
- Use of additional survey aids, such as Show Cards, Help Screens, and the Life History Calendar (female interview only), is noted on individual questionnaire items. For example, if a question-specific help screen (accessible via the F1 key) was available for an item, the CRQ indicates “[HELP AVAILABLE].” If the item’s response choices were to be shown on a Show Card in the interviewer’s show card booklet, the CRQ indicates the number of the show card along with the response categories.
Female Questionnaire
- CAPI Lite NSFG_2011-2013 Female [PDF – 576 KB]
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ)
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section A_CRQ [PDF – 148 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section B_CRQ [PDF – 205 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section C_CRQ [PDF – 276 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section D_CRQ [PDF – 94 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section E_CRQ [PDF – 264 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section F_CRQ [PDF – 81 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section G_CRQ [PDF – 64 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section H_CRQ [PDF – 110 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section I_CRQ [PDF – 72 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Female Section J_CRQ [PDF – 128 KB]
Male Questionnaire
- CAPI Lite NSFG 2011-2013 Male [PDF – 497 KB]
- CAPI Reference Questionnaire (CRQ)
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section A_CRQ [PDF – 137 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section B_CRQ [PDF – 122 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section C_CRQ [PDF – 135 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section D_CRQ [PDF – 173 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section E_CRQ [PDF – 127 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section F_CRQ [PDF – 70 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section G_CRQ [PDF – 101 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section H_CRQ [PDF – 54 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section I_CRQ [PDF – 89 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section J_CRQ [PDF – 89 KB]
- NSFG_2011-2013_Male Section K_CRQ [PDF – 149 KB]