Form 1 Questionnaire V1

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OMB No. 0607-0990: Approval Expires 05/31/2019

National Survey of Children’s Health
A study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
to better understand the health issues faced by children in the
United States today.

The U.S. Census Bureau is required by law to protect your information and is not permitted to publicly release your responses in
a way that could identify you or your household. The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting the National Survey of Children’s Health
on the behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Title 13, United States Code, Section 8(b), which allows
the Census Bureau to conduct surveys on behalf of other agencies. Title 42 U.S.C. Section 701(a)(2) allows HHS to collect information
for the purpose of understanding the health and well-being of children in the United States. Federal law protects your privacy and
keeps your answers confidential under 13 U.S.C. Section 9. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are
protected from cybersecurity risks through screening of the systems that transmit your data.
Any information you provide will be shared for the work-related purposes identified above and as permitted under the Privacy Act
of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a) and SORN COMMERCE/CENSUS-3, Demographic Survey Collection (Census Bureau Sampling Frame).
Participation in this survey is voluntary and there are no penalties for refusing to answer questions. However, your cooperation in
obtaining this much needed information is extremely important in order to ensure complete and accurate results.

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Start Here
Respond online today at:
https://respond.census.gov/nsch
OR
Complete this form and mail it back as soon as possible.
Thank you for helping us learn about the health and well-being of America’s children.
If your household has children 0 - 17 years old, the questions on this form should be answered by an adult who is familiar with
their health and health care.
If your household does not have any children, please answer question 1 below AND return the questionnaire.
If you need help or have questions about completing this form, please call 1-800-845-8241. The telephone call is free.
For Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) assistance, please call: 1-800-582-8330. The telephone call is free.
Si necesita ayuda o tiene preguntas sobre cómo completar este formulario, llame al 1-800-845-8241. La llamada es gratuita.
Para recibir ayuda relacionada con el Dispositivo Telefónico para Personas Sordas (TDD), llame al 1-800-582-8330. La llamada
es gratuita.

In Your Home
1

Are there any children 0-17 years old who usually live or stay at this address?
Yes
No – STOP HERE after marking “No” and return this survey to us in the enclosed envelope. It is important that we
receive a response from every household selected for this study.

2

How many children 0-17 years old usually live or stay at this address?

Number of children living or staying at this address
3

What is the primary language spoken in the household?
English
Spanish
Other Language, specify:

4

C

Is this house, apartment, or mobile home –
Mark (X) ONE box.
Owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan? Include home equity loans.
Owned by you or someone in this household free and clear (without a mortgage or loan)?
Rented?
Occupied without payment of rent?

➜

Answer the remaining questions for each of the children 0-17 years old who usually live or stay at this address.
Start with the YOUNGEST CHILD, who we call “Child 1” and continue with the next youngest until you have answered
the questions for all children who usually live or stay at this address.

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CHILD 1

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(Youngest)
1

First name, initials, or nickname of the youngest child

2

How old is this child? If the child is less than one month
old, round age in months to 1.

Years OR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Months

Female

No

Do you feel that this child needs or uses more medical,
mental health, or educational services than most children
of the same age?
Yes

➜ NOTE: Answer BOTH question

No

If yes, is this child’s need for medical, mental
health, or educational services because of ANY
medical, behavioral, or other health condition?

4 about Hispanic
origin and question 5 about race.
For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

4

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

What is this child’s sex?
Male

No

If yes, is this child’s need for prescription medicine
because of ANY medical, behavioral, or other health
condition?

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3

Does this child CURRENTLY need or use medicine
prescribed by a doctor, other than vitamins?

Yes

Is this child of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin

Yes

Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
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Yes, Puerto Rican

No

Is this child limited or prevented in any way in his or her
ability to do the things most children of the same age
can do?

Yes, Cuban
Yes
Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
5

No

If yes, is this child’s limitation in abilities because of
ANY medical, behavioral, or other health condition?

What is this child’s race? Mark (X) one or more boxes.
Yes
White

Vietnamese

Black or
African American

Other Asian

American Indian or
Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?
Yes

Asian Indian

Guamanian or
Chamorro

Chinese

Samoan

Filipino

Other Pacific Islander

Japanese

Some other race

No

10 Does this child need or get special therapy, such as
physical, occupational, or speech therapy?
Yes

No

If yes, is this because of ANY medical, behavioral,
or other health condition?
Yes

Answer the following question only if this child is at
least 4 years old. Otherwise, SKIP to question 7 .
How well does this child speak English?

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

Korean
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No

Yes

No

11 Does this child have any kind of emotional,
developmental, or behavioral problem for which he or
she needs or gets treatment or counseling?

Very well

Yes

Well

If yes, has his or her emotional, developmental, or
behavioral problem lasted or is it expected to last
12 months or longer?

No

Not well
Yes

No

Not at all
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CHILD 2

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(Next youngest)
1

First name, initials, or nickname of the next youngest
child

2

How old is this child? If the child is less than one month
old, round age in months to 1.

Years OR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Months

Female

No

Do you feel that this child needs or uses more medical,
mental health, or educational services than most children
of the same age?
Yes

➜ NOTE: Answer BOTH question

No

If yes, is this child’s need for medical, mental
health, or educational services because of ANY
medical, behavioral, or other health condition?

4 about Hispanic
origin and question 5 about race.
For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

4

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

What is this child’s sex?
Male

No

If yes, is this child’s need for prescription medicine
because of ANY medical, behavioral, or other health
condition?

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3

Does this child CURRENTLY need or use medicine
prescribed by a doctor, other than vitamins?

Yes

Is this child of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin

Yes

Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
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Yes, Puerto Rican

No

Is this child limited or prevented in any way in his or her
ability to do the things most children of the same age
can do?

Yes, Cuban
Yes
Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
5

No

If yes, is this child’s limitation in abilities because of
ANY medical, behavioral, or other health condition?

What is this child’s race? Mark (X) one or more boxes.
Yes
White

Vietnamese

Black or
African American

Other Asian

American Indian or
Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?
Yes

Asian Indian

Guamanian or
Chamorro

Chinese

Samoan

Filipino

Other Pacific Islander

Japanese

Some other race

No

10 Does this child need or get special therapy, such as
physical, occupational, or speech therapy?
Yes

No

If yes, is this because of ANY medical, behavioral,
or other health condition?
Yes

Answer the following question only if this child is at
least 4 years old. Otherwise, SKIP to question 7 .
How well does this child speak English?

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

Korean
6

No

Yes

No

11 Does this child have any kind of emotional,
developmental, or behavioral problem for which he or
she needs or gets treatment or counseling?

Very well

Yes

Well

If yes, has his or her emotional, developmental, or
behavioral problem lasted or is it expected to last
12 months or longer?

No

Not well
Yes

No

Not at all
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CHILD 3

7

(Next youngest)
1

First name, initials, or nickname of the next youngest
child

2

How old is this child? If the child is less than one month
old, round age in months to 1.

Years OR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Months

Female

No

Do you feel that this child needs or uses more medical,
mental health, or educational services than most children
of the same age?
Yes

➜ NOTE: Answer BOTH question

No

If yes, is this child’s need for medical, mental
health, or educational services because of ANY
medical, behavioral, or other health condition?

4 about Hispanic
origin and question 5 about race.
For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

4

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

What is this child’s sex?
Male

No

If yes, is this child’s need for prescription medicine
because of ANY medical, behavioral, or other health
condition?

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3

Does this child CURRENTLY need or use medicine
prescribed by a doctor, other than vitamins?

Yes

Is this child of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin

Yes

Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
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Yes, Puerto Rican

No

Is this child limited or prevented in any way in his or her
ability to do the things most children of the same age
can do?

Yes, Cuban
Yes
Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
5

No

If yes, is this child’s limitation in abilities because of
ANY medical, behavioral, or other health condition?

What is this child’s race? Mark (X) one or more boxes.
Yes
White

Vietnamese

Black or
African American

Other Asian

American Indian or
Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?
Yes

Asian Indian

Guamanian or
Chamorro

Chinese

Samoan

Filipino

Other Pacific Islander

Japanese

Some other race

No

10 Does this child need or get special therapy, such as
physical, occupational, or speech therapy?
Yes

No

If yes, is this because of ANY medical, behavioral,
or other health condition?
Yes

Answer the following question only if this child is at
least 4 years old. Otherwise, SKIP to question 7 .
How well does this child speak English?

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

Korean
6

No

Yes

No

11 Does this child have any kind of emotional,
developmental, or behavioral problem for which he or
she needs or gets treatment or counseling?

Very well

Yes

Well

If yes, has his or her emotional, developmental, or
behavioral problem lasted or is it expected to last
12 months or longer?

No

Not well
Yes

No

Not at all
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CHILD 4

7

(Next youngest)
1

First name, initials, or nickname of the next youngest
child

2

How old is this child? If the child is less than one month
old, round age in months to 1.

Years OR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Months

Female

No

Do you feel that this child needs or uses more medical,
mental health, or educational services than most children
of the same age?
Yes

➜ NOTE: Answer BOTH question

No

If yes, is this child’s need for medical, mental
health, or educational services because of ANY
medical, behavioral, or other health condition?

4 about Hispanic
origin and question 5 about race.
For this survey, Hispanic origins are not races.

4

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

What is this child’s sex?
Male

No

If yes, is this child’s need for prescription medicine
because of ANY medical, behavioral, or other health
condition?

8
3

Does this child CURRENTLY need or use medicine
prescribed by a doctor, other than vitamins?

Yes

Is this child of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

No, not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin

Yes

Yes, Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
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Yes, Puerto Rican

No

Is this child limited or prevented in any way in his or her
ability to do the things most children of the same age
can do?

Yes, Cuban
Yes
Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
5

No

If yes, is this child’s limitation in abilities because of
ANY medical, behavioral, or other health condition?

What is this child’s race? Mark (X) one or more boxes.
Yes
White

Vietnamese

Black or
African American

Other Asian

American Indian or
Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?
Yes

Asian Indian

Guamanian or
Chamorro

Chinese

Samoan

Filipino

Other Pacific Islander

Japanese

Some other race

No

10 Does this child need or get special therapy, such as
physical, occupational, or speech therapy?
Yes

No

If yes, is this because of ANY medical, behavioral,
or other health condition?
Yes

Answer the following question only if this child is at
least 4 years old. Otherwise, SKIP to question 7 .
How well does this child speak English?

No

If yes, is this a condition that has lasted or
is expected to last 12 months or longer?

Korean
6

No

Yes

No

11 Does this child have any kind of emotional,
developmental, or behavioral problem for which he or
she needs or gets treatment or counseling?

Very well

Yes

Well

If yes, has his or her emotional, developmental, or
behavioral problem lasted or is it expected to last
12 months or longer?

No

Not well
Yes

No

Not at all
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➜

If there are more than four children 0-17 years old who usually live or stay at this address, list the first name, initials,
or nickname for each child as well as their age and sex.
Do not repeat information for children already included for Child 1 through Child 4.

First name, initials, or nickname

Child 5
▲

(Next youngest)

Age

Years OR

Months

Sex

Male

Female

Months

Sex

Male

Female

Months

Sex

Male

Female

Months

Sex

Male

Female

Months

Sex

Male

Female

Months

Sex

Male

Female

First name, initials, or nickname

Child 6
▲

(Next youngest)

Age

Years OR

First name, initials, or nickname

Child 7
▲

(Next youngest)

Age

Years OR

First name, initials, or nickname

Child 8
▲

(Next youngest)

Age

Years OR

First name, initials, or nickname

Child 9
▲

(Next youngest)

Age

Years OR

First name, initials, or nickname

Child 10
▲

(Next youngest)

Age

Years OR

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Mailing Instructions
Thank you for your participation.
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we would like to thank you for the time and
effort you have spent sharing information about your household and the children of this household.
Your answers are important to us and will help researchers, policymakers and family advocates to better
understand the health and health care needs of children in our diverse population.

➜ Make sure you have:
• Listed all first names, initials, or nicknames of children 0-17 years old in the household
• Answered all questions for each child reported

➜ Place the completed questionnaire in the postage-paid return envelope. If the envelope has been
misplaced, please mail the questionnaire to:
U.S. Census Bureau
ATTN: DCB 60-A
1201 E. 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001
You may also call 1-800-845-8241 to request a replacement envelope.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Paperwork Project
0607-0990, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 8H590, Washington, DC 20233. You may e-mail
comments to DEMO.Paperwork@census.gov; use "Paperwork Project 0607-0990" as the subject.

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