Funded and directed by MCHB and conducted by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, the National Survey on Children’s Health and the National Survey on Children with Special Healthcare Needs provide rich data on multiple aspects of children’s lives—including physical and mental health, access to quality health care, and the child’s family, neighborhood, school, and social circumstances.
In the past, we have conducted each survey every four years. Going forward, the surveys will be combined into a single, redesigned survey conducted annually. Both the content and the methods used in the combined survey will be refined through 2016, with the first public release of data planned for Spring/Summer 2017.
Chart books featuring data from both National Surveys include:
National Survey of Children’s Health – Portraits of the Nation 2011 – 2012
The Health and Well-Being of Children – Published in June 2014
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas – Published in April 2015
National Survey of Children’s Health – Portraits of States and the Nation 2007
The Health and Well-Being of Children – Published in June 2009
The Mental and Emotional Well-Being of Children – Published in July 2010
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas – Published in September 2011
Children with Special Health Care Needs in Context – Published in September 2011
The Health and Well-Being of American Indian and Alaska Native Children (PDF - 8 MB)– Published in October 2013
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook 2009—2010 – Published in June 2013
Chartbooks
