Key sources of survey data on the sexual behaviour of young persons in the United States
| Survey and website | Survey years | Survey type/mode | Sample population characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | School/home based | Age/grade | |||
| IA, interviewer administered; SA, self-administered; PP, paper and pencil questionnaire; CAPI, computer assisted personal interview (administered by an interviewer); ACASI, audio computer assisted self-interview (self-administered). | |||||
| 1. National Survey of Young Women (NSYW); http://www.socio.com/srch/summary/daappp/dap01.htm | 1971, 1976, 1979 | Cross sectional IA, SA, PP | F | Household based in urban areas | 15–19 years |
| 2 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG); http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg.htm | 1982, 1988, 1995, 2002–2003 | Cross sectional IA, SA, PP (82–88); CAPI, ACASI (95, 02–03 | F; M (02–03) | Household based | 15–44 years |
| 3. National Survey of Young Men (NSYM); http://www.socio.com/srch/summary/daappp/dap45.htm | 1979 | Cross-sectional IA, SA, PP | M | Household based in urban areas | 17–21 years |
| 4. National Survey of Adolescent Males (NSAM); http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/cpr/dbs/res_national3.htm | 1988, 1990–1, 1995 | Panel, new sample (95); IA, SA, PP (88, 90–91); IA, SA, PP, ACASI (95) | M | Household based | 15–19 years |
| 5. Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS); http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.htm | 1991–present, biennial | Cross sectional | F | School based | Grades 9–12 |
| SA, PP | M | ||||
| 6. National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health); http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/ | 1994–5, 1996, 2001–02 | Panel | F | School based | Grades 7–12 |
| IA, SA, PP, CAPI, ACASI | M | ||||