DOI: 10.3886/icpsr06877
title: National Household Education Survey, 1993
title: Archival Version

description: The National Household Education Survey (NHES) series
reports information on the condition of education in the United States
by collecting data at the household level rather than using a
traditional, school-based data collection system. The surveys attempt
to address many current issues in education, such as preprimary
education, school safety and discipline, adult education, and
activities related to citizenship. This data collection has two major
components. The School Safety and Discipline (SS&D) component (Part 1)
gathered general perceptions of the school learning environment from
students in grades 6 through 12 and parents/guardians of students in
grades 3 through 12. Respondents were asked about academic challenge,
classroom and school discipline, and student norms for hard work and
good behavior. They also evaluated the safety of their schools
regardless of whether they or their children had been personally
victimized. This component incorporated a broad concept of
victimization, including measures of "secondary victimization," such
as knowledge of and witness to occurrences. These measures were
included because these experiences can adversely affect the learning
environment, even if the student has not been victimized directly.
Parent and youth perceptions of school discipline policy were
assessed. Exposure to alcohol and other drugs at school was gauged, as
was parent and youth knowledge of alcohol/drug education
programs. Perceptions of both parents and youths regarding peer norms
for substance use, the availability of alcohol and other drugs at
school, and the presence of students under the influence of alcohol or
other drugs at school were also collected. Additional items covered
parental expectations for academic achievement and for tobacco and
alcohol use, parental efforts to educate and protect children
regarding safety and substance use, parental involvement in the
child's school, and the safety of the school relative to the child's
neighborhood. The School Readiness (SR) component (Part 2) covers
experiences in early childhood programs, the child's accomplishments
and difficulties in several developmental domains, school adjustment
and related problems, delayed kindergarten entry, early primary school
experiences including repeating grades, the child's general health and
nutritional status, home activities, and family characteristics such
as stability and economic risk factors. This component of the survey,
which encompasses a variety of characteristics important to school
readiness, emphasizes the "whole child" approach. Altogether, 10,888
parents/guardians of children aged 3 through 7 or in second grade or
below were interviewed. Interviews were conducted with 4,423 parents
of preschool children, 2,126 parents of kindergartners, 4,277 parents
of primary school children, and 62 parents of home-schooled children.
description: A random sampling procedure using random-digit dialing was
 employed. The sample consisted of 4,000 clusters of telephone numbers
 that yielded a participating residential household sample of
 64,000. Surveys were conducted entirely by sampling, contacting, and
 interviewing persons by telephone. Blacks and Hispanics were
oversampled to increase the reliability of these estimates.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: School Safety and Discipline Data
DS2: School Readiness Data
description: School Safety and Discipline Data (Part 1):
parents/guardians of children in grades 3 through 12, and youths in
grades 6 through 12. School Readiness Data (Part 2):
parents/guardians of children aged 3 through 7, or in second grade and
below.