National survey of family growth, cycle IV, 1988
By: principal investigator, United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics
Series: ICPSR -- 9473; ICPSR (Series) -- 9473
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Format: computer file /
Subjects: Family size; Statistics; Databases; Human Fertility; Birth control; Pregnancy
Description: This collection examines fertility, family formation, contraception, and related issues. The study consists of data covering a wide range of background characteristics, a number of measures of fertility and contraception, measures of fecundity and birth expectations, use of family planning services, marital history, and detailed data from pregnancy histories. Questions about AIDS, cohabitation, adoption, and sexually transmitted diseases were added for cycle IV. Demographic data include income, occupation, race, and religion. Interviews were conducted in respondents' homes with 8,450 women 15-44 years of age regardless of marital status.
Notes: Data collected: 1988.

ICPSR data class: Class IV.

First ICPSR release, May 1991.

United States.

System requirements: computer capable of reading 9-track data tapes.

24,210 records, a logical record length of 3,533 characters, and approximately 1330 variables.