Data Training Resources from the NSECE: Instruments

Questions about the data files or documentation? Email the NSECE team at nsece@norc.org

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Instruments

The most user-friendly version of the 2012 NSECE questionnaires can be found in Chapter 5 of the User’s Guides developed for the 2012 public-use and restricted-use data files. The guides for 2012 provide variable-level documentation within the structure of the questionnaire so that data users can clearly see the relationships across the variables and the instrument used to collect these data. The questionnaires for the 2019 NSECE and the COVID-19 Longitudinal Follow-ups have been developed as standalone documents. The 2019 questionnaires contain variable annotations at the item level which link to raw and derived variables provided in the associated User’s Guides. The questionnaires for both the 2019 NSECE and the COVID-19 Longitudinal Follow-ups contain keys which help users identify skip logic, loops, and programmatic fills.

The individual questionnaire files are also available to download through the links provided below or by navigating to them using the general 2012, 2019, and the COVID-19 Longitudinal Follow-up links above.