National Wellbeing Survey (NWS) Series

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About this Collection

The National Wellbeing Survey (NWS) is an annual population-based cross-sectional survey of adults aged 18 to 64 in the United States first collected in 2021. Survey topics include psychosocial wellbeing, social relationships and support, participation in social activities, physical health, mental health, health behaviors, health care use, employment quality and experiences, COVID-19 experiences, socioeconomic measures, political orientation, and demographic measures.

For more information about the National Wellbeing Survey, please visit the Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs web page about the survey.

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National Wellbeing Survey, United States, 2024

The National Wellbeing Survey (NWS) is an annual population-based cross-sectional survey of adults aged 18 to 64 in the United States first collected in 2021. Survey topics include psychosocial wellbeing, social relationships and support, participation in social activities, physical health, mental health, health behaviors, health care use, COVID-19, incarceration history, employment quality and experiences, socioeconomic measures, political orientation, and demographic measures.
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National Wellbeing Survey, United States, 2023

The National Wellbeing Survey (NWS) is an annual population-based cross-sectional survey of adults aged 18 to 64 in the United States first collected in 2021. The 2023 NWS was administered online from June 23 to September 14,2023. The 2023 sample includes 7,105 respondents. The sample frame included non-institutionalized adults in the United States who ranged in age from 18 to 64 years old and who were able to read English. NWS sample participants were recruited online through Qualtrics Panels. The sample design included an oversample of rural residents; 26% of respondents (N=1,862) reside in a non-metropolitan county. Survey topics include psychosocial wellbeing, social relationships and support, participation in social activities, physical health, mental health, health behaviors, health care use, employment quality and experiences, COVID-19 experiences, socioeconomic measures, political orientation, and demographic measures. The restricted use version of the data includes geographic identifiers for states (N=51) and counties (N=1,746).

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National Wellbeing Survey, United States, 2022

The National Wellbeing Survey (NWS) is an annual population-based cross-sectional survey of adults aged 18 to 64 in the United States first collected in 2021. Survey topics include psychosocial wellbeing, social relationships and support, participation in social activities, physical health, mental health, health behaviors, health care use, employment quality and experiences, COVID-19 experiences, socioeconomic measures, political orientation, and demographic measures.
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