Perspectives on Families in America Survey, [United States], 2021 (ICPSR 39430)
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Larry Bye, National Opinion Research Center;
Alyssa Ghirardelli, National Opinion Research Center
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39430.v1
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In 2019, RWJF commissioned the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to survey U.S. adults and develop a typology to better understand current mindsets within the U.S. adult population related to resource problems such as: adequate incomes and access to healthy food, child-care programs, and preschool. The idea was to use a typology to understand values and beliefs related to promoting solutions to the problems, including differing views about the deservingness of low-income families, the importance of systemic-level causes, and the proper role for government to play in addressing the problems. The work was to be modeled on previous NORC American Health Values Survey work completed for RWJF.
Specific objectives of the work were to:
Identify prevailing values and beliefs related to child and family health promotion among U.S. adults, especially those related to the causes, solutions, and impacts of important problems facing families with young children along with who should be responsible for addressing the problems.
Better understand differences in these values and beliefs through development of a typology.
Generate strategic insights for stakeholders working to address the important problems facing families with young children.
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This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, this data collection is restricted from general dissemination. To obtain this file, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement in accordance with existing ICPSR servicing policies.
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- Additional information on the Perspectives on Families in America Survey can be found by visiting the Perspectives on Families in America Survey website.
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The NORC survey, fielded between January 25 and March 8, 2021, involved completion of approximately 6,700 self-administered surveys with a national probability sample of U.S. adults age 18 or older. Respondents were selected from NORC's probability-based web survey panel, AmeriSpeak.
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National probability sample of U.S. adults age 18 or older selected from NORC's probability-based web survey panel, AmeriSpeak.
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General population sample of U.S. adults aged 18 and older with oversamples of parents of children age 0-5 years old, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and American Indian/Alaska Natives from the NORC probability-based panel, AmeriSpeak.
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2025-10-23
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