Surveys of Women Series

NORC developed and fielded a mixed-mode, multi-year survey in Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. NORC designed an address-based sample in each state and invited females aged 18-44 years residing at the sampled addresses to participate in a baseline survey. They completed either a web-based or paper-and-pencil questionnaire. Baseline participants were eligible to complete up to three annual follow-up surveys. The final year of the study consisted of a cross-sectional general population survey, mirroring the baseline survey methodology.

The questionnaire evolved to capture how the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization impacted reproductive health care access, delivery, and reproductive health outcomes. In addition, the project implemented other methodological improvements to improve efficiency and response rates, such as the type and conveyance of monetary incentives.