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National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW)
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Updated Oct 29, 2026
About this dataset
The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) is a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of children and families who have been the subjects of investigation by Child Protective Services. There are currently two cohorts of available data (NSCAW I and NSCAW II) drawn from first-hand reports from children, parents, and other caregivers, as well as reports from caseworkers, teachers, and data from administrative records. NSCAW examines child and family well-being outcomes in detail and seeks to relate those outcomes to experience with the child welfare system and to family characteristics, community environment, and other factors.
<b>Units of Response: </b>Children and Families in the Child Welfare System
<b>Type of Data: </b>Survey
<b>Tribal Data: </b>Unavailable
<b>Periodicity: </b>Irregular
<b>Demographic Indicators: </b>Disability;Ethnicity;Geographic Areas;Household Income;Household Size;Race
<b>SORN: </b>Not Applicable
<b>Data Use Agreement: </b>https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/order_forms/termsofuseagreement.pdf
<b>Data Use Agreement Location: </b>https://www.ndacan.acf.hhs.gov/datasets/pdfs_user_guides/IntroNSCAWWave1.pdf
<b>Granularity: </b>Individual
<b>Spatial: </b>United States
<b>Geocoding: </b>Unavailable
Data and resources (8)
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The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II) Restricted Release, Waves 1-3
The Restricted Release version of NSCAW II has more data and greater research utility than the General Release version. Geographic detail is present and fewer variables have been recoded, but this version presents a higher risk to respondent confidentiality. Temporal: N/A, Restriction:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II) Restricted Release, Waves 1-3
The Restricted Release version of NSCAW II has more data and greater research utility than the General Release version. Geographic detail is present and fewer variables have been recoded, but this version presents a higher risk to respondent confidentiality. Temporal: N/A, Restriction:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being I (NSCAW I), General Release- Waves 1-5
Identifying information and geographic detail have been removed from this version of NSCAW I data and variables posing a risk of respondent disclosure have been recoded to make identification of individuals unlikely. NDACAN recommends that researchers initially obtain the General Release Data when…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being I (NSCAW I), General Release- Waves 1-5
Identifying information and geographic detail have been removed from this version of NSCAW I data and variables posing a risk of respondent disclosure have been recoded to make identification of individuals unlikely. NDACAN recommends that researchers initially obtain the General Release Data when…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II) General Release, Waves 1-3
Identifying information and geographic detail have been removed from this version of NSCAW II data and variables posing a risk of respondent disclosure have been recoded to make identification of individuals unlikely. NDACAN recommends that researchers initially obtain the General Release Data when…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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The National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II) General Release, Waves 1-3
Identifying information and geographic detail have been removed from this version of NSCAW II data and variables posing a risk of respondent disclosure have been recoded to make identification of individuals unlikely. NDACAN recommends that researchers initially obtain the General Release Data when…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being I (NSCAW I), Restricted Release- Waves 1-5
The Restricted Release version of NSCAW I has more data and greater research utility than the General Release version. Geographic detail is present and fewer variables have been recoded, but this version presents a higher risk to respondent confidentiality. Temporal: N/A, Restriction:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026
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The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being I (NSCAW I), Restricted Release- Waves 1-5
The Restricted Release version of NSCAW I has more data and greater research utility than the General Release version. Geographic detail is present and fewer variables have been recoded, but this version presents a higher risk to respondent confidentiality. Temporal: N/A, Restriction:…
Modified Oct 29, 2026