Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information collection request titled “The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)” to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously published a “Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations” notice on April 21, 2026 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received one comment related to the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments.

CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that:

(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

(d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and

(e) Assess information collection costs.

To request additional information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call (404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Direct written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) (OMB Control No. 0920-0314, Exp. 9/30/2026)—Revision—National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through the National Center of Health Statistics (NCHS), shall collect statistics on “family formation, growth, and dissolution,” as well as “determinants of health” and “utilization of health care” in the United States. This clearance request is for continued data collection over the next three years (2026-2029).

The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) was conducted six times ( printed page 46921) between 1973 and 2002, and in 2006 moved from a periodically conducted design to a continuous data collection design using in-person interviewing with a self-administered component. This continuous design was used from 2006-2010 and 2011-2019, with breaks as needed to award new contracts for sample design, data collection, and public-use file production. Beginning in 2022, the NSFG moved to a multimode design including both web and in-person data collection. Within the eight-year span (2022-2029), roughly 13,000 households will be screened, with 5,000 participants surveyed annually. Participation in the NSFG is completely voluntary and confidential. The household screening survey is expected to take five minutes on average. Main surveys with one selected respondent from each household are expected to average 50 minutes for males and 75 minutes for females.

The NSFG program produces descriptive statistics which document factors associated with birth and pregnancy rates, including contraception, infertility, marriage, cohabitation, and sexual activity, in the US household population 15-49 years (15-44 prior to 2015), as well as behaviors that affect the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD). The survey also disseminates statistics on the medical care associated with contraception, infertility, pregnancy, and related health conditions.

NSFG data users include CDC/NCHS and other programs within CDC and elsewhere in HHS. The NSFG is also used by state and local governments (primarily for benchmarking to national data); private research and action organizations focused on men's and women's health, child well-being, and marriage and the family; academic researchers in the social and public health sciences; journalists; and many others.

This submission requests approval for a Revision to NSFG data collection for the next three years. The Revision request includes the continued use of survey questionnaires as have been used since January 2026, per the most recent OMB Non-Substantive Change Request approved in September 2025, as well as permission to conduct a small set of methodological studies designed to improve the efficiency and validity of NSFG data collection for the purposes described above.

CDC requests OMB approval for a total estimated annualized burden of 6,471 hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.