The 2016 National Household Education Survey

Survey sponsor and data collector

Who is sponsoring this study? Is this study conducted by the Federal Government?

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education, is sponsoring this study. The U.S. Census Bureau is administering it on behalf of NCES. This study has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget, the office that reviews all federally sponsored surveys. The approval number assigned to this survey is 1850-0768. You may send any comments about this survey, including its length, to the Federal Government. Write to Sarah Grady, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12^th St. SW, #4010, Washington, DC 20202. You may send e-mail to NHES@census.gov.

Why does NCES conduct this study?

This study is designed to measure characteristics of U.S. education that cannot be measured easily by contacting schools or other institutions, such as parents' involvement in children's schools, young children's care arrangements, and adults' education activities.