KidsData User Survey 2024

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* 2. Which of the following topic areas best describes the primary focus of your work? Please select one.

Child and youth safety

Children with special health care needs

Demographics

Education and child care

Emotional, behavioral, and mental health

Environmental health

Family economics

Physical health

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What demographic subgroup(s) (such as age, income, race/ethnicity, sexual identity, or other characteristic) are most important for your work?

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* 4. Which level of geography do you typically use on KidsData? Please choose one.

State

County

City/Place

School District

Legislative District

National

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Does your work involve providing or improving services for children and youth with special health care needs?

Yes

Not Sure/Don't Know

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* 6. For which of the following purposes do you use KidsData.org? Select all that apply.

Writing reports

Writing news or feature articles

Writing newsletters, brochures, or other informational material

Writing grant proposals

Preparing presentations

Posting to social media (e.g., Facebook, X/Twitter)

Planning to meet community, programmatic, or organizational goals

Evaluating community, programmatic, or organizational outcomes

Conducting policy work

Conducting advocacy work

Research/academic research

Personal interest

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What is the primary purpose for which you use KidsData.org? Please select one.

Writing reports

Writing news or feature articles

Writing newsletters, brochures, or other informational material

Writing grant proposals

Preparing presentations

Posting to social media (e.g., Facebook, X/Twitter)

Planning to meet community, programmatic, or organizational goals

Evaluating community, programmatic, or organizational outcomes

Conducting policy work

Personal interest

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How often do you use KidsData.org?

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Several times a year

Once a year or less

Don't Know/Not Sure

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* 9. At what point in your search for information do you typically access KidsData.org?

KidsData.org is the first online resource that I check

KidsData.org is among the first online resources that I check

I check KidsData.org if I can’t find the information elsewhere

I don’t typically access KidsData.org in my search for information

Don't Know/Not Sure

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* 10. Which of these KidsData.org website features have you used? Select all that apply.

Export visualizations into Word or Power Point

Export data into Excel

Embed visualization onto my website

Topic, region or demographic fact sheet

Social media sharing

Narrative section (Why This Topic Is Important, How Children Are Faring, Policy Implications, Research & Links)

Data in Action section (KidsData users’ data stories, How to Effectively Use Data)

None of the above

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* 11. How well does KidsData.org meet your needs?

Extremely well

Very well

Somewhat well

Not so well

Not well at all

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* 12. Which of the following phrases would you use to describe KidsData.org? Select all that apply.

Comprehensive across topics

Comprehensive across geographies

Easy to use

Up to date

Credible

High quality

Limited in topics

Limited in geographies

Cumbersome

Out of date

Unreliable

Low quality

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* 13. For the following questions, please think about the website, KidsData.org, as well as other features of the KidsData program.

How useful are these KidsData resources in your work?

	Very useful	Useful	Neither	Not so useful	Not at all useful	N/A
Website	Website Very useful	Website Useful	Website Neither	Website Not so useful	Website Not at all useful	Website N/A
Fact sheets, issue briefs, Data in Action tip sheets	Fact sheets, issue briefs, Data in Action tip sheets Very useful	Fact sheets, issue briefs, Data in Action tip sheets Useful	Fact sheets, issue briefs, Data in Action tip sheets Neither	Fact sheets, issue briefs, Data in Action tip sheets Not so useful	Fact sheets, issue briefs, Data in Action tip sheets Not at all useful	Fact sheets, issue briefs, Data in Action tip sheets N/A
Presentations or webinars by KidsData staff	Presentations or webinars by KidsData staff Very useful	Presentations or webinars by KidsData staff Useful	Presentations or webinars by KidsData staff Neither	Presentations or webinars by KidsData staff Not so useful	Presentations or webinars by KidsData staff Not at all useful	Presentations or webinars by KidsData staff N/A
KidsData News (monthly email)	KidsData News (monthly email) Very useful	KidsData News (monthly email) Useful	KidsData News (monthly email) Neither	KidsData News (monthly email) Not so useful	KidsData News (monthly email) Not at all useful	KidsData News (monthly email) N/A
Social media posts	Social media posts Very useful	Social media posts Useful	Social media posts Neither	Social media posts Not so useful	Social media posts Not at all useful	Social media posts N/A
Direct interactions with KidsData staff	Direct interactions with KidsData staff Very useful	Direct interactions with KidsData staff Useful	Direct interactions with KidsData staff Neither	Direct interactions with KidsData staff Not so useful	Direct interactions with KidsData staff Not at all useful	Direct interactions with KidsData staff N/A

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* 14. What effects does KidsData have on your work? Select all that apply.

Increases my understanding of child health and well-being

Increases my understanding of the factors affecting child health and well-being

Improves my ability to convey information

Increases my visibility and influence

Increases my organization’s visibility and influence

Allows me to identify issues that need addressing

Allows me to make more informed decisions

Supports my advocacy, legislative, or policy work

Other (please specify)

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* 15. What outcomes have your organization achieved, in part because of KidsData? Select all that apply.

Increased collaboration among agencies

New programs developed

New policies developed

Better informed public policy development

Improved services for children and families

Measurable improvements in child health

Other (please specify)

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* 16. How would you gather data for your work without KidsData.org? Select all that apply

I would not gather some data

I would access federal and state public databases

I would access publicly available survey data

I would collect new data

Other (please specify)

KidsData User Survey 2024