Do Parents Feel More Aggravated These Days? Parental Aggravation in the U.S., 1997-2012

In this research brief, Child Trends examines data on parental aggravation collected from two nationally representative surveys: the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF), fielded in 1997, 1999, and 2002; and the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), fielded in 2003, 2007, and 2011/12. Researchers are able to examine national trends and trends for 13 states over a 15-year period, and trends for 38 states (including the District of Columbia) over a nine-year period.