NASIS

The Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey (NASIS) is an omnibus telephone survey of quality of life in the state of Nebraska. NASIS is a product of the Bureau of Sociological Research of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln working in collaboration with state agencies and other educational and research organizations. Since 1977, a representative sample of 1800 Nebraskans has been interviewed by telephone about a variety of issues. Past topics include the environment, housing, health, recreation, occupation, education, family life, and other matters that reflect the quality of life they experience. The data are used by a wide range of organizations for policy and program planning and by the faculty and students of the University of Nebraska for research. NASIS provides government and non-profit agencies and academic researchers a cost-effective means of obtaining data from a survey conducted with the highest scientific standards of social research.

The NASIS survey varies from year to year. There is a core group of quality of life items that appear on each survey—for example, age, sex, education, community satisfaction, etc. These items are asked each year to provide key demographic information to all users of NASIS as well as comparability to other social indicator information. In addition to the core items, public agencies and university researchers purchase time on the survey either for an individual year or repeated years. Questions about the current cost for adding questions to NASIS can be directed to bosr@unl.edu. The remainder of the funding comes from the university as an extension of its objectives of providing research and service to the state.

If you are a Nebraska resident who has been contacted to participate in NASIS, we thank you for learning more about us here on our Web site and encourage you to participate in this important study. By participating, you are letting your voice be heard on important issues that face Nebraskans and members of society in general. You have a unique opportunity to help steer policy and planning of tax-funded projects and influence cutting-edge research. If you would like more information about participating in this study, please click here.

If you are a researcher or part of an organization who would like additional technical information about NASIS, please click here.

Other NASIS resources available:

Archive of past NASIS questionnaires

Searchable NASIS question database

Online NASIS reports