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NORC at the University Chicago
NORC helps decision-makers, policymakers, and practitioners understand abortion perspectives and the impact of reproductive health policies and programs on patients.

Choices about reproductive health, family planning, and fertility are some of the most personal decisions we make as individuals, families, and a society. The choice to have a child (or not) and the availability of services to support that decision impacts health and well-being in many ways. Policymakers, practitioners, and members of the public need objective data to inform their decisions about reproductive health services. 

NORC is adept at designing tools to accurately study complex topics like birth control methods, sexual activity, abortion, family planning services, and health insurance coverage for reproductive health services. 

For decades NORC has surveyed American attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to sexual and reproductive health. We collect data on American’s attitudes towards abortion through the General Social Survey, which we have conducted biennially since 1972. Through the Surveys of Women and the Reproductive Health Impact Study, we collect information on sensitive topics such as birth control methods and access, sexual activity, and abortion. We also provide technical support to HHS’ Office of Population Affairs and their grantees to help implement evidence-based family planning programs and quality reproductive health services through the Title X program, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, and Embryo Adoption Awareness program. 

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Highlighted Projects

Global Practices to Improve Maternal Mortality Outcomes in the U.S.

A comprehensive look at countries’ practices to address maternal mortality

Client:

Health Resources Services Administration

Federal Cervical Cancer Collaborative

Developing resources to improve cervical cancer prevention, screening, and management in safety-net health care settings

Client:

Health Resources and Services Administration

Men’s Assessment of Social Support and Risk Networks

Using innovative research techniques to survey men who have sex with men

Client:

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Reproductive Health Impact Study (RHIS)

Examining impact of federal and state policy changes on reproductive health care and patient outcomes

Client:

Guttmacher Institute with funding from a private foundation

Maternal Health Portfolio Evaluation and Capacity Building

A large-scale, mixed-methods evaluation of HRSA’s Maternal Health Portfolio

Client:

Health Resources Services Administration

The Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project

A multi-year study aimed at developing and testing measures to assess abortion attitudes

Client:

Indiana University

OPA Technical Assistance and Logistics Support

Helping the Office of Population Affairs support its grantees

Client:

Office of Population Affairs

Surveys of Women

Tracking reproductive health access, contraceptive use, and abortion prevalence in nine states

Client:

Private foundation focused on education and health issues

Michigan Contraceptive Access, Research and Evaluation Study

Assessing the economics of contraceptive choice and its long-term impact on women’s lives

Client:

University of Michigan

A Study of Women’s Health Needs in the U.S.

A major study of women in the U.S. from countries with high rates of female genital mutilation

Client:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health

Maternal and Child Health Jurisdictional Survey

A survey to provide data on the health and wellbeing of mothers and children in eight U.S. jurisdictions

Client:

Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)

ERASE Maternal Mortality Evaluation Plan Development

Planning for the evaluation of the U.S.’s primary source for review of pregnancy-associated deaths

Client:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HRSA Cervical Cancer Learning Series for Safety-Net Settings of Care (CERV-Net)

A learning series that empowers safety-net healthcare settings to provide cervical cancer prevention, screening, and management.

Client:

Health Resources and Services Administration

HRSA Cervical Cancer Learning Series

Empowering safety-net health care settings to provide cervical cancer prevention, screening, and management

Client:

Health Resources and Services Administration

Reproductive Health Experiences & Access

Tracking reproductive health experiences and access in the U.S.