Assisted Reproductive Technology Patient and Cycle Characteristics for 2020

2020 data from the National ART Surveillance System (NASS) summarizes patient demographics and ART service types performed at fertility clinics across the United States. The dataset is published by data.cdc.gov and was last updated in August 2023. Patient characteristics are presented per treatment cycle, meaning individuals with multiple cycles in the reporting year are represented multiple times.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic distribution of ART cycles using LocationAbbr, LocationDesc, and ZipCode.
• Compare cycle counts and patient demographics across clinics using FacilityName, ClinicId, and Breakout_Category.
• Link clinic profiles and services across related NASS datasets using the shared ClinicID key.
• Investigate specific patient or cycle characteristics using Question, Topic, and Data_Value_num fields.

Strengths

• Data is part of a national surveillance system (NASS) covering fertility clinics across the U.S.
• Includes a ClinicID field for linking with other related ART datasets on services and success rates.

Limitations

• Patient characteristics are aggregated per cycle, not per unique patient, which can create duplicate representations.
• The dataset is specific to the year 2020, limiting longitudinal analysis without other years.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov, part of the National ART Surveillance System (NASS).

Collection Method

Collected from fertility clinics across the United States as part of mandatory reporting.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Data reflects 2020 reporting year, with metadata last updated in 2023.

Geography

United States