Findings from high-quality rigorous scientific research are crucial to identify emerging social and environmental issues, formulating appropriate policies and to make informed decisions for sustainable development. The theoretical motivation of ISER-N’s research programs lies in the investigation of micro-level associations to inform our understanding of emerging macro-level social and environmental trends. ISER-N’s research is governed by fundamental principles of democratic values that assert every human being as equal and strictly adhere to individual rights to privacy. Toward this end, all research programs are mandated to be reviewed and approved by an International Review Board (IRB) which is formally designated to approve, monitor, and review biomedical and behavioral research involving humans with the aim of protecting the rights and welfare of every research subject. The data are available in the ISER-N office at Fulbari, Chitwan and can also be electronically accessed from from the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University for Michigan and the UK Data Bank. The publications resulting from these data are available both in the Publications Tab and the Chitwan Valley Family Study website (www.cvfs.isr.umich.edu).