National Health Interview Survey (1963+)
- URL
- https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/series/40
- Description
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Formerly titled the Health Interview Surveys. Obtains information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of health services people receive. Provides a continuous sampling and interviewing of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Supplemental data provide information on topics such as AIDS knowledge and attitudes, child health care and immunization, dental care, substance abuse, hospitalization, preventive care, nursing care, prosthetic appliances, and self-care. Supplements on Aging (SOA) conducted in 1984 and 1994 and the 1984-1990 Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA) were designed to furnish information on the causes and correlates of changes in the health and functioning of older Americans. Another component is the National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHIS-D). Begun in 1994, the NHIS-D was designed to collect data that can be used to understand disability and to develop public policy on disability. Starting in 1997, the NHIS was redesigned to include a basic module, a periodic module, and a topical module. The basic module corresponds to the NHIS core questionnaire and is made up of the family core, the sample adult core, and the sample child core questions. The periodic module provides more detailed information on topics resulting from the basic module. The topical modules correspond to the supplements of the 1982-1996 NHIS and focus on public health data needs as they arise. 1987 and 1988 main surveys are not on ICPSR. They are on the NHIS site and newer data may also be present on the NHIS site. In addition, files for 1990-1994 that contain NHIS public-use data which has been enhanced to allow for the production of direct state estimates are on the DSS Server. Also see the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey and the Integrated Health Interview Survey Series.
- Format
- Series - ongoing
- Country
- United States
- Title
- National Health Interview Survey (1963+)
- Format
- Series - ongoing