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United States National Health Interview Survey 1962-1963

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General Info
Provider 
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Geography 
United States (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
07/1962 - 06/1963
Series or system 
United States National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

Since 1957, the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has been a primary source of information on the health of the population of the United States. The NHIS is a cross-sectional household interview survey that is fielded continuously throughout the year. For the 1962-1963 survey, the sample plan included about 134,000 persons from 42,000 households.

A core questionnaire collected data on topics such as acute conditions, injuries, chronic conditions, days of disability, limitation of activity, hospitalization, and demographic information such as housing, family composition, income, etc. The 1962-1963 survey also included a section on health care expenditures during the previous 12 months.

 

 

Keywords 
Agriculture, Assets, Asthma, Birth place, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Congenital anomalies, Diabetes, Digestive diseases, Disability, Education, Employment, Epilepsy, Health care costs, Health care services, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing loss, Heart disease, Hospitals, Housing, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Income, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Interventions, Iodine deficiency, Living conditions, Marital status, Mental and behavioral disorders, Military service, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Nursing homes, Occupations, Peptic ulcer disease, Personal health expenditures, Place of delivery, Race, Rheumatic heart disease, Road traffic injuries, Skin diseases, Stroke, Telephones, Tuberculosis, Unintentional injuries, Urolithiasis, Vision loss
Citation
Contributors 
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States Census Bureau (USCB)
Publisher 
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Suggested citation 

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Census Bureau. United States National Health Interview Survey 1962-1963. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018