United States National Health Interview Survey 1962-1963

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.