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United States National Health Interview Survey 1969

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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 of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1969 - 12/1969
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 1969 survey, the sample plan included about 134,000 persons from approximately 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 survey also contains a section on mobility aids (prostheses, crutches, braces, wheel chairs, walkers, etc.) as well as a supplement for arthritis.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Antenatal care, Appendicitis, Assets, Asthma, Back and neck pain, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Congenital anomalies, Dental examinations, Diabetes, Diagnosis, Disability, Education, Emergency care, Employment, Epilepsy, Eye examinations, Family composition, Family size, Gout, Health care access, Health care services, Health status, Hospitals, Housing, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Income, Influenza, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Interventions, Iodine deficiency, Limited mobility, Living conditions, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Measles, Medical equipment, Migraine, Military service, Mumps, Musculoskeletal diseases, Occupations, Osteoarthritis, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical examinations, Place of delivery, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Psoriasis, Public social assistance, Race, Rheumatoid arthritis, Road traffic injuries, Skin diseases, Surgical procedures, Telephones, Therapies, Unintentional injuries, Upper respiratory infections, Urolithiasis, Varicella, Vision loss, Whooping cough
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 1969. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021