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United States National Health Interview Survey 1977

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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 
01/1977 - 12/1977
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 1976 survey, the sample plan included about 120,000 persons from approximately 41,000 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. For 1977, the survey contained a supplement on hearing and hearing aid use.

Keywords 
Anemia, Animal injuries, Antenatal care, Appendicitis, Assets, Asthma, Back and neck pain, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Congenital anomalies, Counseling, Dental examinations, Diabetes, Diet, Disability, Education, Employment, Epilepsy, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, Family composition, Family size, Glaucoma, Health care access, Health care services, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Heart disease, Height, Hospitals, Housing, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Immunization, Income, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Intentional injuries, Interventions, Iodine deficiency, Limited mobility, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Measles, Mental and behavioral disorders, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Migraine, Military service, Mumps, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Occupations, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Prostheses and implants, Public social assistance, Race, Road traffic injuries, School enrollment, Sexual sterilization, Sleep, Stroke, Surgical procedures, Telephones, Therapies, Tobacco use, Transportation, Unintentional injuries, Upper respiratory infections, Urolithiasis, Varicella, Vision loss, Weight, Whooping cough, X-rays, FFQ
Citation
Contributors 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
United States Census Bureau (USCB)
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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 1977. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018