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United States National Health Interview Survey 1983

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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 
01/1983 - 12/1983
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 1983 survey, the sample plan included approximately 42,000 eligible households yielding a probability sample of about 111,000 persons.

A core questionnaire collected data on topics such as injuries, diseases, conditions, disability, limitation of activity, doctor visits, hospitalization, and demographic information such as housing, family composition, income, etc. The 1983 NHIS included sections on doctor service, dental care, health insurance, and a health practices section with questions on alcohol and tobacco use.

Keywords 
Acne, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Anemia, Assets, Back and neck pain, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Cirrhosis of the liver, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Clinical breast exams, Congenital anomalies, Congenital heart anomalies, Dental caries, Dental examinations, Dermatitis, Diabetes, Diet, Disability, Diverticular disease of intestine, Eczema, Education, Employment, Epilepsy, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Glaucoma, Health behaviors, Health care services, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing loss, Height, Hepatitis, Hospitals, Housing, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Income, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Interventions, Iodine deficiency, Limited mobility, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Measles, Mental and behavioral disorders, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Migraine, Military service, Multiple sclerosis, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Noncommunicable diseases, Occupations, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical examinations, Pneumoconiosis, Pregnancy, Psoriasis, Public social assistance, Race, Rheumatic heart disease, Road traffic injuries, Seizures, Skin diseases, Sleep, Stroke, Surgical procedures, Telephones, Tobacco use, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, Urolithiasis, Vision loss, Weight, X-rays, Body mass index, FFQ
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 1983. Hyattville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

GHDx Entry last modified on: May 22, 2019