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United States National Health Interview Survey 1996

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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 
01/1996 - 12/1996
Series or system 
United States National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is 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 1996 survey, the sample plan included approximately 43,000 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 two supplement questionnaires in the 1996 NHIS covered immunization and family resources (i.e. access to care, health care coverage, private plan and coverage detail, and income and assets).

Keywords 
Acne, Agriculture, Anemia, Assets, Back and neck pain, Birth place, Breast cancer, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Cirrhosis of the liver, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Congenital anomalies, Congenital heart anomalies, DTP vaccines, Dental examinations, Dermatitis, Diabetes, Diagnosis, Digestive diseases, Disability, Diverticular disease of intestine, Eczema, Education, Employment, Epilepsy, Eye examinations, Family composition, Family size, Glaucoma, Gout, Health care access, Health care services, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing loss, Height, Hepatitis, Hepatitis B vaccines, Hib vaccines, Hospitals, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, Immunization, Income, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Interventions, Intestinal infectious diseases, Iodine deficiency, Limited mobility, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Measles, Measles vaccines, Menstruation, Mental and behavioral disorders, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Migraine, Military service, Mumps vaccines, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Noncommunicable diseases, Noninfective inflammatory bowel disease, Occupations, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical examinations, Place of delivery, Polio vaccines, Pregnancy, Prostate cancer, Psoriasis, Public social assistance, Race, Rheumatic heart disease, Road traffic injuries, Rubella vaccines, Skin diseases, Stroke, Surgical procedures, Telephones, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, Urolithiasis, Vision loss, Weight, Body mass index
Citation
Contributors 
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 1996. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018