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United States National Health Interview Survey 2010

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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 
01/2010 - 12/2010
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. The interviewed sample for the 2010 NHIS consisted of 34,329 households, yielding 89,976 persons in 35,177 families.

The 2010 NHIS covered a wide variety of topics, such as family composition, socio-demographic characteristics, injuries, health care access and utilization, health insurance, income and assets, health conditions, health behaviors, physical activity. The survey included supplementary sections on cancer, occupational health, epilepsy, child mental health, and immunization.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Anemia, Anxiety, Asthma, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Back pain, Birth control pills, Birth place, Birth weight, Body mass index, COPD, Calcium, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Chemotherapy, Child health care, Chronic respiratory diseases, Colonoscopy, Congenital anomalies, Contraceptive implants, Corrective lenses, Counseling, Dental care, Dental examinations, Diabetes, Diagnosis, Diet, Digestive diseases, Disability, Eczema, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Epilepsy, Ethnicity, Eye examinations, FFQ, Falls, Family composition, Gout, HPV, HPV vaccines, Health care access, Health care personnel, Health care use, Health insurance, Health literacy, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Heart disease, Height, Hemorrhagic stroke, Hepatitis, Hepatitis B vaccines, Home care, Homicide, Hormone replacement therapy, Hospitals, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Immunization, Income, Influenza, Injectable contraceptives, Injuries, International migration, Interventions, Languages, Limited mobility, Live births, Marital status, Medical tests, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Micronutrients, Migraine, Multiple sclerosis, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neck pain, Neurological conditions, Noncommunicable diseases, Occult blood, Occupational risk factors, Occupations, Pap smears, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Pneumococcal vaccines, Poisonings, Pregnancy, Public social assistance, Race, Radiation therapy, Road traffic injuries, Screening mammography, Seizures, Skin diseases, Sleep, Stroke, Sun exposure, Surgical procedures, Telecommunications, Telephones, Tetanus toxoid vaccines, Therapies, Thyroid gland disorders, Tobacco smoking, Unintentional injuries, Varicella, Vision loss, Vitamin D supplements, Weight, X-rays
GHDx Entry last modified on: Dec 14, 2023