United States National Health Interview Survey 1991
General Info
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 1991 survey, the sample plan included approximately 49,000 eligible households yielding a probability sample of about 127,000 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 supplement questionnaire for the 1991 NHIS included sections on the following topics: HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes, child health, drug and alcohol use, environmental health, family resources, health promotion and disease prevention, hearing, pregnancy and smoking, and unintentional injuries.
Citation
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Census Bureau. United States National Health Interview Survey 1991. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).