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United States National Health Interview Survey 1966-1967

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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 
06/1966 - 07/1967
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 1966-1967 survey, the sample plan included about 134,000 persons from approximately 42,000 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 1966-1967, the survey included sections on convalescence, home care, personal health expenditures, and health insurance.

Keywords 
Assets, Asthma, COPD, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Congenital anomalies, Digestive diseases, Disability, Education, Emergency care, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Health care costs, Health care services, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing loss, Hospitals, Housing, Housing conditions, Income, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Interventions, Iodine deficiency, Limited mobility, Living conditions, Marital status, Measles, Mental and behavioral disorders, Military service, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Occupations, Peptic ulcer disease, Personal health expenditures, Physical examinations, Place of delivery, Private social assistance, Public social assistance, Race, Road traffic injuries, Skin diseases, Surgical procedures, Telephones, Therapies, Unintentional injuries, Urolithiasis, Vision loss
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021