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United States National Health Interview Survey 1971

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General Info
Provider 
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
United States of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1971 - 12/1971
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 1971 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 1971, the survey included sections on edentulism, the use of eyeglasses and contact lenses, and causes of injuries.

Keywords 
Agriculture, Animal injuries, Antenatal care, Appendicitis, Assets, Asthma, Back and neck pain, COPD, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Congenital anomalies, Dental caries, Dental examinations, Diabetes, Diagnosis, Disability, Edentulism, Education, Emergency care, Employment, Epilepsy, Eye examinations, Falls, Family composition, Family size, Glaucoma, Health care services, Health status, Hearing loss, Hospitals, Housing, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Immunization, Income, Infectious diseases, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Injuries, Iodine deficiency, Limited mobility, Living conditions, Marital status, Measles, Medical equipment, Mental and behavioral disorders, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Migraine, Military service, Mumps, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Occupational injuries, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical examinations, Place of delivery, Poisonings, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Race, Road traffic injuries, Skin diseases, Telephones, Unintentional injuries, Upper respiratory infections, Urolithiasis, Varicella, Vision loss, Whooping cough
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021