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United States National Health Interview Survey 1974

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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 
01/1974 - 12/1974
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 1974 survey, the sample plan included about 116,000 persons from approximately 40,000 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 1974, the survey contained sections on health insurance, hypertension, medical care, and the social security of the currently employed (e.g. workdays lost, sick leave).

Keywords 
Adverse effects of medical treatments, Agriculture, Anemia, Antenatal care, Appendicitis, Assets, Asthma, Back and neck pain, COPD, Cancers, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Dental examinations, Diabetes, Diagnosis, Diet, Disability, Education, Electrocardiograms, Emergency care, Employment, Employment benefits, Epilepsy, Eye examinations, Family composition, Family size, Health care access, Health care services, Health care use, Health education, Health insurance, Health status, Heart disease, Hospitals, Housing, Housing conditions, Hypertension, Immunization, Income, Infectious diseases, Influenza, Inguinal and femoral hernia, Interventions, Iodine deficiency, Limited mobility, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Measles, Migraine, Military service, Mumps, Neurological conditions, Occupations, Peptic ulcer disease, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Place of delivery, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Public social assistance, Race, Road traffic injuries, Screening, Sexual sterilization, Skin diseases, Stroke, Telephones, Therapies, Tobacco smoking, Transportation, Unintentional injuries, Upper respiratory infections, Urolithiasis, Varicella, Vision loss, Weight, Weight change, Whooping cough, X-rays, FFQ, Occupation codes
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021