National Health Interview Survey, 2004

Author(s): United States. Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics;
Date Issued: 2005
Description: The purpose of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is to obtain information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of health services people receive. Implementation of a redesigned NHIS, consisting of a basic module, a periodic module, and a topical module, began in 1997 (see NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1997 [ICPSR 2954]). The 2004 NHIS contains the Household, Family, Person, Sample Adult and Sample Child files from the basic module.
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Funder(s): National Center for Education Statistics
Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 2004 [Computer file]. ICPSR04349-v1. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics [producer], 2004. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-10-26.
Note: (1) Per agreement with NCHS, ICPSR distributes the data files and text of the technical documentation in this collection in their original form as prepared by NCHS. (2) Users should refer to the Survey Description for changes regarding the structure of the 2004 NHIS. In previous years, one household equaled one ''case.'' In 2004, each family is considered a separate case. For multiple-family households, there is a ''parent'' case designated for the first family identified, and each subsequent family becomes a ''spawned'' case from the parent, with its own unique ID number. Because variables are not repeated on data files in the 2004 NHIS, users will need to merge files in order to analyze the data. Instructions on merging files are found in the Survey Description. Also included in 2004 are Variable Summary Reports that describe the variable and the question number on which it was based, and Variable Layout Reports that provide the actual question that generated the variable along with the universe and response values. (3) The data from the Household-level File can be merged with any of the other files, and other files can be merged as well. For further information on merging data, consult the Survey Description. (4) To learn more about the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), visit the following Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At that site you can join the HISUSERS e-mail list by providing your name and e-mail address, selecting the item ''National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) researchers,'' and clicking on ''subscribe.''
Topics: Parents & Families > Family Characteristics

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics
Date of Collection: 2004
Period Coverage: 2004
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