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Health Interview Survey, 1977
Title
Health Interview Survey, 1977 [electronic resource] United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics
Edition
2010-12-14
Published
Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 1984
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Notes
Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2019-06-13.
United States
Civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States from 1,900 geographically defined Primary Sampling Units.
Type of File
Numeric
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public.
Summary
The purpose of the Health Interview Survey 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. There are five types of records in this core survey, each in a separate data file. The variables in the Household File (Part 1) in this collection include type of living quarters, size of family, and geographic region. The Person File (Part 2) variables include sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, occupation, and limits on activity. The Condition File (Part 3) contains variables on the incidence of illness or injury within the past year. The Hospital Episode File (Part 4) contains variables on the incidence of hospitalizations and presence of chronic conditions. The Doctor Visit File (Part 5) includes variables regarding frequency of doctor visits, type of doctor seen, and reasons for each visit. A sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth file have been provided. The Disability Supplement File (Part 6) contains variables on the need for help, services, and environment modifications. The H1 Supplement File (Part 7) includes basic demographic variables, medical information, health variables, doctor visits, medical insurance, work days lost, and activity level variables. The Special Aids Supplement File (Part 8)includes basic demographic variables, special aids onset and amount needed, medical information, health variables, and doctor visits. The Influenza Supplement File (Part 9) includes basic demographic variables, flu, grippe, or fever onset, work and school days lost, hospital visits, length of stay, and cost of care.Cf: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07839.v2
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Also available as downloadable files.
Format
Data Sets / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 14, 2019
Series
Contents
Household
Person
Condition
Hospital Episode
Doctor Visit
Disability
H1 Supplement
Special Aids
Influenza Supplement
Subjects
Genre/Form
Data sets.
Also listed under
United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
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