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Description & Citation--Study No. 8336

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:8336
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08336
 
Title:Health Interview Survey, 1971
 
Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics
 
Series:National Health Interview Survey Series
 
Bibliographic Citation:U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1971 [Computer file]. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics [producer], 1971. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1985. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08336
 

Scope of Study

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 Person File (Part 1) includes information on sex, age, race, marital status, Hispanic origin, education, veteran status, family income, family size, major activities, health status, activity limits, employment status, and industry and occupation. These variables are found in the Conditions, Doctor Visits, and Hospital Episodes Files as well. The Person File also supplies data on height, weight, bed days, doctor visits, hospital stays, years at residence, and region variables. The variables in the Household File (Part 2) include type of living quarters, size of family, number of families in the household, presence of a telephone, number of unrelated individuals, and region. The Conditions File (Part 3) contains information for each reported health condition, with specifics on injury and accident reports. The Hospital Episodes File (Part 4) provides information on medical conditions, hospital episodes, type of service, type of hospital ownership, date of admission and discharge, number of nights in hospital, and operations performed. The Doctor Visits File (Part 5) documents doctor visits within the time period and identifies acute or chronic conditions.
 
Subject Term(s):chronic disabilities, chronic illnesses, disabilities, doctor visits, families, health, health care, health care services, health problems, hospitalization, household composition, illness
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:1971
 
Universe:Civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States.
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:(1) These data files contain weights that must be used in any analysis. (2) Per agreement with NCHS, ICPSR distributes the data files and text of the technical documentation for this collection as prepared by NCHS.
 

Methodology

Sample:A multistage probability sample was used in selecting the housing units.
 
Data Source:personal interviews
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Restrictions:In preparing the data files for this collection, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has removed direct identifiers and characteristics that might lead to identification of data subjects. As an additional precaution NCHS requires, under Section 308(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242m), that data collected by NCHS not be used for any purpose other than statistical analysis and reporting. NCHS further requires that analysts not use the data to learn the identity of any persons or establishments and that the director of NCHS be notified if any identities are inadvertently discovered. ICPSR member institutions and other users ordering data from ICPSR are expected to adhere to these restrictions.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1985-05-28
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2006-01-18.
 
  2006-01-18 - File CB8336.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Person File
  • DS2: Household File
  • DS3: Conditions File
  • DS4: Hospital Episodes File
  • DS5: Doctor Visits File
  • DS6: National Health Interview Survey, 1957-1974: Procedure
 

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