Metadata record for National Health Interview Survey, 1976: Health Habits Supplement

National Health Interview Survey, 1976: Health Habits Supplement 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 ICPSR 2010-12-08 9709 doi://10.3886/ICPSR09709.v2

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. The 1976 Health Habits Supplement provides variables from the core Person File (see HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1976 [ICPSR 8340]) including sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, industry and occupation codes, and limits on activity. The variables unique to this supplement cover questions about medication usage, tea and coffee consumption, smoking habits, and general health status.

UniverseScheme09709 National Health Interview Survey Series For more information on the series, please go to http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/series/00040. NACDA.V AHRQMCC.I ICPSR.IX caffeine chronic disabilities chronic illnesses disabilities health health behavior health care health care services health policy health problems health status illness medications smoking United States 1976 1976 clinical data survey data Persons aged 19 and older in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Multistage probability sample of all persons aged 19 and over in the households. personal interviews 1976 1976

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