nmm 22 4500 ICPSR27341 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130618s2010 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR27341 MiAaI MiAaI National Health Interview Survey, 2008 [electronic resource] United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics 2010-08-26 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2010 ICPSR 27341 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-06-18. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. 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 2008 NHIS contains the Household, Family, Person, Sample Adult, and Sample Child files from the basic module. Each record in Part 1, Household Level, contains data on type of living quarters, number of families in the household responding and not responding, and the month and year of the interview for each sampling unit. Part 2, Family Level, is made up of reconstructed variables from the person-level data of the basic module and includes information on sex, age, race, marital status, Hispanic origin, education, veteran status, family income, family size, major activities, health status, activity limits, and employment status, along with industry and occupation. As part of the basic module, Part 3, Person Level, provides information on all family members with respect to health status, limitation of daily activities, cognitive impairment, and health conditions. Also included are data on years at current residence, region variables, height, weight, bed days, doctor visits, hospital stays, and health care access and utilization. A randomly-selected adult in each family was interviewed for Part 4, Sample Adult, regarding respiratory conditions, renal conditions, AIDS, joint symptoms, health status, limitation of daily activities, and behaviors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Additionally, questions regarding oral health, asthma, balance, cancer screening, heart disease, HPV, immunization, and vision were fielded. Part 5, Sample Child, provides information from an adult in the household on medical conditions of one child in the household, such as respiratory problems, seizures, allergies, and use of special equipment like hearing aids, braces, or wheelchairs. Also included are variables regarding child behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), oral health, asthma, indoor tanning, HPV, immunization, mental health, and vision. Part 6, Injury/Poison Episode, is an episode-based file that contains information about the external cause and nature of the injury or poisoning episode and what the person was doing at the time of the injury or poisoning episode, in addition to the date and place of occurrence. Part 7, Injury/Poison Episode Verbatim, contains edited narrative text descriptions of the injury or poisoning, provided by the respondent. Part 8, Paradata, does not contain health related information, but rather data which are related to the interview process, including measures of time, contact-ability, and cooperation. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27341.v3 assistive devices icpsr child health icpsr disabilities icpsr doctor visits icpsr families icpsr health behavior icpsr health care access icpsr health care services icpsr health services utilization icpsr health status icpsr hospitalization icpsr households icpsr illness icpsr immunization icpsr injuries icpsr mental health icpsr physical disabilities icpsr poisoning icpsr AHRQMCC I. Multiple Chronic Conditions CCEERC IX. Parents and Families ICPSR IX. Health Care and Health Facilities RCMD V. Health and Well-Being NACDA V. Physical Health and Functioning of Older Adults CCEERC VI. Health, Safety, and Nutrition DSDR III. Health and Mortality 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 (Series) Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27341.v3