National Health Interview Survey, 1975: Accident Supplement (ICPSR 9760)

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics

Summary: 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. This Accident Supplement to the 1975 NHIS contains information on all types of accident activity, including motor vehicle accidents, in which respondents were involved. Information is supplied on the date of the accident, location of the accident, how the accid... (more info)

Series: National Health Interview Survey Series

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United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health Interview Survey, 1975: Accident Supplement. ICPSR09760-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-11-09. doi:10.3886/ICPSR09760.v2

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09760.v2

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Summary:   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. This Accident Supplement to the 1975 NHIS contains information on all types of accident activity, including motor vehicle accidents, in which respondents were involved. Information is supplied on the date of the accident, location of the accident, how the accident occurred, place where the respondent first saw a doctor, type of injury, whether a vehicle was involved, type of activity the respondent was engaged in when the accident occurred, product causing injuries, and contributing factors. Person variables from the core questionnaire (see HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1975 [ICPSR 7672]) include sex, age, race, education, income, and limits on activity.

Subject Terms:   accidents, chronic disabilities, chronic illnesses, disabilities, health, health care, health care services, health policy, health problems, illness, injuries, medical care, traffic accidents

Geographic Coverage:   United States

Time Period:  

• 1975

Date of Collection:  

• 1975

Universe:   Civilian noninstitutionalized population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Data Types:   clinical data, survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Per agreement with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), ICPSR distributes the data file(s) and technical documentation in this collection in their original form as prepared by NCHS.

Sample:   Multistage probability sample.

Mode of Data Collection:   face-to-face interview

Data Source:

personal interviews

Original ICPSR Release:  1992-05-12

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• 2010-11-09 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added. Some corresponding documentation has been updated and pre-existing data files have been replaced.

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