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National Institute on Aging

National Health Interview Survey, 2005

(8 datasets; 1,376,496 KB)

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. 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. 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 2005 NHIS contains the Household, Family, Person, Sample Adult and Sa... (view details)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04606.v1

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