I C P S R

National Institute on Aging

Description & Citation--Study No. 8336

Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

08336

Title:

Health Interview Survey, 1971

Principal Investigator(s):

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics

Bibliographic Citation:

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Health Interview Survey, 1971. ICPSR08336-v5. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-09-30. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08336.v5

Series:

National Health Interview Survey Series

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 variables in the Household File (Part 1) 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 Person File (Part 2) 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 Condition, Doctor Visit, and Hospital Episode 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 Condition File (Part 3) contains information for each reported health condition, with specifics on injury and accident reports. The Hospital Episode 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 Visit File (Part 5) documents doctor visits within the time period and identifies acute or chronic conditions. A sixth file has been added, along with the five core files. The Person Supplement File (Part 6) provides information on health conditions, hearing quality, doctor visits, and hospital stay information.

Subject Terms:

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 Types:

clinical data, survey data

Data Collection Notes:

These data files contain weights that must be used in any analysis.

Per agreement with the National Center for Health Statistics (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.

Mode of Data Collection:

face-to-face interview

Data Source:

personal interviews

Access and Availability

Note:

Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

1985-05-28

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.

Version History:

  • 2010-09-30 Frequencies and variable labels that were previously incorrect have been corrected.

  • 2010-09-09 A technical error has been found and resolved in the processing procedure, in which defined file sets did not match subsequent data sets.

  • 2010-08-25 Old cover has been updated on the past codebook documentation in order to match new cover formats.

  • 2010-08-17 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added. Some corresponding documentation has been updated and a sixth dataset has been added in place of the National Health Survey Procedure Documentation, which can now be found with all other corresponding documentation.

  • 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: Household File
  • DS2: Person File
  • DS3: Condition File
  • DS4: Hospital Episode File
  • DS5: Doctor Visit File
  • DS6: Person Supplement File