National Health Interview Survey, 1976: Family Medical Expenses Supplement (ICPSR 9704)

Version Date: Dec 3, 2010

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

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https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09704.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. The 1976 Family Medical Expense 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 the amount paid individually and for the whole family for dental, medical, optical, and hospital bills, prescription drug expenses, and other medical costs. Questions were asked about total individual costs excluding health insurance, health insurance premium costs per family member, total individual costs including health insurance, and other types of medical expenses for the respondent and family members. Additional questions were asked about the race and sex of the head of the family.

Citation

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health Interview Survey, 1976:  Family Medical Expenses Supplement. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-12-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09704.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

In preparing the data tape(s) 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 for 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.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1975 -- 1976

Date of Collection

1976

Data Collection Notes

  1. These data files contain weights, which must be used in any analysis.

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

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Sample

A multistage probability sample was used in selecting housing units.

Universe

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

Data Source

self-enumerated questionnaires returned by mail

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

1992-03-04

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health Interview Survey, 1976: Family Medical Expenses Supplement. ICPSR09704-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-12-03. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09704.v2

2010-12-03 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added. Some corresponding documentation has been updated and pre-existing data files have been replaced.

1992-03-04 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Created online analysis version with question text.
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Weight

These data contain multiple weight variables for each part. Users should refer to the User Guide for further information regarding the weights and their derivation. Additionally, users may need to weight the data prior to analysis.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.