Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II, 1976-1980 : Medical History Ages 12-74 Years / United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 8183.

ICPSR ; 8183

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and Followup Series ; 8183

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--United States--Statistics.

Public health.

United States.

Health surveys--United States.

Health surveys.

United States--Statistics, Medical.

Genre:

Statistics.

Medical statistics.

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Second ICPSR edition.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1984.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

The Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II, 1976-1980: Medical History ages 12-74 years contains demographic characteristics and health histories of 18,447 interviewed persons 12-74 years of age. The medical histories include items on medication, hospital care, tuberculosis, a variety of acute and chronic diseases, tobacco usage, physical activity, weight, height, vision disability, exposure to pesticides, gastrointestinal problems, and, for females, a menstrual and pregnancy history. Data were also collected on anemia, diabetes, respiratory conditions, hearing and speech, liver and gallbladder conditions, kidney and bladder disease, allergies, hypertension, cardiovascular conditions, stroke, arthritis (stressing middle and upper back and neck problems), and participation in food programs.

Contents:

Part 1: Data File

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

OCLC:

16933984

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.