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Health Interview Survey, 1982 / United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics.
- Format:
- Datafile
- Series:
- ICPSR (Series) ; 8460.
- ICPSR ; 8460
- National Health Interview Survey Series ; 8460
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public health--United States--Statistics.
- Public health.
- United States.
- Medical care--Utilization--United States--Statistics.
- Medical care.
- Medical care--Utilization.
- 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], 1986.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- data file
- Summary:
- The basic purpose of the Health Interview Survey (HIS) 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. Household variables in this data collection include type of living quarters, size of family, region, condition list assigned, and type of PSU. Person variables include sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, industry and occupation codes, and limits on activity. The Condition, Doctor Visit, and Hospital files contain information on each reported condition, two-week doctor visit, or hospitalization (twelve-month recall), respectively. A supplement on Health Insurance contains questions about health insurance plans. The type of plan, including private, Medicare, Medicaid, military and other plans, and coverage or reasons for lack of coverage are provided.
- Contents:
- Part 1: Household; Part 2: Person; Part 3: Condition; Part 4: Doctor Visit; Part 5: Hospital Episode; Part 6: Health Insurance Supplement; Part 7: Preventive Care Supplement
- Notes:
- Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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