Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II, 1976-1980 : Allergy Skin Testing, Ages 6-74 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) ; 8626.

ICPSR ; 8626

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and Followup Series ; 8626

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Allergy--Diagnosis.

Allergy.

Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

United States--Statistics, Medical.

United States.

Genre:

Medical statistics.

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1987.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II was one of a series of population based surveys conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics to provide information on the health status of the nation. Data were collected through questionnaires as well as through direct medical examination. This portion of the survey contains data from the demographic and allergy skin testing parts of the survey for persons 6 through 74 years of age. Skin tests were given to determine the number of positive reactions to eight allergens, one diluent and one histamine. For positive reactions, the type and size of the reaction were recorded.

Contents:

Part 1: Data File

Notes:

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

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.