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**National Home and    Hospice Care SurveyAbout the Survey |    Data Highlights | Survey InstrumentsSample Design | Micro-data Files |    PublicationsLinks to Related    Sites**
**About the surveyDescription**

**Data    HighlightsAbstract    and Results from the 1996 National Home and Hospice Care SurveyTrends from 1992, 1994, 1996Selected characteristics of current    patientsSelected characteristics of discharged    patientsReason for dischargeAgencies with hospice patientsCharacteristics of current hospice    patientsCharacteristics of discharged hospice    patients**

**Survey    Instruments (Questionnaires) for 1996**Agency Questionnaire**View/Download PDF** 346 KBCurrent Patient    Questionnaire**View/Download PDF** 577 KBDischarged Patient    Questionnaire**View/Download PDF** 621 KBFlashcard Booklet **View/Download PDF** 679 KB

**Sample    Design, Data Collection, and Estimation ProceduresScope    of the SurveySample    DesignData    Collection and ProcessingEstimation    ProceduresReliability    of EstimationsPresentation    of Estimations**

**Description of Microdata Files****NHHCS**    Public-Use Data Files (micro-data)    Downloadable data files via ftp**NHHCS, 1996**Downloadable documentation via ftp **NHHCS,    1996**

**PublicationsList    of NCHS Reports**

**Links to Related SitesNational Hospice OrganizationNational Association for Home Care**

 

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