Health interview survey, 1977
By: principal investigator, United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics
Series: Health interview survey series; ICPSR -- 7839; ICPSR (Series) -- 7839
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Public health; Statistics; Medical care; Utilization; Health surveys; Medical Statistics
Description: The basic purpose of the Health Interview Survey 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 1977 HIS is segmented into seven distinct files. Household variables in this collection include type of living quarters, size of family, and geographic region. Person variables include sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, occupation, and limits on activity. The Condition file contains variables on the incidence of illness or injury within the past year. The Hospitalization file contains variables on the incidence of hospitalizations and presence of chronic conditions. The Doctor visit file includes variables regarding frequency of doctor visits, type of doctor seen, and reasons for each visit. The Health Habits/Stroke supplement contains variables on dietary and health practices, problems getting medical care, presence of stroke symptoms, incidence of stroke, and necessity of help. The Disability supplement contains variables on the need for help, services, and environment modifications.
Notes: Survey data.

The Health Interview Surveys (HIS), a continuous sampling and interviewing of the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the United States, contain information on the social, demographic, and economic aspects of illness, disability, and medical services. Information on the utilization of medical care facilities is also available in the form of data on medical and dental care, hospitalization, preventive care, nursing care, prosthetic appliances, and self-care. The Health Interview Surveys are the primary instrument of a major National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data collection program.

Holding archive: National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging

ICPSR data class: Class I, and IV

Chronological coverage: 1977; data collected: 1977.

personal interviews

United States.

United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics

OSIRIS and logical record length format. Files six and seven are class IV supplements. These files are available in LRECL format only and contain dash (-) and blank codes.

Part number: 1 ; part name: Household ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 41,277 ; variable count: 55 ; logical record length: 94 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 2 ; part name: Person ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 111,279 ; variable count: 161 ; LRECL: 442 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 3 ; part name: Condition ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 63,371 ; variable count: 136 ; LRECL: 373 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 4 ; part name: Hospitalization ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 14,829 ; variable count: 107 ; LRECL: 320 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 5 ; part name: Doctor Visit ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 41,277 ; variable count: 93 ; LRECL: 209 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 6 ; part name: Health Habits/Stroke ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 22,842 ; variable count: approx. 175 ; LRECL: 529 ; records per case: 1

Part number: 7 ; part name: Disability ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 111,279 ; variable count: approx. 253 ; LRECL: 673 ; records per case: 1

Multi-stage probability sample.

Universe: Civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States from 1,900 geographically defined Primary Sampling Units.