National Health Interview Survey, 1988. Public Use Data Tape Documentation. Part 3. Medical Coding Manual and Short Index

摘要

The National Health Interview Survey utilizes a questionnaire which obtains information on personal and demographic characteristics, illness, injuries, impairments, chronic conditions, other selected health characteristics and the use of health care services. It is based on a continuing nationwide sample of households of the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States living at the time of the interview. The medical data are based on the International Classification of Diseases. In 1988, the sample consisted of 50,061 households (47,485 completed interviews) containing 122,310 persons.