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Current Health Topics
The National Health Interview Survey core files are: Household, Person, Condition, Doctor Visit, and Hospital. In addition each year there are "Current Health Topics" discussed in the interviews. For the full listing of topics go to NCHS NHIS Current Health Topics.

Current Health Topics are included each year on the National Health Interview Survey CD-ROM. The following years are available in the Health Services Information Center.

Data Year

Title of Current Health Topic Available in HSIC

1994
Note: not yet available HSIC

AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes
Immunization
Access to Care
Year 2000 Objectives
Health Insurance
Disability Phase I & Disability Condition
Disability Phase 2, Adult
Disability Phase 2, Child
Disability Phase 2, SOA
Income (imputed)

1993

Access to Care
AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes
Health Insurance
Immunization
Teenage Attitudes & Practices II
Year 2000 Objectives

1992

AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes
Cancer Control & Epidemiology
Health Insurance
Immunization
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
 Note: the following is not included on this CD:
Family Resources

1991

AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes
Child Health
Environmental Health
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Hearing
Pregnancy and Smoking
 Note: the following are not included on this CD:
Drug and Alcohol Use
Family Resources

1990

AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes
Assistive Devices
Family Resources
Podiatry
Pregnancy and Smoking
 Note: the following are not included on this CD:
Longitudinal Study of Aging, Version 3
Hearing
Injury Control & Child Safety & Health

1989

AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes
Dental Health
Diabetes
Digestive Disorders
Health Insurance
Immunization
Mental Health
Orofacial Pain
Teenage Attitudes & Practices

1988

AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes
Alcohol
Child Health Supplement (also t)
Medical Device Implant (MDI)

  • Device File
  • Extended Person File
    Occupational Health
    Note: the following is not included on this CD:
    Longitudinal Study of Aging, Version 2

    • 1987

    Adoption
    Cancer Control File
    Cancer Epidemiology File
    Poliomyelitis
    Note: Cancer Control also available on data tape.

    The following are Data Tapes available in the Health Services Information Center. There are many more Current Health Topics data tapes available from NCHS. For a complete listing go to NCHS NHIS Current Health Topics

    Data Year

    Title of Current Health Topic Available in HSIC

    1987

    Cancer Control
    Note: also available on CD-ROM

    1985

    Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
    Note: also available on Diskette

    1984

    Supplement on Aging

    1981

    Child Health Supplement

    1977

    Hearing

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