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American Hospital Association Annual Survey of Hospitals
Year(s): 1986, 1990, 1995, 1997
Source: American Hospital Association (AHA)
Access: Restricted
Data source: Survey
Universe: All U.S. hospitals
Data type: Raw
Records: 6,000+
Variables: 600+
Subject(s): Cost and utilization, health care facilities and services
Description: Conducted annually by the AHA since 1946, the AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals is one of the most comprehensive sources for individual hospital data available. Hospitals report data for a complete fiscal year. Contains data items on organizational structure, facilities, services, community orientation, utilization, financing, and personnel.
Area Resource File (ARF)
Year(s): 1997
Source: Bureau of Health Professions
Access: General
Data source: Survey, vital records
Universe: All U.S. counties
Data type: Raw
Records: 3,082
Variables: 7,000+
Subject(s): Cost and utilization, demographics, health care facilities and services, vital events, other
Description: Produced annually, the ARF is a county-level compilation of existing data from numerous sources including the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the U. S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Health Statistics, and the Health Care Financing Administration. The ARF is cumulative, with the completeness and frequency of data elements varying by source. Contains data items on health professions, health professions training, health facilities, hospitalization utilization, hospital expenditures, population characteristics and economic data, and environment. Also available are geographic descriptors--such as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes and Metropolitan Area (MA) codes--that allow for easy aggregation of county data into other geographic groupings. [Refer to Datum Vol.V No.1 for additional information.]
Atlas of United States Mortality
Year(s): 1988-92
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: Deaths occurring within the United States between 1988 and 1992
Data type: Raw, summary
Records: 611,800
Variables: 9
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: A companion to the NCHS publication, Atlas of United States Mortality, this database contains Atlas text, maps, additional tables, and the mortality data used to create the maps. Raw data include health service area (HSA), race, sex, age, and cause of death. [Refer to NCHS website to view/download maps.]
Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplant Registry Database (ABMTR)
Year(s): 1989 to present
Source: Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), Medical College of Wisconsin
Access: Restricted
Data source: Medical records
Universe: Autotransplants in North or South America
Data type: Raw
Records: Approximately 66,000 as of 2001
Variables: Approximately 820
Subject(s): Disease-specific/registry
Description: Contains data collected on recipients of autologous bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplants--those in which a portion of the patient's own blood or bone marrow is removed before, and returned to them after, high dose radiation and/or chemotherapy. Over 380 institutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and South America participate. Over 50% of autotransplants performed in these regions are reported to the ABMTR. The present database includes information for more than 66,000 patients transplanted. Nearly 4,500 new patients are registered yearly. [Refer to Datum Vol.II No.2 and the CIBMTR website for additional information.]
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Year(s): 1984-1995, 1996-1997
Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Access: General
Data source: Telephone interview
Universe: Noninstitutionalized, civilian adults aged 18+
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (134,236 in 1997)
Variables: Varies by year (273 in 1997)
Subject(s): Behavior
Description: The BRFSS is an ongoing national data collection program designed to measure behavioral risk factors in the adult, noninstitutionalized, civilian population. The BRFSS was initiated in 1984 when 15 states collected data on risk behaviors through telephone interviews. The number of states participating in the survey has increased so that by 1994, 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three territories were included in the BRFSS. The objective of the BRFSS is to use uniform procedures to collect state-specific data on preventive health practices and risk behaviors associated with chronic diseases, injuries, and preventive infectious diseases. Factors assessed include seat belt use, tobacco use, physical activity, diet, and use of cancer screening services. Data are collected from a random sample of adults through monthly telephone surveys. [Refer to Datum Vol.VI No.2 and the BRFSS website for additional information.]
Birth Cohort-Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set (LBID) [See also: Perinatal Mortality Data File]
Year(s): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002 (NCHS did not release data for 1992 through 1994. 1995 LBID data are contained on the Perinatal Mortality Data File.)
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: Infants born in the United States who died in the United States before one year of age
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (35,520 in 1991)
Variables: Varies by year (304 in 1991)
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: The LBID links the birth and death certificates of infants who died before one year of age. The database itself is comprised of two distinct files: 1) the numerator file, which contains the linked records; and 2) the denominator file, which contains NCHS natality records, as well as a small number of statistical records for late-filed birth certificates and, for the 1983 to 1987 cohorts, other birth certificates from selected states that were needed to match with infant death records. Includes birth and death occurrence and residence, demographics of mother and father, and pregnancy and delivery information. Also contains information on infant race, sex, age, gestation, birth weight, plurality, Apgar score, and underlying and multiple causes of death. [Refer to Datum Vol.IV No.3 for additional information.]
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Census of Agriculture, Geographic Area 1B
Year(s): 1992
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: Farms or ranches that sold or normally would have sold $1,000 or more in agricultural products during the census year
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Other
Description: Conducted every five years, this census provides data on number of farms, land in farms, land use, irrigation, crops, livestock, poultry, value of farm products sold, hired farm labor, injuries and deaths, direct sales for human consumption, production expenses, and operator characteristics. The 1B portion of the Geographic Area data series contains U. S. summary and county level data. Also included are historical state and county data for census years 1987 and 1982. [Refer to the USDA website for additional information.]
Census of Agriculture, Geographic Area 1C
Year(s): 1992
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: Farms or ranches that sold or normally would have sold $1,000 or more in agricultural products during the census year
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Other
Description: Conducted every five years, this census provides data on number of farms, land in farms, land use, irrigation, crops, livestock, poultry, value of farm products sold, hired farm labor, injuries and deaths, direct sales for human consumption, production expenses, and operator characteristics. The 1C portion of the Geographic Area data series contains U. S. summary, state, and cross-tab data. Also included are limited historical state data for previous census years. [Refer to the USDA website for additional information.]
Census of Agriculture, Subject Area 2A
Year(s): 1992
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: Farms or ranches that sold or normally would have sold $1,000 or more in agricultural products during the census year
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Other
Description: The Census of Agriculture is conducted every five years. The 2A portion of the Subject Area data series contains selected farm count data by ZIP code. Data items include total number of farms, farms by size, operator characteristics, cropland harvested, land use characteristics, value of agricultural products sold, inventory and sale of livestock and poultry items, and major crops harvested. [Refer to the USDA website for additional information.]
Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1B-4 (STF 1B-4)
Year(s): 1990
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: U.S. residents
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Demographics
Description: The STF 1B-4 extract contains 100% data (data collected from all persons as opposed to a sample) from the 1990 Census for the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. The data are provided for these states and their sub-areas in hierarchical sequence to the lowest level of census geography, the census block. Population items include total population, age, race, and Hispanic origin. Housing items include number of housing units, tenure, room density, mean contract rent, mean value, and mean number of room in housing unit.
Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3A (STF 3A)
Year(s): 1990
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: U.S. residents
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Demographics
Description: STF 3A contains 1990 Census sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100% counts and unweighted sample counts for total person and total housing units. STF 3A provides data for states and their sub-areas in hierarchical sequence down to the block group level. Population items are age, mobility limitation status, ancestry, occupation, citizenship, place of birth, class of worker, place of work, educational attainment, poverty status, employment status, private vehicle occupancy, family type, race, farm and nonfarm population, residence in 1985, foreign-born status, school enrollment, group quarters, self-care limitation status, Hispanic origin, sex, household type and relations, travel time to work, income in 1989, urban and rural population, industry, veteran/military status, language spoken at home, work disability status, marital status, work status in 1989, means of transportation to work, and workers in family in 1989. Housing items are age of householder, rooms, bedrooms, selected monthly owner costs, condominium status, sewage disposal, farm and nonfarm housing, telephone availability, heating fuel, tenure, Hispanic origin of householder, units in structure, housing units, urban and rural housing, kitchen facilities, utilities in rent, meals included in rent, value of housing unit, mortgage status, vehicles available, occupancy status, water source, plumbing facilities, year householder moved into unit, race of householder, year structure built, and rent.
Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3B (STF 3B)
Year(s): 1990
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: Restricted
Data source: Survey
Universe: U.S. residents
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Demographics
Description: STF 3B contains 1990 Census sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100% counts and unweighted sample counts for total person and total housing units. STF 3B provides ZIP code data for the 5-digit zip codes within each state including county portions of the zip codes. Population and housing items are the same as those contained in Census of Population and Housing, STF 3A.
Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3C (STF 3C)
Year(s): 1990
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: U.S. residents
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Demographics
Description: STF 3C contains 1990 Census sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100% counts and unweighted sample counts for total person and total housing units. STF-3C provides summaries for the entire United States. Population and housing items are the same as those contained in Census of Population and Housing, STF 3A.
Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 1 (SF 1)
Year(s): 2000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: U.S. residents
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Demographics
Description: SF 1 contains counts and basic cross tabulations of information collected from all people and housing units. It includes counts for detailed race and Hispanic or Latino categories. SF 1 provides 2000 Census data for the United States, each of 50 states, and the District of Columbia in a hierarchical sequence down to the block level for many tabulations, but only to the census tract level for others. SF1 also provides Zip code data for the 5-digit zip codes within each state. The information in this file includes age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household type, relationship, group quarters, whether the residence is owned or rented (tenure), and vacancy status.
Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 2 (SF 2)
Year(s): 2000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: U.S. residents
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Demographics
Description: SF 2 contains 100% population and housing characteristics, but the tables in this file are iterated for a selected list of detailed race and Hispanic- or Latino-origin groups, as well as Native American and Alaska Native tribes. SF 2 presents 2000 Census data for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The lowest level of geography for SF 2 is the census tract, and there is a population-size threshold for data for a particular race, Hispanic- or Latino-origin, or tribal group. The information in this file includes age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, and whether the residence is owned or rented.
Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3 (SF 3)
Year(s): 1990
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: U.S. residents
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Demographics
Description: SF 3 contains 2000 Census sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100% counts for total population and housing units. SF 3 provides 2000 Census data for the United States, census regions and divisions, each of 50 states, and the District of Columbia in a hierarchial sequence. The file also provides ZIP code data for the 5-digit zip codes within each state. Information in this file includes population and housing items from SF1 and SF 2, as well as, ability to speak English, ancestry, citizenship status, class of worker, disability, farm residence, educational attainment, employment status, grandparents as caregivers, income in 1999, industry, commute to work, language spoken at home, marital status, migration, occupation, place of birth, place of work, poverty status in 1999, year of entry, heating fuel,bedrooms, kitchen facilities, mortgage status, plumbing, real estate taxes, rooms, selected monthly owner costs, telephone service, units in structure, value of home or monthly rent paid, vehicles available, year moved into residence, and year structure built.
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Data Warehouse on Trends in Health and Aging
Year(s): Through 2003
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Various sources from the Federal Government
Universe: n/a
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Cost and utilization, General Health and nutrition
Description: Contains a collection of data tables providing information on trends of health and health care use by older Americans. The tables cover a wide range of topics including resident population (nation and state), living arrangements, life expectancy, mortality, injuries, risk factors and disease prevention, health status and chronic conditions, functional status and disability, health care utilization, health care expenditures and insurance, and socio-economic status.
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Fertility Tables for Birth Cohorts, United States [See also: Vital Statistics of the United States: Volume I, Natality]
Year(s): 1917-1973
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: n/a
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: These data are intended to represent a general model of fertility trends over time. The tables in this volume present fertility data for cohorts of women from 14 through 49 years of age. The tables contain data for 1917-1973. Beginning in 1974, the data is updated annually in Vital Statistics of the United States, Volume I: Natailty. Cohort measures in this volume include age-specific birth rates, number of children ever born up to the indicated age, completed fertility rate, parity distribution, and birth probabilities. In addition to cohort measures, total fertility rates are shown for each year.
Fetal Death Data File [See also: Perinatal Mortality Data File]
Year(s): 1991
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: All registered fetal deaths occurring within the United States
Data type: Raw
Records: 63,265
Variables: 178
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: The Fetal Death Data File contains data on all registered fetal deaths occurring within the United States. Fetal deaths occurring to U.S. citizens outside the United States are not included. Data are obtained from fetal death reports registered for fetal deaths occurring in each state. Includes data on fetal death occurrence and residence; demographics of mother and father; prenatal care, pregnancy history, and health behaviors of mother; and infant sex, race, plurality, weight, and gestation. [Refer to Datum Vo.IV No.5 for additional information.]
Firearm Injury Reporting System (FIRS)
Year(s): 1990 to present
Source: Firearm Injury Center (FIC), Medical College of Wisconsin
Access: Restricted
Data source: Various agency and organization records, vital records
Universe: Wisconsin firearm injuries and fatalities
Data type: Raw
Records:
Variables:
Subject(s): Disease-specific/registry, vital events, other
Description: The FIRS includes data on all firearm injuries and fatalities from Milwaukee County since 1990, from Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, and Waukesha Counties since 1994, and statewide beginning in 1999. The FIRS data are compiled from the records of multiple agencies and organizations in the state of Wisconsin, including: medical examiners/coroners offices; law enforcement agencies; the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance; the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Criminal Information Bureau; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; and the Wisconsin Crime Lab. Data items include specifications on the firearm, demographics of the victim and perpetrator, and circumstances and location of the event. [Refer to Datum Vol.III No.1 and the FIC website for additional information.]
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Health, United States
Year(s): 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Various data collections systems of NCHS and other organizations
Universe: n/a
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Behavior, cost and utilization, demographics, general health and nutrition, health care facilities and services, vital events, other
Description: Contains the detailed tables published in NCHS's Health, United States, a yearly report on the health status of the nation. The tables present national trends in health statistics and cover a wide range of topics including fertility and natality, mortality, measures of health, utilization, and expenditures. [Also available online at the Health, United States website.]
Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES)
Year(s): 1982-84
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical exam
Universe: Noninstitutionalized, Hispanic civilians ages 6 months to 74 years
Data type: Raw
Records: ~16,000
Variables: 2,000+
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The HHANES is a nationwide probability survey designed to produce estimates of the health of Hispanics in general, and specifically of Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, and Cuban Americans. The HHANES is organized into files based on subject matter. The following files are available through the EDSC: adolescent and adult history questionnaire, alcohol consumption, blood and urine assessments, body measurements, child history questionnaire, dental health, diabetes and oral glucoes tolerance test, dietary practices and nutrient intake, drug abuse, gallbladder ultrasound, hearing, electrocardiogram, depression, pesticide data, physician's examination, vision, and 24-hour recall. [Refer to the HHANES website for additional information.]
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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Year(s): 1990
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: Primary postsecondary education providers
Data type: Raw
Records: 10,287
Variables: 200+
Subject(s): Other
Description: The IPEDS is the NCES's core postsecondary education data collection program. It is a single, comprehensive data collection system developed to encompass all institutions and organizations that provide postsecondary education as their primary goal. The IPEDS is a system of surveys built to collect institution-level data in such areas as enrollment, program completions, faculty and staff, and financing. [Refer to the IPEDS website for additional information.]
International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry Database (IBMTR)
Year(s): 1968 to present
Source: Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), Medical College of Wisconsin
Access: Restricted
Data source: Medical records
Universe: Allogenic bone marrow transplants worldwide
Data type: Raw
Records: Approximately 76,000 as of 2001
Variables: Approximately ____
Subject(s): Disease-specific/registry
Description: Contains data on allogeneic bone marrow transplants--transplants in which the patient receives bone marrow from a related or unrelated donor--collected from over 450 bone marrow transplant centers worldwide. Information on over 40% of all allogeneic transplants performed worldwide is captured. The database as of 2001 includes information for over 76,000 patients receiving bone marrow transplants for more than 200 diseases. Patients are followed longitudinally, with current follow-up for greater than 90% of all patients transplanted since 1986. [Refer to Datum Vol.II No.2 and the CIBMTR website for additional information.]
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Kids' Inpatient Database (KID)
Year(s): 1997, 2000
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ)
Access: Restricted
Data source: Hospital records
Universe: Discharges from non-Federal, short-stay hospitals
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (2,516,833 in 2000)
Variables: 100+
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: The Kids' Inpatient Database is one database in the ARHQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) family of databases. The KID contains hospital stay information for children 20 years of age and younger (18 and younger for 1997). Data is taken from a sample of pediatric discharges from 2,500+ hospitals in selected states. The 2000 KID includes data from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Data items in the KID include demographics, diagnoses, procedures, admission and discharge status, and payer information. For some states, the KID can be linked to hospital-level data from the American Hospital Association's Annual Survey of Hospitals. [Refer to HCUP's KID website for additional information.]
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Longitudinal Followup (LF) to the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS)
Year(s): 1991
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, medical records, survey
Universe: Respondents to the 1988 NMIHS
Data type: Raw
Records: 8,285 birth, 99,117 provider, 1,637 death
Variables: 706 birth, 197 provider, 351 death
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: Reinterviewed women who were respondents to the 1988 NMIHS to provide information on a number of areas related to child health and development. The LF consists of three parts: the live birth survey, the child medical provider survey, and the fetal and infant death survey. The birth survey is a nationally representative study that examined the children of women initially interviewed for the live birth cohort of the 1988 NMIHS. Its primary purpose was to obtain data on national health issues affecting children, such as child development, effects of low birth weight, child injury, child care, pediatric care, health insurance coverage, child safety, and acute and chronic illness. For the child medical provider survey, each woman was asked to provide the names of all medical providers and hospitals where her child was diagnosed, treated, and/or admitted. Each health provider was asked to supply information on its organization, the child's health status and history, and information on each visit or hospitalization. The fetal and infant death survey was composed of a subsample of women from the fetal death and infant death cohorts in the 1988 NMIHS. Its purpose was to gather information about the health of the respondents and any pregnancies experienced since their loss in 1988. The 1991 LF can be merged with the 1988 NMIHS to provide a rich longitudinal database for maternal and child health. [Refer to Datum Vol.VI No.3 and the Followup to the NMIHS website for additional information.]
Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA)
Year(s): 1984-90
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, Medicare records, survey, vital records
Universe: Respondents to the Supplement on Aging who were 70 years of age and over in 1984
Data type: Raw
Records: 7,527 interview, 14,513 Medicaid A, 5,191 Medicaid A/B
Variables: 1,952 interview, 19 Medicaid A, 27 Medicaid A/B
Subject(s): General health and nutrition, health care facilities and services
Description: The LSOA followed a cohort of older individuals taken from the Supplement on Aging to the 1984 Health Interview Survey. The LSOA measured participants' changes in functioning and in living arrangements, including institutionalization, as they moved into and through the "oldest-old" age group. Interviews, surveys, and matches to death and Medicaid records were used to collect information on such data items as activities of daily living, physical limitations, occupation, living arrangements, hospital and nursing home stays, diagnoses, procedures, and causes of death. [Refer to Datum Vol.III No.4 and the LSOA website for additional information.]
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Marriage and Divorce Data Set
Year(s): 1989-1995
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: Marriages and divorces occuring within the United States
Data type: Raw
Records: Approximately
Variables: Approximately
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: These data sets contain marriage and divorce data for each year. The data are based on information from marriage and divorce certificates and include all records for states with small numbers of events and a sample of records for states with larger numbers of events. State and local officials annually provided complete counts of marriages and divorces by county of occurence, the number of annulments granted in each state, and marriages by month of occurence. Detailed variables vary by state and by year (e.g. type of ceremony). For additional information regarding data on marriage and divorce, see the National Survey of Family Growth.
Matched Multiple Birth Data Set (MMB)
Year(s): 1989-1995, 1995-1997, 1995-2000
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: U.S. births, infant deaths, and fetal deaths that occurred as part of a twin, triplet, or quadruplet delivery
Data type: Raw
Records: Approximately 690,000
Variables: Approximately 260
Subject(s): Demographics
Description: The Matched Multiple Birth Data Set contains data on sets of multiple deliveries--specifically, twin, triplet, and quadruplet deliveries--that occurred in the U.S. Sets may be composed of any combination of live births and fetal deaths. Data are derived from the National Center for Health Statistics' Natality, Fetal Death, and Linked Birth/Infant Death databases. Thus, the Matched Multiple Birth Data Set contains information from birth, fetal death, and infant death certificates. Fetal and infant data elements include sex, birth weight, Apgar score, gestational age, set birth order, and gestational age. Age and race variables are available for mothers and fathers; additional maternal demographic and health variables are also available. The database also contains medical encounter data, including place of delivery, type of attendant at delivery, and hospital and patient status at time of death. [Refer to Datum Vol.X No.3 for additional information.]
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Nursing Home Component-001 (NHC-001)
Year(s): 1996
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Access: General
Data source: Interview
Universe: Nursing homes and their residents
Data type: Raw
Records: 3,747 person, 952 facility
Variables: 264 person, 180 facility
Subject(s): Cost and utilization, health care facilities and services
Description: The NHC is one component of the AHRQ's MEPS database and contains information on nursing homes and persons resident in or admitted to nursing homes during calendar year 1996. The NHC-001 consists of data obtained in the first of three interview rounds. A person file contains variables describing characteristics of nursing home residents including demographics, health status, insurance, and conditions. A facilities file contains variables pertaining to survey administration and to characteristics of the facilities including licensed and unlicensed beds, ownership, number of beds, special care units, and staffing. [Refer to Datum Vol.VI No.6 and the MEPS website for additional information on MEPS and its Household, Insurance, and Medical Provider components.]
Mortality, Multiple Cause of Death File (MCOD)
Year(s): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: Deaths occurring within the United States
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (2,317,586 in 1997)
Variables: Varies by year (50+ in 1997)
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: The MCOD File contains information on multiple causes of death, underlying cause of death, and demographics for all deaths occurring within the United States in a given year. Death information is coded according to the International Classification of Diseases. [Refer to Datum Vol.VII No.1 for additional information.]
Mortality, Underlying Cause of Death File--Detail
Year(s): 1977
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: Deaths occurring within the United States
Data type: Raw
Records: 1,902,106
Variables: 42
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: Contains information on underlying cause of death and demographics for all deaths occuring within the United States in 1977. Death information is coded according to the International Classification of Diseases.
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Natality Data Set
Year(s): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: Births occurring within the United States
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (3,903,012 in 1995)
Variables: Varies by year (210 in 1995)
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: Produced annually, the Natality Data Set contains birth certificate information for births occurring in the United States. Demographic and health characteristic variables for the mother include age, race, birthplace, residence, martial status, and attendant at birth and place of delivery. Information is also collected on medical risk factors of pregnancy, complications of labor and/or delivery, tobacco use, alcohol use, and weight gain during pregnancy. Characteristics for the newborn include sex, birthweight, period of gestation, plurality, live-birth order, Apgar score, abnormal conditions, and congenital anomalies. Limited paternal information includes age and race. [Refer to Datum Vol.VI No.1 for additional information.]
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
Year(s): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: Visits to nonfederally employed office-based physicians who are primarily engaged in direct patient care
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (24,715 in 1997)
Variables: Varies by year (224 in 1997)
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: The NAMCS contains information on office-based visits to physicians who are primarily engaged in direct patient care. Visits to physicians in the specialties of anesthesiology, pathology, and radiology are excluded. Contains data items on patient demographics, diagnoses, procedures, medications, type of visit, and physician. [Refer to Datum Vol.IV No.2 for a further description, and the NAMCS website for additional information.]
National Health Examination Survey (NHES), Cycle I
Year(s): 1959-62
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical exam
Universe: Noninstitutionalized, civilians ages 18-79
Data type: Raw
Records: 6,672
Variables: 627
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The first round in a series of such surveys, the NHES consists of information on a range of health topics, collected through interviews and physical exams. The NHES was conducted on a nationwide probability sample weighted to reflect the U.S. noninstitutionalized civilian population at the midpoint of the survey. The NHES is organized into files based on subject matter. The following files are available through the EDSC: demographic characteristics, dental findings, diabetes, cardiovascular, physical measurements, psychological distress, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and vision.
National Health Examination Survey (NHES), Cycle II
Year(s): 1963-65
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical exam
Universe: Noninstitutionalized, children ages 6-11 years
Data type: Raw
Records: 7,119
Variables: 545
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The NHES consists of information on a range of health topics, collected through interviews and physical exams. The second round of the NHES was conducted on a nationwide probability sample weighted to reflect the U.S. noninstitutionalized child population at the time of the survey in terms of age, sex, and certain other demographic characteristics. The NHES is organized into files based on subject matter. The following files are available through the EDSC: responses to detailed questionnaires for medical and developmental histories (completed by a household adult); responses to school questionnaires; medical, dental, and psychological examinations; vision and hearing tests; and anthropometric measurements.
National Health Examination Survey (NHES), Cycle III
Year(s): 1966-70
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical exam
Universe: Noninstitutionalized, civilians ages 12-17 years
Data type: Raw
Records: 6,768
Variables: 735
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The NHES consists of information on a range of health topics, collected through interviews and physical exams. The third round of the NHES was conducted on a nationwide probability sample weighted to reflect the U.S. noninstitutionalized youth population at the time of the survey in terms of age, sex, and certain other demographic characteristics. Nearly one-third of the children examined in NHES cycle II were also examined in this data set. It is possible to identify sample persons examined in both surveys to create a composite data set for longitudinal studies. The following NHES files are available through the EDSC: responses to detailed questionnaires for medical and developmental histories (completed by a household adult); responses to school questionnaires; medical, dental, and psychological examinations; vision and hearing tests; anthropometric measurements; and certain x-ray and laboratory tests.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I)
Year(s): 1971-75
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical exam
Universe: Noninstitutionalized, civilians ages 1-74
Data type: Raw
Records: 23,808
Variables: 3,000+
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The first in a series of such surveys, the NHANES I consists of information on a wide range of health and nutrition topics, collected through interviews and physical exams. The NHANES I is organized into files based on subject matter. The following files are available through the EDSC: anthropometry, goniometry, skeletal age, bone density, and cortical thickness; arthritis; biochemistry, serology, hematology, peripheral blood slide, and urinary findings; dietary frequency and adequacy; general well-being and CES-D depression scale; health care needs, general medical history, sample person supplement, and respiratory and cardiovascular supplements; medical examination; medical history questionnaire; and 24-hour food consumption intake.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I) Epidemiological Followup Study (NHEFS)
Year(s): 1982-84, 1986, 1987, 1992
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical measurements (1982-84 only), medical records, vital records
Universe: Persons between 25 and 74 years of age who completed a medical examination at NHANES I
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by file and year (9,281 in 1992 interview file)
Variables: Varies by file and year (2,000+ in 1992 interview file)
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The NHEFS is comprised of a series of follow-ups to the NHANES I. The 1982-84 wave was conducted on the entire NHEFS cohort. The 1986 wave was conducted for members of the NHEFS cohort who were 55 to 74 years of age at their baseline examination and not known to be deceased at the 1982-84 wave. The third follow-up wave, in 1987, was conducted for the entire non-deceased cohort, as was the 1992 wave. Like the NHANES I, the NHEFS is organized into files based on subject matter. These files, all of which are available at the EDSC, are: interview, health care facility stays, vital and tracing status, and mortality. [Refer to Datum Vol.V No.3 for additional information.]
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II (NHANES II)
Year(s): 1976-80
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical exam
Universe: Noninstitutionalized, civilians ages 6 months to 74 years
Data type: Raw
Records: 20,322
Variables: 3,000+
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The NHANES II consists of information on a wide range of health and nutrition topics, collected through interviews and physical exams. The NHANES II is organized into files based on subject matter. The following files are available through the EDSC: allergy skin testing; anthropometric data; health history supplement; hematology and biochemistry; medical history; model gram and nutrient composition; physician's examination; total nutrient intake; and 24-hour recall specific food item.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III)
Year(s): 1988-94
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical exam
Universe: Noninstitutionalized civilians aged two months and older
Data type: Raw
Records: 33,994
Variables: 4,600+
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The NHANES III consists of information on a wide range of health and nutrition topics, collected through interviews and physical exams. Some of the 30 topics investigated in this survey were: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, obesity, passive smoking, lung disease, osteoporosis, HIV, hepatitis, allergies, diabetes, anemia, and dietary intake. [Refer to Datum Vol.III No.6 for additional information.]
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Year(s): 1999-00, 2001-02
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, physical exam
Universe: Noninstitutionalized civilians aged two months and older
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by cycle (10,000+ in 2001-02)
Variables: 3,000+
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: Beginning in 1999, the NHANES became a continuous, annual survey rather than the periodic survey that it had been in the past. In addition to the analysis of data from any two-year cycle, it is possible to combine two or more cycles (e.g. 1999-00 and 2001-02), provided the data items of interest in all combined years are comparable in wording and methods. Population target groups vary for topics within and between NHANES questionnaire sections. Many of the NHANES 1999-2000 questions were previously asked in NHANES II and III and HHANES. Some of the 60+ topics covered by the NHANES 1999-2000 include oral health, blood pressure, blood cholesterol, HIV, and dietary intake. There are 40+ topics addressed by the NHANES 2001-2002, including blood pressure, diabetes, STIs, diet behavior and nutrition, and immunizations. [Refer to Datum Vol.XII No.1 for additional information.]
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Year(s): 1974, 1976, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview
Universe: Noninstitutionalized civilians
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by file and year (63,402 in 1996 person file)
Variables: Varies by file and year (100+ in 1996 person file)
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: Produced annually, the NHIS is a continuing nationwide survey conducted in households. It includes a "core" set of questions on health-related variables which generally change little from year to year, and supplements which can vary yearly. The NHIS core is organized into household, person, doctor visit, hospital stay, and condition files and includes demographics as well as such items as type of living quarters, size of family, work-loss days, school-loss days, limitation of activity, injuries, place and date of doctor visit, type of doctor seen, hospital admission and discharge dates, hospital ownership, type of service, and type of condition. The NHIS supplements have covered such topics as immunization, AIDS, disability, access to care, health insurance, environmental health, hearing, diabetes, pregnancy and smoking, cancer, dental care, and eye care. [Refer to Datum Vol.II No.3 for additional information.]
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National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Multiple Cause-of-Death Public Use Data File
Year(s): 1986-1995
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: Respondents to the NHIS (during survey years 1986 to 1994) who are 18 years of age or older
Data type: Raw
Records: Between 5,000 and 13,000 per year
Variables: Approximately 20
Subject(s): General health and nutrition, vital events
Description: Contains supplementary information for the 1986 through 1994 NHIS. Linkage information was collected of NHIS respondents 18 years old and older to allow for matching to the National Death Index (NDI). Linkage of the NHIS respondents with the NDI provides a longitudinal component to the NHIS that allows for ascertainment of vital status. The addition of vital status permits the use of NHIS data for survival analyses, mortality rates, and life expectancy while using the richness of the NHIS questionnaires as covariates. Information contained in this database includes cause-of-death codes, NCHS cause recodes, and entity-axis and record-axis multiple causes-of-death codes. [Refer to Datum Vol.V No.2 for additional information.]
National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHIS-D), Phase I and II
Year(s): 1994, 1995
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview
Universe: Noninstitutionalized civilians
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by file and year (14,472 in 1995 person file)
Variables: Varies by file and year (900+ in 1995 person file)
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The NHIS-D was designed to collect data that can be used to understand disability, to develop public health policy, to produce simple prevalence estimates of selected health conditions, and to provide descriptive baseline statistics on the effects of disabilities. The NHIS-D is not limited to one definition of disability. Data items in this database include sensory, communication, and mobility problems; health conditions; activities of daily living; functional limitations; mental health; services and benefits; special health needs of children; early child development; education; relationship to respondent; and perceived disability.
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) State Data Files
Year(s): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview
Universe: Noninstitutionalized civilians
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by file (102,632 in person file)
Variables: Varies by file (100+ in person file)
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The NHIS State Data Files cover the same information as the NHIS, but with the addition of state identifiers. In order to protect respondent confidentiality while providing the data at this level of geography, NCHS added statistical noise at both the record and variable levels.
National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS)
Year(s): 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, medical records
Universe: Home health agencies and hospices and their current and discharge patients
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (1,087 agency, 5,522 current, 4,885 discharge in 1998)
Variables: Varies by year (47 agency, 268 current, 234 discharge in 1998)
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: The NHHCS provides information on all types of agencies that provide home health and hospice care without regard to whether they are Medicare- or Medicaid-certified or whether they are licensed. The NHHCS is organized into the agency, current patient, and discharged patient files and includes data items on agency ownership, affiliation, and patient and staff counts; current patient demographics, diagnoses, procedures, assistive devices, activities of daily living, services, and payment information; and discharged patient demographics, diagnoses, procedures, assistive devices, activities of daily living, services, and payment information. [Refer to Datum Vol.II No.4 for additional information.]
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
Year(s): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Patient records
Universe: Visits to the emergency departments and outpatient departments of noninstitutional general and short-stay hospitals, exclusive of Federal, military, and Veterans Administration hospitals
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (24,175 emergency, 29,402 outpatient in 1998)
Variables: Varies by year (200 emergency, 212 outpatient in 1998)
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: The NHAMCS covers the areas of ambulatory care not included in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: visits to hospital emergency departments and outpatient departments. The NHAMCS is organized into an emergency department file and an outpatient file and includes data items on demographics, hospital information, diagnoses, procedures, injury status, medications, and diagnostic services. [Refer to Datum Vol.IV No.1 for additional information.]
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
Year(s): 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Medical records
Universe: Discharges from non-Federal, short-stay hospitals
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (307,475 in 1998)
Variables: Varies by year (35 in 1998)
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: The NHDS is a continuous nationwide survey of inpatient utilization of short-stay hospitals. NHDS data are abstracted from medical records and include age, sex, race, marital status, expected source of payment, discharge status, admission and discharge dates, and length of stay for discharged patients. Hospital characteristics included region of the country, bed size, and type of ownership. Includes up to seven diagnoses and up to four procedures. [Refer to Datum Vol.VI No.4 for additional information.] See also National Hospital Discharge Survey Multi-Year Data File.
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) Multi-Year Data File
Year(s): 1979-1997, 1979-2002, 1979-2003, 1979-2004
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Medical records
Universe: Discharges from non-Federal, short-stay hospitals
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (300,464 in 1997)
Variables: 30
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: This database provides data on inpatient utilization of short-stay hospitals for the years in which the 9th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) was in use for coding medical diagnoses and procedures. The Multi-Year database is the same as the single year National Hospital Discharge Survey files, with the exception of minor modifications to record layouts and coding of selected variables.
National Immunization Survey (NIS)
Year(s): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview, medical records
Universe: Children between 19 and 35 months of age
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (34,442 in 1999)
Variables: Varies by year (442 in 1999)
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: The NIS contains data on child immunization coverage at the national, state, and urban area levels. Vaccination and dosage information is available for diphtheria/tetanus toxoids/pertussis, poliovirus, measles, Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B, and varicella zoster. [Refer to Datum Vol.VIII No.2 for additional information.]
National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS), Mother's and Provider's Segments
Year(s): 1988
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: Occurrences of live births, fetal deaths, and infant deaths in selected states and cities in calendar year 1988
Data type: Raw
Records: 26,355
Variables: 2,500+
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: This version of the NMIHS contains the data from the NMIHS, Mother's Segment, as well as supplementary information regarding each mother's hospital or prenatal care provider. Mother's data include information on demographics, prenatal care, pregnancy history, occupation, health habits and behaviors, health status of mother and infant, and types and sources of medical care received. Provider data include type of facility, payment information, services provided, medications, and diagnostic information. [Refer to Datum Vol.V No.5 for additional information.]
National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS), Mother's Segment
Year(s): 1988
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: Occurrences of live births, fetal deaths, and infant deaths in selected states and cities in calendar year 1988
Data type: Raw
Records: 26,355
Variables: 2,000+
Subject(s): General health and nutrition
Description: The NMIHS, Mother's Segment contains information collected by questionnaire from a sample of mothers who experienced a live birth, fetal death, or infant death in 1988. Data include information on demographics, prenatal care, pregnancy history, occupation, health habits and behaviors, health status of mother and infant, and types and sources of medical care received. [Refer to Datum Vol.V No.5 for additional information.] See also National Maternal and Infant Health Survey, Mother's and Provider's Segments.
National Medical Care Utilization and Expenditure Survey (NMCUES)
Year(s): 1980
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview
Universe: Noninstitutionalized civilians
Data type: Raw
Records: 17,123 person, 86,594 medical visit, 23,133 dental visit, 2,946 hospital stay, 58,544 prescribed medicine and other expense, 51,465 condition
Variables: 276 person, 112 medical visit, 89 dental visit, 215 hospital stay, 95 prescribed medicine and other expense, 104 condition
Subject(s): Cost and utilization
Description: The NMCUES contains data on health status, access to and use of medical services, associated charges and sources of payment, and health insurance coverage. The survey consisted of three components: the National Household Component, the State Medicaid Household Component, and the Administrative Records Component. The NMCUES database contains only the data from the National Household Component and is organized into person, medical visit, dental visit, hospital stay, prescribed medicine and other expense, and condition files.
National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES), Household Survey and Health Insurance Plans Survey Data
Year(s): 1987
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ)
Access: General
Data source: Interview
Universe: Noninstitutionalized civilians
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by file (30,038 in health status questionnaires and access to care file)
Variables: Varies by file (250 in health status questionnaires and access to care file)
Subject(s): Cost and utilization
Description: The NMES provides information on health expenditures by or on behalf of families and individuals, the financing of these expenditures, and each person's use of services. The survey consists of three components: the Household Survey (includes Health Insurance Plans Survey and Medical Provider Survey), the Survey of American Indians and Alaskan Natives, and the Institutional Population Component. Only the Household Survey component is available from the EDSC. The database contains the following files: health status questionnaires and access to care supplement; long-term care supplement; population characteristics and utilization data for 1987; prescribed medicine data, calendar year 1987; home health care and medical equipment purchases and rentals data, calencar year 1987; dental visits data; hospital stays data; ambulatory medical visit data; policyholders of private health insurance--premiums, payment sources, and type of source of coverage; expenditures, sources of payment, and population data for 1987; disability days and medical conditions; data from the care-giver and care-receiver supplements; and 1987 jobs file and link to employment-related insurance coverage.
National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS)
Year(s): 1995, 1997
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Interview and survey
Universe: Nursing homes and their current residents
Data type: Raw
Records: 8,056 resident, 1,409 facility, 839 expense
Variables: 141 resident, 91 facility, 50 expense
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: Produced by NCHS on a periodic basis, the NNHS is a collection of data on nursing homes, their residents, and their staff. The database is organized into the resident, facility, and expense files and includes data items on demographics, admission date, diagnoses, assistive devices, activities of daily living, services provided, sources of payment, facility bedsize, facility services, facility staff, and expenditures. [Refer to Datum Vol.V No.6 for additional information.]
National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS)
Year(s): 1994-1996
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Medical records
Universe: Ambulatory surgery procedures performed in hospitals and free-standing ambulatory surgery centers
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (125,433 in 1996)
Variables: 56
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: The NSAS contains data on ambulatory surgeries performed at hospitals and free-standing ambulatory surgery centers. Data includes information on demographics, visit date, diagnoses, procedures, anesthesia, discharge status, type of facility, and source of payment. [Refer to Datum Vol.VI No.5 for additional information.]
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), Cycles 1-5
Year(s): 1973, 1976, 1982, 1990, 1995
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: In-home interview
Universe: Women of all marital statuses between the ages of 15 and 44
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (10,847 in 1995)
Variables: 1000+
Subject(s): Behavior, general health and nutrition
Description: The 1973-1995 National Surveys of Family Growth contain maternal and child health information. For each round of data collection, national samples of women 15-44 years of age were interviewed in person in their own homes. Analysis can be done for the four major census regions (northeast, midwest, south, and west) and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. The NSFG contains information on demographics, sexual activity, contraception, family planning, pregnancy, adoption, health history, and AIDS knowledge. See also NSFG, Cycle 6.
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), Cycle 6
Year(s): 2002
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: In-home interview
Universe: Men and women of all marital statuses between the ages of 15 and 44
Data type: Raw
Records: 12,571
Variables: 1000+
Subject(s): Behavior, general health and nutrition
Description: For each round of data collection, national samples of men and women 15-44 years of age were interviewed in person in their own homes. Analysis can be done for the four major census regions (northeast, midwest, south, and west) and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. The NSFG contains information on demographics, sexual activity, contraception, family planning, pregnancy, birth expectations, adoption, and health history, among others. See also NSFG, Cycles 1-5.
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), Cycle IV 1990 Telephone Reinterview
Year(s): 1990
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Telephone interview
Universe: Women of all marital statuses between the ages of 15 and 44
Data type: Raw
Records: 5,686
Variables: 606
Subject(s): Behavior, general health and nutrition
Description: This database contains maternal and child health information collected by telephone interview from women between the ages of 15 and 44. The majority of these women were interviewed in person in 1998 as part of the NSFG, Cycle IV; however, a number of first-time interviews were conducted for women between the ages of 15 and 17, who had turned 15 in the two and a half years since the 1988 interview. The NSFG contains infomation on demographics, sexual activity, contraception, family planning, pregnancy, adoption, health history, and AIDS knowledge.
Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)
Year(s): 1988-1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ)
Access: General--1988-1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003; Restricted--1995
Data source: Hospital records
Universe: Discharges from non-Federal, short-stay hospitals
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (7,977,728 in 2003)
Variables: Approximately 120
Subject(s): Health care facilities and services
Description: The NIS is one database in the ARHQ's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP-3) family of databases. The NIS database contains hospital inpatient stay information taken from 100% of discharges from sampled hospitals in selected states. This design is intended to approximate a 20% sample of U.S. hospitals. Between 700 and 1,000 hospitals per year are included, drawn from between 8 and 37 states. The most recent release of the NIS includes data from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Data items in the NIS include demographics, diagnoses, procedures, admission and discharge dates and status, and payer information. The NIS can be linked to hospital-level data from the American Hospital Association's Annual Survey of Hospitals and county-level data from the Bureau of Health Professions' Area Resource File. [Refer to Datum Vol.III No.2 for additional information.]
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Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial (ONTT)
Year(s): 1988-91
Source: National Eye Institute
Access: General
Data source: Clinical trial
Universe: Persons aged 18 to 45 years who had unilateral optic neuritis with symptoms of eight days or less, and had received no prior corticosteriod treatment for optic neuritis or multiple sclerosis
Data type: Raw
Records: 457
Variables: 82
Subject(s): Disease-specific/registry
Description: The ONTT contains collected in a randomized, clinical trial that tested the use of corticosteroids in the treatment of optic neuritis. Patients from 15 centers were randomized to intravenous methylprednisolone and oral prenisone, oral prednisone, or oral placebo for a period of two weeks, and were followed up seven times in the next six months. The ONTT database contains baseline and follow-up information on visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, visual field, and color vision. [Refer to Datum Vol.III No.3 for additional information.]
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Health Data
Year(s): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Access: General
Data source: National statistical sources of OECD member countries
Universe: OECD member countries
Data type: Summary
Records: n/a
Variables: n/a
Subject(s): Cost and utilization, demographics, general health and nutrition, health care facilities and services, vital events, other
Description: OECD Health Data provides internationally comparable data on the health care systems of OECD's 30 member countries. Includes historic data, with some time series available back to 1960. Contains information on life expectancy, potential life years lost, premature mortality, perceived health status, medical facilities, health employment, trade in health goods and services, expenditures, environment, nutrition, discharge rate, length of stay, surgical procedures, demographics, education, and economy.
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Perinatal Mortality Data File [See also: Birth Cohort-Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set and Fetal Death Data File]
Year(s): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Access: General
Data source: Vital records
Universe: Fetal deaths and infant deaths that occurred in the United States or its territories
Data type: Raw
Records: Varies by year (approximately 30,000 infant, 60,000 fetal in 2001)
Variables: Varies by year (approximately 300 in 2001)
Subject(s): Vital events
Description: The Perinatal Mortality Data File combines fetal and infant death data, with infant death data including a linkage to corresponding birth data. This linkage was done using a period format as opposed to the birth cohort format used in the Birth Cohort-Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set. The period format is based on infant deaths occurring in a given year, regardless of whether the birth occurred in that same year or the previous year; the birth cohort format is based on deaths to infants born in a given year, regardless of whether the death occurred in that same year or in the following year. Contains data on infant and parental demographics, event occurrence and residence, hospital, pregnancy, delivery, and infant health. [Refer to Datum Vol.X No.1 for additional information.]
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Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
Year(s): 1990-91
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Access: General
Data source: Survey
Universe: Elementary and secondary education providers
Data type: Raw
Records: Approximately 13,000
Variables: Approximately 1,000
Subject(s): Other
Description: The SASS is an integrated set of surveys designed to facilitate comparisons between public and private schools. It consists of the Teacher Demand and Shortage Survey, the School Administrator Survey, the School Survey, and the Teacher Survey. The SASS includes data items on enrollment, number of teachers and librarians, hiring and retirement policies, high school graduation requirements, school principal characteristics, teacher characteristics, student characteristics, programs offered, length of school year, and graduation and college application rates.
School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS)
Year(s): 2000
Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Access: General
Data source: Interview and survey
Universe: States, school districts, schools, and classrooms for elementary, middle/junior high, and senior high schools
Data type: Raw
Records:
Variables:
Subject(s): General health and nutrition, other
Description: The SHPPS is a national survey designed to collect information on school health policies and programs at the state, district, school, and classroom levels for elementary, middle/junior high, and senior high schools. The SHPPS contains data describing eight school health program components: health education, physical education and activity, health services, mental health and social services, food servi