NHIS Survey Description: 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Public Use Data Release

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• Alternative Title:
  National Health Interview Survey survey description
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health Interview Statistics
• Description:
  The U.S. Census Bureau, under a contractual agreement, is the data collection agent for the National Health Interview Survey. NHIS data are collected through a personal household interview by Census interviewers. Nationally, the NHIS uses about 400 interviewers, trained and directed by health survey supervisors in the 12 U.S. Census Bureau Regional Offices. The supervisors responsible for the NHIS are career Civil Service employees who are selected through an examination and testing process. Interviewers (also referred to as Field Representatives, or “FRs”) receive thorough training on an annual basis in basic interviewing procedures and in the concepts and procedures unique to the NHIS.
  
  srvydesc.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Access To Information Datasets As Topic Health Surveys Surveys And Questionnaires
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• Pages in Document:
  112 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eb036d44e1af2e286d62ce106d5157618d4ea36adc60f89a12e30d5a338e1d4ddd820d80dfadb43b88878143c6262d8eab4c162f324fd2621153648b7f539693
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/113104/cdc_113104_DS1.pdf
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