Purpose
The National
Health Interview Survey is conducted for the National Center
for Health Statistics to obtain national information about
the amount and distribution of illness, its effects in terms
of disability and chronic impairments, and the kind of health
services people receive. The NHIS provides a continuing measure
of the frequency of illnesses, injuries, and impairments in
the population of the United States and, in addition, the
impacts of such conditions upon the population in terms of
bed days, days lost from work, restricted activity, medical
care received, and the number of hospitalizations experienced.
Survey
Statistics
| Interview
Period |
13
weeks each quarter of the year |
| Sample
Size |
83
households interviewed each week |
| Coverage
Area |
All
of New England and upstate New York |
| Field
Staff |
25
Field Representatives and 10 Senior Field Representatives |
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Contact Information
|
|
|
Phone
|
1-800-562-5721
|
|
Email
|
boro.his@census.gov |
|
Coordinator
|
John
Clapp
|
|
Supervisor
|
Lakeisha
Alston
|
Census Bureau Surveys
