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Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources
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| Data Set | National Health Interview Survey |
| Alias | NHIS |
| Data Collection Agency | National Centers for Health Statistics |
| Purpose | To measure the health status of the civilian, noninstitutionalized |
| U.S. population |
| Description | Addresses hospitalizations, doctor visits, restricted activity, |
| whether the injury was work- or school- related or was |
| motor-vehicle-related. Supplemental questionnaires that |
| usually change on an annual basis address emerging health |
| issues. Demographic characteristics of household members. |
| Special Features |
| Subject Age Range | All |
| E-Coding Included | Yes |
| Population or Sample | Sample |
| Number of Cases |
| Geographic Area Covered | National |
| Years Available |
| Years Owned by CHDL | None |
| CHDL ID# | 77 |