NHIS

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Population:
USA non-institutionalized civilian population

Sample Size:
54,000 households; 108,000 individuals

Strengths:
Nationally-representative; demographic and health data; some cost information; adult and child

Limitations:
No linkable IDs over time; no clinical data

Years:
1997-2012


Age Ranges:
<18; 18-64; 65+


Unit of Analysis:
Household; Family; Adult; Child


Linkable IDs:
No 


Medicare Filetypes:
NA

Cost:
Free from source


Transferable:
Yes (publicly-available data)


Scope:
National


Data Type:
survey


Domain:
Health status and utilization