NHIS has released the 2006 Paradata file and 2008 Questionnaire.

PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist.

The NCHS just released the 1965-1968 NHIS. This data is available for download at NCHS.

The PRI Library has received announcement of a workshop/conference for beginning and intermediate users of the NHIS to be held August 14, 2008.

42.5 million adults lacked health insurance during the first half of 2007, according to estimates from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

According to a state-by-state analysis conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) covered 6.6 million children last year, and nearly 9 million children remained uninsured.

Citation: State Health Access Data Assistance Center (2007). Protecting America’s Future: A State-by-State Look at SCHIP & Uninsured Kids. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (Available online)

NCHS announced the internet release of NHIS 1969.

The 2006 Imputed Income files are also available. PRI researchers may request this data from the Data Archivist.

The NCHS has announced the release of the 2006 NHIS data set. This data is available on SodaPop and PopNet.

The NCHS has prepared a web site that will allow users to get more familiar with the tobacco use and smoking variables within the NHIS dataset. There is also a link to tobacco use, its health effects, and related topics.

Change in Percentage of Families Offered Coverage at Work, 1998-2005, a new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation, uses National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data to assess changes in the percentage of families with at least one offer of employer-sponsored coverage.

NCHS announced the internet release of NHIS 1970-1971.