http://info.pop.psu.edu Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:38:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has released the 2008 data. PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/06/30/nhis-2008/ The PRI Library has received announcement of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data Users Workshop to be held on August 7, 2009 in Hyattsville, Md. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/06/16/national-health-interview-survey-nhis-data-users-workshop/ NCHS has released the drafts for the NHIS 2008 and 2009 Survey Questionnaires. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/03/03/nhis-2008-2009-draft-survey-questionnaires/ NCHS announced, in February 2009, that due to budget short falls, the NHIS 2009 sample size will be cut by more than half. Read the report (PDF file) for more information. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2009/02/26/nhis-2009-sample-size-cut-in-half/ NHIS has released the 2006 Paradata file and 2008 Questionnaire. PRI researchers may request the above data from the Data Archivist. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/22/nhis-2006-paradata-2008-questionnaire/ The NCHS just released the 1965-1968 NHIS. This data is available for download at NCHS. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/07/21/nhis-1965-1990/ The PRI Library has received announcement of a workshop/conference for beginning and intermediate users of the NHIS to be held August 14, 2008. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2008/02/14/national-health-interview-statistics-workshopconference/ 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). http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/12/13/425-million-were-uninsured-during-the-first-half-of-2007/ 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. ... http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/10/15/state-by-state-analysis-of-schip/ 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. http://info.pop.psu.edu/2007/09/21/nhis-1969-and-2006-data/