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U.S. National Health Interview Survey: Injury Questions

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. U.S. National Health Interview Survey: Injury Questions. Li-Hui Chen, MS, PhD ICE on Injury Statistics Washington DC 2006. Basic Information:

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U.S. National Health Interview Survey: Injury Questions

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  1. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics U.S. National Health Interview Survey:Injury Questions Li-Hui Chen, MS, PhD ICE on Injury Statistics Washington DC 2006

  2. Basic Information: National Health Interview Survey • Sampled Population: civilian, noninstitutionalized, household population of the US • Survey Method: computer-assisted personal interviewing • Respondent: any family member in selected household

  3. Injury and poisoning episodes • Recall: 3 monthsprior to the interview • Severity threshold: medical advice or treatment • Information:externalcause, injury diagnosis, activity, place of occurrence, hospitalization, work or school day loss, caused any limitation of activity • ICD codes:ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes, and ICD-9-CM external cause codes are available.

  4. Annual estimates of injury and poisoning episodes Episodes in millions Separate screener questions Separate screener questions Combined screener questions *NHIS had a major redesign in 1997

  5. Visit us at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/injury.htm Email us at: nchsinjury@cdc.gov

  6. Screener questions forInjury and Poisoning Data1997-1999 • Mention of importance of injury:Yes • Question for injury: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since {91 days before today date}, {were/was}{you/anyone in the family} injured seriously enough that {you/they} got medical advice or treatment? • Question for poisoning: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since {91 days before today’s date}, did {you/anyone in the family} have a poisoning that caused someone to seek medical advice or treatment, including calls to a poison control center?

  7. Screener questions forInjury and Poisoning Data2000-2003 • Mention of importance of injury:No • Question for injury and poisoning: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since {91 days before today date}, {were/was} {you/anyone in the family} injured or poisoned seriously enough that {you/they} got medical advice or treatment?

  8. Screener questions forInjury and Poisoning Data2004-2005 • Mention of importance of injury:Yes • Question for injury: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since [fill1: (date 91 days before today's date)], [fill2: did you/did you or anyone in your family have an injury where any part of [fill3: your/the] body was hurt, for example, with a [fill4: (random set of injury examples)]? • Question for poisoning: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since [fill1: (date 91 days before today's date)], [fill2: were you/ were you or anyone in your family poisoned by swallowing or breathing in a harmful substance such as bleach, carbon monoxide, or too many pills or drugs? Do not include food poisoning, sun poisoning, or poison ivy rashes

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