------------------- NHIS LOG: DATA YEAR 1963 --------------------

July 25, 2008 -- Original Internet release:

   NHIS FILE TYPE       DATA FILE NAME    LENGTH  # RECS
   -------------------  --------------    ------  -------                                                                             
   PERSON               PERSON.DAT          126   138,604
   CONDITION            CONDITION.DAT       126   140,844
   HOSPITAL             HOSPITAL.DAT        151    18,188
   HOUSEHOLD            HOUSEHOLD.DAT       126    53,095
   FAMILY               FAMILY.DAT          130    43,758
   HEALTH EXPENDITURES  HEALTH_EXP.DAT      151    70,665
                                            
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   downloaded files by comparing the MD5 checksums of downloaded
   files to the reference values given below:

      F114F3D9600CDA359ADA9C39E67D3052  condition.dat
      FE7BF1E52CBB1570E96D01F7308EB9E5  family.dat
      D77E236917A97E0EF8E108C234539F1F  health_exp.dat
      D1E2138AAFE8CD00A6BB707CDA0CE771  hospital.dat
      2772BD45641525F1F167685C67F21137  household.dat
      EC4918BF515FCCA3BC091AFF4FB25A9E  person.dat

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