------------------- NHIS LOG: DATA YEAR 1979 -------------------- Original release: The data files for calendar year 1979 were first made available on magnetic tape. Documentation was provided on paper. NHIS FILE TYPE FILE NAME LENGTH # RECS ------------------- --------- ------ ------- HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHLD 466 41,883 PERSON PERSONSX 466 110,530 CONDITION CONDITON 466 59,629 HOSPITAL HOSPITAL 466 14,606 DOCTOR VISIT DRVISITX 466 20,092 EYE CARE EYECAREX 507 35,651 HOME CARE HOMECARE 588 110,530 RESIDENT MOBIL RESMOBIL 494 25,519 SMOKING SMOKINGX 373 26,271 July, 2001 -- ASCII CD Release: Series 10 CD, No. 11H: All previously-released data files and their associated documentation files were made available on CD. August, 2006 -- Internet release All previously-released data files and their associated documentation files were made available on the Internet. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To obtain the Internet release of the 1979 NHIS data, visit the NHIS home page: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm and click on: Questionnaires, Data Sets and Related Documentation ----------------------------------------------------------------- Users are encouraged to join the HISUSERS Listserv and receive E-mail announcements of updates to the NHIS files. To join the Listserv, visit the website at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/nhislist.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- Questions about the NHIS? Contact: Division of Health Interview Statistics National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo RD RM 2217 Hyattsville MD 20782 E-mail: nhislist@cdc.gov Voice: 301-458-4901 FAX: 301-458-4035 Home Page: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm -----------------------------------------------------------------