------------------- NHIS LOG: DATA YEAR 1982 -------------------- Original release: The data files for calendar year 1982 were first made available on magnetic tape. Documentation was provided on paper. NHIS FILE TYPE FILE NAME LENGTH # RECS ------------------- --------- ------ ------- HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHLD 335 39,988 PERSON PERSONSX 335 103,923 CONDITION CONDITON 335 72,340 DOCTOR VISIT DRVISITX 335 20,505 HOSPITAL HOSPITAL 335 14,022 HEALTH INSURANC HEALTHIN 410 103,923 PREVENTIVE CARE PREVCARE 368 103,923 April, 1999 -- Corrected Condition file Corrections to the 1982-1994 Condition files were released on the Internet to fix a problem with injury-related episode fields. All future distributions of the Condition files contained the corrected values. July, 2001 -- ASCII CD Release: Series 10 CD, No. 14H: All previously-released data files and their associated documentation files were made available on CD. July, 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 1982 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------