------------------- NHIS LOG: DATA YEAR 1983 -------------------- Original release: The data files for calendar year 1983 were first made available on magnetic tape. Documentation was provided on paper. NHIS FILE TYPE FILE NAME LENGTH # RECS ------------------- --------- ------ ------- HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHLD 335 40,912 PERSON PERSONSX 335 105,620 CONDITION CONDITON 335 75,388 DOCTOR VISIT DRVISITX 335 20,579 HOSPITAL HOSPITAL 335 14,145 ALCOHOL/HEALTH ALCOHOLH 422 22,418 DENTAL CARE DENTALXX 455 105,620 DOCTOR SERVICE DOCTSERV 353 20,579 HEALTH INSURANC HEALTHIN 436 52,743 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. 15H: 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 1983 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------