------------------- NHIS LOG: DATA YEAR 1988 -------------------- Original release: The data files for calendar year 1988 were first made available on magnetic tape. Documentation was provided on paper. NHIS FILE TYPE FILE NAME LENGTH # RECS ------------------- --------- ------ ------- HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHLD 335 50,061 PERSON PERSONSX 335 122,310 CONDITION CONDITON 335 88,345 DOCTOR VISIT DRVISITX 335 25,541 HOSPITAL HOSPITAL 335 13,580 AIDS K AND A AIDSKNOW 540 29,659 ALCOHOL ALCOHOLX 710 43,809 CHILD HEALTH CHLDHLTH 2290 17,110 LSOA VERSION2 1 LSOA21XX 1210 5,151 LSOA VERSION2 2 LSOA22HO 70 9,866 LSOA VERSION2 3 LSOA23OT 25 2,697 MDI DEVICES MDEVICES 410 7,600 MDI PERSONS MDIPERSN 410 122,310 OCCUPAT HEALTH OCHEALTH 1540 44,233 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. June, 2006 -- Internet release All previously-released data files and their associated documentation files, except for the Longitudinal Study on Aging (LSOA) files, were made available on the Internet. Information about LSOA files can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/lsoa.htm. April, 2007 -- Internet change The Medical Devices Extended Person file layout (MDIPERSN.PDF) contained a description of Record Types 60-66 -- fixed so that it only contains a description of Record Type 60. The Medical Devices file layout (MDEVICE.PDF) contained a description of Record Type 61 -- fixed so that it contains descriptions of Record Types 61-66. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To obtain the Internet release of the 1988 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------