------------------- NHIS LOG: DATA YEAR 1990 -------------------- Original release The data files for calendar year 1990 were first made available on magnetic tape. Documentation was provided on paper. NHIS FILE TYPE FILE NAME LENGTH # RECS ------------------- --------- ------ ------- HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHLD 335 48,680 PERSON PERSONSX 335 119,631 CONDITION CONDITON 335 92,534 DOCTOR VISIT DRVISITX 335 25,312 HOSPITAL HOSPITAL 335 12,524 AIDS K AND A AIDSKNOW 436 40,513 ASSISTIVE DEV ASSTDEVS 1200 117,042 FAMILY RESOURCE FAMLYRES 465 119,631 HEARING HEARINGX 352 119,631 HPDP CHILD HPDPCHLD 400 33,243 HPDP SAMPLE PER HPDPSAMP 800 41,104 HPDP SMOKING HPDPSMKG 400 25,839 LSOA VERSION3 1 LSOA31PR 1720 7,527 LSOA VERSION3 2 LSOA32MA 70 9,914 LSOA VERSION3 3 LSOA33MB 30 4,533 PODIATRY PODIATRY 454 119,631 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, 1999 -- Issue of Imputed Annual Family Income 1990-96 files (CD-ROM Series 10, No. 9A ASCII Version) The Imputed Annual Family Income 1990-96 files containing responses to the two annual family income questions from the core NHIS questionnaire with imputed values substituted for missing values were released on CD and on the Internet. For more information on this release, see http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/elec_prods/subject/impute.htm 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. June, 2016 Incorrect format code VALUE HPP345X 10,515 = "Current Smoker" 2 = "Former regular smoker" 3 = "Former occasional smoker" 4 = "Never smoked" 5 = "Smoker, current smoking status unknown" 6 = "Unknown smoking status" The first value has been changed to 1. nhis1990pub_HPDPSAMP.SAS ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Program_Code/NHIS/1990 ----------------------------------------------------------------- To obtain the Internet release of the 1990 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------