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The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
Study Number S10_8894
Background of Dataset
Purpose of the Data Set To allow investigation of the risk factors that may explain racial and ethnic differences in health and nutrition information on the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Criteria(s) for Inclusion/Exclusion  
Age Range Included

Youth: 2 months-16 years; Adults: 17+ years.

Method(s) of Data Gathering Participants were interviewed and given a direct physical examination.
Sampling Frame/Design Stratified multistage probability design.
Limitation(s) of Study  

Year(s) Available

1988-1994.
Number of Observations 34,044 which breaksdown into 13,944 youth 2 months - 16 years and 20,050 adults 17+ years.
Unit of Observation Individual.
Publisher National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC
Contact Information/Web Address http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm
Condition of Use Publicly Available.
Contents of Database

Key Linking Variables

 

  •Patient identifier

 

  •Physician identifier

 

  •Health facility identifier

 

  •Geographic identifier

 

  •Other identifier

 
Demographics Information  

  •Sex

Yes.

  •Race

Yes.

  •Geographic location

 

  •Income

Yes.

  •Education

 

  •Employment status

 

  •Others

Behavioral.
Access/Utilization Information  
Unit of Utilization  
Source of Information  

  •Self reported

 

  •Parent

 

  •Medical provider

 

  •Billing/encounters

 

  •Other source

 
Health Insurance Information  

  •Insurance status

 

  •Insurance type

 

  •Other information

 
Health Care Utilization Yes.
>Type  
 1) Outpatient  

   •Date of visits

 

   •Number of visits

 

   •Referrals information

 

   •Specialty visits

 

   •Other outpatient utilization

 

 2) Inpatient

 

   •Admission/discharge dates

 

   •Number of admissions

 

   •Length of stay

 

   •Admission status (transfer, ER      admissions...etc)

 

   •Discharge status

 

   •Other information

 

 3) Emergency room

 

   •Date of visits

 

   •Number of visits

 

   •Other information

 

 4) Pharmacy

 

   •Date of prescription

 

   •Drug information

 

   •Other information

 

 5) Other utilization

 

   •Home care services

 

   •Long term care

 

   •Other services

 
>Medical Codes  

  •CPT codes

 

  •ICD-9 codes

 

  •DRG codes

 

  •Other codes

 
Health Care Facility Information  

  •Location

 

  •Number of beds

 

  •Number of MDs

 

  •Other information

 
Physician Information  

  •Specialty

 

  •Name

 

  •License Number

 

  •Other information

 
Cost/Expenditure Information  

  •Unit of cost

 

  •Charges/costs/payments

 

    •Total

 

    •Allied and additional services

 

    •Pharmacy

 

  •Out-of-pocket payments

 

  •Other information

 
Other Information  
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