Methods
These resources from past NHIS years are available for use by researchers, analysts, and others. For more recent study years, visit the NHIS website: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/
Procedures and Methodology
Series A, Number 2. The Statistical Design of the Health Household-Interview Survey. July 1958. 45 pp. Public Health Service Publication No. 584-A2. [PDF – 1.4 MB] Health Interview Survey Procedure, 1957-1974 (Series 1, No. 11) 153 pp. [PDF – 12.6 MB] The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Design, 1973-84, and Procedures, 1975-83 (Series 1, No. 18) 135 pp. [PDF – 12 MB] Design and Estimation for the NHIS, 1985-94, (Series 2, No. 110) 42 pp. [PDF – 612 KB] NHIS: Research for the 1995-2004 Redesign, (Series 2, No. 126) 129 pp. [PDF – 860 KB] Design and Estimation for the NHIS, 1995-2004, (Series 2, No. 130) 41 pp. [PDF – 299 KB] Design and Estimation for the NHIS, 2006-2015, (Series 2, No. 165) 53 pp. [PDF – 1.4 MB] Overview of current NHIS sample design
Variance Estimation: Using complex sample design software such as SUDAAN, Stata, SPSS, R, SAS survey procedures, etc.
Nonresponse bias analysis
Data analysis
Last Reviewed:
February 5, 2019
