Survey Questions

Introduction

Although there are a number of different sources for asthma data, surveys are among the sources most commonly used. Each survey, however, may have questions that are worded slightly differently, or a survey may change wording from year to year. The links below will take you directly to a description of data sources with asthma content.

Data Sources with Asthma Content

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) [PDF – 113 KB] Updated March 2016
  • BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS)/National Asthma Survey (NAS) [PDF – 177 KB] Updated March 2016
• Global Asthma Network (GAN) [PDF – 16 KB] Updated April 2015
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), HCUPNet, and KID [PDF – 225 KB] Updated March 2016
• International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) [PDF – 33 KB] Updated April 2015
• Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) [PDF – 180 KB] Updated March 2016
• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)/ National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) [PDF – 172 KB] Updated March 2016
• National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) [PDF – 226 KB] Updated March 2016
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) [PDF – 246 KB] Updated March 2016
• National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) [PDF – 28 KB] Updated April 2015
• National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) [PDF – 53 KB] Updated April 2015
• National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) [PDF – 230 KB] Updated April 2015
• National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) [PDF – 82 KB] Updated April 2015
• National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) [PDF – 18 KB] Updated March 2016
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) [PDF – 61 KB] Updated April 2015