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The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has monitored the health of the nation since 1957. NHIS data on a broad range of health topics are collected through personal household interviews. Survey results have been instrumental in providing data to track health status, health care access, and progress toward achieving national health objectives.

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This visual abstract reads that female veterans are more likely than female nonveterans to have two or more chronic conditions among U.S. females for the time period 2015 through 2018.
This visual abstract reads that male veterans are more likely than male nonveterans to have two or more chronic conditions among U.S. males for the time period 2015 through 2018.
This visual abstract shows that in 2019, women were more likely than men and boys more likely than girls to take prescription medication for mental health in the past 12 months.
This visual abstract shows that non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black U.S. adults were most likely to experience any severity of depression symptoms in the previous week in 2019.
This visual abstract shows the percentage of adults who engaged in heavy drinking, by race and Hispanic origin in the United States in 2018 and highlights that non-Hispanic white adults are more likely to engage in heavy drinking that other race and Hispanic-origin categories.
This visual abstract shows the American Indian or Alaskan Native Adults living in rural areas are more likely to have diabetes compared with those living in the most urban areas

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Page last reviewed: February 24, 2021
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics