Injury and Poisoning Questions
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is comprised of several questionnaires. Prior to 1997, the NHIS consisted of a family core questionnaire and selected supplements. Since 1997, the NHIS has consisted of Family, Sample Adult, and Sample Child core questionnaires, plus annual supplements that either stand alone or are embedded in the core. In the table below are the names of the NHIS core and supplement questionnaires that contained injury and poisoning questions.
The injury and poisoning questions for 1957-1996 [PDF – 1.4 MB] have been extracted from the original questionnaires for easy reference. The injury and poisoning questions for 1997 to the present are presented in a table to make it easier for users to see the changes that have occurred in the questions from 1997 to the present. The complete questionnaires, of which these are a part, can be accessed using the Guide for Data Users.
NHIS Sections Containing Injury and Poisoning Questions: 1957-present
Data Year | Questionnaire Section |
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1957 – 1996 | Condition record – injury questions |
1968 (FY and CY) |
Family Core – screening question Motor vehicle supplement |
1975 | Family Core – embedded supplement |
1985 |
Health Promotion Disease Prevention supplement –
|
1987 | Cancer Control Supplement – Occupational Safety – (one prevention question on work exposure) |
1988 |
Occupational Health Supplement – Prevention/Exposure Child Health Supplement
|
1990 |
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Child supplement
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Adult supplement
Podiatry – (Injury to foot in past 12 months) |
1991 | Supplement Section B – Unintentional Injuries Supplement Section D – Child Health supplement (prevention) Supplement Section I – Occupational Health (prevention) Supplement Section L – Clinical and Preventive services (prevention) |
1992 |
Cancer Control Supplement Section J – Occupational Exposure Youth Risk Behavior Survey (self-administered for ages 12-21) |
1993 |
Year 2000 Objectives
|
1994 |
Disability Phase I supplement Condition records – core injury questions Functional Limitations (one question on whether/not caused by motor vehicle (MV) accident) Disability Phase II adult supplement Section H – Assistance with Key Activities (similar MV question for ADL/IADL limitation, burn/scald while bathing, falls and injuries, injuries while home alone) Disability Phase II: Healthy Aging supplement – Section G (same questions as in Section H of Adult questionnaire) Polio Supplement Section when not at physical best – severe injuries Year 2000 Objectives Section G – Firearm Safety (prevention) |
1995 | Same questions as in 1994 Disability supplements except no supplement on Healthy Aging |
1997 | Family Core – Section II – Injuries |
1998 |
Family Core – Section III – Injuries Adult Prevention Module – Section A. – Injury Prevention Child Prevention Module – Section C. – Injury Prevention |
1999-2001 | Family Core – Section III – Injuries |
2002 |
Family Core – Section III – Injuries Sample Adult Core (ACN) – supplement questions Sample Child Core (CHS) – supplement questions |
2003 | Family Core – Section III – Injuries |
2004-2006 | Family Core – Family Injuries and Poisoning |
2007 |
Family Core – Family Injuries and Poisoning Sample Adult Core (ACN) – supplement questions |
2008-present | Family Core – Family Injuries and Poisoning |