The National Health Interview Survey is a cross-sectional household interview survey. Sampling and interviewing are continuous throughout each year. The sampling plan follows a multistage area probability design that permits the representative sampling of households and noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., college dormitories). NHIS addresses topics such as health status, use of health services,...

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. An ongoing annual survey combines interviews and physical examinations. The NHANES interview includes demographic, socioeconomic, dietary, and health-related questions. The examination component consists of medical, dental,...

The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is an annual survey which provides nationally representative estimates of how, where, and with whom Americans aged 15 years old and up spend their time. It is the only federal survey providing data on the full range of nonmarket activities, from childcare to volunteering.

The Nurses' Health Studies (NHS) are long-running, questionnaire-based studies on women's health. The study was initiated in 1976 with the NHS cohort. The initial studies focus on cancer, cardiovascular disease and risk factors for chronic health issues in women. The latest cohort, NH3, has been expanded to include both male and female registered nurses and nursing students. Survey and biospecimen...

The NYC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a subset of the national YRBS conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This survey monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and social problems among youth in New York City. Students complete a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire that measures a variety of behaviors,...

Between 2010 and 2011, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted the Physical Activity and Transit Survey (PAT). PAT includes three datasets collected via the following methods: A telephone survey (both landline and cell) from 3811 respondents asking about physical activity at work, in the home, for recreation and commuting and how often New Yorkers engaged in active transportation...

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) collects information about six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults in the United States, including: (1) Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; (2) Sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitting diseases, including...

The Gallup U.S. Daily Tracking poll was conducted between 2008 and 2017 to collect Americans' opinions and perceptions on political and economic current events. It included two parallel surveys, the U.S. Daily and the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index. Gallup interviews approximately 1,000 U.S. adults every day, half of whom respond to the U.S. Daily survey and the other half respond to the Gallup-Sharecare...

The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study examines risk factors for heart disease among South Asians of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, and Sri Lankan descent in the United States to guide preventative measures and future treatments. Beginning in 2010, eligible South Asian participants between the ages of 40 and 80 were recruited from the San Francisco...