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Health Information National Trends Survey
- Alternate Title(s)
- HINTS
- Description
The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) collects nationally representative data about the American public's use of cancer-related information. The survey collects information about cancer communication, cancer perceptions and knowledge, demographics, food and medical products information, health communication, health services, health status, internet use, medical research and medical...
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CancerChronic DiseaseHealth Care SystemHealth StatusPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to AllApplication Required
- Local Expert
- Aisha Langford
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Area Health Resources File
- Alternate Title(s)
- AHRF, Area Resource File, ARF
- Description
The Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) provides current as well as historic data for more than 6,000 variables for each of the nation's counties, as well as state and national data. It contains information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. In addition,...
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Health Care SystemMedical EducationPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
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New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Study
- Alternate Title(s)
- NYC HANES
- Authors
- Lorna E. Thorpe
- Description
The NYC Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NYC HANES), modeled on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), is a population-based, cross-sectional study with data collected from physical examinations, clinical and laboratory tests, as well as face-to-face interviews and audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI). It was first conducted in 2004 by the NYC Department...
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Chronic DiseaseHealth StatusMental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
- Local Expert
- Bonnie KerkerRania Kanchi
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United States Census
- Alternate Title(s)
- US Census
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The Decennial Census provides population estimates and demographic information on residents of the United States. The Census Summary Files contain detailed tables on responses to the decennial census. Data tables in Summary File 1 provide information on population and housing characteristics, including cross-tabulations of age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, housing units,...
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Population Characteristics
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- Free to AllFee RequiredApplication Required
- Local Expert
- Jiyoung AhnJudith GoldbergSean CorcoranTod Mijanovich
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National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey
- Alternate Title(s)
- NHANES
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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,...
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Health StatusPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
- Local Expert
- Jiyoung AhnJudith GoldbergLeonardo TrasandeLorna E. ThorpeNiyati ParekhTerry Gordon
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Alternate Title(s)
- BRFSS
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The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collection of health-related telephone surveys distributed to United States residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. BRFSS collects data in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories about U.S. residents regarding their health-related...
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Chronic DiseaseHealth StatusPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to All
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National Longitudinal Study of Youth
- Alternate Title(s)
- NLSY
- Description
The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys conducted by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to gather information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other significant life events of several cohorts of men and women. The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NSLY) consists of the NLSY79 cohort (nationally-representative sample of 12,686 14-22 year olds)...
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Mental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to AllApplication Required
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Current Population Survey
- Alternate Title(s)
- CPS
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The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings, and other demographic and labor force characteristics.
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Population Characteristics
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- Free to All
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National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
- Alternate Title(s)
- Add Health
- Authors
- Kathleen HarrisJ. Richard UdryPeter S. Bearman
- Description
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) is a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7-12 in the United States during the 1994-1995 school year. Add Health combines longitudinal survey data on respondents' social, economic, psychological and physical well-being with contextual data on the family, neighborhood, community, school, friendships,...
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Health StatusMental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to AllFee RequiredApplication Required
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Monitoring the Future
- Alternate Title(s)
- MTF
- Authors
- Lloyd G. JohnstonJerald G. BachmanPatrick M. O'MalleyJohn E. Schulenberg
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The Monitoring the Future annual surveys explore trends and changes in important values, behaviors, and lifestyles of contemporary American youth. Each year, nationally representative samples of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students in the United States are asked to respond to drug use and demographic questions, as well as a subset of topical questions on a variety of subjects such as attitudes toward...
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Mental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
- Access Rights
- Free to AllApplication Required
- Local Expert
- Joseph Palamar