USA: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2021-23 -- NCHS invites comments to OMB (by 11/20)

[Sly Saint]

Oct 21 -- The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has submitted the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for 2021-23 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval and invites public comments on any aspect of NHIS design and implementation by November 20, 2020.

The annual NHIS is a major source of general statistics on the health of the U.S. population and has been in the field continuously since 1957. This voluntary and confidential household-based survey collects demographic and health-related information from a nationally representative sample of households and noninstitutionalized, civilian persons throughout the country.

NHIS data have long been used by government, academic, and private researchers to evaluate both general health and specific issues, such as smoking, diabetes, health care coverage, and access to health care. The survey is also a leading source of data for the Congressionally mandated “Health US” and related publications, as well as the single most important source of statistics to track progress toward HHS health objectives.

The 2021 rotating sample adult core will include questions that were previously fielded in the 2019 NHIS including items on chronic pain, preventive screening tests and aspirin use. New rotating core include items on allergies and psychological distress, both of which were fielded in the pre-redesigned NHIS. New sponsored content includes items on epilepsy, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), insulin affordability, diabetes distress, A1C testing, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, cervical cancer and breast cancer screening, occupational health, life satisfaction, hepatitis A and B vaccination coverage, COVID-19 vaccination coverage, and loss of the sense of taste and smell.

https://www.aeaweb.org/forum/1728/national-health-interview-survey-nhis-2021-invites-comments

 

[alktipping]

so they gather all this info for decades and then what file it away under the title of we can ignore this .