OBJECTIVE Automobile dependency and longer commuting are associated with current obesity epidemic. We aimed to examine the urban-rural differential effects of neighborhood commuting environment on obesity in the US METHODS: The 1997-2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were linked to 2000 US Census data to assess the effects of neighborhood commuting environment: census tract-level auto...

OBJECTIVE This report presents national estimates on access to health care for five subgroups of Hispanic/Latino children in the United States: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, and other Hispanic. For comparison, estimates are also presented for non-Hispanic white children. METHODS Data for persons of all ages in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population are co...

Regular breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with timely and appropriate follow-up and treatment reduces deaths from these cancers. Healthy People 2020 targets for cancer screening test use have been established, based on the most recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data are used to monitor progress toward th...

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been growing rapidly in the U.S. in recent years. The proportion of adults reporting the use of at least one CAM therapy during the previous year increased from 33.8% in 1990 to 42.1% in 1997 (1). Data from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) revealed that close to twothirds of U.S. adults had used at least one CAM therapy...

The quality of survey estimates depends on coverage of the target population, response rates, and measurement errors. Landline telephone surveys exclude households that do not have landline telephones including wireless-only households. Among children under 18 years of age, the prevalence of living in wireless-only households increased from 3.7% in 2003 (January-June) to 19% in 2008 (July-Decem...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Stroke is a leading cause of premature death and disability, and increasing the proportion of individuals who are aware of stroke symptoms is a target objective of the Healthy people 2020 project. METHODS We used data from the 2014 Supplement of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to assess the prevalence of stroke symptom knowledge and awareness. We also tested, using...

BACKGROUND Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high prevalence of sleep disorders. The association between sleep duration and self-reported CKD was examined in a population of Americans who participated in a national survey over a 3-year period. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study using survey data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from the year 2004-2006 was car...

Micronutrients play a pivotal role in achieving and maintaining optimum health across all life stages. Much of the U.S. population fails to meet Estimated Average Requirements (EARs) for key nutrients. This analysis aims to assess the contribution of fortified ready-to-eat cereals (RTEC) to micronutrient intake for U.S. residents aged 2-18, 19-99, and 2-99 years of age according to National Hea...

OBJECTIVES Statistical matching is a method used to combine two files when it is unlikely that individuals on one file are also on the other file. The objectives of this report are to document and evaluate statistical matches of the March 1996 Current Population Survey (CPS) and the 1995 National Health interview Survey (NHIS) and give recommendations for improving future matches. The CPS-NHIS ...