Tag: Women’s Health

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Overview
National survey designed to assess health and nutritional status of US. Link

Components

  • Interview
  • Dietary
  • Examination
  • Lab

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
1999-2018

Linked Datasets
Yes. NHANES-SSA: 1999-2004 NHANES Geocodes, NHANES-Medicaid: 1999-2004, NHANES-Medicare: 1999-2004

Study Type
Survey

File Types
XPT SAS files
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Main Variables:

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

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Overview
National survey  designed to collect information on the health of United States. Link

Components

  • Core
  • Household
  • Family
  • Sample Adult
  • Sample Child
  • NHIS-D, National Health Interview Survey on Disability.

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
1963-2017

Linked Datasets

NHIS Linked Mortality Data:1986-2006, NHIS-EPAAnnualAir: 1985-2005 (Not available for public use), NHIS-SSA: 1994-2005, NHIS- Medicaid: 1994-2005, NHIS-Medicare: 1994-1998, NHIS Geocodes.

Study Type
Survey

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata
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Main Variables:

National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP)

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A longitudinal study that strives to understand the well-being of older, community-dwelling Americans. Link/Data

Components

  • In-home interview
  • Biomeasures
  • Supplemental Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ)

Population
US population. Ages 57-

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes. A completed NSHAP restricted data usage agreement, a copy of IRB approval, and a data protection plan must be mailed to the appropriate agency.

Years Available 
2005-2011

Study Type
Longitudinal Study

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Main Variables: 

National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)

Overview
CDC survey designed to gather information on family life, marriage and divorce, reproductive, Men’s and Women’s health. Link/Data

Components

  • Cycle1 (1973)
  • Cycle 2 (1976)
  • Cycle 3 (1982)
  • Cycle 4 (1988)
  • Cycle 5 (1995)
  • Cycle 6 (2002)
  • 2006-2010

Population
US population

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available 
1973-2010

Linked Datasets
Contextual Data,  Geocodes

Study Type
Survey

File Types

.dat files
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Main Variables:

NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS)

Overview
A national longitudinal study designed to investigate the relationship between the variables accessed in NHANES I and subsequent morbidity, mortality, and hospital utilization. Link/Data

Population
US population. All persons 25-74 years of age who completed a medical examination at NHANES I in 1971-75

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
1982- 1992, ongoing

Linked Datasets
Yes. NHEFS-Mortality: 1971-2000, NHEFS-SSA : 1962-2003, NHEFS- Medicare: 1991-2000

Study Type
Longitudinal

File Types
TSV
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Main Variables:

UNdata

Overview
Advance the development of the global statistical system and promote the dissemination of statistical information. Link

Components
Data Warehouse

Population
International

Cost
$0

Clearance?
No. There isn’t an additional clearance step.

Years Available
Varies

Linked Datasets

Study Type
Varies by dataset

File Types
XML, CSV, semi colon delimited, pipe delimited
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Main Variables:

Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)

Overview
Study designed to address the most common causes of death, disability and poor quality of life in postmenopausal women. Link/Data

Components

  • Randomized clinical trial
  • community prevention component
  • observational study

Population
US women, ages 50-79

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Yes. IRB approval, data use agreement, investigator information, description.

Years Available
1991-2006

Linked Datasets
No

Study Type
Clinical Trial, Cohort

File Types
ASCII, SAS, SPSS, Stata
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Main Variables:

World Health Organization

Overview
The GHO data repository provides access to over 50 datasets on priority health topics. Link

Components
Data Warehouse

Population
International

Cost
$0

Clearance?
Varies by dataset

Years Available
Varies by dataset

Study Type
Varies by dataset

File Types
CSV, XML
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Main Variables: