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National Health Provider Inventory (NHPI) Public-Use Data Files

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Survey description
The 1991 National Health Provider Inventory (NHPI) was a survey of two distinct types of health providers and, therefore, required two separate questionnaires. Nursing homes and board and care homes were sent facility questionnaires, and home health agencies and hospices were sent agency questionnaires. A separate data tape has been created for each type.

Data file description
The 1991 NHPI is an inventory (not a sample survey) of health providers. The agency files contain the names and addresses of 7,804 homes health agencies and hospices. Information collected include number of current and discharged clients, total number of clients in 1990, services provided, and State and county FIPS codes.

List of data file variables at a glance

Home health agencies and hospices
Number of current clients
Number of discharged clients
Total number of clients
Services provided
State and county FIPS codes

Nursing homes and board and care homes
Facility
Ownership
Number of beds
Number of residents
Age of residents
Group of residents
Sex of residents
State and county FIPS codes

Data file technical characteristics

Home health agencies and hospices

Data
year		 Record
length		 Block
size		 Number of
records
1991 384 32,640 7,804

Nursing homes and board and care homes

Data
year		 Record
length		 Block
size		 Number of
records
1991 280 22,400 55,782

Geographic coverage
The files cover all 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Data availability
The 1991 NHPI was conducted from April to November 1991. Respondents were asked to report their data as they were at the time of the survey. Data are only available on tape.

Ordering information
NHPI data tapes can only be purchased through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The NTIS order numbers and prices are as follows:

Data on tape
Home health agencies and hospices

Data
year		 NTIS
Order no.		 Price
1991 PB93-502953 $265.00

Nursing home and board and care homes

Data
year		 NTIS
Order no.		 Price
1991 PB93-507101 $265.00

Documentation contents
The documentation includes a description of the survey procedures, editing and classification procedures, and a tape layout.

Related reports
A detailed discussion of the 1991 NHPI along with survey findings for the facility portion of the survey can be found in Advance Data No. 244.

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