Injury Data and Resources
Health and Nutrition and Examination Data
Data Source
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
NHANES - Injury Summary
NHANES is designed to collect information about the health and nutrition status of people in the United States. Data items related to injury can be found in several components of the survey.
Injury Related Questions - NHANES 1999-Current
Several injury-related questions are asked through various survey sections:
- Balance Section
Questions about falls - Osteoporosis Section
Questions about fractures - Miscellaneous Pain Section
if pain, aching, stiffness, or swelling in or around a joint is because of an injury - Occupation Section
- Found throughout
NHANES Questionnaires
Other risk factors
Public Use Data
Information available online:
- Data files (SAS) and analytic guidelines
- Dataset documentation
- Codebook and operations manuals
- Survey description
Listserv
NHANES list provides a mechanism for dissemination of information regarding NHANES activities, products, and release dates.
Contact Information
Phone: 301-458-4636
E-mail: www.cdc.gov/nchs/mail/mail.htm
Page Last Modified: November 20, 2008
- NCHS Home
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- Document on Injury Severity Measurement
- National Trends in Injury Hospitalization Chartbook
- FASTSTATS A-Z
Special Projects Branch
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
NCHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mailstop P08
nchsinjury@cdc.gov
National Center for Health
Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone:
1-800-232-4636
nchsquery@cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A
Tel: (404) 639-3311 / Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435