National Health Provider Inventory
(NHPI)
Public-Use Data Files
Survey description
Data file description
List of data file variables at a glance
Data file technical characteristics
Geographic coverage
Data availability
Ordering information
Documentation contents
Related reports
Contact
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 .
Long-Term Care Statistics Branch
Division of Health Care Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3311 Toledo Road, Rm. 3409
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
(301) 458-4747
This page last reviewed September 04, 2008