Available Surveys and Data Collection Systems
Some NCHS data systems and surveys are ongoing annual systems while others are conducted periodically. NCHS has two major types of data systems: systems based on populations, containing data collected through personal interviews or examinations; and systems based on records, containing data collected from vital and medical records.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
- Continuous NHANES
- NHANES III
- NHANES II
- NHANES I
- NHANES Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS)
- Hispanic HANES
- National Health Examination Survey (NHES)
National Health Care Surveys (NHCS)
- National Ambulatory Health Care Survey (NAMCS)
- National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
- National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
- National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery (NSAS)
- National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS)
- National Home Health Aide Survey (NHHAS)
- National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS)
- National Nursing Assistant Survey (NNAS)
- National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (NSRCF)
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
- National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHIS-D)
- Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health (JCUSH)
National Immunization Survey (NIS)
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
- Birth Data
- Mortality Data
- Fetal Death Data
- Linked Births/Infant Deaths
- National Mortality Followback Survey
- National Maternal and Infant Health Survey
The Longitudinal Studies of Aging (LSOA)
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)
Related Resources
Contact Us:
- National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20782 - 1 (800) 232-4636
- cdcinfo@cdc.gov
