This information
collection request is approved pursuant to HHS' agreement to do the
following: 1) expand the health insurance supplement to the full
sample, 2) add health insurance questions, 3) expand the income
section to add questions from the 1990 census as part of the July
1989 pretest, and 4) add health insurance questions to the core
survey as part of the July 1989 pretest.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/1990
03/31/1990
03/31/1989
48,500
0
48,500
53,205
0
65,491
0
0
0
THE NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY,
AN ONGOING SURVE OF THE CIVILIAN, NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION,
MONITORS THE NATION' HEALTH. THE 1989 NHIS WILL INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTS
ON "DENTAL", DIABETES" DIGESTIVE DISORDERS", "HEALTH INSURANCE".
"MENTAL HEALTH", AND "IMMUNIZATION". KNOWLEDGE.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.