Detailed Outline of Topics in the
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Core Sample Adult Questionnaire
This document presents the topics included in the NHIS sample adult interview, including annual content and content that rotates on and off the questionnaire with a pre-established periodicity.
One “sample adult” aged 18 years or more and one “sample child” aged 17 years or less (if any children live in the household) is randomly selected from each household following a brief household roster that identifies the age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, and race of everyone who usually lives or stays in the household. The roster section also asks questions about the highest educational attainment of all adults and whether any adults are currently active duty military. Only civilian adults are eligible to be the sample adult.
Questions are asked to identify the parents of all children in the household and the members of the sample adult’s and sample child’s family. For NHIS, a family is defined as two or more persons residing together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption, as well as any unrelated children who are cared for by the family (such as foster children) and any unmarried cohabiting partners and their children. Family members include adults who are temporarily away at school if they are living in on-campus housing. Adults living alone are considered single-person families.
Information about the sample adult is collected from the sample adult him/herself unless he/she is physically or mentally unable to do so, in which case a knowledgeable proxy is allowed to answer for the sample adult. Information about the sample child is collected from the sample child’s parent or a knowledgeable adult. The respondent for the sample child may or may not also be the sample adult.
The order of the sample adult and sample child interviews varies by household depending on the availability of the respondents. When the sample adult and sample child are in the same family, content areas that refer to the family are captured only once, in whichever interview comes first.
Name or alias of all persons living in household
Age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, race, and usual residence for all persons
Educational attainment for all adults
Identification of parents (biological/step/adoptive) for each child in household
For children without parents in the household:
Whether child is in foster care
If any children are in foster care:
Identification of foster parents
Identification of adults who are currently serving on active duty in the military
One civilian adult and one child (if any) are randomly selected from each household
Identification of all persons in sample adult’s family
If sample child is not in sample adult’s family:
Identification of all persons in sample child’s family
Identification of possible knowledgeable respondents for sample child interview
Verification of age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, and race
If Hispanic, Asian, and/or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander:
Specific ancestry (e.g., Mexican, Puerto Rican, Chinese, Filipino, Chamorro, Samoan)
Date of birth
General health status: excellent, very good, good, fair, poor
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had hypertension or high blood pressure
If yes:
Told you have hypertension or high blood pressure on 2 or more different visits
If yes:
(Past 12 months) Had hypertension or high blood pressure
(Currently) Taking prescription medication for high blood pressure
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had high cholesterol
If yes:
(Past 12 months) Had high cholesterol
(Currently) Taking prescription medication for high cholesterol
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had coronary heart disease
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had angina
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had a heart attack
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had a stroke
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had asthma
If yes:
Still have asthma
(Past 12 months) Had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack
(Past 12 months) Had an ER or urgent care visit due to asthma
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had cancer or a malignancy of any kind
If yes:
Type(s) of cancer/location(s) (up to 3 types/locations)
Age(s) when each type of cancer first diagnosed (up to 3 types/locations)
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had prediabetes
If female:
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had gestational diabetes
(Other than prediabetes/gestational diabetes) Ever told by doctor or health professional you had diabetes
If ever diagnosed with diabetes:
Age when first told you had diabetes (not including prediabetes or gestational diabetes)
If ever diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes:
(Currently) Taking diabetic pills
(Currently) Taking insulin
If ever diagnosed with diabetes:
Diabetes type according to doctor or other health professional: type 1, type 2, other, don’t know
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had…
COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis
Arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s
Any type of anxiety disorder
Any type of depression
If female and age 18-49, or female and age not given:
(Currently) pregnant
Self-reported height (without shoes)
Self-reported weight (if currently pregnant, pre-pregnancy weight)
Use of eyeglasses or contact lenses
Level of difficulty seeing (even with glasses or contact lenses)
Use of hearing aid
If yes:
Frequency of hearing aid use
Level of difficulty hearing (even with hearing aid)
Level of difficulty walking or climbing steps
Use equipment or receive help for getting around
If does not use equipment or receive help for getting around:
Level of difficulty walking 100 yards
If able to walk 100 yards:
Level of difficulty walking one-third mile
Level of difficulty walking up or down 12 steps
If uses equipment or receives help for getting around:
Use of cane or walker
Use of wheelchair or scooter
Use of someone’s assistance
Without the use of your aid, level of difficulty walking 100 yards
If able to walk 100 yards without using aid(s):
Without the use of your aid, level of difficulty walking one-third mile
Without the use of your aid, level of difficulty walking up or down 12 steps
If uses equipment or receives help getting around and does not use a wheelchair or scooter:
When using your aid, level of difficulty walking 100 yards
If able to walk 100 yards when using aid(s):
When using your aid, level of difficulty walking one-third mile
When using your aid, level of difficulty walking up or down 12 steps
Level of difficulty communicating in usual language (e.g., understanding or being understood)
Level of difficulty remembering or concentrating
If any difficulty:
Difficulty remembering, concentrating or both
If difficulty includes remembering:
How often do you have difficulty remembering (sometimes, often, all the time)
Do you have difficulty remembering a few things, a lot of things, or almost everything?
Level of difficulty with self-care such as washing or dressing
Level of difficulty raising a 2-liter bottle
Level of difficulty using hands and fingers
Level of difficulty doing errands alone due to a physical, mental, or emotional condition
Level of difficulty participating in social activities due to a physical, mental, or emotional condition
Does a physical, mental, or emotional problem limit kind or amount of work?
Any health insurance coverage or health care plan?
If yes:
Type of health insurance
If 65 or older and does not report Medicare:
Confirm no Medicare
If under 65 and no insurance coverage reported:
Confirm no Medicaid
Do you have separate plan for dental services?
Do you have separate plan for vision services?
Do you have separate plan for prescriptions?
Confirm no insurance or confirm all types of insurance coverage are recorded
If enrolled in Medicare:
Enrollment in Part A, Part B, or both
Medicare Advantage plan enrollment
Medicare managed care arrangement
If enrolled in Advantage or managed care:
Name of Advantage or Medicare HMO plan (open-ended)
Part D enrollment
If enrolled in Medicaid:
Name of plan (open-ended)
Was the plan obtained through healthcare.gov or Marketplace?
Are you required to pay a premium?
Is
there a deductible?
If
yes:
Is it a high deductible health plan?
If enrolled in a private plan:
(Repeated for each private plan (up to two) in which sample adult is enrolled)
(If sample child questionnaire is complete, adult and child are in same family, and sample child was enrolled in a private plan, ask if adult has same plan as child. If so, skip this section.)
Name of plan (open-ended)
Any additional private plans?
If yes:
Name of second plan (open-ended)
The private plan questions are repeated for second plan
Are you the policyholder?
If yes:
Does the plan cover self-only or family?
If no:
Relationship to policyholder
How plan was obtained (employer, union, association, direct purchase, etc.)
If plan was purchased directly or obtained through state/local government or community program:
Was plan obtained through healthcare.gov or Marketplace?
Who pays for plan? (self/family, employer, person outside household, government program, etc.)
If self/family in household pays for the plan:
Out-of-pocket premium amount
Is
there a deductible?
If
yes:
Is it a high deductible health plan?
If yes:
Does it include a health savings account?
Does it include prescription drug coverage?
Does it include dental coverage?
Does it include vision coverage?
If enrolled in CHIP, state-sponsored, and/or other government plan:
(Repeated for each type of CHIP, state-sponsored, and/or other government plan in which sample adult is enrolled)
Name of plan (open-ended)
Was the plan obtained through healthcare.gov or Marketplace?
Are you required to pay a premium?
Is
there a deductible?
If
yes:
Is it a high deductible health plan?
If military health care:
Type of plan (TRICARE, VA, CHAMP-VA, other)
If currently uninsured:
Length of time since last insured
If less than 12 months:
(Past 12 months) Number of months without health insurance
If uninsured less than 3 years:
What were the reason(s) you are no longer enrolled? Was it because…
You retired, lost a job, or changed employers
Missed a deadline to sign up
Ineligible for coverage because of age or leaving school
Cost increases
No longer eligible for Medicaid, CHIP, or other public coverage
What are the reason(s) for not having health insurance? Was it because…
Coverage is unaffordable
Do not need or want coverage
Ineligible for coverage
Signing up is too difficult or confusing
Cannot find a plan that meets needs
Applied for coverage that has not started yet
Other reason (open-ended)
If currently insured:
(Past 12 months) Any time without health insurance
If yes:
(Past 12 months) Number of months without health insurance
Skip first question and follow-up if sample child questionnaire is complete and if adult and child are in same family.
(Past 12 months) Anyone in family have problems paying or unable to pay medical bills
If yes:
(Currently) Anyone in family have medical bills unable to pay at all
Level of worry about ability to pay medical bills if sick or injured
Time since last seen doctor or health professional about your health
If not never:
Was most recent visit a wellness visit, physical, or general purpose check-up
If no:
Time since last wellness visit, physical, or general purpose check-up
Has a usual place for care when sick
If yes or more than one place:
Type of place (or type of place visited most often)
(Past 12 months) Number of retail clinic visits
(Past 12 months) Number of urgent care center visits
(Past 12 months) Number of hospital ER visits
(Past 12 months) Any overnight hospital stay
(Past 12 months) Delayed getting medical care because of cost
(Past 12 months) Did not get medical care because of cost
Telehealth (TLH)
(Past 12 months) Virtual medical appointment
(Past 12 months) Took any prescribed medication
If yes:
(Past 12 months) Skipped medication doses to save money
(Past 12 months) Took less medicine to save money
(Past 12 months) Delayed filling a prescription to save money
(Past 12 months) Any medication needed that you didn’t get due to cost
(Past 12 months) Flu vaccination
If yes:
Month and year of most recent flu vaccination
(Ever) Pneumonia shot
Number of pneumonia shots
Frequency of feeling worried, nervous, or anxious
(Currently) Taking prescription medication for these feelings
If worried at least a few times per year and/or taking medication for anxiety:
(Last time felt anxious) How anxious did you feel?
Frequency of feeling depressed
(Currently) Taking prescription medication for depression
If depressed at least a few times per year and/or taking medication for depression:
(Last time felt depressed) How depressed did you feel?
If does not take medication for anxiety or depression:
(Past 12 months) Any prescription medication taken to help with other emotions, concentration, behavior, or mental health
(Past 12 months) Received counseling or therapy from a mental health professional
If yes:
(Currently) Receiving counseling or therapy
(Past 12 months) Any counseling or therapy delayed due to cost
(Past 12 months) Any counseling or therapy needed that you didn’t get due to cost
(Lifetime) Smoked 100 or more cigarettes
If yes:
(Currently) Smoke every day, some days, or not at all
If smoking everyday:
Average number of cigarettes NOW smoked per day
If smoking some days:
(Past 30 days) Number of days smoked cigarettes
(Past 30 days) Average number of cigarettes on days smoked any cigarettes
(Ever) Used e-cigarette, even one time
If yes:
(Currently) Use e-cigarette every day, some days, or not at all
Sexual orientation
Skip section if marital status of sample adult was already collected from sample adult during sample child interview.
Married, living with partner as unmarried couple, or neither
If married:
Is your spouse living in the same household?
If yes:
Identification of spouse
Confirmation of sex of spouse
If no:
Are you and spouse legally separated?
If living with a partner:
Identification of partner
Confirmation of sex of partner
Ever been married
If yes:
Legal marital status (married, widowed, divorced, separated)
If neither:
Ever been married
If yes:
Legal marital status (widowed, divorced, or separated)
Ever serve on active duty in US Armed Forces, military reserves, or National Guard
If yes:
Was this only for training in Reserves or National Guard?
If no:
Ever served in a foreign country during armed conflict or on humanitarian mission?
Do you have a VA service-connected disability rating?
(Past 12 months) Received any care at Veteran’s Health Administration facility or received any other health care paid for by the VA
If no and did not specify VA health care in INS section:
Ever enrolled in or used VA health care
Were you born in the United States or a US territory?
If yes:
State or US territory of birth
If no:
What year did you come to the United States to stay?
Are you a citizen of the United States?
If yes:
Born abroad to an American parent, born abroad and adopted by an American parent, or naturalized
(Currently) attending or enrolled in school
If yes:
(Past 12 months) Number of school days missed due to illness/injury/disability
(Last week) Work for pay at a job or business
If no:
(Last week) Have a job or business, but temporarily absent due to illness, vacation, family or maternity leave, or some other reason
If yes:
How many hours usually work in total at all jobs/businesses?
If don't know or refused
Usually work 35 hours or more per week in total in all jobs/businesses?
If no:
(Last week) Main reason not working
If not working for any reason besides working in a family business not for pay or does seasonal/contract work.
Length of time since last held a job or worked at a business
If yes:
(When working) how many hours do you usually work in total at all jobs or business
If yes:
(Last week) Number of hours worked in total at all jobs/businesses
If worked less than 35 hours in past week or don’t know or refused to say how many hours worked:
Usually work 35 hours or more per week in total in all jobs/businesses?
If working at or had a paid job or business last week, if working in a family business not for pay, or if not working because does seasonal/contract work:
Is paid sick leave available if you need it?
Was health insurance offered to you through workplace?
If working at or had a paid job or business last week, if working in a family business not for pay, if not working because does seasonal/contract work, or if not currently working but had a paid job or business in past 12 months:
(Past 12 months) Number of work days missed due to illness/injury/disability
Skip section if sample child questionnaire is complete and if adult and child are in same family, or if there is only one adult in the family.
Ask for each adult family member other than sample adult:
(Currently) Work for pay at a job or business
If yes:
Usually work 35 hours or more per week in total in all jobs/businesses?
Skip section if sample child questionnaire is complete and if adult and child are in same family. If family size is one (sample adult is living alone or with unrelated roommates), then questions are asked only about the sample adult’s income and sources.
(Last calendar year) Did you or any adult family members living here receive:
Income from wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, tips, or self-employment?
Income from interest, dividends, rent, royalties, or income from estates or trusts?
Social Security or Railroad Retirement?
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability?
If yes:
Was it SSI, SSDI or both?
Was this a disability benefit?
If more than one person in the family:
Who in the family received SSI and/or SSDI?
Any public assistance or welfare payments?
Retirement, survivor, or disability pensions?
Other income, such as VA payments, unemployment, child support, or alimony?
(Last calendar year) Total family income
If unknown or refused:
Cascading questions to categorize income relative to federal poverty thresholds
Skip section if sample child questionnaire is complete and if adult and child are in same family.
(Past 12 months) Anyone in family receive SNAP/food stamp benefits
If family includes females 12-55 or children 0-5:
(Past 12 months) Anyone in family receive food through the WIC program
If family includes children 5-17:
(Past 12 months) Any
children in the family receive free or reduced-cost lunches at
school
Skip second question and follow-up if sample child questionnaire is complete and if adult and child are in same family.
Length of time you have lived in this house/apartment
Owned, rented, or occupied by some other arrangement
If rented:
Paying lower rent because a government program is paying part of the cost
Full name
Is there a working telephone in your home that is not a cell phone? (if not already known from sample child interview)
Do you have a working cell phone (wireless/mobile telephone)?
If no:
Do you live with anyone who has a working cell phone? (if not already known from sample child interview)
If adult has cell phone and home has a landline telephone:
Frequency of your landline/wireless use (landline mostly, wireless mostly, equal use)
Linkage intro, providing explanation for why SSN and Medicare number are being sought
Last 4 digits of social security number
If Medicare was reported in INS section:
Last 4 digits and any letters of Medicare number
If no SSN or SSN refused or unknown and/or Medicare number refused or unknown:
Consent to link without SSN and/or Medicare number
Years: 2025, 2026, 2028, 2029
Time since most recent dental exam or cleaning
(Past 12 months) Any dental care delayed because of cost
(Past 12 months) Any dental care needed that you didn’t get due to cost
(Past 12 months) Received an eye exam from an eye specialist
(Past 12 months) Received physical, speech, rehabilitative, or occupational therapy
(Past 12 months) Received care at home from nurse or other health professional
Years: 2025, 2027, 2029
(Past 3 months) Frequency of pain
If at least some days:
(Last time had pain) Severity of pain: a lot, a little, somewhere in between
(Past 3 months) Frequency of interference with life or work activities
(Past 3 months) Frequency that your pain affected your family and significant others
If experienced pain at least some days in past 3 months:
(Past 3 months) How much have you been bothered by…back pain
(Past 3 months) How much have you been bothered by…pain in hands, arms, or shoulders
(Past 3 months) How much have you been bothered by…pain in hips, knees, or feet
(Past 3 months) How much have you been bothered by…headaches or migraines
(Past 3 months) How much have you been bothered by…abdominal, pelvic, or genital pain
(Past 3 months) How much have you been bothered by…toothache or jaw pain
Years: 2025, 2027, 2029
If age 40+:
(Ever) Doctor or other health professional advised taking low-dose aspirin every day
If yes:
(Currently) Following this advice?
If no:
Did doctor advise you to stop taking low-dose aspirin?
If no:
(Currently) Taking low-dose aspirin every day on your own
Time since blood pressure was last checked
Time since cholesterol was last checked
If never been told by a doctor have diabetes
Time since blood sugar test for diabetes
If age 40+:
(Ever) Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy
If yes:
Have had colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or both?
If colonoscopy or both:
Time since most recent colonoscopy
If sigmoidoscopy or both:
Time since most recent sigmoidoscopy
If don’t know which:
Time since most recent colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy
(Ever) CT colonography or virtual colonoscopy
If yes:
Time since most recent CT colonography or virtual colonoscopy
(Ever) had blood stool or FIT test using at home kit
If yes:
Time since most recent home-based blood stool or FIT test
If female:
(Ever) have Pap or HPV test to check for cervical cancer
If yes:
Time since most recent test for cervical cancer
(Ever) Hysterectomy
If female and age 30+:
(Ever) Mammogram
If yes:
Time since most recent mammogram
Years: 2025, 2028
See http://www.phqscreeners.com for more information on the Patient Health Questionnaire.
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…little interest or pleasure in doing things
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…feeling down, depressed, hopeless
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…feeling tired or having little energy
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…poor appetite or overeating
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…feeling bad about self, or that you are a failure, or have let yourself or family down
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…trouble concentrating
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…moving/speaking slowly or fidgety/restless
See http://www.phqscreeners.com for more information on the GAD-7.
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…not being able to stop or control worrying
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…worrying too much about different things
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…trouble relaxing
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…being so restless that it is hard to sit still
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…becoming easily annoyed or irritable
(Past 2 weeks) Frequency of…feeling afraid that something awful might happen
Years: 2024, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2030
If working at or had a paid job or business last week, if working in a family business not for pay, if doing seasonal/contract work, or if not currently working but had a paid job or business in past 12 months:
For whom do/did you work at your main job/business? (name of company, employer, etc.)
Industry (kind of business) (open-ended)
Occupation (kind of work) (open-ended)
Most important activities on the job (open-ended)
Supervisory status
Work category of main job (private sector, government employee, self-employed, etc.)
Years: 2024, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2030
(Past 3 months) Any injuries due to repetitive strain
If yes:
Any repetitive strain injuries serious enough to limit usual activities for 24 hours
If yes:
(Past 3 months) talk to or see doctor or health professional about these repetitive strain injuries
(Past 3 months) How many days of work missed because of repetitive strain injuries
If 1-90 days missed:
Do you expect to miss any more work because of repetitive strain injuries
If less than 91 days missed:
(Past 3 months) Stop working or change jobs because of repetitive strain injuries
(Past 3 months) Make major changes in work activities because of repetitive strain injuries
Ever told by doctor or health professional that any repetitive strain injuries were likely work related
(Past 3 months) [Not including repetitive strain injuries] any accident or injury where any part of your body was hurt
If yes:
Any injuries serious enough to limit activities for 24 hours
If yes:
(Past 3 months) Number of significant injuries
(Past 3 months) Any injury while you were at home
If no or if yes and had more than one injury:
(Past 3 months) Any injury while you were working at a job or business
(Past 3 months) Any injury while you were playing sports or exercising
(Past 3 months) Any injury result of fall or falling
If yes, had at least 2 injuries, and any injury while home
Did any fall occur while you were at home
If yes, had at least 2 injuries, and any injury while working at job or business
Did any fall occur while you were working at job or business
(Past 3 months) Any injury a result of a collision involving a motor vehicle
If yes:
Were you a driver, passenger, bicyclist, pedestrian, or doing something else when this occurred
(Past 3 months) Any injury while you were doing household activities
(Past 3 months) See or talk to doctor or health professional about any injuries
If yes and reported going to emergency room:
(Past 3 months) Go to emergency room because of any injury
If yes and reported being hospitalized overnight:
(Past 3 months) Hospitalized overnight because of any injury
If yes:
(Past 3 months) Any broken bones as a result of any injury
(Past 3 months) Any stitches or staples because of any injury
(Past 3 months) Number of days of work missed because of injuries
If 1-90 days missed:
Do you expect to miss any more days of work because of injuries that occurred during past 3 months?
If less than 91 days missed:
(Past 3 months) Stopped working or changed jobs because of an injury
(Past 3 months) Made a major change in work activities because of an injury
Years: 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028, 2030
(Past 30 days) Frequency of feeling very tired or exhausted
If at least some days:
(Last time) Duration of feeling very tired or exhausted (some/most/all of the day)
(Last time) Level of tiredness: a lot, a little, somewhere in between
If ever smoked 100 cigarettes:
Age when first started smoking regularly
If currently an everyday smoker or someday smoker:
(Past 12 months) Stopped smoking for more than 1 day because trying to quit
If former smoker:
Length of time since quit smoking cigarettes
If everyday smoker, someday smoker, or quit smoking in the past 12 months, and if seen doctor in past 12 months:
(Past 12 months) Doctor advised you about ways to quit smoking or prescribed medicine to help you quit smoking
(Lifetime) Had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage
If yes:
(Past 12 months) Number of days per week/month/year that alcohol was consumed
If none:
(In any one year) Had at least 12 drinks of any alcoholic beverage
If any:
(Past 12 months) Average number of drinks on days consumed any alcohol
If average is less than 5 (if male) or 4 (if female):
(Past 12 months) Did you ever have 5/4 or more drinks in a day?
If average is greater than or equal to 5 (if male) or 4 (if female), or if yes, had 5/4 or more drinks in one day in past 12 months:
(Past 30 days) Had at least one drink
If yes:
(Past 30 days) Number of times had 5/4 or more drinks on an occasion
If any and seen doctor in past 12 months:
(Past 12 months) Doctor advised you to stop or cut down on your drinking
Frequency of moderate-intensity leisure-time activities (# times per day/week/month/year)
If at least once per year:
Number of hours/minutes each time
Frequency of vigorous-intensity leisure-time activities (# times per day/week/month/year)
If at least once per year:
Number of hours/minutes each time
Frequency of leisure-time muscle-strengthening activities (# times per day/week/month/year)
Skip to last question if sample adult reported being unable to walk or climb steps in MOB section
(Past 7 days) Walked for transportation
If yes:
(Past 7 days) Number of times walked for transportation
Average length of walk(s), in minutes/hours
(Past 7 days) Walked for fun, relaxation, exercise, or to walk the dog
If yes:
(Past 7 days) Number of times walked for fun, relaxation, exercise, or to walk the dog
Average length of walk(s), in minutes/hours
If seen doctor in past 12 months:
(Past 12 months) Doctor advised you to exercise more
Average hours of sleep in 24-hour period
(Past 30 days) Frequency waking up well-rested
(Past 30 days) Frequency having trouble falling asleep
(Past 30 days) Frequency having trouble staying asleep
(Past 30 days) How often take medication prescribed by doctor to help sleep or fall asleep
(Past 30 days) How often take OTC medications or supplements to fall asleep or stay asleep
(Past 30 days) How often use marijuana or CBD to fall asleep or stay asleep
Years: 2021, 2024, 2027
Level of difficulty hearing a conversation in a quiet room (even with hearing aid)
If able to hear at all in a quiet room:
Level of difficulty hearing a conversation in a noisier room (even with hearing aid)
Use of sign language
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had weak or failing kidneys
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had hepatitis
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had cirrhosis or any other kind of long-term liver condition
Get symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, or itchy or watery eyes due to hay fever, seasonal or year-round allergies
If yes:
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had hay fever, seasonal or year-round allergies
Have an allergy to one or more foods
If yes:
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had an allergy to one or more foods
If yes:
Get an itchy rash due to eczema or atopic dermatitis
Ever told by doctor or other health professional that you had eczema or atopic dermatitis
Years: 2021, 2024, 2027
See https://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/k6_scales.php for more information on the K6 scale.
(Past 30 days) Frequency of feeling … so sad that nothing could cheer you up
(Past 30 days) Frequency of feeling … nervous
(Past 30 days) Frequency of feeling … restless or fidgety
(Past 30 days) Frequency of feeling … hopeless
(Past 30 days) Frequency of feeling … that everything was an effort
(Past 30 days) Frequency of feeling … worthless
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