National Health Interview Survey, 1973: Prescribed Medicine Supplement

The basic purpose of the National Health Interview Survey
(NHIS) is to obtain information about the amount and distribution of
illness, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments,
and the kinds of health services people receive. Provided with this
Prescribed Medication Supplement are variables from the 1973 core
Person File (see HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1973 [ICPSR 8338]) including
items such as sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status,
education, income, industry and occupation codes, and limits on
activity. This Prescribed Medicine Supplement features information on
when, how, and the number of times prescriptions were obtained, and the
cost and payment source of prescriptions. The Prescribed Medicine File (Part 1) documents activity restriction, bed disability, work or school loss days, hospitalization days, the number of chronic conditions obtained, and source of payment for medication and care.