National Health Interview Survey, 1992: Cancer Control Supplement

The 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. The 1992 Cancer Control Supplement includes variables from the NHIS core Person File (see NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, 1992 [ICPSR 6343]), including sex, age, race, marital status, veteran status, education, income, industry and occupation codes, and limits on activity. Variables unique to this supplement include items on acculturation (e.g., language, ethnic identification, place of birth of self and parents), medical care, food knowledge, cancer knowledge and attitudes, cancer screening knowledge and practice, smoking and other tobacco use, and occupational exposures to harmful substances.

国家健康访谈调查（NHIS）旨在收集有关疾病数量和分布的信息，包括其对残疾和慢性损伤的影响，以及人们所接受的健康服务种类。1992年癌症控制补充调查包含来自NHIS核心个人档案（参见《1992年国家健康访谈调查[ICPSR 6343）》]的变量，包括性别、年龄、种族、婚姻状况、退伍军人身份、教育、收入、行业和职业代码以及活动限制。本补充调查独有的变量包括关于同化（例如，语言、民族认同、本人及父母出生地）、医疗保健、食品知识、癌症知识及态度、癌症筛查知识和实践、吸烟及其他烟草使用以及职业暴露于有害物质等项目。