National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II, 1976-1980: Chest X-ray Examination, Ages 25-74 Years

This file contains demographic, socioeconomic, and chest x-ray data for all persons 25 though 74 years of age who were medically examined by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey II (HANES II). Variables derived from the chest x-rays describe heart size, cardiopulmonary findings, and the presence or absence of scoliosis and rib fractures. Information on radiographic abnormalities include location or system (e.g., chest wall, pulmonary, lymphatic, pleural, and cardiovascular), extent of abnormalities (e.g., size and number of nodules), and presumed etiologies (e.g., infections as the cause of nodules and pneumonoconiosis as the cause of pulmonary infiltrates). Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics supplied by the file include age, race, sex, education, marital status, state of birth, national origin or ancestry, employment status, occupation, industry of employment, veteran status, participation in the food stamp program, sources of family income and amounts, family and household size, household composition, family relationships, motor vehicle ownership, type and quality of housing, region, metropolitan status, size of place, land use, and characteristics of the head of household.

本文件包含了由美国国家健康与营养检查调查II（HANES II）对25至74岁所有受检者进行的流行病学、社会经济和胸部X射线数据。从胸部X射线中派生的变量描述了心脏大小、心肺体征以及脊柱侧弯和肋骨骨折的有无。关于放射学异常的信息包括位置或系统（例如，胸壁、肺部、淋巴、胸膜和心血管），异常程度（例如，结节的大小和数量），以及推测的病因（例如，感染作为结节的原因，矽肺作为肺浸润的原因）。文件提供的人口统计学和社会经济特征包括年龄、种族、性别、教育程度、婚姻状况、出生地、国籍或血统、就业状况、职业、就业行业、退伍军人身份、参与食品券计划、家庭收入来源和金额、家庭和户规模、家庭构成、家庭关系、机动车拥有情况、住房类型和质量、地区、大都市地位、地方规模、土地利用以及户主特征。