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National Population Health Survey
The National Population Health Survey (NPHS) used the Labour Force Survey sampling frame to draw the initial sample of approximately 20,000 households starting in 1994 and for the sample top-up this third cycle. The survey is conducted every two years. The sample collection is distributed over four quarterly periods followed by a follow-up period and the whole process takes a year. In each household, some limited health information is collected from all household members and one person in each household is randomly selected for a more in-depth interview.
The survey is designed to collect information on the health of the Canadian population and related socio-demographic information. The first cycle of data collection began in 1994, and continues every second year thereafter. The survey is designed to produce both cross-sectional and longitudinal estimates. The questionnaires includes content related to health status, use of health services, determinants of health, a health index, chronic conditions and activity restrictions.
The use of health services is probed through visits to health care providers, both traditional and non-traditional, and the use of drugs and other mediciations. Health determinants include smoking, alcohol use and physical activity. A special focus content for this cycle includes family medical history with questions about certain chronic conditions among immediate family members and when they were acquired. As well, a section on self care has also been included this cycle. The socio-demographic information includes age, sex, education, ethnicity, household income and labour force status.
A special component of the program is a survey designed for people living in health care institutions, including hospitals, nursing homes, and residential facilities for persons with disabilities. This microdata file contains data collected in 1995 from 2287 long-term residents of health care institutions in the provinces.
Health Canada sponsored a content buy-in to the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 1994/95. The buy-in was collected as a supplementary survey for selected persons aged 12+ who are part of the core NPHS sample. The supplements are not collected for the sample buy-ins which were done in some provinces, and they are not collected for the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
The information was collected quarterly, as a component of the NPHS Computer-Assisted Interviewing application. The NPHS supplements cover a variety of topics including nutrition, smoking, injury prevention and safety, breast-feeding, consumption of alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy, sexual health and health care services
Survey years available at this site:
1998 - 1999
1996 - 1997
1994 - 1995
Abstract:
The National Population Health Survey (NPHS) used the Labour Force Survey sampling frame to draw the initial sample of approximately 20,000 households starting in 1994 and for the sample top-up this third cycle. The survey is conducted every two years. The sample collection is distributed over four quarterly periods followed by a follow-up period and the whole process takes a year. In each household, some limited health information is collected from all household members and one person in each household is randomly selected for a more in-depth interview.
The survey is designed to collect information on the health of the Canadian population and related socio-demographic information. The first cycle of data collection began in 1994, and continues every second year thereafter. The survey is designed to produce both cross-sectional and longitudinal estimates. The questionnaires includes content related to health status, use of health services, determinants of health, a health index, chronic conditions and activity restrictions.
The use of health services is probed through visits to health care providers, both traditional and non-traditional, and the use of drugs and other mediciations. Health determinants include smoking, alcohol use and physical activity. A special focus content for this cycle includes family medical history with questions about certain chronic conditions among immediate family members and when they were acquired. As well, a section on self care has also been included this cycle. The socio-demographic information includes age, sex, education, ethnicity, household income and labour force status.
A special component of the program is a survey designed for people living in health care institutions, including hospitals, nursing homes, and residential facilities for persons with disabilities. This microdata file contains data collected in 1995 from 2287 long-term residents of health care institutions in the provinces.
Health Canada sponsored a content buy-in to the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 1994/95. The buy-in was collected as a supplementary survey for selected persons aged 12+ who are part of the core NPHS sample. The supplements are not collected for the sample buy-ins which were done in some provinces, and they are not collected for the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
The information was collected quarterly, as a component of the NPHS Computer-Assisted Interviewing application. The NPHS supplements cover a variety of topics including nutrition, smoking, injury prevention and safety, breast-feeding, consumption of alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy, sexual health and health care services
Survey years available at this site:
1998 - 1999
1996 - 1997
1994 - 1995
Health Institutions
1996 - 1997
1994 - 1995
Supplements
1994 - 1995
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programs that are to be submitted by remote job submission. The Synthetic Files contain modified data, and must never be used for analytical purposes.
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