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The items below show the exact content and wording of the basic questionnaire used in the nationwide household survey of the US National Health Survey. The actual questionnaire is designed for a household as a unit and includes additional spaces for reports on more than one person, condition, accident, or hospitalization. Such spaces are omitted in this illustration.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
ACTING AS COLLECTING AGENT FOR THE
US PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY
1a. Street address (enter description of location if no street address)
City ________
State ________
1b. Mailing address (if different from 1a)
City ________
State ________
1c. Name of special dwelling place ________
code ________
6. Record of calls at household
Visits: 1st
Time ____
[option for up to 2 entries]
Mo/day ____
Time ____
Time ____
[option for upto 2 entries]
Mo/day ____
Time ____
Time ____
[option for upto 2 entries]
Mo/day ____
Time ____
Time ____
[option for upto 2 entries]
Mo/day ____
Time ____
Time ____
[option for upto 2 entries]
Mo/day ____
Time ____
7. Reason for noninterview
Type A
Reason:
[] No one at home- repeated calls (NOH)
[] Temporarily absent (TA)
[] Other (specify) (OTH)
Reason:
[] Vacant- seasonal (VS)
[] Usual residence elsewhere (URE)
[] Armed Forces (AF)
[] Other (specify) (OTH)
Reason:
[] In sample by mistake (MIS)
[] Eliminated in subsample (ESS)
[] Built after April 1 1960
[] Other (specify) (OTH)
8. Signature of interviewer ________
[] No
E
(if this questionnaire is for an 'Extra' unit in B or NTA segment, enter)
Item No by which found ____
If in NTA segment, also enter for First unit listed on property
Segment list
Line no. ________
11. Table X- living quarters determinations at listed address
2. Questionnaire item no. ________
3. Are these (Specify location) quarters for more than one group of people?
b[] No
Use or characteristics
5. Occupied: Do the occupants of these (specify location) quarters live and eat with any other group of people?
b[] No
All quarters: Do these (specify location) quarters have:
6. Direct access from the outside or through a common hall?
b[] No
7. A kitchen or cooking equipment for exclusive use?
b[] No
Classification
8. Not a separate unit (add occupants to this work sheet) ________
9. Fill separate worksheet and interview
b[] Other unit
If HU in B segment, ask:
10. In what year were these (specify location) quarters created?
11. (if before july 1960) What was the names of the household head of these quarters on April 1 1960? ________