Codes

This is a 2-digit numeric variable.

Description

For sample adults who had a significant non-repetitive strain injury in the past 3 months (INJSIGNFCNT), INJSIGNUM reports the number of significant non-repetitive strain injuries in the past 3 months. A related variable, INJSIGNUMCH, reports the number of significant injuries in the past 3 months for sample children with a significant injury in the past 3 months.

INJSIGNUM is part of the rotating core NHIS questions on sudden injury. For other core sudden injury and injury-related variables, please see INJANY.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 2020-2021, 2023

Weights

• 2020-2021, 2023 : SAMPWEIGHT