Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample adults who were working at or were on temporary leave from a paid job or business last week, or who have seasonal/contract work, or who work but not for pay, or who did not have a job or business last week but did in the past 12 months, CVDCLSWRKNOSD indicates how often they worked close to others when social distancing measures were not in place at work.
NCHS added nearly 30 questions related to COVID starting in quarter 3 of the 2020 NHIS questionnaire, eight of which are asked of both sample adults and sample children. For the full list of variables, as well as information about COVID-related changes to the NHIS, please see the user note.
Analysts will need to adjust the sampling weights to account for the limited collection period and sample changes in 2020. For an example of how to do this, including sample code, please see the sampling weight adjustment section of the Variance Estimation User Note.
Universe
- 2020: Sample adults 18+ interviewed in quarter 3 or 4 who were working at or were on temporary leave from a paid job or business last week, or who have seasonal/contract work, or who work, but not for pay, or who did not have a job or business last week but had a job or business in the past 12 months
- 2021: Sample adults 18+ who were working at or were on temporary leave from a paid job or business last week, or who work but not for pay at a family-owned job or business, or who did not have a job of business last week but had a job in the last 12 months.
Availability
- 2020-2021
Weights
- 2020-2021 : SAMPWEIGHT
