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INJSIGMOTOR
Significant injury caused by a motor vehicle crash or collision, past 3 months
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Description

For sample adults who had a significant non-repetitive strain injury in the past 3 months and sample children who had a significant injury in the past 3 months (INJSIGNFCNT), INJSIGMOTOR reports whether they were injured as a result of being in a motor vehicle crash or being hit by a motor vehicle while walking or biking. If necessary, interviewers elaborated by stating

Motor vehicles include cars, trucks, vans, buses, motorcycles, motorized scooters, motorized wheelchairs, motorized carts, tractors, ATVs, snowmobiles, dune buggies, and other motorized vehicles.

INJSIGMOTOR 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

  • 2020-2021; 2023: Sample adults age 18+ who had a significant non-repetitive strain injury in the past 3 months and sample children age 0-17 with a significant injury in the past three months (INJSIGNFCNT).

Availability

  • 2020-2021, 2023

Weights