INJSIGNUMCH
Number of significant injuries for children, past 3 months
Codes
This is a 2-digit numeric variable.
Description
For sample children who had any injury in the past 3 months (INJSIGNFCNT), INJSIGNUMCH reports the number of significant injuries in the past 3 months. A related variable, INJSIGNUM, reports the number of significant, non-repetitive injuries in the past 3 months for sample adults who had any injury in the past 3 months.
INJSIGNUMCH is part of the rotating core NHIS questions on sudden injury. For other core sudden injury and injury-related variables, please see INJANY.
Universe
- 2020-2021; 2023: Sample children age 0-17 with a significant injury in the past 3 months (INJSIGNFCNT).
Availability
- 2020-2021, 2023
Weights
- 2020-2021, 2023 : SAMPWEIGHT
