NCHS CD-ROM Collection

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Columbia receives National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data on CD-ROM from two sources: the NCHS Data Dissemination Program and the U.S. Government's Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

For products received through the FDLP, data is formatted for use with the NCHS data extraction software called SETS (Statistical Export and Tabulation System). SETS allows you to select variables and subset cases, will write out a codebook detailing only the variables selected, and will output the data with SAS or SPSS programs. The SETS software accompanies the data on each disc and is installed on the EDS PC network. For more information about SETS refer to:

EDS guide Using SETS to Extract NHIS and Other NCHS Data on CD-Rom

NCHS SETS Web Page

The data on CD-ROMs received directly from NCHS are in ASCII format making it accessible to most software and hardware platforms. The ASCII format has been used to create archival versions of key studies.

Below is a summary of the CD-ROMs in the EDS collection. Note; Only the year of earliest coverage is reported here. Details about the holdings for all years is in DataGate. Search by title and then, usually on the study listed as the "Archive," check the details under link "CDs or data on the server."

NCHS CD-ROM Collection
Series #	Study Name	Format	Coverage Starting In
	Longitudinal Study of Aging Supplement	SETS	1984
10	National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)	SETS	1987
10	National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)	ASCII	1969
10	NHIS Disability Phase I and II	SETS	1994
10a	National Health Interview Survey State Files	ASCII	1990
11	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III	SETS	1988
11	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III	ASCII	1988
13	National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	SETS	1990
13	National Home and Hospice Care Survey	SETS	1994
13	National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	SETS	1993
13	National Hospital Discharge Survey	SETS	1990
13	National Hospital Discharge Survey	ASCII	1979
13	National Nursing Home Survey	SETS	1995
20	Fetal Death	SETS	1991
20	Fetal Death	ASCII	1983
20	Linked Birth/Infant Death	SETS	1985
20	Multiple Cause-of-Death	SETS	1991
20	Multiple Cause-of-Death	ASCII	1968
20	Perinatal Mortality	SETS	1995
21	Marriage Detail File	ASCII	1968
21	Divorce Detail File	ASCII	1968
21	Marriage and Divorce	SETS	1989
21	Natality Data Set	SETS	1991
21	Natality Data Set	ASCII	1979
21	Matched Multiple Births	ASCII	1995
21	National Maternal and Infant Health Survey Longitudinal Followup to the 1988 NMIHS	SETS	1998
23	National Survey of Family Growth Cycle IV and Telephone Followup	SETS	1988
23	National Survey of Family Growth Cycle V	SETS	1995
23	National Survey of Family Growth	ASCII	1973