Terms Relating to Conditions Deafness or serious Paralysis of any kind
trouble with hearing Repeated trouble with Condition .--A morbidity condition, or simply a con- Serious trouble with see- back or spine dition, is any entry on the questionnaire which describes ing, even when wearing Club foot
a departure from a state of physical or mental well- glasses Permanent stiffness or being, It results from a positive response to one of a Cleft palate deformity of the foot, series of “illness-recall” questions. In the coding and Any speech defect leg, fingers, arm, or tabulating process, conditions are selected or classi- Missing fingers, hand, or back
fied according to a number of different criteria, such arm-toes, foot, or leg Condition present since as, whether they were medically attended; whether they Palsy birth
resulted in disability; whether they were acute or chron- -Condition groups.-Conditions are classified ac
ic; or according to the type of disease, injury, impair- cording to the International Classification of Diseases, ment, or symptoms reported. For the purposes of each 1955 Revision, with certain modifications adopted to published report or set of tables, only those conditions make the code more suitable for a household-interview recorded on the questionnaire which satisfy certain survey. In this report, all tables which have data clas
stated criteria are included. sified by type of condition employ a S-category re-Acute conditions are classified by type according grouping plus several selected subgroups. The Inter-to the International Classification of Diseases, 1955 Re- national Classification code numbers included in each vision, with certain modifications adopted to make the category are shown below:
code more suitable for a household-interview-type
survey. International
Acute condition.-An acute condition is defined as a condition which has lasted less than threemonths and
Condition Groups Classification Code Numbers which has involved either medical attention or
re-stricted activity. Because of the procedures used to es-timate incidence, the acute conditions included in this
I Infective and parasitic
diseases 020-138
report are the conditions which had their onset during the two weeks prior to the interview weekand which in-volved either medical attention or restricted activity
II Respiratory conditions 470-501, Sll, 517-525, 527, 783
during that two-week period. However, it excludes cer-tain conditions which are always classified as chronic (listed below) even though the onset occurred within
Upper respiratory Other respiratory
470-475, 511, 517 480-501, 518-525.527 783
three months.
Conditions always classified as chronic: III Digestive system
conditions 530-539,543-553,570
Asthma Stomach ulcer 571, 573-587, 734, 785
Hay fever Any other chronic stomach
Tuberculosis trouble IV Injuries N800-N885, N890-N895,
Chronic bronchitis Kidney stones or chronic N900-N994, N996-N999
Repeated attacks of sinus kidney trouble
trouble Arthritis or rheumatism V Other conditions All other acute code
Rheumatic fever Mental illness numbers
Hardening of the arteries Diabetes Onset of condition.-A condition is considered to High blood pressure Thyroid trouble or goiter have had its onset when it was first noticed. This could Heart trouble Any allergy be the time the person first felt sick or became
in-Stroke Epilepsy jured, or it could be the time when the person or his
Trouble with varicose veins Chronic nervous trouble family was first told by a physician that he had a con-Hemorrhoids or piles Cancer dition of which he was previously unaware.
Tumor, cyst, or gr&th Chronic skin trouble Incidence of conditions.-The incidence of condi-Chronic gallbladder or Hernia or rupture tions is the estimated number of conditions having their
liver uouble Prostate trouble onset in a specified time period. As previously
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tioned, minor acute conditions, involving neither re
stricted activity nor medical attention are excluded from the statistics. The incidence data shown in some reports are further limited to various subclasses of conditioas, such as “incidence of conditions involving bed disability.”
Activity-restricting condition .-An activity re
stricting condition is a condition which has caused at least one day of restricted activity during the two cal
endar weeks before the interview week. (See definition of “Restricted-activity day.“) The incidence of acute activity-restricting conditions is estimated from the number of such conditions reported as having started in the two-week period, but a condition which did not re
sult in restricted activity until after the endof the two-week period in which it had its onset is not included.
Bed-disabling condition,-A condition involving at least one dav of bed disabilitv is called a bed-disabling condition. (See definition of “Bed-disability day.“) Thi incidence of acute bed-disabling conditions is defined in a manner analogous to the incidence of acute activity-restricting conditions.
Medigally attended condition.lA condition is con
sidered to be medicallv attended if auhvsician has been -consulted about it either at its onset or at any time thereafter. Medical attention includes consultation ei
ther in person or by telephone for treatment or advice.
sician” includes doctors of medicine and osteopathic physicians.
Terms Relating to Discibility
Disability.-Disability is the general term used to describe any temporary or long-term reduction of a person’s activity as a result of an acute or chronic condition.
Disability days are classified according to whether they are days of restricted activity, bed-days, inclusive term used in describing disability days.
Condition-days of restricted activity, bed disability, etc.-Condition-days of restricted activity, beddisabil
Restricted-activity day---A day of restricted ac-.
tivity is one on which a person substantially reduce:;
the amount of activity normal for that day because OF a specific illness or injury. The type of reduction varies with the age and occupation of the individual a::
well as with the day of the week or season of the year, Restricted activity covers the range from substantial reduction to complete inactivity for the entire day,
Currently employed persons.-Currently employed persons are all persons 17 years of age or over who weather are considered as currently employed-if they expected to work as soon as the particular event causing
-- -- - --
Persons excluded from the currently employed pop
ulation &are(1) persons receivingrevenue from an enter
prise in whose operation they did not participate, (2) persons doing housework or charity work for which they received no pay, and (3) seasonal workers during the unemployment season.
The number of currently employed persons esti
mated by the U. S. National Health Survey (NHS) will differ from the estimates prepared by the Current Pop
ulation Survey (CPS), Bureau of the Census for several reasons. In addition to sampling variabilitytheyinclude three primary conceptual differences, namely: (1) NHS estimates are for persons 17 years of ageor over; CPS estimates are for persons 14 years of age or over. (2) NHS uses a two-week-reference period while CPS uses a one-week reference period. (3) NHS is a continuing survey with separate samples taken weekly, while CPS f s a monthly sample taken for the survey week which in
cludes the 12th of the month.
Residence,-Residence is the term used to signify the division of the United States into urban, rural-non-farm, and rural-farm populations. The definition of ur
ban and rural areas is the same as that used in the 1950 Census.
ULJ.--The urban population comprises all persons living in (a) places of 2,500 inhabitants or more incorporated as cities, boroughs, or villages;
(b) incorporated towns of 2,500 inhabitants or more except in New England, New York, and Wisconsin where “Towns” are simply minor civil divisions of counties; (c) the densely settled urban fringe, in
cluding both incorporated and unincorporated areas, around cities of 50,000 or more; and (d) unincor
porated places of 2,500 inhabitants or moreoutside any urban fringe. The remainingpopulation is clas
sified as rural.
Rural farm,-The rural-farm population in
cludes all rural residents living on farms. In de
ciding whether the members of a household live on
a farm or ranch, the statement of the respondent is accepted with the following exception, Persons who pay cash rent for house and yard only are classi Further-more, all persons in institutions, summer camps, motels, and tourist camps which are located in farm areas are classified as nonfarm.
Rural nonfarm.-The rural-nonfarm popula
tion Includes all of the remaining rural population.
Region. - For the purpose of classifying the pop
ulation by geographic area, the States are grouped into four regions. These regions, which correspond tothose used by the Bureau ‘of the Census, are as follows:
Region States Included
Northeast--- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
North Central-- Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas south- -- Delaware, Maryland, District of
Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii
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tnrewiew not “brained for:
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fd For who, condlllons?
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(0) In wk., ,vey did I, bofh., you, (4 Anythlnp .I..,
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(4 what or. ,h.y, IL, Anr,h,n. .I..,
(b) “.x many ,,m,, w.,. y’ou in ,h. hospit. or.m,Vh, or low,.,7
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Lf~n;NO. 1. Wh.n did ,h. ass,d.n, happn, 2. Aftha ,,m* of the acsidm,. who, pr, d th. WY was hut? Who, kind of ,n/u,y ~,a, I,,
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Card A
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY Check List of Chronrc Conditions
1. Asthma 2. Tuberculosis 3. Chronic bronchitis
4. Repeated attacks bf sinus trouble
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY For: Housewife
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY
Children from 6 through limited in orher activities.
4. Not limired in any of these Kip.
Card B
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY Check List of Selected Impoirmsnt~
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY For: Children under 6 years old
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY
Workers and other persons except Housewives and Children
1. Not able to work at all.
NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY Family income during past 12 months
OUTLINE OF REPORT SERIES FOR VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS Public Health Service fublication No. 1000
SERIES 1-4. GENERAL SERIES. Program descriptions, methodological research, and analytical studies of vital and health statistics.
Earlier reports of this kind have appeared in “Vital Statistics-Special Reports” and in “Health Statistics from the National Health Survey,” Se
ries A and D, PHS Publication No. 584.
Series 1: Programs and collection procedures.-Reports which describe the general programsof the National Center for Health Statistics and its offices and divisions, data collection methods used. definitions, and other material necessary for understanding of the tecbni
cal characteristics of published data.
Series 2: Data evaluation and methods research.-Studies of new statistical methodology including: experimental tests of new survey meth
ods. studies of vital statistics collection methods, new analytical techniques, objective evaluations of reliability of collecteddata contributions to statistical theory.
Series 3: .4nalytical Studies.-This series comprises reports presenting analytical or interpretive studies based on vital and health statistics.
Series 4: Documents and committee reports.-Final reports of major committees concerned with vital and health statistics and documents such as recommended model vital registration laws and revised birth and death certificates.
SERIES 10-12. DATA FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY
Earlier reports of the kind appearing in Series 10 have been issued as “Health Statistics from the National Health Survey,” Series B and C, PHS Publication No. 584.
Series 10: Statistics on illness, accidental injuries, disability, use of hospital, medical, dental, and other services, and other health-related topics, based on data collected in the continuing National Health Interview Survey.
Series 11: Data from the Health Examination Survey based on the direct examination, testing, and measurement of national samples of the population of the United States, including the medically definedprevalence of specific diseases, and distributions of the popula
tion with respect to various physical and physiological measurements.
Series 12: Data from the Health Records Survey relating to the health characteristics of persons in institutions, and on hospital. medical nursing, and personal care received, based onnational samples of establishments providing these services and samples oftheres
idents of patients. or of records of the establishments.
SERIES 20-23. DAT4 FROM THE NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM Earlier reports of this kind have been issued in “Vital Statistics-Special Reports.”
Series 20: Various reports on mortality, tabulations by cause of death, age, etc., time series of rates, data for geographic areas, States, cities, etc.-other than as included in annual or monthly reports.
Series 21: Data on natality such as birth by age of mother, birth order, geographic areas, States, cities, time series of rat,es. etc.-compila
tions of data not included in the regular annual volumes or monthly reports.
Series 22: Date on marriage and divorce by various demographic factors, geographic areas, et.c.-other than chat included in annual or month
ly reports.
Series 23: Date from the program of sample surveys related to vital records. The subjects being covered in these surveys are varied includ
ing topics such as mortality by socioeconomic classes, hospitalization in the last year of life, X-ray exposure during pregnancy, etc.
Catalog Card
4cute conditions, incidence and associated disability, United States, July t961-June 1962. Statistics on the incidence of acute conditions and the associated days of restricted activity, bed disability, and time lost from work and school, by age, sex, calendar quarter, residence, and geographic region. Based on data collected in household interviews during the period July 1961-June 1962. Washington, I!.S. Dept.
of Health, Fducation, and Welfitre. Public Health Service, 1963.
58 p. disgrs., tables. 27cm. (Ifs Viral and llealrh Statistics, Series 10, no. I) U.S. Public Health Service. Publication no. 1000, Series 10, no. 1
1. Sickness - Statistics. 2. U.S. - Statistics, Medical. I. Title.
Il. Title: Statistics an the incidence of acute conditions and the associated days of re
stricted activity. (Series)
Cataloged by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Library.