National Hospital Care Survey¨CHUD

NCHS Linked Data

Key points

  • Linking National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) National Hospital Care Survey data with data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development enables researchers to conduct public health studies.
  • Find a list of data dictionaries and resources for restricted-use data.
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Overview

The National Center for Health Statistics Data Linkage Program links National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) data with data from other agencies. NHCS restricted-use data is linked to administrative data from the (HUD).

Linked records include up to three years of administrative housing data from HUD's largest housing assistance programs, such as—

  • Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program
  • Public housing (PH)
  • Privately owned, subsidized multifamily housing (MF)

Linked data support research studies, including those examining the complex relationship between housing and health.

Restricted-use

Restricted-use linked 2014 NHCS–2013/2015 HUD and 2016 NHCS–2015/2017 HUD data can be accessed only through the National Center for Health Statistics Research Data Center (RDC) network for approved research projects.

Access restricted-use data

The RDC provides instructions for preparing and submitting an application to access restricted data.
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Data dictionaries

Linkage methods and analytical support

Resources

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