NHIS - National Health Interview Survey

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The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has monitored the health of the nation since 1957. NHIS data on a broad range of health topics are collected through personal household interviews. Survey results have been instrumental in providing data to track health status, health care access, and progress toward achieving national health objectives.

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The visual abstract shows sleep difficulties among U.S. adults in 2020.

This visual abstract shows the differences in access to care by sexual orientation among adults in the United States, 2013–2018.

Children Living in Food - Insecure Households: United States, 2019-2020

Dental Visits Among Children , United States: 2019 and 2020

Social Support and Emotional Support Among Adults: United States, July - December 2020

Percentage of Adults Aged18 -64 with a Dental Visit by Urbanicity: United States, 2019

Teenager with bandage and bandages showing percentages for age groups 6 months to 4 years, 5 to 11 years, and 12 to 17 years

This visual abstract reads that male veterans are more likely than male nonveterans to have two or more chronic conditions among U.S. males for the time period 2015 through 2018.

This visual abstract reads that male veterans are more likely than male nonveterans to have two or more chronic conditions among U.S. males for the time period 2015 through 2018.

This visual abstract shows that non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black U.S. adults were most likely to experience any severity of depression symptoms in the previous week in 2019.

This visual abstract shows that in 2019, women were more likely than men and boys more likely than girls to take prescription medication for mental health in the past 12 months.

This visual abstract shows that American Indian or Alaskan Native Adults living in rural areas are more likely to have diabetes

This visual abstract shows that women are more likely than men to use Yoga, Meditation, and Chiropractors

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