WSU College of Nursing faculty, staff and students may log in to view several national datasets to use in secondary data analysis. A valid WSU OneDrive account is required to access the datasets. A brief description of each dataset provided in the OneDrive folder is listed below.

BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) 2018. Downloaded on 8/10/2020.

BRFSS is an ongoing surveillance system of telephone administered surveys of health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, use of preventative services for the noninstitutionalized adult population. State and local-level data in all 50 U.S. states, the DC and three U.S. territories.

Random sample of landline and cellular (since 2011) telephone holders (98% of U.S. adult population) weighted to be representative. The sample contains more than 400,000 subjects annually. Years available: 1984 2014. The questionnaire contains core component, mandatory in all states, and optional components.

CAHPS (Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems). Requires proposal

The Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG CAHPS) survey is a standardized survey used to measure patients' perceptions of care received from healthcare providers and their staff in medical offices. The CGCAHPS were created to better understand, assess, and improve patient care experiences. The acronym "CAHPS" is a registered trademark of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). MedicalGPS, LLC is certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to conduct CAHPS® - Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMHâ„¢) surveys. Directly through MedicalGPS or via one of our strategic partners, MedicalGPS leads the implementation of a full array of CAHPS® surveys.

• CG-CAHPS, Clinician and Group CAHPS

• CAHPS - PCMH, Patient-Centered Medical Homes

• PQRS - CAHPS Physician Groups Participating in Physician Quality Reporting System

• ACO - CAHPS, Accountable Care Organizations

• H-CAHPS - Hospitals

• ICH-CAHPS, In-center Hemodialysis

• OAS-CAHPS, Ambulatory Surgery Centers

• EDPEC-CAHPS, Department Patient Experience of Care

MEPS (Medical Expenditure Panel Survey) 2018 Full-Year Consolidated Data File. Downloaded 9/1/2020.

MEPS provides national estimates of health care use and spending, insurance, accessibility of care.  Consists of several survey components and provides data for families and individuals, their medical providers (e.g., doctors, pharmacies, hospitals), and employers in the U. S.  Nationally representative survey of U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.

Participants were selected from the National Health Interview Survey. The study uses an overlapping panel design with each panel followed for two calendar years.

The MEPs gathers data from hospitals, physicians, home health care providers, and pharmacies identified; years available 1996-2018.

NAMCS (National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey) 2016. Downloaded 8/12/2020.

This annual survey gathers objective and reliable data about the delivery and use of scheduled and unscheduled ambulatory medical services in the U. S. Multistage probability  design of 112 geographic probability sampling units, 15 physician practices (n=3,000 physicians), and 25,000 patient office visits.  Visits for inclusion in the research are randomly selected from the physicians' list of office visits using a random start, and based on the estimated number of visits for the week and number of days the physician was expected to see patients during the week.

NHAMCS (National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey) 2017. Downloaded 8/12/2020.

This annual survey gathers objective and reliable data about the delivery and use of scheduled and unscheduled ambulatory medical services in the U. S. Probability sample of non-federal, general, and short-stay hospitals.  There are 112 PSUs, 500 hospitals, 400 emergency departments, 250 outpatient departments, for a total of 37,000 emergency department and 35,000 outpatient visits for the 4-week reporting period. 

NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), 2018-19. Downloaded 7/31/2020.

National representative survey was designed to assess the health and nutritional status of noninstitutionalized adults and children in the U.S.  NHANES is a series of surveys with multistage cluster design, about 5,000 people each year.   Oversampling of Hispanic, non-Hispanic Blacks, Asians, persons at or below 130% of poverty, and those 60 years of age and older.  Data was gathered through in-home interviews, physical examinations, and biophysical specimens.

NHCS (National Hospital Care Survey). Requires proposal.

The National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) is designed to provide accurate and reliable health care statistics that answer key questions of interest to health care and public health professionals, researchers, and health care policy makers. This includes tracking the latest trends affecting hospitals and health care organizations and factors that influence the use of health care resources, the quality of health care, and disparities in health care services provided to population subgroups in the United States. NHCS collects data on patient care in hospital-based settings to describe patterns of health care delivery and utilization in the United States. Settings include inpatient, emergency (EDs), and outpatient departments (OPDs). The survey will provide hospital utilization statistics for the Nation. In addition, NHCS will also be able to monitor national trends in substance use-related ED visits including opioid visits. Researchers can link these survey data to outside data sources such as the National Death Index to obtain a more complete picture of patient care.

NHIS (National Health Interview Survey) 2018. Downloaded 8/9/2020.

The NHIS has monitored the health of people in the United States since 1957.  Considered to be the "gold standard" for health related data in the United States (Sell, Goldberg, & Conron, 2015).  A cross-sectional annual household interview survey containing all adults (if agreed) in a household aged 17 and older.   Computer assisted personal interviewing used to collect the data.  Oversampling of Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. 

NSFG (National Survey of Family Growth) 2015-2017. Downloaded on 8/11/2020.

Gathers information on family live, marriage and divorce, infertility, contraception and general and reproductive health. First 5 cycles between 1973 and 1995 were nationally representative samples of women 15-44. Beginning 2002, added a nationally representative sample of men. Personal interviews are conducted by female interviewers in homes of nationally representative sample of women (through 2002) and men (since then).  Since 2006, instead of every of 3-7 year cycles, about 5,000 interviews are being conducted annually, about half men and about half women. Beginning in 2015, age now ranges up to 49.

NSHAP (National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project): Wave 1 (2005-2006), Wave 2 (2010-2011), Wave 3 (2015-2016). Downloaded 8/6/2020.

NSHAP is a national, longitudinal, population-based study of health and social factors, aiming to understand the well-being of older Americans by examining the interactions among physical health and illness, medication use, cognitive function, emotional health, sensory function, health behaviors, social connectedness, sexuality, and relationship quality. Two waves of the NSHAP are available (Wave 1: 2005-2006 (N=3,000) and Wave 2 (N=3,400): 2010-2011) and Wave 3 is undergoing data collection (2015-2016). NSHAP uses a national area probability sample of community residing adults born between 1920-1947 with oversample of African Americans and Hispanics. Wave 2 includes Wave 1 respondents and others, including cohabiting spouses and romantic partners. Wave 3 includes a new cohort born 1948-1965. Data collection methods include home interviews, biomeasures, and respondent administered surveys

NYTS (National Youth Tobacco Survey) 2019. Downloaded on 8/10/2020.

The National Youth Tobacco Survey was designed to provide national data on long-term, intermediate, and short-term indicators key to the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs. It also serves as a baseline for comparing progress toward Healthy People goals. The survey uses a three-stage cluster sampling design to generate a cross-sectional, nationally-representative sample of students in grades 6-12 from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data were collected in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, and annually since 2011. Sample sizes are around 24,000 students randomly selected from around 200 randomly sample schools, with an overall response rate of generally over 80%.

PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System). Requires proposal

Collects state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy, covering about 83% of all US births. Each state samples between 1300 and 3400 women per year, using a combination of mailed surveys and telephone survey. Monthly stratified samples of 100-250 new mothers are drawn monthly, oversampling mothers with low weight births. Survey responses are linked to extracted birth certificate data items. Annual state-level data available back to 1987.