1. U.S. National Health Interview Survey: Injury Questions Li-Hui Chen, MS, PhD ICE on Injury Statistics Washington DC 2006 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics

2. Sampled Population: civilian, noninstitutionalized, household population of the US Survey Method: computer-assisted personal interviewing Respondent: any family member in selected household Basic Information: National Health Interview Survey

3. Recall: 3 months prior to the interview Severity threshold: medical advice or treatment Information: external cause, injury diagnosis, activity, place of occurrence, hospitalization, work or school day loss, caused any limitation of activity ICD codes: ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes, and ICD-9-CM external cause codes are available. Injury and poisoning episodes

4. Separate screener questions Separate screener questions Combined screener questions Annual estimates of injury and poisoning episodes Episodes in millions *NHIS had a major redesign in 1997

5. Visit us at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/injury.htm Email us at: nchsinjury@cdc.gov

6. Screener questions for Injury and Poisoning Data 1997-1999 Mention of importance of injury: Yes Question for injury: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since {91 days before today date}, {were/was}{you/anyone in the family} injured seriously enough that {you/they} got medical advice or treatment? Question for poisoning: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since {91 days before today’s date}, did {you/anyone in the family} have a poisoning that caused someone to seek medical advice or treatment, including calls to a poison control center?

7. Screener questions for Injury and Poisoning Data 2000-2003 Mention of importance of injury: No Question for injury and poisoning: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since {91 days before today date}, {were/was} {you/anyone in the family} injured or poisoned seriously enough that {you/they} got medical advice or treatment?

8. Screener questions for Injury and Poisoning Data 2004-2005 Mention of importance of injury: Yes Question for injury: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since [fill1: (date 91 days before today's date)], [fill2: did you/did you or anyone in your family have an injury where any part of [fill3: your/the] body was hurt, for example, with a [fill4: (random set of injury examples)]? Question for poisoning: DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS, that is since [fill1: (date 91 days before today's date)], [fill2: were you/ were you or anyone in your family poisoned by swallowing or breathing in a harmful substance such as bleach, carbon monoxide, or too many pills or drugs? Do not include food poisoning, sun poisoning, or poison ivy rashes