Survey Questions

Introduction

Although there are a number of different sources for asthma data, surveys are among the sources most commonly used. Each survey, however, may have questions that are worded slightly differently, or a survey may change wording from year to year. The links below will take you directly to a description of data sources with asthma content.

Data Sources with Asthma Content

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)[PDF - 113 KB] Updated March 2016
  • BRFSS Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS)/National Asthma Survey (NAS)[PDF - 177 KB] Updated March 2016
• Global Asthma Network (GAN)[PDF - 16 KB] Updated April 2015
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), HCUPNet, and KID[PDF - 225 KB] Updated March 2016
• International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)[PDF - 33 KB] Updated April 2015
• Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)[PDF - 180 KB] Updated March 2016
• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)/ National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)[PDF - 172 KB] Updated March 2016
• National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)[PDF - 226 KB] Updated March 2016
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)[PDF - 246 KB] Updated March 2016
• National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS)[PDF - 28 KB] Updated April 2015
• National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)[PDF - 53 KB] Updated April 2015
• National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79)[PDF - 230 KB] Updated April 2015
• National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH)[PDF - 82 KB] Updated April 2015
• National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)[PDF - 18 KB] Updated March 2016
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)[PDF - 61 KB] Updated April 2015