Linkage Methods and Analytical Support for NCHS-HUD Data

Lloyd PC, Helms VE. National Center for Health Statistics, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology. NCHS-HUD Linked Data: Analytic Considerations and Guidelines. 2016. Hyattsville, Maryland. [PDF – 975 KB]

• Provides details about the HUD data sources, NCHS surveys, and construction of specific files. 
• Specifies information for researchers using the files, as it relates to:
  • HUD housing assistance programs and data systems
  • Adjusting weights for linkage eligibility
  • Merging public-use survey data with linked data
  • Analyzing data from linked NCHS-HUD child respondents
  • Temporal alignment of HUD-assisted respondents
  • Considerations for the unit of analysis

Match Rate Tables

• Table 1. 1999-2012 NCHS-HUD linked file sample sizes and percentage linked, by survey and age at interview [PDF - 393 KB]
• Table 2. 1999-2012 NHIS-HUD linked file sample sizes and percentage linked among sample adults and sample children, by survey and age at interview [PDF - 384 KB]
• Table 3. 1999-2012 NHANES-HUD linked file sample sizes and percentage linked mobile examination clinic (MEC) participants, by survey and age at interview [PDF - 336 KB]

Additional Resources:

• HUD Office of Policy Development and Research website