This appendix
provides information about each database analyzed for the National Healthcare
Disparities Report; select on each database name to link to appropriate
information. For detailed methods, see Appendix B. For
specifications of each measure, see Appendix C. For tables, see Appendix D.
CALIFORNIA HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY (CHIS)
COMMONWEALTH FUND HEALTH CARE
QUALITY SURVEY
HEALTHCARE COST AND
UTILIZATION PROJECT (HCUP)
MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL
SURVEY (MEPS)
MEDICARE CURRENT BENEFICIARY SURVEY (MCBS)
MEDICARE QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS (QIO) PROGRAM
NATIONAL AMBULATORY
MEDICAL CARE SURVEY (NAMCS)
NATIONAL
HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES)
NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW
SURVEY (NHIS)
NATIONAL HIV/AIDS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
NATIONAL HOME AND
HOSPICE CARE SURVEY (NHHCS)
NATIONAL
HOSPITAL AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE SURVEY (NHAMCS)
NATIONAL HOSPITAL DISCHARGE
SURVEY (NHDS)
NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON DRUG ABUSE (NHSDA)
NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION SURVEY (NIS)
NATIONAL NURSING HOME SURVEY
(NNHS)
NATIONAL TB SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM (NTBSS)
NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS
SYSTEM —LINKED BIRTH AND INFANT DEATH DATA (NVSS-I)
NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS
SYSTEM, MORTALITY (NVSS-M)
NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS
SYSTEM, NATALITY (NVSS-N)
SAMHSA CLIENT / PATIENT SURVEY SAMPLE (CPSS)
SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND END RESULTS PROGRAM
(SEER)
UNITED STATES RENAL DATA
SYSTEM (USRDS)