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China National Health Services Survey 1993

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General Info
Provider 
National Health and Family Planning Commission (China)
Tabulations only
Geography 
China (CHN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1993 - 12/1993
Series or system 
China National Health Services Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The 1993 National Health Services Survey (NHSS) evaluated the health needs of urban and rural residents, and the availability and utilization of health services. The survey covered 215,163 people in 54,984 households in rural and urban areas of China. Household interviews were administered by local medical workers, under supervision from doctors.

The report on the NHSS provides tables on disease and injury prevalence, hospitalization rates, health care for pregnant women and children, and general household information. Tables are broken down by location type and 10-year age group (often not by age and sex).

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Anemia, Antenatal care, Asthma, Birth weight, Breastfeeding, COPD, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Cataracts, Cerebrovascular diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Cooking fuels, Dermatitis, Diabetes, Digestive diseases, Disability, Education, Employment, Encephalitis, Endocrine disorders, Gall bladder and bile duct disease, Gastritis and duodenitis, Health care access, Health insurance, Hearing loss, Hepatitis, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hypertension, Immunization, Income, Incontinence, Infectious diseases, Influenza, Injuries, Length of stay, Limited mobility, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Maternal conditions, Measles, Meningitis, Mumps, Musculoskeletal diseases, Oral conditions, Peptic ulcer disease, Personal health expenditures, Physical activity, Place of delivery, Polio, Postnatal care, Prevalence, Public social assistance, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sanitation, Skin diseases, Tobacco smoking, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, Urinary diseases, Varicella, Vision loss, Water supply, Whooping cough
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021