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China National Health Services Survey 1998

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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 
01/1998 - 12/1998
Series or system 
China National Health Services Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The 1998 National Health Services Survey (NHSS) evaluated the health needs of urban and rural residents, and the availability and utilization of health services and insurance programs. The survey covered 216,101 people in 56,994 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, care for pregnant women, 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, Cerebrovascular diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Dermatitis, Diabetes, Digestive diseases, Disability, Education, Employment, Endocrine disorders, Fever, Food expenditures, Gall bladder and bile duct disease, Gastritis and duodenitis, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Hearing loss, Hospitals, Household expenditures, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Hypertension, Immunization, Income, Incontinence, Influenza, Injuries, Ischemic heart disease, Length of stay, Limited mobility, Lower respiratory infections, Marital status, Mass media, Maternal conditions, Musculoskeletal diseases, Oral conditions, Pain, Peptic ulcer disease, Personal health expenditures, Physical activity, Place of delivery, Postnatal care, Prevalence, Public social assistance, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sanitation, Skilled birth attendants, Skin diseases, Tobacco smoking, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, Urinary diseases, Vision loss, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021