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Taiwan National Health Interview Survey 2001

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General Info
Provider 
National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
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Geography 
Taiwan (Province of China) (TWN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2001 - 12/2001
Series or system 
Taiwan National Health Interview Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Taiwan National Health Interview Survey 2001 covered three geographic regions: urban villages and towns, mountains region, and outlying islands. The sample sizes were 26,685 participants in the urban region, 2,797 participants in the mountains region, and 1,954 participants in the islands region. The NHIS 2001 included five questionnaires: one for the household, one for participants over the age of 12, one for 12 year olds, a self-administered questionnaire for 12 to 19 year olds, and a self-administered questionnaire for participants ages 20 to 65. Questionnaires collected sociodemographic information, health status (including SF-36), health care use, and health behaviors including drug use and sexual behaviors.

Keywords 
Alcohol use, Amputation, Antihypertensive drugs, Assets, Autism, Back pain, Bone mineral density, Burns, Cataracts, Cervix uteri cancer, Chronic kidney diseases, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cirrhosis of the liver, Clinical breast exams, Condoms, Congenital anomalies, Contraceptives, Corpus uteri cancer, Corrective lenses, Dental care, Diabetes, Disability, Education, Employment, Endometriosis, Secondhand smoke, Falls, Glaucoma, Gynecological diseases, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Hearing aids, Hearing loss, Heart disease, Height, Hospitals, Housing, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Hysterectomy, IUDs, Illicit drug use, Income, Influenza vaccines, Injuries, Insulin, Languages, Limited mobility, Marital status, Medicines, Menopause, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mobility aids, Neck pain, Neurological conditions, Oral hygiene, Ovary cancer, Pain, Pap smears, Paralysis, Peptic ulcer disease, Personal health expenditures, Pharmacies, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Prostheses and implants, Public social assistance, Religion, Road and vehicle safety, Road traffic injuries, SF-36, School enrollment, Screening mammography, Seat belts, Sense organ diseases, Sexual behavior, Stroke, Symptoms, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Traditional medicine, Upper respiratory infections, Uterine fibroids, Vision loss, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021