IHIS

Application to Use IHIS Data

All information on this form will be kept confidential.
All information on this form is required for registration unless otherwise indicated by *.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
First Name
Last Name
Institution
Field	Public health Public policy Medicine or clinical research Demography Statistics Sociology History Other, academic Government News media Other, nonacademic
Status	Faculty Academic researcher Academic staff Postdoctoral Student, graduate Student, undergraduate Student, high school Other, academic Other, nonacademic
Anticipated results of research	Research article or chapter News article Policy report Thesis, doctoral Thesis, other Class assignment Teaching material Book Other

Data Use Restrictions - Read Carefully
The Public Health Service Act (Section 308 (d)) provides that the data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), may be used only for the purpose of health statistical reporting and analysis. Any effort to determine the identity of any reported case is prohibited by this law. NCHS does all it can to assure that the identity of data subjects cannot be disclosed. All direct identifiers, as well as any characteristics that might lead to identification, are omitted from the data files. Any intentional identification or disclosure of a person or establishment violates the assurances of confidentiality given to the providers of the information. Therefore, users will: Use the data in these data files for statistical reporting and analysis only. Make no use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and advise the Director, NCHS, of any such discovery (301-458-4500). Not link these data files with individually identifiable data from other NCHS or non-NCHS data files. By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the above-stated statutorily-based requirements.
Research project
Please provide at least 25 words describing your research project or how you plan to use the data.

The Public Health Service Act (Section 308 (d)) provides that the data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), may be used only for the purpose of health statistical reporting and analysis. Any effort to determine the identity of any reported case is prohibited by this law. NCHS does all it can to assure that the identity of data subjects cannot be disclosed. All direct identifiers, as well as any characteristics that might lead to identification, are omitted from the data files. Any intentional identification or disclosure of a person or establishment violates the assurances of confidentiality given to the providers of the information.

Therefore, users will:

Use the data in these data files for statistical reporting and analysis only.
Make no use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and advise the Director, NCHS, of any such discovery (301-458-4500).
Not link these data files with individually identifiable data from other NCHS or non-NCHS data files.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the above-stated statutorily-based requirements.

Please provide at least 25 words describing your research project or how you plan to use the data.

Limitation of the data and conditions of use
Please check all of the following boxes to indicate that you have read about the limitations of the IHIS data and you agree to abide by the conditions of use.
	User agrees to receive occasional email messages. The Minnesota Population Center may contact you via the email address given above for communications related to the IHIS data system. Such messages will be infrequent, and we will safeguard the confidentiality of your email address.
	Use the data in these data files for statistical reporting and analysis only
	Make no use of the identity of any person or establishment discovered inadvertently and advise the Director of NCHS of any such discovery (301-458-4500)
	Do not link these data with individually-identifiable data from NCHS or non-NCHS data files
	No fees may be charged for use or distribution of the data All persons are granted a limited license to use and distribute these data, but you may not charge a fee for the data if you distribute them to others.
	Cite the IHIS appropriately Publications and research reports based on the database must cite it appropriately.
	IHIS cannot be used to study small geographic areas The smallest geographical areas identified in the IHIS are regions (groups of states) and a limited number of metropolitan areas.
	This system provides individual-level data only You will need a statistical software package, such as STATA, SAS, or SPSS, to analyze the downloaded data. Alternatively, you may use the IHIS-SDA online tabulator to make tables, without making a data extract.