Description
NHISPID is an IHIS-constructed value that is an identifying number unique to each person in a given survey year. Using NHISPID, analysts can link IHIS data with additional data elements, from the NHIS source public use data files, that are not currently available in IHIS. For example, researchers can use NHISPID to link variables in IHIS with other variables from the core NHIS files variables. Alternatively, users may use NHISPID to link variables from IHIS with variables from NHIS supplements that are not yet part of IHIS. NHISPID is a single variable constructed by concatenating multiple data elements from the NHIS source data files.
Analysts wishing to link household-level NHIS data should use the household-level linking key NHISHID.
See the user note on LINKING for instructions on how to create links between IHIS and NHIS source data.
Comparability
The variables concatenated to construct NHISPID differ by periods. There are five discrete periods, namely: 1) 1969-1991 and 1993-1994; 2) 1992; 3) 1995-1996; 4) 1997-2003; and 5) 2004-forward. While the particular combination of variables used to construct NHISPID differs between these periods, the substantive meaning of the variable is consistent across years. In the discussion that follows, the elements of NHISPID are identified via the variable names used in the original NHIS public use data source files.
The sequential elements in NHISPID before 1994 (except for 1992) are processing quarter (QUARTER), PSU number (PSUNUMR), census week (WEEKCEN), segment number (SEGNUM), household number (HHNUM), and person number (PNUM).
The sequential elements of NHISPID for 1992 are processing year (YEAR), processing quarter (QUARTER), PSU number (PSUNUMR), census week (WEEKCEN), segment number (SEGNUM), household number (HHNUM), and person number (PNUM).
The sequential elements of NHISPID for 1995 and 1996 are household ID (HHID) and person number (PNUM).
From 1997 through 2003, the sequential elements of NHISPID are household serial number (HHX), family serial number (FMX), and person number (PX).
For 2004 forward, the sequential elements of NHISPID are processing year (YEAR), household serial number (HHX), family serial number (FMX), and person number (FPX).
Universe
- 1968-2010: All persons.
NHISPID is a 16-character string variable.
Availability
- 1968-2010
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Weights
- 1968-2010 : PERWEIGHT
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