This information collection request is approved pursuant to HHS' agreement to do the following: 1) expand the health insurance supplement to the full sample, 2) add health insurance questions, 3) expand the income section to add questions from the 1990 census as part of the July 1989 pretest, and 4) add health insurance questions to the core survey as part of the July 1989 pretest.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/1990
03/31/1990
03/31/1989
48,500
0
48,500
53,205
0
65,491
0
0
0
THE NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY, AN ONGOING SURVE OF THE CIVILIAN, NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION, MONITORS THE NATION' HEALTH. THE 1989 NHIS WILL INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTS ON "DENTAL", DIABETES" DIGESTIVE DISORDERS", "HEALTH INSURANCE". "MENTAL HEALTH", AND "IMMUNIZATION". KNOWLEDGE.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.