National Population Health Survey 1996-1997 [Canada]: Health Institutions Component

The National Population Health Survey (NPHS): Health Institutions component is the first national longitudinal survey of residents of Canadian health care facilities.The first cycle of data collection began in 1994. The institutional component includes long-term residents (expected to stay longer than six months) in health care facilities with four or more beds in Canada with the principal exclusion of the Yukon and the Northwest Teritories. This document has been produced to facilitate the manipulation of the 1996-1997 microdata file containing survey results. The main variables include: demography, health status, chronic conditions, restriction of activity, socio-demographic, and others. The initial follow-up of residents was conducted in October and November 1996. The interviews were conducted between December 1996 and April of 1997 with additional follow-up of the residents who moved continuing until June 1997. Statistics Canada interviewers conducted the interviews. The cross-sectional sample size was set at 2,600 residents. Assuming a response rate of 85 %.全国人口健康调查（National Population Health Survey, NPHS）之健康机构模块，是针对加拿大医疗保健机构住客开展的首个全国性纵向调查。首轮数据采集工作于1994年启动。 该机构模块涵盖加拿大境内拥有4张及以上床位的医疗保健机构中的长期住客（预计停留时长超过6个月），主要排除育空地区（Yukon）与西北地区（Northwest Territories）的住客。 本文档旨在便于处理包含本次调查结果的1996-1997年微观数据文件。核心变量涵盖人口统计学特征、健康状况、慢性疾病状况、活动受限情况、社会人口统计学特征及其他类别。 住客的首次追踪调查于1996年10月至11月开展。 访谈工作于1996年12月至1997年4月期间进行，针对发生迁居的住客的追加追踪工作则持续至1997年6月。 本次访谈由加拿大统计局（Statistics Canada）的访员执行。 横断面样本量设定为2600名住客，预设应答率为85%。