NCHS Data Linkage Activities
NCHS has developed a record linkage program designed to maximize the scientific value of the Center's population-based surveys. Linked data files enable researchers to examine the factors that influence disability, chronic disease, health care utilization, morbidity, and mortality.
NCHS is currently linking various NCHS surveys with administrative data from the following:
- National Death Index (NDI)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- United States Renal Data System (USRDS)
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Summary of Available Linkages
The following table presents the NCHS surveys and the administrative data source(s) each is linked to:
Contact
Data Linkage Team
Office of Analysis and Epidemiology
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782
E-mail: datalinkage@cdc.gov
- Page last reviewed: March 28, 2016
- Page last updated: August 26, 2016
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