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The national survey of families and households: A rich data base for nursing research
Author(s) -
Julian Teresa W.,
Knapp Thomas R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770180210
Subject(s) - representativeness heuristic , sample (material) , public health , reliability (semiconductor) , survey data collection , generalizability theory , nursing research , relevance (law) , public domain , psychology , gerontology , nursing , medicine , geography , social psychology , statistics , political science , developmental psychology , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , mathematics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , archaeology , law
Abstract A summary of the information contained in the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), a public‐domain data base, is provided. The representativeness of the sample with respect to sex and age and the reliability of a subset of the variables that address depression are evaluated. Suggestions for the use of this data base, with emphasis on variables of direct relevance to family health nursing research, are made. ©1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.