title: The National Survey of Families and Households: a rich data base for nursing research.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Health and Illness Nursing, Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus 43210-1289, USA.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Julian
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Knapp
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States