Category: wireless telephone

NCHS Releases Latest NHIS Early Release Data

The Early Release (ER) Program of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) provides estimates, analytic reports, and preliminary microdata files on an expedited schedule. NHIS data users can have access to these very timely estimates, reports, and microdata files without having to wait for the release of the final annual NHIS microdata files by selected Read More >

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National Health Interview Survey Releases 7 New Early Release Products

The National Health Interview Survey Early Release Program has released 7 new products that include data on health insurance, key health indicators and wirless phone use. The new products include a report that presents estimates of health insurance coverage for the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population based on data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey. Read More >

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Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July–December 2018

Preliminary results from the July–December 2018 National Health Interview Survey indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless telephones continues to grow. More than one-half of American homes (57.1%) had only wireless telephones (also known as cellular telephones, cell phones, or mobile phones) during the second half of 2018—an increase of 3.2 percentage Read More >

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Stat of the Day – May 4, 2017

#STATOFTHEDAY In last 6 months of 2016, more than half of U.S. households (50.8%) had only #cellphone #mobilephone https://t.co/wRK3XBTdfL — NCHS (@NCHStats) May 4, 2017 Read More >

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Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December, 2016

Questions for Stephen Blumberg, Ph.D., Health Scientist and Lead Author of “Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July-December, 2016” Q:  What does cell phone use have to do with Americans’ health? SB:  The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) does not monitor cell phone ownership in the United States Read More >

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Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July–December 2015

Preliminary results from the July– December 2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless telephones continues to grow. Nearly one-half of American homes (48.3%) had only wireless telephones (also known as cellular telephones, cell phones, or mobile phones) during the second half of 2015—an increase of 2.9 Read More >

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Number of American Homes with Wireless Only Telephones Continues to Grow

NCHS has released a new report with data from the National Health Interview Survey Early Release Program looking at selected estimates of telephone coverage for the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population The estimates use January–June 2015 data and are based on in-person interviews that are conducted throughout the year to collect information on health status, health-related behaviors, and Read More >

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Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July–December 2014

Preliminary results from the July– December 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless telephones continues to grow. More than two in every five American homes (45.4%) had only wireless telephones (also known as cellular telephones, cell phones, or mobile phones) during the second half of 2014—an Read More >

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Homes with only Wireless Telephones Continues to Grow

Two new reports on wireless telephones show that percentage of adults and children living in households that do not have a landline telephone but have at least one wireless telephone have gone up.  The first report shows preliminary results from the January–June 2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on wireless telephones. The report found that two in Read More >

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Million of U.S Adults are Identified as Wireless Families

Did you know that one in six homes have only wireless telephone? Approximately 31 million adults (14.0%)  lived in wireless-mostly households during the last 6 months of 2007, an increase from 28 million (12.6%) during the first 6 months of 2007. Read more about wireless-mostly households here! Read More >

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Wireless Use in the United States

Most of our data sets are distinctly health and medical related. But not all. Using the National Health Interview Survey as a vehicle we have published on the trend of households abandoning landline telephone in favor of wireless. The most recent report, covering July-December 2006 is here. Earlier reports are here and here. Read More >

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