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The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is an important source of information on health and access to health care services.
CHIS is a telephone survey of adults, adolescents, and children from all parts of the state. The survey is conducted every two years.
CHIS 2009 is currently being planned.
CHIS 2007 surveyed more than 50,000 households with data to be released in late 2008 or early 2009.
CHIS 2005 surveyed more than 45,000 households and expanded the number of individually represented California counties from 33 to 41 (with the remaining smaller counties grouped into three strata).
CHIS 2003 surveyed more than 42,000 households and had the added dimension of housing and neighborhood information.
CHIS 2001 - the first survey - collected information from more than 55,000 households.
CHIS is the largest state health survey and one of the largest health surveys in the United States. CHIS gives health planners, policy makers, county governments, advocacy groups, and communities a detailed picture of the health and health care needs facing California's diverse population.
The survey provides:
- Statewide information on the overall population including many racial and ethnic groups.
- Local-level information on most counties for health planning and important comparison purposes.
The CHIS sample represents the geographic diversity of California, and the available multi-language interviews accommodate the state's rich ethnic diversity.
CHIS is conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, the Department of Health Care Services and the Public Health Institute.
Funding for CHIS comes from state and federal agencies and from several private foundations.
The California Health Interview Survey is based at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in Los Angeles, California.
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