National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Data

NCHS descibes the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) as "a national survey designed to meet the need for objective, reliable information about the provision and use of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. Findings are based on a sample of visits to non-federal employed office-based physicians who are primarily engaged in direct patient care."

NCHS' main Ambulatory Health Care Data web page has a lot of information about its ambulatory health care surveys, the NAMCS and NHAMCS. In addition to the data and survey instruments, NCHS also offers information on the scope and sample design, data collection and processing, estimation procedures, reliability of estimates, and staff presentations.

Updates and changes.


Data & User Guide

Year
Stata
SAS
CSV
User Guide
Desc
List of Survey Items
2015
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
NAMCS and NHAMCS Survey Content Brochure

NAMCS Data Items
2014
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2013
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2012
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2011
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2010
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2009
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2008
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2007
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2006
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2005
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2004
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2003
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2002
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2001
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
2000
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
1999
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
1998
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
1997
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
1996
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
1995
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
1994
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc
1993
dta
sas7bdat
csv
doc
desc

Please note that NCHS releases Questionnaires, etc. as soon as they are ready. NCHS will release the data associated with a particular questionnaire later when the data becomes available.

Forms, Surveys, Questionnaires, Sample Cards, Data Dictionaries

Year
Patient
Patient Sample Card or Record
Phys Ind
Physician Induction Interview Sample Card
Lookback
Lookback Module
EHR Dict
National Electronic Health Records Survey Data Dictionary
EHR Quest
National Electronic Health Records Survey Questionnaire
PW Dict
Physician Workflow Supplement Data Dictionary
PW EHR
Physician Workflow Supplement for EHR Adopters
PW non-EHR
Physician Workflow Supplement for non-EHR Adopters
CMHC Ind
Community Mental Health Center Induction Interview Form
Cervical
Cervical Cancer Screening Supplement
Other
Other Supplement
2015 Patient Phys Ind
--
--
2014 Patient Phys Ind
--
Long Short
--
2013 Patient Phys Ind Lookback EHR Dict EHR Quest
--
2012 Patient Phys Ind Lookback
--
EHR Quest PW Dict PW EHR PW non-EHR
--
Asthma
2011 Patient Phys Ind
--
--
EHR Quest PW Dict PW EHR PW non-EHR CMHC Ind
--
2010
Pat A
Pat B
Phys Ind
--
--
EHR Quest
--
CMHC Ind
Cervical Cancer
--
2009 Patient Phys Ind
--
--
EHR Quest
--
CMHC Ind
Cervical Cancer
2008 Patient Phys Ind
--
--
EHR Quest CMHC Ind
Cervical Cancer
2007 Patient Phys Ind
--
CMHC Ind
Cervical Cancer
2006 Patient Phys Ind CMHC Ind
Cervical Cancer
2005 Patient Phys Ind
--
2004 Patient
--
2003 Patient

Contact data@nber.org with questions, comments, or suggestions.

Last Update: October 25, 2015 Created by Jean Roth January 28, 2014