CDC National Center for Health Statistics NCHS data use restrictions Page: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/restrictions.htm Saved by HowIsTheUSDoing on 2026-10-07 (read with a headless browser). This is a plain-text copy kept as a record of what the page said on that date; the live page is the authority. ======================================================================== Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search Skip directly to On This Page An official website of the United States government Here's how you know National Center for Health Statistics EXPLORE THIS TOPIC SEARCH SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 , VISIT LINK FOR DETAILS. For Everyone Data User Agreement WHAT TO KNOW National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) offers survey data files for public-use, with some restrictions. Researchers who use NCHS public-use data files can only use the information for statistical analysis or reporting purposes. Read the NCHS Data User Agreement carefully before using publicly released NCHS data files. Data use restrictions Please read carefully before using publicly released NCHS data files The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), conducts statistical and epidemiological activities under the authority granted by the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 242k). NCHS survey data are protected by federal confidentiality laws including Section 308(d) Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 242m(d)] and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act or CIPSEA [44 U.S.C. 3561-3583]. These confidentiality laws state the data collected by NCHS may be used only for statistical reporting and analysis. Any effort to determine the identity of individuals and establishments violates the assurances of confidentiality provided by federal law. Terms and conditions NCHS does all it can to ensure that the identity of individuals and establishments cannot be disclosed. All direct identifiers, as well as any characteristics that might lead to identification, are omitted from the dataset. Any intentional identification or disclosure of an individual or establishment violates the assurances of confidentiality given to the providers of the information. Therefore, users will— Use the data in this dataset for statistical reporting and analysis only. Make no attempt to learn the identity of any person or establishment included in these data. Not link this dataset with individually identifiable data from other NCHS or non-NCHS datasets. Not engage in any efforts to assess disclosure methodologies applied to protect individuals and establishments or any research on methods of re-identification of individuals and establishments. By using these data you signify your agreement to comply with the above-stated statutorily based requirements. Sanctions for violating NCHS Data Use Agreement Willfully disclosing any information that could identify a person or establishment in any manner to a person or agency not entitled to receive it, shall be guilty of a class E felony and imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000, or both. ON THIS PAGE Data use restrictions Terms and conditions Sanctions for violating NCHS Data Use Agreement RELATED PAGES Policies and Procedures Quality Guidelines: Introduction Quality Guidelines: Application and Dissemination Quality Guidelines: Quality Assurance Quality Guidelines: Complaint Procedures Quality Guidelines: Influential Statistical Information VIEW ALL National Center for Health Statistics Employment at NCHS SOURCES AND PAGE INFO PRINT SHARE National Center for Health Statistics  Homepage for the National Center for Health Statistics, the nation's provider of official health statistics View All About NCHS Surveys and Vitals Systems Budget and Funding Data and Analysis Tools Partnerships Pressroom Policies and Procedures Employment at NCHS Responses to Health Data Requests Webinars Email Updates VIEW ALL Sign up for Email Updates Contact Us About CDC Policies Languages Archive HHS.GOV USA.GOV