Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the
National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2008
by Stephen J.
Blumberg, Ph.D., and Julian V. Luke Division of Health Interview Statistics,
National Center for Health Statistics
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Overview NHIS Early
Release Program Methods Questionnaire Changes in 2007
Telephone Status Demographic
Differences Wireless-Mostly Households
Selected Health Measures by Household Telephone
Status Conclusions
For More Information Suggested Citation Figures Tables
Overview
Preliminary results8 from the January-June 2008 National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless
telephones continues to grow. More than one out of every six American homes
(17.5%) had only wireless telephones during the first half of 200, an increase
of 1.7 percentage points since the second half of 2007. In addition, more than
one out of every eight American homes (13.3%) received all or almost all calls
on wireless telephones despite having a landline telephone in the home. This
report presents the most up-to-date estimates available from the federal
government concerning the size and characteristics of these populations.
