One-Year Public Use Files (PUFs)

One-year PUFs consist of individual records obtained from each survey year (CHIS 2001 – 2023). One-year PUFs contain data at the state-level and include variables that minimize the risk of indirect identification of CHIS respondents. Variables that are not included in the one-year PUFs are available in our confidential dataset, which can be accessed via a Data Access Center (DAC) project. Alternatively, certain variables not included in the one-year PUFs may also be available in the two-year PUFs.  

One-year PUFs are available by direct download for CHIS 2001 to 2023 years. The files are available for Adult, Teen, and Child age groups and can be downloaded in SAS and Stata data formats.  

Please see the data dictionaries below to review the variables available in each one-year PUF. The data dictionaries also include information on survey methods and how to use the CHIS sample weights. View the detailed methodology reports for more information. Each link below contains only the data dictionary, not the data file itself. 

To download one-year PUFs, please select the desired CHIS year(s), age group(s), and file type(s) below. Once you have submitted the form, you will be directed to a page that contains the data files for download.  
 

Select a year below:

2023 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2023
AdultFebruary 2025
AdolescentFebruary 2025
ChildFebruary 2025

2022 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2022
AdultFebruary 2025
AdolescentSeptember 2024
ChildFebruary 2025

2021 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2021
AdultFebruary 2025
AdolescentSeptember 2024
ChildFebruary 2025

2020 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2020
AdultApril 2023
AdolescentMay 2022
ChildApril 2023

2019 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2019
AdultApril 2023
AdolescentMay 2022
ChildApril 2023

2018 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2018
AdultOctober 2023
AdolescentOctober 2023
ChildOctober 2023

2017 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2017
AdultOctober 2023
AdolescentOctober 2023
ChildOctober 2023

2016 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2016
AdultFeb 2020
AdolescentFeb 2020
ChildFeb 2020

2015 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2015
AdultFeb 2020
AdolescentFeb 2020
ChildFeb 2020

2014 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2014
AdultFeb 2020
AdolescentFeb 2020
ChildFeb 2020

2013 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2013
AdultFeb 2020
AdolescentFeb 2020
ChildFeb 2020

2012 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2012
AdultFeb 2020
AdolescentFeb 2020
Protected File
ChildFeb 2020

2011 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2011
AdultFeb 2020
AdolescentFeb 2020
Protected File
ChildFeb 2020

2009 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2009
AdultNovember 2012
AdolescentNovember 2012
Protected File
ChildNovember 2012

2007 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2007
AdultSeptember 2011
AdolescentSeptember 2011
Protected File
ChildSeptember 2011

2005 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2005
AdultSeptember 2011
AdolescentSeptember 2011
Protected File
ChildSeptember 2011
Family Cancer HistoryFebruary 2010

2003 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for: VersionCHIS 2003
AdultMay 2010
AdolescentMay 2010
Protected File
ChildMay 2010

2001 Data Dictionaries

Data Dictionary for:  Version CHIS 2001
Adult Oct 28, 2014
Adolescent Oct 28, 2014
Child Oct 28, 2014


 

Access One-Year PUF Files:

Dig deep into California health issues with comprehensive statewide CHIS data files that cover a variety of topics. Public Use Files (PUFs) containing data from each two-year or one-year cycle enable researchers to customize and run their own data analyses. The files are available in SAS and STATA data formats.

Year
Age Group
File Type