- + Comparison of the Prevalence of Uninsured Persons From theNational Health Interview Survey and the Current Population Survey, 2016 and 2017—The table provides a side-by-side comparison of recent estimates of uninsurance from the National Center for Health Statistics' National Health Interv...
- + Sleep Duration and Quality Among Women Aged 40-59, by Menopausal Status—Sleep duration and quality are important contributors to health and wellness. Insufficient sleep is associated with an increased risk for chronic cond...
- + Infant Mortality Rates in Rural and Urban Areas in the United States, 2014—The infant mortality rate is often used as a measure of a country's health because similar factors influence population health and infant mortality. A...
- + Unmarried Men's Contraceptive Use at Recent Sexual Intercourse: United States, 2011-2015—Contraception is used to help prevent unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Higher percentages of pregnancies to unmarried...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January - March 2017—This report provides health insurance estimates from the first quarter of the 2017 National Health Interview Survey. [Category: Public Health]
- + Design and Operation of the National Survey of Children's Health, 2011-2012—For more than a century, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and its predecessors h...
- + Fetal Death Data Files—The 2014 public use fetal death data file has been updated to include cause of fetal death. No change has been made to other data items. A new 2014 Fe...
- + Birth: Provisional Data for 2016—This report presents provisional 2016 data on U.S. births. Births are shown by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother. Data on marital status, ces...
- + High-deductible Health Plans and Financial Barriers to Medical Care: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2016—This report provides recent estimates from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the percentage of privately insured adults aged 18-64 who e...
- + National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: California and Los Angeles County, Estimation Methods and Analytic Considerations, 1999-2006, and 2007-2014—The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), is a cross-sectional sur...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2016 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the 2016 Nation...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Indicators of Mortality, 2015-Quarter 4, 2016—In this release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents provisional estimates of death rates for the fourth quarter of 2016. Reliable estima...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Birth Indicators, 2015-Quarter 4, 2016—In this release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents provisional estimates of selected reproductive indicators from birth data for 2015 t...
- + Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From theNational Health Interview Survey, July-December 2016—The second 6 months of 2016 was the first time that a majority of American homes had only wireless telephones. Preliminary results from the July-Decem...
- + Changes in Characteristics of Chronically Uninsured Adults: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2010-September 2016—The landscape of health insurance coverage in the United States has changed from 2010 to the first 9 months of 2016. During this time period, among ad...
- + Characteristics of U.S. Adults With Hypertension Who Are Unaware of Their Hypertension, 2011-2014—This report examines the characteristics of adults with hypertension who were unaware of their hypertension and complements the findings of an earlier...
- + United States Life Tables, 2013—There are two types of life tables: the cohort (or generation) life table and the period (or current) life table. The cohort life table presents the m...
- + Prevalence of HPV in Adults Aged 18-69: United States, 2011-2014—This report provides the most recent national estimates of oral HPV prevalence among adults aged 18-69 from the National Health and Nutrition Examinat...
- + FRAX-based Estimates of 10-year Probability of Hip and Major Osteoporotic Fracture Among Adults Aged 40 and Over: United States, 2013 and 2014—This report uses FRAX estimates from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2014 to describe the hip and major osteoporotic fractur...
- + Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States, 2005-2014—This report examines the 2014 linked birth/infant death data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to describe trends in infant mortality i...
- + Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health: United States, 2014—In 2014, NCHS conducted the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey (NHPI NHIS). The NHPI NHIS was a survey in which abo...
- + Selected Health Conditions Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults: Untied Stats, 2014—This report uses data from that survey, in combination with 2014 data from the annual National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), to highlight difference...
- + Utilization of Clinical Preventive Services for Cancer andHeart Disease Among Insured Adults: United States, 2015—This report presents the proportion of insured adults who received selected services that are recommended for the prevention or early detection of can...
- + Prevalence of Low High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Among Adults, by Physical Activity: United States, 2011-2014—Regular physical activity can improve cholesterol levels among adults, including increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. HDL cholestero...
- + Barriers to Health Care for Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: United States, 2012-2015—In 2014, 25.7% of adults had been diagnosed with multiple chronic conditions (MCC), or 2 or more of 10 selected chronic conditions, including hyperten...
- + Ambulatory Surgery Data From Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers: United States, 2010—This report presents national estimates of surgical and nonsurgical ambulatory procedures performed in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Indicators of Mortality, 2015-Quarter 3, 2016—In this release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents provisional estimates of death rates for the third quarter of 2016. Reliable estimat...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Birth Indicators, 2015-Quarter 3, 2016—In this release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents provisional estimates of selected reproductive indicators from birth data for 2015 t...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates of Infant Mortality, 2014-Quarter 1, 2016—In this release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents infant mortality rates based on final data for 2014-2015, and provisional data for 2...
- + Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2015—Deaths from drug overdose have been identified as a significant public health burden in the United States in recent years. This report uses data from ...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-September 2016. National Health Interview Survey—The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January-September 2016 Natio...
- + Trends and Variations in Reproduction and Intrinsic Rates: United States. 1990-2014—Objective-This report presents trends in reproduction and intrinsic rates from 1990 through 2014. In addition, total fertility and gross reproduction ...
- + Emergency Department Visits for Injury and Illness Among Adults Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2012-2013—Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. The percentage of the U.S. population aged 65 and over has grown, and it is projected ...
- + Characteristics of Primary Care Physicians in Patient-centered Medical Home Practices: United States, 2013—This report describes the characteristics of primary care physicians in patient-centered medical home (PCMH) practices and compares these characterist...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-September 2016—This report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) presents selected estimates of health insurance coverage for the civilian noninstitu...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2010-September 2016—Persons who were uninsured, had private health insurance coverage, and had public health plan coverage at the time of the interview, by year and quart...
- + Long-term Trends in Health Insurance: Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, United States, 1968-2015 NHIS Release—Percentages (and standard errors) of persons under 65 years of age with health insurance coverage, by coverage type, and without health insurance. [Ca...
- + Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Youth, 2011-2014—Sugar-sweetened beverages contribute calories and added sugars to the diets of U.S. children. This report presents results for consumption of sugar-sw...
- + Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Among U.S. Adults, 2011-2014—Sugar-sweetened beverages are a major contributor of calories and added sugars to diets of U.S. adults. This report presents results for consumption ...
- + Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2015 (1/2017)—All Summary Health Statistics tables are based on the National Health Interview Survey and provide selected point estimates of health outcomes and the...
- + Physician Office Visits for Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2012-2013—Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. ADHD is characterized cl...
- + Proposed ICD-10-CM Surveillance Case Definitions for Injury Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits—This report describes a collaboration between the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to d...
- + The Association of Marital Status and Offers of Employer-based Health Insurance for Employed Women Aged 27-64: United States, 2014-2015—In 2015, women were less likely than men to have been insured through their own employer and more likely to have been covered as a dependent. This rep...
- + Healthy People 2020 Midcourse Review—Healthy People 2020 is the nation's health promotion and disease prevention initiative, with overarching goals and specific objectives for improving t...
- + Births: Final Data for 2015—This report presents 2015 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal age, live-birth order, r...
- + Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January - June 2016—Preliminary results from the January-June 2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless t...
- + Timeliness of Death Certificate Data for Mortality Surveillance and Provisional Estimates—This report evaluates the lag time between the week of death and the week when information on the death certificate became available for production of...
- + Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2010-2014—This report identifies the specific drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2010 through 2014. [Category: Pub...
- + Using Literal Text From the Death Certificate to Enhance Mortality Statistics: Characterizing Drug Involvement in Deaths—This report describes the development and use of a method for analyzing the literal text from death certificates to enhance national mortality statist...
- + Confidentiality Concerns and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Among Adolescents and Young Adults Aged 15-25—Data from the National Survey of Family Growth shows that about 7% of persons aged 15-25 would not seek sexual or reproductive health care because of ...
- + Mortality in the United States, 2015—This report presents 2015 U.S. final mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics. These data provide informati...
- + Vaccination Coverage Among Adults With Diagnosed Diabetes: United States, 2015—Persons with diabetes are at an increased risk for complications from vaccine-preventable infections. [Category: Public Health]
- + Problems Paying Medical Bills Among Persons Under Age 65: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2011-June 2016—This report provides updated estimates from the NHIS for the percentage of persons under age 65 who were in families having problems paying medical bi...
- + United States Life Tables, 2012—This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2012. [...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates of Infant Mortality, 2014-Quarter 4, 2015—In this release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents infant mortality rates based on final data for 2014 and provisional data for 2015. E...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Birth Indicators, 2014-Quarter 2, 2016—In this release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents provisional estimates of selected reproductive indicators from birth data for 2014 t...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Indicators of Mortality, 2014-Quarter 2, 2016—In this release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents provisional estimates of death rates for the second quarter of 2016. Reliable estima...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-June 2016 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January-Jun...
- + Quarterly Estimates of Directly Purchased Private Health Insurance Among Persons Under Age 65: United States, 2011-2013—Previously published data have shown seasonal variation in the percentage of persons under age 65 enrolled in health insurance plans acquired through ...
- + Sports- and Recreation-related Injury Episodes in the United States, 2011-2014—Much of the research on sports- and recreation-related injuries focuses on a specific population, activity, or type of injury, and national estimates ...
- + Age Differences in Visits to Office-based Physicians by Adults With Hypertension: United States, 2013—Hypertension is a chronic condition that affects 31% of adults in the United States (1). The prevalence of hypertension increases with age, from 7% am...
- + Teen Birth Rates for Urban and Rural Areas in the United States, 2007-2015—Teen birth rates have demonstrated an unprecedented decline in the United States since 2007 (1). Declines occurred in all states and among all major r...
- + Summary Health Statistics Tables for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2015—The annual Adult Summary Health Statistics tables summarize data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a multipurpose health survey conduc...
- + Summary Health Statistics Tables for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2015—The annual Child Summary Health Statistics tables summarize data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a multipurpose health survey conduc...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January - June 2016—This report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) presents selected estimates of health insurance coverage for the civilian noninstitu...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2010-June 2016—Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2010–June 2016 [Category: Public He...
- + Cause of Fetal Death: Data From the Fetal Death Report, 2014—This report presents, for the first time, data on cause of fetal death by selected characteristics such as maternal age, Hispanic origin and race, fet...
- + Health Care Access and Utilization Among Adults Aged 18-64, by Poverty Level: United States, 2013-2015—In 2014, U.S. adults could purchase a private health insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace or state-based exchanges established as p...
- + State Variation in Electronic Sharing of Information in Physician Offices: United States, 2015—The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) provides financial incentives to eligible providers using a certified ...
- + Injury Mortality: United States, 1999-2014—This storyboard depicts injury mortality in the United States from 1999 through 2014. Mortality is characterized using the underlying cause of death w...
- + Birth Expectations of U.S. Women Aged 15-44—Birth expectations have been shown to be related to sexual activity, contraceptive use, and fertility (1-3). While most U.S. women believe that having...
- + Use of Complementary Health Approaches for Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders Among Adults:United States, 2012—This report examines the use of complementary health approaches among U.S. adults aged 18 and over who had a musculoskeletal pain disorder. Prevalence...
- + Continued Declines in Teen Births in the United States, 2015—The birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 has fallen almost continuously since 1991, reaching historic lows for the nation every year since 2009 (1-4). ...
- + Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-March 2016 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January-Mar...
- + Births in the United States, 2015—This report presents several key demographic and maternal and infant health indicators using 2015 final birth data. Trends in general fertility rates,...
- + Declines in Cancer Death Rates Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1999-2014—Since the mid-1970s, cancer death rates among children and adolescents in the United States showed marked declines despite a slow increase in incidenc...
- + COPD-related Mortality by Sex and Race Among Adults Aged 25 and Over: United States, 2000-2014—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD (chronic bronchitis and emphysema) is a major component of chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD). CLR...
- + Changes in the Leading Cause of Death: Recent Patterns in Heart Disease and Cancer Mortality—For the total U.S. population, heart disease has been the leading cause of death for decades, with cancer the second leading cause (1). However, the r...
- + The Validity of Race and Hispanic-origin Reporting on Death Certificates in the United States: An Update—This report presents the findings of an updated study of the validity of race and Hispanic-origin reporting on death certificates in the United States...
- + Prepregnancy Body Mass Index by Maternal Characteristics and State: Data From the Birth Certificate, 2014—This report describes prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) among women giving birth in 2014 for the 47-state and District of Columbia reporting areas th...
- + Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2011-2014—This report presents anthropometric reference data for the U.S. population in 2011-2014. [Category: Public Health]
- + National Survey of Prison Health Care: Selected Findings—This report presents selected findings on the provision of health care services in U.S. state prisons. Findings on admissions testing for infectious d...
- + National Hospital Care Survey Demonstration Projects: Traumatic Brain Injury—This report demonstrates the analytical potential of the National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) through a case study of inpatient discharges and ambulat...
- + Prevalence of Low Weight-for-recumbent Length, Recumbent Length-for-age, and Weight-for-age Among Infants and Toddlers From Birth to 24 Months of Age: United States, 1999-2000 Through 2013-2014—Undernutrition in children is defined using weight-for-recumbent length, recumbent length-for-age, and weight-for-age. The Centers for Disease Control...
- + Prevalence of High Weight-for-recumbent Length Among Infants and Toddlers From Birth to 24 Months of Age: United States, 1971-1974 Through 2013-2014—Excess weight in infants is often defined using weight-for-recumbent length. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using the...
- + Prevalence of Underweight Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2-19 Years: United States, 1963-1965 Through 2013-2014—Underlying health conditions can result in children and adolescents being underweight. In addition, underweight can indicate malnutrition. Results fro...
- + Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2-19 Years: United States, 1963-1965 Through 2013-2014—Results from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 1...
- + Prevalence of Underweight Among Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 1960-1962 Through 2013-2014—Poor nutrition or underlying health conditions can result in adults being underweight. Results from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examin...
- + Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 1960-1962 Through 2013-2014—Results from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights and weights, indicate that an estimated 3...
- + Increases in Medically Attended Nonfatal Injury Episodes Among Females in the United States—Analysis of mortality and emergency department (ED) data have historically shown higher injury rates among males than females. In 2014, the injury-rel...
- + Deaths: Leading Causes for 2014—This report presents final 2014 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of ...
- + Deaths: Final Data for 2014—This report presents final 2014 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends, by selected characteristics such as a...
- + Expected Source of Payment at Emergency Department Visits for Adults Aged 18-64 for the United States and in the Five Most Populous States, 2012—Visits to the emergency department (ED) by U.S. adults aged 18-64 have remained stable at about 20% (1,2), but ED use may vary by the expected source ...
- + Emergency Department Use in the Country's Five Most Populous States and the Total United States, 2012—In 2012, about 20% of children and adults had one or more emergency department (ED) visits during the year (1,2). This report presents ED visits for t...
- + Expenditures on Complementary Health Approaches: United States, 2012—This report presents estimates of expenditures on complementary health approach use among the U.S. population. Estimates are presented for adults and ...
- + Health of Hispanic Adults: United States, 2010-2014—There are 54 million Hispanic persons living in the United States, making them the largest minority group in the country (1). Disaggregated data on Hi...
- + Occupational Differences Among Employed Adults Who Met 2008 Federal Guidelines for Both Aerobic and Muscle-strengthening Activities:United States, 2008-2014—This report presents national estimates of occupational differences among employed adults meeting the 2008 federal guidelines for both aerobic and mus...
- + The Effect of Changes in Selected Age-specific Causes of Death on Non-Hispanic White Life Expectancy Between 2000 and 2014—Between 2000 and 2014, life expectancy at birth in the United States increased by 2.0 years (1,2). The non-Hispanic black population experienced the g...
- + Births: Preliminary Data for 2015—This report presents preliminary 2015 data on U.S. births. Births are shown by age and race and Hispanic origin of mother. Data on marital status, ces...
- + Health Insurance Continuity and Health Care Access and Utilization, 2014—Between 2013 and 2014, almost 8 million adults aged 18-64 gained health care coverage, although 44 million adults were uninsured for at least part of ...
- + Physician Office Visits by Children for Well and Problem-focused Care: United States, 2012—Office visits by children can be for well or problem-focused care. Well-care visits for children routinely include assessment of emotional and social ...
- + Health of Non-Hispanic Asian Adults: United States, 2010-2014—About 5% of the U.S. population, or 15 million persons, are Asian (1). The Asian population is heterogeneous, characterized by a variety of languages,...
- + Access and Utilization of Selected Preventive Health Services Among Adolescents Aged 10-17—Adolescence is a critical period for health promotion, disease prevention, and the development of healthy habits (1). Regular preventive health care v...
- + State Variation in Health Care Service Utilization: United States, 2014—State-level differences in the percentage of uninsured Americans, along with other factors, may affect health care access and utilization (1-4). This ...
- + Declines in Triplet and Higher-order Multiple Births in the United States, 1998-2014—The incidence of triplet and higher-order multiple births rose fourfold during the 1980s and 1990s (1-3). This rise was associated with older maternal...
- + Health, United States, 2015—Health, United States presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbid...
- + Daily Water Intake Among U.S. Men and Women, 2009-2012—Water is an essential nutrient for life (1). Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations from 2004 set adequate levels for total water intake from all...
- + A Method-bridging Study for Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D to Standardize Historical Radioimmunoassay Data to Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry—Serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) were measured for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) over the 1988-2006...
- + Suicide Rates for Females and Males by Race and Ethnicity: United States, 1999 and 2014—The age-adjusted suicide rate in the United States was 24% higher in 2014 than in 1999, and increases were observed for both females and males in all ...
- + Increase in Suicide in the United States, 1999-2014—Suicide is an important public health issue involving psychological, biological, and societal factors (1, 2). After a period of nearly consistent decl...
- + Short Interpregnancy Intervals in 2014: Differences by Maternal Demographic Characteristics—Short interpregnancy intervals are associated with adverse birth outcomes, such as preterm birth (1,2). The risk of adverse birth outcomes has been sh...
- + Changes in Life Expectancy by Race and Hispanic Origin in the United States, 2013-2014—This report presents changes in life expectancy by race, Hispanic origin, and sex in the United States between 2013 and 2014. Life expectancy was esti...
- + Trends in Attitudes About Marriage, Childbearing, and Sexual Behavior: United States, 2002, 2006-2010, and 2011-2013—This report describes attitudes about marriage, childbearing, and sexual behavior among men and women aged 15-44 in the United States based on the 200...
- + Current Asthma Prevalence by Weight Status Among Adults: United States, 2001-2014—Asthma is a common chronic airway disorder characterized by periods of airflow obstruction known as asthma attacks (1). Symptom frequency can range fr...
- + Nut Consumption Among U.S. Youth, 2009-2012—Nut consumption has been associated with improved weight status (1,2), nutrient intake (3), and diet quality (4,5) among youth. However, allergies to ...
- + Characteristics of Physician Office Visits for Obesity by Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 2012—Obesity, a complex and costly condition, affects more than one-third of adults in the United States (1). It raises the risk of morbidity from chronic ...
- + Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Causes of Death: 2014-Quarter 3, 2015—Quarterly Provisional Estimates for Selected Causes of Death: 2014-Quarter 3, 2015 [Category: Public Health]
- + Early Release of Estimates Based on Data From the January-September 2015 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Variation in Residential Care Community Nurse and Aide Staffing Levels: United States, 2014—This report presents national and state estimates of staffing levels in residential care communities for registered nurses, licensed practical or voca...
- + Long-Term Care Providers and Service Users in the United States: Data from the National Study of Long-term Care Providers, 2013-2014—This report provides information on the supply, organizational characteristics, staffing, and services offered by paid, regulated providers of long-te...
- + Measuring Progress Toward Target Attainment and the Elimination of Health Disparities in Healthy People 2020—Healthy People is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for impro...
- + Reasons for Emergency Room Use Among U.S. Adults Aged 18-64: National Health Interview Survey, 2013 and 2014—This report examines the percentage of adults aged 18-64 who had an emergency room (ER) visit and their reasons for the most recent visit. [Category: ...
- + Deaths: Final Data for 2013—This report presents final 2013 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends, by selected characteristics such as a...
- + Deaths: Leading Causes for 2013—This report presents final 2013 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of ...
- + Smoking Prevalence and Cessation Before and During Pregnancy: Data From the Birth Certificate, 2014—This report presents findings for 2014 on maternal smoking prevalence and cessation before and during pregnancy as collected on the 2003 U.S. Standard...
- + Nonresponse Bias in Estimates from the 2012 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey—This report presents an analysis of potential nonresponse bias in 2012 NAMCS estimates of physicians and visits to physicians. [Category: Public Healt...
- + Adoption of Certified Electronic Health Record Systems and Electronic Information Sharing in Physician Offices: United States, 2013 and 2014—The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) of 2009 provides incentive payments to eligible hospitals and provider...
- + State Variation in Preventive Care Visits, by Patient Characteristics, 2012—Preventive care visits such as general medical examinations, prenatal visits, and well-baby visits give physicians and other health professionals the ...
- + Insurance Coverage for Complementary Health Approaches Among Adult Users: United States, 2002 and 2012—Between 30% and 40% of U.S. adults have used complementary health approaches in a given year (1-4). According to national surveys, the type of health ...
- + Proposed Framework for Presenting Injury Data Using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) Diagnosis Codes—This report provides a brief description of the differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM injury diagnosis codes, introduces the proposed framework a...
- + Mortality Among Centenarians in the United States, 2000-2014—The population of the United States is aging. Although centenarians are still uncommon, the numbers of Americans aged 100 and over increased 43.6%, fr...
- + Drug Poisoning Mortality: United States, 2002-2014—Drug Poisoning Mortality: United States, 2002-2014 [Category: Public Health]
- + Mean Age of Mothers Is on the Rise: United States, 2000-2014—A mother's age at birth, and particularly the mean or "average" age when a mother has her first child, is of interest to researchers and the public. M...
- + Sexual Behavior, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Orientation Among Adults Aged 18-44 in the United States: Data From the 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth—This report provides national estimates of sexual behavior, sexual attraction, and sexual orientation among women and men aged 18-44 in the United Sta...
- + Sleep Duration, Quality of Sleep, and Use of Sleep Medication, by Sex and Family Type, 2013-2014—Sleep affects many aspects of well-being and quality of life for people of all ages. Risks associated with deficient or poor-quality sleep include phy...
- + Recent Trends in Heart Failure-related Mortality: United States, 2000-2014—Heart failure is a major public health problem associated with significant hospital admission rates, mortality, and costly health care expenditures, d...
- + Births: Final Data for 2014—This report presents 2014 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal age, live-birth order, r...
- + 2010 Pregnancy Rates Among U.S. Women—The drop in birth rates from 2007 through 2013 has been well documented (1). However, it is also important to examine total rates of pregnancy and oth...
- + Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2014—Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2014 [Category: Public Health]
- + Summary Health Statistics Tables for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2014—Summary Health Statistics Tables for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2014 [Category: Public Health]
- + Abnormal Cholesterol Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2011-2014—Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death among adults in the United States. To improve the cardiovascular health of the U.S. populatio...
- + Mortality in the United States, 2014—This report presents 2014 U.S. final mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics. These data provide informati...
- + Variation in Operating Characteristics of Adult Day Services Centers, by Center Ownership: United States, 2014—More than one-quarter of a million participants were enrolled in 4,800 adult day services centers in the United States in 2014 (1,2). Unlike other lon...
- + Variation in Adult Day Services Center Participant Characteristics, by Center Ownership: United States, 2014—More than one-quarter million participants were enrolled in adult day services centers in the United States on the day of data collection in 2014 (1)....
- + Quarterly provisional estimates for selected causes of death: United States, 2014-Quarter 2, 2015—Quarterly provisional estimates for selected causes of death: United States, 2014-Quarter 2, 2015 [Category: Public Health]
- + Problems Paying Medical Bills Among Persons Under Age 65: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2011-June 2015—Problems Paying Medical Bills Among Persons Under Age 65: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2011-June 2015 [Catego...
- + Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2015—Preliminary results from the January-June 2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless t...
- + How Does Cause of Death Contribute to the Hispanic Mortality Advantage in the United States?—The Hispanic population in the United States has lower overall mortality and higher life expectancy at birth than the non-Hispanic white and non-Hispa...
- + Viral Hepatitis Among Non-Hispanic Asian Adults in the United States, 2011-2014—Hepatitis A (HAV), B (HBV), and C (HCV) viruses are common types of viral hepatitis. HBV and HCV infection can lead to liver disease, cancer, and seri...
- + Variation in Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics, by Size of Community: United States, 2014—Residents of residential care communities are persons who cannot live independently but generally do not require the skilled care provided by nursing ...
- + Variation in Operating Characteristics of Residential Care Communities, by Size of Community: United States, 2014—Assisted living and similar residential care communities provide services to individuals who cannot live independently but generally do not require th...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-June 2015 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Estimated Prevalence of Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Following Questionnaire Changes in the 2014 National Health Interview Survey—The developmental disabilities questions in the 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were changed from previous years, including question reor...
- + Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults: United States, 2011-2014—Hypertension is a public health challenge in the United States because it directly increases the risk for cardiovascular disease (1). National and reg...
- + Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2011-2014—Obesity is associated with health risks (1,2). Monitoring the prevalence of obesity is relevant for public health programs that focus on reducing or p...
- + Current Contraceptive Use and Variation by Selected Characteristics Among Women Aged 15-44: United States, 2011-2013—This report describes current contraceptive use among women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) during 2011-2013. Current contraceptive use is defined as...
- + Leading Causes of Death Contributing to Decrease in Life Expectancy Gap Between Black and White Populations: United States, 1999-2013—The trend in U.S. life expectancy since 1900 has been one of gradual improvement (1). Nevertheless, differences in life expectancy by race have persis...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2010-June 2015—Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2010-June 2015 [Category: Public He...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2015—This report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) presents selected estimates of he...
- + Wellness-related Use of Common Complementary Health Approaches Among Adults: United States, 2012—This report presents national estimates of selected wellness-related reasons for the use of natural product supplements, yoga, and spinal manipulation...
- + Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adults: United States, 2014—Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-powered products that typically deliver nicotine in the form of an aerosol (1). E-cigarettes have bee...
- + Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2014—Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2014 [Category: Public Health]
- + Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2013—Summary Health Statistics Tables for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2013 [Category: Public Health]
- + Racial and Gender Disparities in Suicide Among Young Adults Aged 18-24: United States, 2009-2013—Suicide is an act of violence against oneself, resulting in death. Among teenagers and young adults aged 15-24, suicide was the second leading cause o...
- + Births: Final Data for 2014 [public use file]—Public use file [Category: Public Health]
- + Births in the United States, 2014—This report presents several key demographic and maternal and infant health indicators by race and Hispanic origin, using 2014 final birth data. Trend...
- + Hospitalization, Readmission, and Death Experience of Noninstitutionalized Medicare Fee-for-service Beneficiaries Aged 65 and Over—This report provides descriptive measures of hospitalization, readmission, and death among the noninstitutionalized population aged 65 and over using ...
- + HIV Infection in U.S. Household Population Aged 18-59: Data From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2012—This report presents estimates of HIV prevalence, the association of HIV status with key risk factors, and the prevalence of antiretroviral drug use a...
- + Emergency Department Visits Related to Schizophrenia Among Adults Aged 18-64: United States, 2009-2011—Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder with clinical manifestations that may include hallucinations, delusions, and thought and movement disorders (...
- + United States Life Tables, 2011—This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age specific death rates in 2011. [...
- + Self-reported Hearing Trouble in Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2014—Untreated hearing loss is associated with decreasing social, psychological, and cognitive functioning (1-4). Using data from the 2014 National Health ...
- + Comparison of the Prevalence of Uninsured Persons From theNational Health Interview Survey and the Current Population Survey, 2014 and 2015—The table below provides a side-by-side comparison of recent estimates of uninsurance from the National Center for Health Statistics' National Health ...
- + Caloric Intake From Fast Food Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2011-2012—Consumption of fast food has been linked to weight gain in adults (1). Fast food has also been associated with higher caloric intake and poorer diet q...
- + Linkage of NCHS Population Health Surveys to Administrative Records From Social Security Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—As the nation's principal health statistics agency, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) provides statistical information that can be used...
- + Reported Child Health Status, Hispanic Ethnicity, and Language of Interview: United States, 2011-2012—This report has three objectives: a) to describe the reported health status of four subgroups of school-age children: Hispanic children with a Spanish...
- + Variation in Physician Office Visit Rates by Patient Characteristics and State, 2012—In 2012, 74% of children and adults with a usual place to visit listed a doctor's office as their usual place for care (1,2). This report examines the...
- + Diagnostic Experiences of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder—his report describes the diagnostic experiences of a sample of children in the United States diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (...
- + Hospitalization for Total Knee Replacement Among InpatientsAged 45 and Over: United States, 2000-2010—In 2010, total knee replacement was the most frequently performed inpatient procedure on adults aged 45 and over. In the 11-year period from 2000 thro...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-March 2015 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Deaths: Leading Causes for 2012—This report presents final 2012 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of ...
- + Deaths: Final Data for 2012—This report presents final 2012 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as ag...
- + National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2012—The Ambulatory and Hospital Care Statistics Branch is pleased to release the most current nationally representative data on ambulatory care visits to ...
- + Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents in the United States and Canada—About one-quarter of Canadian adults and more than one-third of adults in the United States are obese (1). Obese children are at risk of becoming obes...
- + NVSS Vital Statistics Rapid Release—In this first pilot release of Quarterly Provisional Estimates, NCHS presents estimates of death rates for seven selected causes of death for 2013 and...
- + U.S. and State Trends on Teen Births, 1990-2013—NCHS Data Visualization Gallery: This dashboard assembles all final birth data for women aged 15-19, 15-17, and 18-19 to produce interactive maps and ...
- + Percentage of Adults Aged 65 and Over With Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass at the Femur Neck or Lumbar Spine: United States, 2005-2010—This Health E-Stat provides information on the percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 and over with osteoporosis and low bone mass at the femur neck or lum...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-March 2015—This report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) presents selected estimates of he...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2010-March 2015—Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2010-March 2015 [Category: Public H...
- + Preliminary Quarterly Microdata Files: National Health Interview Survey, January-March 2015—The preliminary January-March 2015 file is based on 26,193persons in the Family Core, 3,174 children in the Sample Child Core, and 8,554 adults in the...
- + Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2013 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set—This report presents 2013 period infant mortality The number of infant deaths was 23,446 in 2013, a decline of 208 statistics from the linked birth/in...
- + Any Visit to the Eye Doctor in the Past 12 Months Among Adults Diagnosed With Diabetes, by Years Since Diabetes Diagnosis and by Age: United States, 2012-2013—This Health E-Stat provides information on the percentage of U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes who visited an eye doctor in the past year, by years ...
- + Deaths: Leading Causes for 2011—This report presents final 2011 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of ...
- + Deaths: Final Data for 2011—This report presents final 2011 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as ag...
- + National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Biospecimen Program, NHANES III (1988-1994) and NHANES 1999-2014—This report describes the origins and characteristics of the NHANES biorepositories, which store biospecimens obtained during NHANES III (1988- 1994) ...
- + Fetal and Perinatal Mortality, United States, 2013—This report presents 2013 fetal and perinatal mortality data by maternal age, marital status, race, Hispanic origin, and state of residence, as well a...
- + Sexual activity, contraceptive use and childbearing of teens aged 15-19 in the United States—Using data from the 1988 to 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), this report provides trends and recent national estimates of sexual act...
- + Health Care Access and Utilization Among Adults Aged 18-64, by Race and Hispanic Origin: U.S., 2013-2014—This report presents data on Health Care Access and Utilization Among Adults Aged 18-64, by Race and Hispanic Origin: U.S., 2013-2014 [Category: Publi...
- + Differences in Stroke mortality among adults aged 45 and over in the United States, 2010-2013—This report provides data on Differences in Stroke mortality among adults aged 45 and over in the United States, 2010-2013 [Category: Public Health]
- + United States Life Tables, 2010—This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2010. [...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2014 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Long-Term Care Services in the U.S.: 2013 Overview—This report provides data on Long-Term Care Services in the U.S.: 2013 Overview [Category: Public Health]
- + Births: Preliminary Data for 2014—This report presents data on Births: Preliminary Data for 2014 [Category: Public Health]
- + Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Men's Use of Mental Health Treatments—This report provides data on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Men's Use of Mental Health Treatments [Category: Public Health]
- + Communication Disorders and Use of Intervention Services Among Children Aged 3-17 Years: United States, 2012—This report presents data on Communication Disorders and Use of Intervention Services Among Children Aged 3-17 Years: United States, 2012 [Category: P...
- + Characteristics of Children in Medicaid Managed Care and Medicaid Fee for Service, 2003-2005—This report describes Characteristics of Children in Medicaid Managed Care and Medicaid Fee for Service, 2003-2005 [Category: Public Health]
- + Three Decades of Nonmarital First Births among Fathers Aged 15-44 in the U.S.—This report presents data on Three Decades of Nonmarital First Births among Fathers Aged 15-44 in the U.S. [Category: Public Health]
- + HIV Testing in the Past Year Among the U.S Household Population Aged 15-44, 2011-2013—The report describes HIV Testing in the Past Year Among the U.S Household Population Aged 15-44, 2011-2013 [Category: Public Health]
- + Measuring Gestational Age in Vital Statistics Data: Transitioning to the Obstetric Estimate—Measuring Gestational Age in Vital Statistics Data: Transitioning to the Obstetric Estimate [Category: Public Health]
- + Births and Birth Rates for Unmarried Women: United States, Selected Years 1940-2013—NCHS Data Visualization Gallery: This storyboard illustrates the percent distribution of births to unmarried women, for 1970-2013; trends in nonmarita...
- + Natality Trends in the United States, 1909-2013—NCHS Data Visualization Gallery: This storyboard describes natality trends in the United States over the past 104 years. Highlighted here are number o...
- + Top 10 Leading Causes of Death: United States, 1999-2013—NCHS Data Visualization Gallery: This dashboard presents the age-adjusted death rates for the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States, inc...
- + Deaths in the United States, 1900-2013—NCHS Data Visualization Gallery: This storyboard of U.S. mortality trends over the past 113 years highlights the differences in age-adjusted death rat...
- + Serious Psychological Distress in Adults: U.S., 2009-2013—This report presents data on Serious Psychological Distress in Adults: U.S., 2009-2013 [Category: Public Health]
- + Maternal Morbidity for Vaginal and Cesarean Deliveries, According to Previous Cesarean History: New Data From the Birth Certificate, 2013—This report presents data on Maternal Morbidity for Vaginal and Cesarean Deliveries, According to Previous Cesarean History: New Data From the Birth C...
- + Association Between Diagnosed ADHD and Selected Characteristics Among Children Aged 4-17 Years: U.S., 2011-2013—This report describes the Association Between Diagnosed ADHD and Selected Characteristics Among Children Aged 4-17 Years: U.S., 2011-2013 [Category: P...
- + Dental Caries and Tooth Loss in Adults in the United States, 2011-2012—This report presents data on Dental Caries and Tooth Loss in Adults in the United States, 2011-2012 [Category: Public Health]
- + When Are Babies Born: Morning, Noon, or Night? Birth Certificate Data for 2013—This report presents data on when Babies Born: Morning, Noon, or Night? Birth Certificate Data for 2013 [Category: Public Health]
- + Trends in Elevated Triglyceride in Adults: United States, 2001-2012—This report shows Trends in Elevated Triglyceride in Adults: United States, 2001-2012 [Category: Public Health]
- + Health, United States, 2014—Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics. The 2014 report presents a Special Feature on Adults Aged 55-64. [Category: ...
- + Deaths From Unintentional Injury Among Adults Aged 65 and Over: U.S., 2000-2013—This report describes Deaths From Unintentional Injury Among Adults Aged 65 and Over: U.S., 2000-2013 [Category: Public Health]
- + Interpregnancy Intervals in the United States: Data From the Birth Certificate and the National Survey of Family Growth—This report describes the Interpregnancy Intervals in the United States: Data From the Birth Certificate and the National Survey of Family Growth [Cat...
- + Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning: U.S., 2008-2011—This report describes Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning: U.S., 2008-2011 [Category: Public Health]
- + Acceptance by Office-based Physicians of New Patients with Public and Private Insurance: United States, 2013—This report describes the acceptance by Office-based Physicians of New Patients with Public and Private Insurance: United States, 2013 [Category: Publ...
- + Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: U.S., 2001-2011—This report describes Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: U.S., 2001-2011 [Category: Public Healt...
- + Hypertension-Related Mortality in the United States, 2000-2013—This report describes Hypertension-Related Mortality in the United States, 2000-2013 [Category: Public Health]
- + Emergency Department Visits and Proximity to Patients' Residences, 2009-2010—This report presents data on Emergency Department Visits and Proximity to Patients' Residences, 2009-2010 [Category: Public Health]
- + Dental Caries and Sealant Prevalence in Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2011-2012—This report describes U.S. youth dental caries and sealant prevalence by race and Hispanic origin for 2011-2012. [Category: Public Health]
- + Drug-poisoning Deaths Involving Heroin: United States, 2000-2013—Using data from the National Vital Statistics System, this data brief provides a description of trends and demographics for heroin-related drug-poison...
- + 2011 Public-use Linked Mortality Files - Updated data now available—The Public-use Linked Mortality File provides mortality follow-up data from the date of survey participation through December 31, 2011. All survey par...
- + Problems Paying Medical Bills Among Persons Under Age 65: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2011-June 2014—This report provides updated estimates for the percentage of persons under age 65 who were in families having problems paying medical bills, by select...
- + Prescription Opioid Analgesic Use Among Adults: United States, 1999-2012—Prescription opioid analgesics are used to treat pain from surgery, injury, and health conditions such as cancer. Opioid dependence and opioid-related...
- + Trends in Long-acting Reversible Contraception Use Among U.S. Women Aged 15-44—Using data from the 1982, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2006-2010, and 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), this report examines trends in current L...
- + Progress With Electronic Health Record Adoption Among Emergency and Outpatient Departments: United States, 2006-2011—The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 provides incentive payments to eligible hospitals and provider...
- + Hospitalization for Total Hip Replacement Among Inpatients Aged 45 and Over: United States, 2000-2010—Total hip replacement, in which both the head of the femur and its socket are replaced, is done to restore movement to hips damaged by osteoarthritis,...
- + Trends in the Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Adults: United States, 2002-2012—This report presents national estimates of the use of complementary health approaches among adults in the United States across three time points. Tren...
- + Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Children Aged 4-17 Years in the United States: National Health Interview Survey, 2007-2012—This report presents national estimates of the use of complementary health approaches among children aged 4-17 years in the United States. Selected mo...
- + Health Care Utilization Among U.S. Adults With Diagnosed Diabetes, 2013—Diabetes is a chronic medical condition that affects 1 in 10 adults in the United States (1). Diabetes can affect multiple organs and lead to serious ...
- + Emergency Department Visits for Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries: United States, 2010-2011—In spite of improvements in motor vehicle safety in recent years, motor vehicle crashes remain a major source of morbidity and mortality in the United...
- + Strategies Used by Adults to Reduce Their Prescription Drug Costs: United States, 2013—Approximately one-fifth (18%) of the $263 billion spent on retail prescription drugs in the United States in 2012 was paid out of pocket (1). Some adu...
- + Prevalence of Reduced Muscle Strength in Older U.S. Adults: United States, 2011-2012—Muscle weakness is linked to impaired mobility and mortality in older persons (1,2). The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Sarco...
- + Births: Final Data for 2013—Objectives-This report presents 2013 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal age, live-bir...
- + Hospitalizations for Patients Aged 85 and Over in the United States, 2000-2010—From 2000 through 2010, the number of adults aged 85 and over in the United States rose 31%, from 4.2 million to 5.5 million, and in 2010, this age gr...
- + Cigarette Smoking and Lung Obstruction Among Adults Aged 40-79: United States, 2007-2012—Lung obstruction is characterized by blocked airflow, shortness of breath, and difficulty exhaling. The most common obstructive lung diseases are asth...
- + Lung Obstruction Among Adults Aged 40-79: United States, 2007-2012—Lung obstruction is characterized by a decrease in airflow and shortness of breath. Common types of obstructive lung diseases include asthma and chron...
- + Mortality in the United States, 2013—This report presents 2013 U.S. final mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics. These data provide informati...
- + Nut Consumption Among U.S. Adults, 2009-2010—The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourage the consumption of nutrient-dense foods such as nuts and seeds (1). Nut consumption has been assoc...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-June 2014 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Sexual Orientation in the 2013 National Health Interview Survey: A Quality Assessment—This report presents a set of quality analyses of sexual orientation data collected in the 2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). NHIS sexual o...
- + Current Contraceptive Status Among Women Aged 15-44: United States, 2011-2013—Nearly all women use contraception at some point in their lifetimes (1), although at any given time they may not be using contraception for reasons su...
- + 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Public Use Data Files Now Available—2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Public Use Data Files Now Available [Category: Public Health]
- + Births Resulting From Assisted Reproductive Technology: Comparing Birth Certificate and National ART Surveillance System Data, 2011—This report compares data on births resulting from assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures from 2011 birth certificates with data from the 2...
- + 2012 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Now Available—2012 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Now Available [Category: Public Health]
- + Discussions Between Health Care Providers and Their Patients Who Smoke Cigarettes—Smoking is the primary cause of preventable death in the United States (1). Studies show that a majority of smokers would like to quit (2) and that ev...
- + Births in the United States, 2013—This report presents 2013 final birth data on several key demographic and maternal and infant health indicators. Trends in the number of births, gener...
- + Trends in Drug-poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics and Heroin: United States, 1999-2012—This Health E-Stat provides information on annual rates of all drug-poisoning deaths and drug-poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics and heroin ...
- + National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: National Youth Fitness Survey Estimation Procedures, 2012—The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey's (NHANES) National Youth Fitness Survey (NNYFS) was conducted in 2012 by the Centers for Disease...
- + Operating Characteristics of Residential Care Communities, by Community Bed Size: United States, 2012—Residential care, including assisted living, provides long-term supports and services to individuals who cannot live independently but generally do no...
- + Trends in Fetal and Perinatal Mortality in the United States, 2006-2012—Changes in outcomes among live births were seen during 2006-2012. For example, the percentage of births delivered at 39 weeks of gestation or more ros...
- + Trends in Low-risk Cesarean Delivery in the United States, 1990-2013—This report describes trends in low-risk cesarean delivery rates in the United States from 1990 through 2013. Trends in low-risk cesarean delivery by ...
- + Design and Operation of the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2009-2010—This report presents the development, plan, and operation of the 2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, a module of the...
- + Depression and Obesity in the U.S. Adult Household Population, 2005-2010—In 2005-2010, 34.6% of U.S. adults aged 20 and over were obese and 7.2% had depression, based on depressive symptoms experienced in the past 2 weeks (...
- + Mortality in the United States, 2012—This report presents 2012 U.S. final mortality data on deaths and death rates by demographic and medical characteristics. These data provide informati...
- + Directly-purchased Private Health Insurance by Selected Demographics and Year: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2013-March 2014—Web tables [Category: Public Health]
- + 2009 Cohort Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Files and User Guide Now Available—2009 Cohort Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Files and User Guide Now Available [Category: Public Health]
- + International Comparisons of Infant Mortality and Related Factors: United States and Europe, 2010—This report investigates the reasons for the United States' high infant mortality rate when compared with European countries. Specifically, the report...
- + Health E-Stats on Prevalence of Obesity, Overweight, and Underweight among Adults and Children—Four releases include: Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults: United States, 1960-1962 Through 2011-2012 (September 2014...
- + Drug-poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics: United States, 1999-2011—Poisoning is the leading cause of injury death in the United States (1). Drugs-both illicit and pharmaceutical-are the major cause of poisoning deaths...
- + Comparison of the Prevalence of Uninsured Persons From the National Health Interview Survey and the Current Population Survey, January-April 2014—The table below provides a side-by-side comparison of recent estimates of uninsurance from the National Center for Health Statistics' National Health ...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Quarterly Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2010-March 2014—Web tables [Category: Public Health]
- + Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-March 2014 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Differences in Adult Day Services Center Participant Characteristics by Center Ownership: United States, 2012—The 4,800 adult day services centers nationwide provide a variety of services to their 273,200 participants, the majority of whom are older adults and...
- + Differences in Adult Day Services Center Characteristics by Center Ownership: United States, 2012—The most recent data estimate that 4,800 adult day services centers nationwide serve nearly a quarter million participants daily (1). Unlike other lon...
- + Linkage of 1986-2009 National Health Interview Survey With 1981-2010 Florida Cancer Data System—National survey data linked with state cancer registry data has the potential to create a valuable tool for cancer prevention and control research. A ...
- + Use of Selected Nonmedication Mental Health Services by Adolescent Boys and Girls With Serious Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties: United States, 2010-2012—Mental health is a key component of a child's overall wellbeing. Previous research using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) found t...
- + National and State Patterns of Teen Births in the United States, 1940-2013—This report presents trends from 1940 through 2013 in national birth rates for teenagers, with particular focus on the period since 1991. The percent ...
- + Recent Declines in Nonmarital Childbearing in the United States—There were sharp increases in nonmarital childbearing from 2002 to 2007, following the steady increases beginning in the 1980s. The upward trends have...
- + Age Differences in Visits to Office-based Physicians by Patients With Diabetes: United States, 2010—Diabetes is a chronic condition which affects nearly 29 million Americans and is a major cause of other chronic conditions, including heart disease, e...
- + Deaths Attributed to Heat, Cold, and Other Weather Events in the United States, 2006-2010—This report examines heat-related mortality, cold-related mortality, and other weather-related mortality during 2006-2010 among subgroups of U.S. resi...
- + Reasons for Emergency Room Use Among U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2012—Emergency rooms (ERs) are intended to provide care for acute and life-threatening medical conditions for people of all ages, but use is highest among ...
- + Perception of Weight Status in U.S. Children and Adolescents Aged 8-15 Years, 2005-2012—Childhood obesity is a major public health problem associated with many adverse health outcomes in adulthood. During 2011-2012, nearly 17% of children...
- + Rural Residents Who Are Hospitalized in Rural and Urban Hospitals: United States, 2010—In 2010, 17% of the U.S. population lived in rural (nonmetropolitan) areas (1). Many rural areas are medically underserved due to physician (especiall...
- + Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of U.S. Youth, 2009-2010—The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), 2010 encourage Americans, including youth, to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables. Individ...
- + Sexual Orientation and Health Among U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2013—To provide national estimates for indicators of health-related behaviors, health status, health care service utilization, and health care access by se...
- + Wireless Substitution: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2013—Preliminary results from the July-December 2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless ...
- + TV Watching and Computer Use in U.S. Youth Aged 12-15, 2012—Excessive screen-time behaviors, such as using a computer and watching TV, for more than 2 hours daily have been linked with elevated blood pressure, ...
- + Prevalence of Incontinence Among Older Americans—This report presents national estimates of incontinence prevalence in the United States using data source-specific definitions of incontinence among p...
- + Recent Declines in Induction of Labor by Gestational Age—During the 1980s, 1990s, and through 2006, the length of pregnancies in the United States shortened (1). From 1981 through 2006, the proportion of inf...
- + Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2013 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2013—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is releasing selected estimates of health insuranc...
- + Marriage, Cohabitation, and Men's Use of Preventive Health Care Services—Previous research has demonstrated that married men are more likely than not-married men to seek preventive health care services because their spouses...
- + Births: Preliminary Data for 2013—This report presents prelimina ry data for 2013 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age, live-birth order, race, and Hisp...
- + Cardiorespiratory Fitness Levels Among U.S. Youth Aged 12-15 Years: United States, 1999-2004 and 2012—Physical fitness has been defined as "a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity" (1). C...
- + Trends in Electronic Health Record System Use Among Office-based Physicians: United States, 2007-2012—This report presents trends in the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by office-based physicians during 2007-2012. Rates of adoption are com...
- + Health, United States, 2013—Health, United States presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbid...
- + First Births to Older Women Continue to Rise—The average age of women at first birth has risen over the past 4 decades. This increase is in part a reflection of the shift in first births to women...
- + State Variability in Supply of Office-based Primary Care Providers: United States, 2012—Primary care providers include primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. Primary care physicians are those in family and...
- + Adverse Family Experiences Among Children in Nonparental Care, 2011-2012—This report presents estimates of the proportion of children who have experienced selected adverse family events by the number of biological parents i...
- + Injury-related Emergency Department Visits by Children and Adolescents: United States, 2009-2010—Injury is the leading cause of death and a major source of morbidity among children and adolescents in the United States. The emergency department (ED...
- + 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties—This report details development of the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics' (NCHS) Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties (update of th...
- + Design and Estimation for the National Health Interview Survey, 2006-2015—This report presents an overview, a detailed description of the sample design features, and estimation structures for the 2006-2015 National Health In...
- + Use of Medication Prescribed for Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties Among Children Aged 6-17 Years in the United States, 2011-2012—Mental health problems are common chronic conditions in children. Medication is often prescribed to treat the symptoms of these conditions. Few popula...
- + Comparison of In-home Collection of Physical Measurements and Biospecimens With Collection in a Standardized Setting: The Health Measures at Home Study—Collection of physical measurements and biospecimens in the home may be an efficient way to obtain objective health measurements. This study assesses ...
- + Rural and Urban Hospitals' Role in Providing Inpatient Care, 2010—In 2010, 17% of the U.S. population lived in rural (nonmetropolitan) areas. Disparities in health care access between rural and urban areas have been ...
- + Regional Variation in Use of Complementary Health Approaches by U.S. Adults—Complementary health approaches are defined as "a group of diverse medical and health care interventions, practices, products, or disciplines that are...
- + Unintentional Drowning Deaths in the United States, 1999-2010—Drowning is the third leading cause of death from unintentional injury worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths according to 2004 dat...
- + Problems Paying Medical Bills: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2011-June 2013—Previous work has shown that in the first half of 2011 through the first half of 2012, more than one in five persons under age 65 were in families wit...
- + National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: National Youth Fitness Survey Plan, Operations, and Analysis, 2012—The objective of NNYFS was to provide national-level estimates of the physical activity and fitness levels of children, based on interview and physica...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-September 2013—Three estimates of lack of health insurance coverage are provided: (a) uninsured at the time of interview, (b) uninsured at least part of the year pri...
- + National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Sample Design, 2011-2014—This report provides some background on the NHANES program, beginning with the first survey cycle in the 1970s and highlighting significant changes si...
- + Routine Prenatal Care Visits by Provider Specialty in the United States, 2009-2010—Early and adequate prenatal care is a Healthy People 2020 objective (1). Previous studies have focused on practice patterns of obstetricians/gynecolog...
- + Trends in Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States, 1990-2012—In 1900, almost all U.S. births occurred outside a hospital; however the proportion of out-of-hospital births fell to 44% by 1940 and to 1% by 1969, w...
- + Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2012—This report presents detailed tables from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, cla...
- + 2009 and 2010 Fetal Death Data Files and User Guides Now Available—2009 and 2010 Fetal Death Data Files and User Guides Now Available [Category: Public Health]
- + Health insurance coverage status for adults aged 18-64 by year and quarter 2010 - June 2013—Percentages of persons aged 18-64 who were uninsured, had private health insurance coverage, and had public health plan coverage at the time of interv...
- + Financial Burden of Medical Care: A Family Perspective—This report explores selected family demographic characteristics and their association with financial burdens of medical care (problems paying medical...
- + Primary Cesarean Delivery Rates, by State: Results From the Revised Birth Certificate, 2006-2012—This report describes state-specific trends in primary cesarean delivery rates from 2006 through 2012 for reporting areas that implemented the 2003 U....
- + 2009 Fetal Death Data Files and User Guide Now Available—2009 Fetal Death Data Files and User Guide Now Available [Category: Public Health]
- + Infertility Service Use in the United States: Data From the National Survey of Family Growth, 1982-2010—This report presents nationally representative estimates and trends for infertility service use among women aged 15-44 and 25-44 in the United States ...
- + Use and Characteristics of Electronic Health Record Systems Among Office-based Physician Practices: United States, 2001-2013—The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 authorized incentive payments to increase physician adoption o...
- + Hypertension, Abnormal Cholesterol, and High Body Mass Index Among Non-Hispanic Asian Adults: United States, 2011-2012—The number of Asian persons in the United States grew by more than 40% between 2000 and 2010 (1). Asian persons now make up 4.9% of the population (2)...
- + Physical Activity in U.S. Youth Aged 12-15 Years, 2012—The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which have been adopted by the First Lady's Let's Move! initiative and the American Academy of Pe...
- + United States Life Tables, 2009—This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race, Hispanic origin, and sex based on age-specific death rates in 2009. [C...
- + Concordance Between Survey Report of Medicaid Enrollment and Linked Medicaid Administrative Records in Two National Studies—The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) are population-based surveys that have e...
- + Births: Final Data for 2012—This report presents 2012 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal age, live-birth order, r...
- + Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2012—This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted health statistics from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninst...
- + Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2012—This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted statistics from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on selected health measures for...
- + Deaths: Leading Causes for 2010—This report presents final 2010 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of ...
- + Fathers' Involvement With Their Children: United States, 2006-2010—This report measures fathers' involvement with their children. Father involvement is measured by how often a man participated in a set of activities i...
- + Source of Payment for the Delivery: Births in a 33-state and District of Columbia Reporting Area, 2010—This report presents new data from birth certificates on the principal source of payment for the delivery in 2010 for the following groups: private in...
- + Wireless Substitution: State-level Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2012—This report updates subnational estimates of the percentage of adults and children living in households that do not have a landline telephone but have...
- + Wireless Substitution: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2013—Preliminary results from the January-June 2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless t...
- + Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2010 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set—This report presents 2010 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data set (linked file) by maternal and infant characte...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2013—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is releasing selected estimates of health insuranc...
- + Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-June 2013 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Health Insurance Coverage and Adverse Experiences With Physician Availability: United States, 2012—Rates of private insurance and public coverage have been increasing. As coverage and utilization increase, a growing concern is the availability of he...
- + Measures of Muscular Strength in U.S. Children and Adolescents, 2012—In 2008, the federal government released the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which provide guidance on the types and amounts of physical a...
- + Long-Term Care Services in the United States: 2013 Overview—New report is the first in a series using data from the National Survey of Long-term Care Providers (NSLTCP). The report includes general, descriptive...
- + Trends in Insurance Coverage and Source of Private Coverage Among Young Adults Aged 19-25: United States, 2008-2012—Young adults often experience instability with regard to work, school, residential status, and financial independence. This could contribute to a lack...
- + Newly Released Data From the Revised U.S. Birth Certificate, 2011—This report is the first release of multistate data for selected items exclusive to the 2003 revision of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth. ...
- + Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through June 2013—Provisional counts for births and fertility rates are provided. [Category: Public Health]
- + Pregnancy Rates for U.S. Women Continue to Drop—Pregnancy rates for women in the United States continued to decline in 2009, reaching the lowest level in 12 years (102.1 per 1,000 women aged 15-44)....
- + Psychotropic Medication Use Among Adolescents: United States, 2005-2010—Prior studies have shown an increase in psychotropic medication use among adolescents (1-6). However, most studies were based on clinical samples or h...
- + 2008 Fetal Death Data Files Released—New public use files and documentation for 2008 Fetal Deaths data. [Category: Public Health]
- + Dementia Special Care Units in Residential Care Communities: United States, 2010—Assisted living and similar residential care communities provide an alternative to nursing homes for individuals with dementia who can no longer live ...
- + Self-report of Diabetes and Claims-based Identification of Diabetes Among Medicare Beneficiaries—This report compares self-reported diabetes in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) with diabetes identified using the Medicare Chronic Conditi...
- + Hypertension Among Adults in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011-2012—Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and affects almost one-third of the U.S. adult population. In 2009-2010, nearly 82...
- + Total and High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011-2012—High levels of total cholesterol and low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the "good cholesterol") are risk factors for coronary h...
- + Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults: United States, 2011-2012—The health risks associated with obesity make reducing the high prevalence of obesity a public health priority. Previous publications have shown both ...
- + Emergency Department Visits by Persons Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2009-2010—From 2000-2010, the number of persons in the United States aged 65 and over rose 15%, from 35.0 million to 40.3 million, and in 2010 this age group re...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-March 2013 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Physician Experience With Electronic Health Record Systems That Meet Meaningful Use Criteria: NAMCS Physician Workflow Survey, 2011—The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 provides financial incentives for physicians who adopt and dem...
- + Use of Electronic Health Records in Residential Care Communities—The ability to record and exchange health information electronically is believed to improve the quality and efficiency of health care. It also has the...
- + 2007 Fetal Death User Guide and Data Files—2007 Fetal Death User Guide and Data Files [Category: Public Health]
- + Births: Preliminary Data for 2012—This report presents preliminary data for 2012 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age, live-birth order, race, and Hispa...
- + Use of Family Planning and Related Medical Services Among Women Aged 15-44 in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2006-2010—This report presents national estimates of the use of family planning services and related medical services among women aged 15-44 in the United State...
- + Prescription Sleep Aid Use Among Adults: United States, 2005-2010—This report presents person-based nationally representative estimates on prescription sleep aid use in the past 30 days, describes sociodemographic di...
- + National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Sample Design, 2007-2010—This report provides some background on the NHANES program, beginning with the first survey cycle in the 1970s and highlighting significant changes si...
- + National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Estimation Procedures, 2007-2010—This report provides background for the NHANES program and summarizes the sample design specifications for the 2007-2010 survey cycle. Estimation proc...
- + Trends in Circumcision for Male Newborns in U.S. Hospitals: 1979-2010—This report provides estimates of male newborn circumcisions performed during the birth hospitalization. [Category: Public Health]
- + Infertility and Impaired Fecundity in the United States, 1982-2010: Data From the National Survey of Family Growth—This report presents nationally representative estimates and trends for infertility and impaired fecundity-two measures of fertility problems-among wo...
- + Total Body Bone Area, Bone Mineral Content, and Bone Mineral Density for Individuals Aged 8 Years and Over: United States, 1999-2006—This report presents bone measurement data from total body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scans for 28,454 persons aged 8 years and over who partici...
- + Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Children Aged 3-19 Years With and Without Asthma in the United States, 1999-2010—Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has harmful effects on children's respiratory health and has been linked to higher risk of middle ear infections, br...
- + National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Plan and Operations, 1999-2010—This report describes how NHANES for 1999-2010 was designed and implemented. NHANES is a national survey designed to provide national estimates on var...
- + Assessing the Quality of Medical and Health Data From the 2003 Birth Certificate Revision: Results From Two States—A primary goal of the 2003 revision of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth was to improve data quality, in part by improving data sources, def...
- + How Did Cause of Death Contribute to Racial Differences in Life Expectancy in the United States in 2010?—The trend in U.S. life expectancy since 1900 has been one of gradual improvement. In 2010 life expectancy at birth was 78.7 years, an increase of 11% ...
- + Births: Final Data for 2011—This report presents 2011 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal characteristics includin...
- + Changes in Cesarean Delivery Rates by Gestational Age: United States, 1996-2011—The total U.S. cesarean delivery rate reached a high of 32.9% of all births in 2009, rising 60% from the most recent low of 20.7 in 1996. Recently, th...
- + Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2012—This report presents the most up-to-date estimates available from the federal government concerning the size and characteristics of these populations....
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2012 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Responsive Design, Weighting, and Variance Estimation in the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth—The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) collects data on pregnancy, childbearing, men's and women's health, and parenting from a national sample o...
- + Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through December 2012—The provisional count of births in the United States for the 12-month period ending December 2012 was 3,958,000, essentially unchanged from the 3,953,...
- + Adjusting National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Sample Weights for Women of Childbearing Age—This report evaluates adjustment methods, based on the probability of pregnancy, for calculating estimates of risk factors for women of childbearing a...
- + Problems Paying Medical Bills: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2011-June 2012—This report provides comparable estimates for the percentage of persons under age 65 who were in families having problems paying medical bills, by sel...
- + United States Life Tables Eliminating Certain Causes of Death, 1999-2001—This report presents abridged cause-elimination life tables and multiple-decrement life table functions for 33 selected causes of death, by race (whit...
- + Health, United States, 2012, With Special Feature on Emergency Care—Health, United States, 2012 is the 36th report on the health status of the Nation and is submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Hu...
- + Declines in State Teen Birth Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin—Teen birth rates fell steeply in the United States from 2007 through 2011, resuming a decline that began in 1991 but was briefly interrupted in 2006 a...
- + Health Behaviors of Adults: United States, 2008-2010—This report presents selected prevalence estimates for key health behaviors-alcohol use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, body mass ...
- + Adoption and Use of Electronic Health Records and Mobile Technology by Home Health and Hospice Care Agencies—This report presents national estimates on the adoption and use of electronic health records and mobile technology by home health and hospice care age...
- + Trends in Allergic Conditions Among Children: United States, 1997-2011—Allergic conditions are among the most common medical conditions affecting children in the United States. An allergic condition is a hypersensitivity ...
- + Consumption of Added Sugars Among U.S. Adults, 2005-2010—Increased consumption of added sugars, which are sweeteners added to processed and prepared foods, has been linked to a decrease in intake of essentia...
- + Recent Declines in Infant Mortality in the United States, 2005-2011—Infant mortality is an important indicator of the health of a nation. This report describes the recent decline in the U.S. infant mortality rate from ...
- + Strategies Used by Adults to Reduce Their Prescription Drug Costs—In 2011, Americans spent $45 billion out-of-pocket on retail prescription drugs. Some adults reduce prescription drug costs by skipping doses and dela...
- + First Premarital Cohabitation in the United States: 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth—This report provides an updated description of trends and patterns in first premarital cohabitations among women aged 15-44 in the United States using...
- + Trends in High LDL Cholesterol, Cholesterol-lowering Medication Use, and Dietary Saturated-fat Intake: United States, 1976-2010—Each year, more than 2 million Americans suffer from acute cardiovascular events that account for approximately one-fourth of the total cost of inpati...
- + Trends in Inpatient Hospital Deaths: National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2000-2010—In 2000, there were 2.4 million deaths in the United States, and in 2010 there were 2.5 million. In both years, about one-third of these deaths occurr...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-September 2012 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-September 2012—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is releasing selected estimates of health insuranc...
- + Changes in Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in School-aged U.S. Children: 2007 to 2011-2012—This report presents data on the prevalence of diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as reported by parents of school-aged children (ages 6-17 year...
- + Mortality From Alzheimer's Disease in the United States: Data for 2000 and 2010—In 2010, Alzheimer's disease was the underlying cause for a total of 83,494 deaths and was classified as a contributing cause for an additional 26,488...
- + Death in the United States, 2011—In 2011, the age-adjusted death rate for the United States was 740.6 per 100,000 population (1). This rate represents a 0.9% drop from the rate in 201...
- + Caloric Intake From Fast Food Among Adults: United States, 2007-2010—This report presents the percentage of calories consumed from fast food by adults in the United States, including differences by sociodemographic char...
- + Trends in Intake of Energy and Macronutrients in Children and Adolescents From 1999-2000 Through 2009-2010—The objective of this report is to present trends in energy and macronutrient intakes among U.S. children and adolescents aged 2-19 years between 1999...
- + Use of Emergency Contraception Among Women Aged 15-44: United States, 2006-2010—Emergency contraception can be used by women after sexual intercourse in an effort to prevent an unintended pregnancy. Roughly one-half of all pregnan...
- + Contraceptive Methods Women Have Ever Used: United States, 1982-2010—This report presents national estimates of the proportion of sexually experienced women aged 15-44 who have ever used various methods of contraception...
- + Construction of LMS Parameters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 Growth Charts—In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new set of childhood growth charts for the United States. These charts includ...
- + Infant Mortality Statistics from the 2009 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set—This report presents 2009 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data set (linked file) by maternal and infant characte...
- + Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2011—This report presents health statistics from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, c...
- + Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2012—This report is published as part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Twice each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National C...
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-June 2012 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Use and Characteristics of Electronic Health Record Systems Among Office-based Physician Practices: United States, 2001-2012—The 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, also known as the HITECH Act, authorized incentive payments through the M...
- + Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through June 2012—The provisional count of births in the United States for the 12-month period ending June 2012 was 3,942,000, which was 1% lower than the 3,981,000 bir...
- + Calories Consumed From Alcoholic Beverages by U.S. Adults, 2007-2010—Although the risks of excessive alcohol consumption in terms of injury and chronic disease are well known, less is known about the calories consumed f...
- + Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2011—This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted health statistics from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninst...
- + National Surveillance of Asthma: United States, 2001-2010—This report details recent trends in asthma prevalence, health care use, and mortality since 2001 and presents an overview of trends since 1980. [Cate...
- + Deaths: Leading Causes for 2009—This report presents final 2009 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of ...
- + Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2011—This report is one in a set of reports summarizing data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a multipurpose health survey conducted ...
- + Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2007-2010—The field of anthropometry encompasses a variety of human body measurements, such as weight, height, and size, including skinfold thicknesses, circumf...
- + Current Contraceptive Use in the United States, 2006-2010, and Changes in Patterns of Use Since 1995—Use of contraception and the effectiveness of the method used to prevent pregnancy are major factors affecting national pregnancy and birth rates and ...
- + Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure: United States, 2000-2010—Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a serious medical condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. CHF is often cause...
- + Wireless Substitution: State-level Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2010-2011—This report updates subnational estimates of the percentage of adults and children living in households without a landline telephone but with at least...
- + Consumption of Diet Drinks in the United States, 2009?2010—Sugar drinks are a major source of added sugars in the diets of Americans. Several recent studies have described factors associated with sugar-drink c...
- + Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2011—This report presents preliminary U.S. data on deaths, death rates, life expectancy, leading causes of death, and infant mortality for 2011 by selected...
- + Blood Pressure Randomized Methodology Study Comparing Automatic Oscillometric and Mercury Sphygmomanometer Devices: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2010—The mercury sphygmomanometer has been the gold standard used for obtaining blood pressure (BP) for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve...
- + HIV Testing in the U.S. Household Population Aged 15-44: Data From the National Survey of Family Growth, 2006-2010—This report presents nationally representative estimates and trends for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among the U.S. household population...
- + Births: Preliminary Data for 2011—This report presents preliminary data for 2011 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age, live-birth order, race, and Hispa...
- + Hypertension Among Adults in the United States, 2009-2010—Significant increases have been seen over the past 10 years in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among adults with hypertension. However,...
- + Comparability Between the Rates for All-listed Inpatient Procedures Using National Hospital Discharge Survey and Medicare Claims, 1999 and 2007—This report examines the comparability between the rates of inpatient procedures for persons aged 65 and over using the National Hospital Discharge Su...
- + Prevalence of Obesity Among Older Adults in the United States, 2007-2010—By 2050, the number of U.S. older adults, defined as persons aged 65 and over, is expected to more than double, rising from 40.2 million to 88.5 milli...
- + Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-March 2012 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-March 2012—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is releasing selected estimates of health insuranc...
- + United States Life Tables, 2008—This report presents complete period life tables for the United States by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, based on age-specific death rates in 2008. [...
- + Generalist and Specialty Physicians: Supply and Access, 2009-2010—As the overall population ages, policy makers are focusing on the current and growing shortage of the primary care workforce, particularly as provisio...
- + U.S. Decennial Life Tables for 1999-2001: State Life Tables—This report, following publication of the national life tables for 1999-2001, presents state-specific life tables for the 50 states and District of Co...
- + Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults: United States, Trends 1960-1962 Through 2009-2010—Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults: United States, Trends 1960–1962 Through 2009–2010 [Category: Public Health]
- + Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2009-2010—Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2009-2010 [Category: Public Health]
- + Prevalence of Underweight Among Adults Aged 20 Years and Over: United States, 1960-1962 Through 2007-2010—Prevalence of Underweight Among Adults Aged 20 Years and Over: United States, 1960–1962 Through 2007–2010 [Category: Public Health]
- + Prevalence of Underweight Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2-19 Years: United States, 1963-1965 Through 2007-2010—Prevalence of Underweight Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2–19 Years: United States, 1963–1965 Through 2007–2010 [Category: Public Health]
- + Wait Time for Treatment in Hospital Emergency Departments: 2009—From 1999 through 2009, the number of visits to emergency departments (EDs) increased 32%, from 102.8 million visits in 1999 to 136.1 million visits i...
- + Births: Final Data for 2010—This report presents 2010 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are presented for maternal characteristics includin...
- + Fetal and Perinatal Mortality, United States, 2006—This report presents 2006 fetal and perinatal mortality data by maternal age, marital status, race, Hispanic origin, and state of residence, as well a...
- + Oral Health Disparities as Determined by Selected Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Objectives for the United States, 2009-2010—The Healthy People 2020 initiative contains over 1,200 objectives that serve as a roadmap for tracking the nation's health. Oral health is 1 of 42 Hea...
- + Cohort Fertility Tables for All, White, and Black Women: United States, 2006-2009—These tables present detailed fertility data for cohorts of women as they pass through their childbearing years and include central birth rates, cumul...
- + Prevalence and Timing of Oral Sex withOpposite-sex Partners Among Females and MalesAged 15-24 Years: United States, 2007-2010—This report presents data on the prevalence of oral sex with opposite-sex partners and the timing of first oral sex relative to first vaginal intercou...
- + Prevalence of Uncontrolled Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease: United States, 1999-2010—Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking are all risk factors that could l...
- + The Health of Male Veterans and Nonveterans Aged 25-64: United States, 2007-2010—This report uses data from the 2007-2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to describe the health status of community-dwelling male veterans age...
- + Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Adults Aged 45 and Over: Trends Over the Past 10 Years—Studies suggest that the presence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) adds a layer of complexity to disease management; recently the U.S. Department ...
- + Death in the United States, 2010—Mortality in the United States is best summarized by the age-adjusted death rate-a measure that accounts for changes in the age distribution of the po...
- + Intended and Unintended Births in the United States: 1982-2010—This report shows trends since 1982 in whether a woman wanted to get pregnant just before the pregnancy occurred. This is the most direct measure avai...
- + 2006 Fetal Death and Cohort Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets and User Guides Now Available—2006 Fetal Death and Cohort Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Sets and User Guides Now Available [Category: Public Health]
- + Oral Health Status and Access to Oral Health Care for U.S. Adults Aged 18-64: National Health Interview Survey, 2008—This report presents statistics from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on selected measures of oral health status and oral health care ...
- + Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems: United States, 2011—One goal of the federal 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is to advance the use of health information t...
- + Biological Variation of Hematology Tests Based on the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey—Biological variation consists of between-person (BP) and within-person (WP) variation. Estimates of WP coefficients of variation and BP coefficients o...
- + Nonresponse in the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007—For random-digit-dial telephone surveys, the increasing difficulty in contacting eligible households and obtaining their cooperation raises concerns a...
- + Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2011—Preliminary results from the July-December 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of American homes with only wireless ...
- + Deaths: Final Data for 2009—This report presents final 2009 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as ag...
- + Estimated Pregnancy Rates and Rates of Pregnancy Outcomes for the United States, 1990-2008—This report presents detailed pregnancy rates for 1990-2008, updating a national series of rates extending since 1976. [Category: Public Health]
- + Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2011 National Health Interview Survey—In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected...
- + Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2011—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is releasing selected estimates of health insuranc...
- + Deaths: Leading Causes for 2008—This report presents final 2008 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Leading causes of ...
- + Design and Operation of the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007—This report presents the development, plan, and operation of the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, a module of the State and Local Area Integ...
- + Selected Oral Health Indicators in the United States, 2005-2008—Oral health is an important contributor to overall health for individuals and the population. Dental caries both untreated and treated and tooth loss ...
- + Recent Trends in Births and Fertility Rates Through December 2011—The provisional count of births in the United States for 2011 was 3,961,000, 1 percent lower than the 4 million births for 2010 (4,000,279). The numbe...
- + Diagnostic History and Treatment of School-aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Special Health Care Needs—Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a set of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized by mild to severe problems in social interaction and commu...
- + Emergency Room Use Among Adults Aged 18-64: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2011—This report provides preliminary estimates of reasons for emergency room use among U.S adults aged 18-64 whose last visit in the past 12 months did no...
- + The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Sample Design, 1999-2006—This report will first describe the broad design specifications for the 1999-2006 survey including survey objectives, domain and precision specificati...
- + Health, United States, 2011, With Special Feature on Socioeconomic Status and Health—Health, United States, 2011 is the 35th report on the health status of the Nation and is submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Hu...
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