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Data Sources

You will find the name or abbreviation for the data source in the title of the table and in the summary information for the table.

 

Data system: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Abbreviation: BRFSS

Organization: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC

 

Data system: Current Population Survey

Abbreviation: CPS

Organization: Joint project between U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Data system: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey

Abbreviation: MCBS

Organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

 

Data system: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, part of NHCS

Abbreviation: NAMCS

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, part of NHCS

Abbreviation: NHAMCS

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Abbreviation: NHANES

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: National Health Care Survey

Abbreviation: NHCS

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: National Hospital Discharge Survey, part of NHCS

Abbreviation: NHDS

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: National Home and Hospice Care Survey, part of NHCS

Abbreviation: NHHCS

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: National Health Interview Survey

Abbreviation: NHIS

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: National Nursing Home Survey, part of NHCS

Abbreviation: NNHS

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: National Vital Statistics System, Mortality

Abbreviation: NVSS

Organization: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC

 

Data system: Population estimates

Abbreviation: none

Organization: U.S. Census Bureau

 

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