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September 2008
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September 24 (tentative) "Mortality Experience of the 1986-2000 National Health Interview Survey Linked Mortality Files Participants"    This report presents the results of a comparison of the mortality experience of the 1986-2000 NHIS cohorts (between the NHIS interview and December 31, 2002) with that of the U.S. population, and thus provides information on how well mortality was ascertained in the NHIS Linked Mortality Files.

September 24 (tentative)  "Early Release of Selected Findings from the January-March 2008 National Health Interview Survey" This Internet-only release provides estimates of selected health measures from January 1997 through March 2008 NHIS.  The indicators include obesity, physical activity, smoking, alcohol use, self-assessed health status, influenza vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination, usual place to go for medical care, unmet need for health care, HIV testing, personal care needs, serious psychological distress, diagnosed diabetes, asthma episodes, and lack of insurance coverage.  Based on data from household interviews with a sample of the nation’s civilian, noninstitutionalized population.