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America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2007 (childstats.gov) (8/31/07)
The Forum's annual report provides the Nation with a summary of national indicators of child well-being and monitors changes in these indicators over time. This report includes information on births to unmarried women, adolescent births, child maltreatment, sexual activity, and other areas relevant to girls' and women’s health.

Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2005 (3/5/07)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_233.pdf
This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted health statistics from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States, classified by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin and race, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage (where appropriate), place of residence, and region of residence. The topics covered are respondent-assessed health status, limitations in activities, special education or early intervention services, injury and poisoning episodes, health care access and utilization, and health insurance coverage.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2005 (3/5/07)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_232.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian non-institutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place and region of residence. Estimates are presented for selected chronic conditions and mental health characteristics, functional limitations, health status, health behaviors, health care access and utilization, and human immunodeficiency virus testing. Percentages and percent distributions are presented in both age-adjusted and unadjusted versions.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance- Selected Steps Communities, 2005 (3/5/07)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5602a1.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5602.pdf
Results from the 15 Steps communities indicated that a substantial proportion of adolescents engaged in health risk behaviors associated with obesity, diabetes, and asthma. During 2005, across surveys, the percentage of high school students who had not eaten fruits and vegetables 5 or more times/day during the 7 days preceding the survey ranged from 80.1 percent to 85.2 percent (median: 83.1 percent), the percentage who were overweight ranged from 6.6 percent to 19.6 percent (median: 11.5 percent), the percentage who did not attend physical education classes daily ranged from 53.7 percent to 95.1 percent (median: 74.2 percent), and the percentage who had smoked cigarettes during the 30 days preceding the survey ranged from 9.2 percent to 26.5 percent (median: 17.1 percent). Data provided by gender.

Health- United States, 2006 (12/1/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics.  The report consists of two main sections: A chartbook containing text and figures that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans, and a trend tables section that contains 147 detailed data tables. The two main components are supplemented by an executive summary, a highlights section, an extensive appendix and reference section, and an index. The report also includes a special section on pain.

Health Behaviors of Adults: United States, 2002-2004 (11/29/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_230.pdf
This report presents selected prevalence estimates of alcohol use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, body weight status, and sleep habits among U.S. adults, using data from the 2002–2004 National Health Interview Surveys. Estimates are shown for several sociodemographic subgroups for both sexes combined and for men and women separately.

Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2004 (9/19/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_229.pdf
This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted health statistics from the 2004 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States, classified by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin and race, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage (where appropriate), place of residence, and region of residence. The topics covered are respondent-assessed health status, limitations in activities, special education or early intervention services, injuries and poisonings, health care access and utilization, and health insurance coverage.

Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors among States and Selected Local Areas: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System- United States, 2004 (8/1/06)http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5507a1.htm?s_cid=ss5507a1_e
The Healthy People 2010 objective to increase the proportion of women aged 18 years and older who had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test within the preceding 3 years is 90 percent. Twenty-four metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs) and 49 counties achieved this objective. The Healthy People 2010 objective for women aged 40 years and older who have received a mammogram within the preceding 2 years is 70 percent. Thirty-nine states, 112 MMSAs, and 168 counties achieved the objective.

QuickStats: Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex- Selected Countries, 2001 (7/28/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5522a6.htm
In 2001, life expectancy (LE) at birth ranged from a low of 59.1 years for Russian males to a high of 84.9 years for Japanese females. LE for males in the United States ranked 26th among 37 countries (74.4 years) and for females ranked 25th (79.8 years).

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2004  (6/19/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_228.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 2004 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, marital status, place of residence, and region of residence for chronic condition prevalence, health status, functional limitations, health care access and utilization, health behaviors, and human immunodeficiency virus testing. Selected Highlights: Among adults 18 years of age and over, men were more likely than women to have ever been told they had coronary heart disease.  Women were more likely than men to have been told they had asthma, hay fever, sinusitis, or chronic bronchitis. Women were more likely than men to be diagnosed with arthritis or to have chronic joint symptoms.  Women were more likely to experience pain (in the form of migraines, neck pain, lower back pain, or face/jaw pain) than men. Women were twice as likely as men to experience migraines/severe headaches, or pain in the face or jaw.

Provisional Report- Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2004  (6/19/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_229.pdf
This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted health statistics from the 2004 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian non-institutionalized population of the United States, classified by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin and race, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage (where appropriate), place of residence, and region of residence. The topics covered are respondent-assessed health status, limitations in activities, special education or early intervention services, injuries and poisonings, health care access and utilization, and health insurance coverage. Selected Highlights: Nearly 7 in 10 persons were in excellent or very good health, and fewer than 1 in 10 persons were in fair or poor health. Almost one-third of adults aged 75 years and over had fair or poor health.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2004 (2/30/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_227.pdf
This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted statistics from the 2004 National Health Interview Survey on selected health measures for children under 18 years of age, classified by sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, family structure, parent’s education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, place of residence, region, and current health status. The topics covered are asthma, allergies, learning disability and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, prescription medication use, respondent-assessed health status, school-loss days, usual place of health care, time since last contact with a health care professional, selected measures of health care access and utilization, and dental care.

Health, United States, 2005 (12/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Press Release
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r051208.htm
Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics. The report consists of two main sections: a chartbook containing text and figures that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans and a trend tables section that contains 156 detailed data tables. The two main components are supplemented by an executive summary, a highlights section, an extensive appendix and reference section, and an index.

Severe Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in Populations Previously at Low Risk- Four States, 2005 (12/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5447a1.htm?s_cid=mm5447a1_e
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5447.pdf
Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming, gram-positive bacillus that produces exotoxins that are pathogenic to humans. C. difficile--associated disease (CDAD) ranges in severity from mild diarrhea to fulminant colitis and death. Recently, however, both the frequency and severity of health-care-associated CDAD has increased; from 2000 to 2001, the rate of U.S. hospital discharge diagnoses of CDAD increased by 26%. An investigation was initiated by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) and CDC to determine the scope of the problem and explore a possible change in CDAD epidemiology. This report summarizes the results of the investigation in Pennsylvania and three other states, which indicated the presence of severe CDAD in healthy persons living in the community and peripartum women, two populations previously thought to be at low risk. The findings underscore the importance of judicious antimicrobial use, the need for community clinicians to maintain a higher index of suspicion for CDAD, and the need for surveillance to better understand the changing epidemiology of CDAD.

Health-Related Quality of Life Surveillance- United States, 1993-2002 (11/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5404a1.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5404.pdf
This report examines surveillance-based health-related quality of life (HRQOL) data from 1993 through 2002. Survey data from a validated set of HRQOL measures (CDC HRQOL-4) were analyzed for 1993-2001 from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System surveys for the 50 states and the District of Columbia and for 2001-2002 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. A higher percentage of women reported fair or poor health (15.5%) compared with men (13.3%). Regardless of race/ethnicity, when compared with men, women reported significantly more physically unhealthy days (3.6 versus 2.7), mentally unhealthy days (3.5 versus 2.5), overall unhealthy days (6.3 versus 4.6), and activity limitation days (2.0 versus 1.6). Similarly, compared with men, a higher percentage of women reported > 14 physically unhealthy days (10.8% versus 8.0%), mentally unhealthy days (10.6% versus 7.2%), overall unhealthy days (19.1% versus 13.4%), and activity limitation days (6.0% versus 4.9%).

Health Data for All Ages (10/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_data_for_all_ages.htm
This new site contains data tables on a wide variety of topics, including pregnancy and birth, health conditions and risk factors, health care access and use, mortality, and selected Healthy People 2010 objectives. The tables present pre-tabulated data by age, gender, race/ethnicity and geographic area, and are organized in folders by life stages and topics.

Health Disparities Experienced by Hispanics- United States (10/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5340a1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5340.pdf
In 2001, Hispanics of all races experienced more age-adjusted years of potential life lost before age 75 years per 100,000 population than non-Hispanic whites for the following causes of death: stroke (18% more), chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (62%), diabetes (41%), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (168%), and homicide (128%). In 2000, Hispanics had higher age-adjusted incidence for cancers of the cervix (152% higher) and stomach (63% higher for males and 150% higher for females). During 1999-2000, Mexican Americans aged 20-74 years reported higher rates of overweight (11% higher for males and 26% higher for females) and obesity (7% higher for males and 32% higher for females) than non-Hispanic whites. Mexican-American youths aged 12-19 years also reported higher rates of overweight (112% higher for males and 59% higher for females).

The Women’s Health and Mortality Chartbook (9/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/statab/chartbook.htm
Hawaii has the lowest overall death rate for women, Colorado the lowest rate of obesity, and Minnesota ranks best in terms of health insurance coverage. These findings and more are in a new report, The Women’s Health and Mortality Chartbook, a collection of current state data on critical issues of relevance to women’s health. Prepared by the HHS Office on Women’s Health and CDC, the report ranks each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in 27 indicators, including major causes of death, health risk factors, preventive care, and health insurance coverage.

SMART: Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends (2/27/04)
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss-smart/index.asp
The Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends (SMART) project uses the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to analyze the data of selected metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas with 500 or more respondents. BRFSS data can be used to identify emerging health problems, establish and track health objectives, and develop and evaluate public health policies and programs. Includes women’s health data concerning mammogram, clinical breast exam, and Pap smear.

Health Behaviors of Adults: United States, 1999-2001 (Press Release) (2/27/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/04facts/healthbehaviors.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_219.pdf
This report presents prevalence estimates for key indicators of alcohol use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, and body weight status among U.S. adults. Estimates are shown for several sociodemographic subgroups for both sexes and for men and women separately. Sugroups are compared in terms of prevalence of healthy and unhealthy behaviors. The study showed that rates of obesity were about the same for men and women, men were slightly more likely than women to be smokers, and men were more likely than women to be physically active in their leisure time.

Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2001 (12/17/03)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_217.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 2001 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States, classified by age, sex, race and Hispanic or Latino origin, family income, poverty status, education, place of residence, region of residence, and, where appropriate, health insurance coverage. The topics covered are health status and limitations in activities, special education or early intervention services, injuries and poisonings, health care access and utilization, and health insurance coverage.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2001 (12/17/03)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_215.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 2001 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, and region of residence for chronic condition prevalence, health status and limitations in activity, health care access and utilization, and health behaviors, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing. Also, health statistics by education, income, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place of residence are presented for health status and limitations in activity, health care access and utilization, health behaviors, and knowledge and attitudes toward HIV.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2001 (12/17/03)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_216.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 2001 National Health Interview Survey on selected health measures for children under 18 years of age, classified by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, family structure, parent’s education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, residence, region, and health status. The topics covered are asthma, allergies, learning disability, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), prescription medication, respondent-assessed health status, school-loss days, usual place of health care, time since last contact with a health care professional, unmet dental need, time since last dental contact, and selected measures of health care access.

Health Status of American Indians Compared with Other Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations - Selected States, 2001-2002 (11/27/03)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5247a3.htm
PDF (p. 1120)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5247.pdf
This report compares the health status of American Indians (AIs) with that of other racial/ethnic minority populations by using data from a survey conducted during 2001-2002 in 21 communities through the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) 2010 project. The results indicate that although AIs had a higher prevalence of chronic disease risk factors than other racial/ethnic minority populations, they also were more likely to use preventive services. AIs had the highest prevalences of obesity, current smoking, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Among women, AIs had the second highest prevalences of self-reported hypertension and high blood cholesterol levels. Overall, AIs had the second highest rates for blood cholesterol screening, mammography, Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, and influenza vaccination. A total of 84% of AIs had received at least one preventive service.

Health- United States, 2003
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r031003.htm
Health, United States presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and other health topics. This year's report includes a highlights section, chartbook, and 151 trend tables. Examples of women's health data: eighty-three percent of mothers received prenatal care in the first trimester in 2001, up from 76 percent in 1990. Eighty-one percent of women 18 and older in 2000 had a recent Pap smear (within three years). Thirty-eight percent of female high school students and 24 percent of male students did not engage in recommended amounts of moderate or vigorous physical exercise in 2001.

Surveillance for Health Behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1997-2000
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5207a1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5207.pdf
This report summarizes findings from the 1997-2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for health-status indicators, health-risk behaviors, and HIV testing and perceived risk for HIV infection among AI/ANs, compared with other racial/ethnic groups in five regions of the United States. For this report, responses from the 36 states covered by the Indian Health Service administrative areas were analyzed. The percentage of AI/AN women with an intact uterine cervix who had never had a Pap test ranged from 12.3% in the East to 4.9% in Alaska. AI/AN women were more likely to never have had a Pap test than women of other racial/ethnic groups. Men were more likely than women to report binge drinking and drinking and driving. For the total AI/AN population, the prevalence of obesity was approximately identical for both men and women.

Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 1999
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_211.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 1999 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States, classified by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, family income, education, place of residence, region of residence, and, where appropriate, health insurance coverage. The topics covered are health status and limitations of activity, injuries and poisonings, health care access and utilization, and health insurance coverage.

State-Specific Prevalence of Selected Chronic Disease-Related Characteristics - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5208a1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5208.pdf
This report is one in a series summarizing annual data collected by states and territories for selected factors. Prevalence estimates are provided for certain 1) risk factors for diseases, 2) awareness of medical conditions, 3) use of screening tests, and 4) receipt of vaccinations. In 2001, more men than women were classified as overweight; men and women were approximately equally likely to be classified as obese; women were more likely than men to report no leisure-time physical activity; cigarette smoking was more prevalent among men than women; and men were almost equally as likely as women to report ever having a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy exam. In 2001, high proportions of women aged >18 years reported ever having Pap test (median: 94.5%) and having a Pap test in the past 3 years (87.1%). Also, breast cancer screening for women aged >40 years increased from 1991 to 2001.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 1999
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_210.pdf
Estimates are presented here for asthma, allergies, learning disability, attention deficit disorder, use of medication, respondent-assessed health status, school-loss days, usual place of medical care, time since last contact with a health care professional, selected health care risk factors, and time since last dental contact. Selected highlights: Children from single mother families (14%) were more likely to have ever been diagnosed with asthma than children from two-parent families (10%). Children living in two-parent families were more likely to be in excellent health (60%) than children living in single mother families (46%) or children living in single father families (50%).

Community Environment and Women's Health Outcomes: Contextual Data (Press Release)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/03facts/linkoutcome.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_023.pdf
This report shows that several measures of the social and economic status and resources of a woman's community are closely associated with her health and health-related behaviors. The report used community characteristics such as median family income, unemployment rates, poverty rates, the percentage of adults who have college degrees, and the occupational composition of the area’s work force. The report shows that these are often important factors in accounting for delayed childbearing, use of female sterilization for contraceptive purposes, breast-feeding, vaginal douching, unwanted births, current marital status, and cigarette smoking in 1995. The study was based on the National Survey of Family Growth contextual data file.

United States Life Tables, 2000
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr51/nvsr51_03.pdf
This report presents period life tables for the United States based on age-specific death rates in 2000. Presented are complete life tables by age, race, and sex. In 2000 the overall expectation of life at birth was 76.9 years, representing an increase of 0.2 years from life expectancy in 1999. Between 1999 and 2000, life expectancy increased for both males and females and for both the white and black populations. The difference in life expectancy between the sexes was 5.4 years in 2000, a slight narrowing from the difference (5.5) in the previous year.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 1998
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_209.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 1998 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian noninstituionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, and region of residence for chronic condition prevalence, health status and limitations in activity, health care access and utilization, health behaviors and attitudes toward acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Health statistics by education, income, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place of residence are also presented for health status and limitations in activity, health care access and utilization, health behaviors, and knowledge and attitudes toward AIDS.

Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 1998
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_207.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 1998 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States, classified by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, family income, education, place and region of residence, and where appropriate, health insurance coverage. The topics covered are health status and limitations of activity, injuries and poisonings, health care access and utilization, and health insurance coverage. Selected findings: Overall, males had higher rates of medically attended injury/poisoning than females, as did non-Hispanic white persons (relative to Hispanic and non-Hispanic black persons). Disaggregations by age and sex indicate that young males had slightly higher percents of activity limitation than young females: 8% of males under age 12 years had a limitation, as opposed to 4% of females in this age group. Among older Americans, women were more likely to have a limitation than men: 41% of women aged 65 years and over had an activity limitation (most of which were chronic), compared with 34% of men aged 65 years and over. More females than males were injured from falls, while more males than females were injured from being struck by a person or an object, overexertion, a cutting/piercing instrument, or other unspecified causes. Overall, females had higher rates of contact with health care professionals (regardless of type) than males, while rates of contact (again, regardless of type) generally increased with age, starting with age 12.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, NHIS, 1998
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_208.pdf
This report presents statistics from the 1998 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on selected health measures for children under 18 years of age, classified by sex, age, race/ ethnicity, family structure, parent's education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, place of residence, region, and current health status. The topics covered are asthma, allergies, learning disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), use of medication, respondent-assessed health status, school-loss days, usual place of medical care, time since last contact with a health care professional, selected health care risk factors, and time since last dental contact. In 1998 most U.S. children under 18 years of age enjoyed excellent or very good health (84 percent). However, 12 percent of children had no health insurance coverage, and 6 percent of children had no usual place of medical care. An estimated 8 percent of children 3-17 years of age had a learning disability, and an estimated 6 percent of children had ADD. Lastly, 11 percent of children in single- mother families had two or more visits to an emergency room in the past year compared with 6 percent of children in single-father families.

Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the First Quarter of 2002 NHIS
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200209.htm
This release provides updated estimates for 12 selected health measures based on new data from the first quarter of the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), with comparisons to estimates from the NHIS back to 1997. The 12 measures included are: health insurance coverage (including lack of health insurance and type of coverage), usual place to go for medical care, obtaining needed medical care, influenza vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination, obesity, leisure-time physical activity, current smoking, alcohol consumption, HIV testing, general health status, and personal care needs. For each selected health measure, a graph is presented showing the trend over time from 1997 through the first quarter of 2002 for the total population, followed by graphs and tables showing estimates by sex, age group, and race/ethnicity based on data from the first quarter of the 2002 NHIS.

Health, United States, 2002 (Press Release)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/hus02.htm
Health, U.S. Web Site
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Health, United States, With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans, is an annual report on national trends in health statistics. This 430-page report takes an extended look at trends in fighting illness, chronic diseases, and mortality going back to 1950. The report presents the latest findings from health surveys and other sources in 147 tables and 28 graphs and charts. The publication examines where Americans get their health care and how much it costs. It describes disparities in health care access and outcomes, by race, ethnicity, and income. It also includes tables on births, birth and fertility rates, prenatal care, abortions, contraceptive use, teenage and nonmarital childbearing, maternal education, smoking during pregnancy, breastfeeding, mortality, life expectancy, use of mammography, death causes and rates, maternal mortality, health care coverage, and much more.

Healthy Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthywomen.htm
New mortality tables are now available which include 1999 data. The new tables include asthma mortality and chronic lower respiratory disease mortality as well as cause specific (for 41 causes of death) and all cause mortality.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/technical_infodata/surveydata/2001.htm
CDC has released the 2001 data for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). BRFSS is a unique, State-based surveillance system active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Information on health risk behaviors, clinical preventive health practices, and health care access, primarily related to chronic disease and injury, is obtained from a representative sample of non-institutionalized adults, 18 years and older, in each State. State-specific data, including racial-and-ethnic-specific data from the BRFSS, provide a sound basis for developing and evaluating public health programs, including programs targeted to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health risks. The BRFSS is the largest telephone-based surveillance system in the world with over 200,000 interviews nationwide per year.

Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the United States (Press Release)
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r020724.htm
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_022.pdf
By age 30, three-quarters of women in the U.S. have been married and about half have cohabited outside of marriage. The report also finds that unmarried cohabitations overall are less stable than marriages. The study focuses not only on individual factors but also community conditions associated with long-term marriages as well as divorce and separation. The study also examines conditions associated with cohabitation, including the impact that pre-marital cohabitation has on marriage and marital stability. The findings are based on interviews conducted in 1995 with nearly 11,000 women 15-44 years of age.

Summary Statistics from the National Survey of Early Childhood Health, 2000
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_15/sr15_003.pdf
This report presents statistics from the 2000 National Survey of Early Childhood Health (NSECH) on selected measures for children 4-35 months of age. The topics covered include usual source of care, parental perceptions of pediatric care, interactions with health care providers, family activities, home safety, parental and child health, financial welfare, and barriers to care. Some Findings: The proportion of children 4-35 months of age for whom breastfeeding was ever initiated is higher (79%) among those children whose mothers had greater than a high school education than among those children whose mothers were high school graduates (60% of these young children) or had less than a high school education (52%). About 32% of children in households where the mother is Hispanic go to community health centers or public clinics for care, compared with about 12% of children in households where the mother is white non-Hispanic. Approximately 55% of children 4-35 months of age have mothers who are employed either part-time or full-time. Forty-six percent of children 4-35 months of age have mothers who received post high school education. Thirty-four percent of these young children have mothers who are high school graduates only and 21% have mothers with less than a high school education. Most children 4-35 months of age (69%) have mothers who are married. Twenty-two percent of these young children have mothers who have never been married while about 9% have mothers who are divorced or separated. The NSECH is a random-digit-dial telephone survey of a national sample of young children 4-35 months of age.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 1997
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_205.pdf
This report presents health statistics from the 1997 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, region of residence, and where appropriate, education, income, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place of residence. The topics covered are health status and limitations in activity, health care access and utilization, health behaviors and lifestyle, chronic condition prevalence, and knowledge and attitudes toward the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Highlights include: Higher percents of women than men had been told they had asthma, hay fever, sinusitis, or chronic bronchitis. Women were somewhat more likely to have ever had cancer than men. Among women 65 years of age and over, 6% had ever had breast cancer. Twenty-nine percent of women 45-64 years of age and 39% of women 65 years of age and over had been told in the past 12 months that they had arthritic symptoms. Women were somewhat more likely to experience vision trouble than men. Women were slightly more likely than men to have lost all their teeth. Women were more likely to experience pain (in the form of migraines, neck pain, lower back pain, or face/jaw pain) than men. Fifteen percent of women felt sad for all, most, or some of the time during the past 30 days compared with 9% of men. Thirty-nine percent of women 18 years of age and over had some degree of limitation affecting their activities compared with 30% of men. Twenty percent of women felt nervous for all, most, or some of the time during the past 30 days compared with 14% of men. Fifty-nine percent of men were current regular drinkers compared with 39% of women; and twenty-eight percent of women were lifetime abstainers compared with 14% of men. Sixty-six percent of men were in excellent or very good health, compared with 62% of women. Twenty-eight percent of men were current smokers compared with 22% of women; and 59% of women had never smoked compared with 45% of men. Fifty-four percent of men never engaged in leisure-time periods of vigorous physical activity lasting 20 minutes per week or more compared with 67% of women. Nearly 6% of women were underweight, 48% were at a healthy weight, 27% were overweight, and 19% were obese.

Health-Related Quality of Life-Puerto Rico, 1996-2000
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5108a3.htm
PDF (p. 166)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5108.pdf
Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/fs020228.htm
To determine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of adults living in Puerto Rico, during 1996-2000, as part of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), interviews were conducted in Spanish with a representative sample of Puerto Rican adults. Older women, persons with less education or lower income, persons unable to work, and those who were overweight or who had diabetes or high blood pressure reported more days for which they were physically or mentally unhealthy during the 30 days preceding the survey. Men aged 18-44 years living in the island's metropolitan or eastern regions reported the fewest (2.9) unhealthy days, and women aged >65 years living in the northern region reported the most (9.8) unhealthy days. By educational attainment, mean unhealthy days ranged from 2.7 days for men aged 18-44 years with a high school education to 9.5 days for women aged >65 years who did not complete high school. By household income, the lowest mean for unhealthy days was 1.9 days for men aged 18-44 years with household incomes of $35,000-$49,999; the highest mean for unhealthy days was 9.4 days for women aged >65 years with incomes <$15,000 per year. By employment status, the lowest mean (1.7 days) was for self-employed men aged >65 years, and the highest (16.1 days) was for women aged 45-64 years who were unable to work.

Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200202.htm
Press Release
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/healthinsur.htm
In this release, CDC provides estimates for 11 selected health measures based on new data from the January-June 2001 NHIS, with comparison to estimates from the NHIS back to 1997. For each selected health measure, a graph is presented showing the trend over time for the total population, followed by graphs or tables showing estimates by sex, age group, and race/ethnicity. The 11 measures included are: Health insurance coverage (including type of coverage), Usual place to go for medical care, Failure to obtain needed medical care, Influenza vaccination, Pneumococcal vaccination, Obesity, Regular leisure-time physical activities, Current smoking, Excessive alcohol consumption, HIV testing, and Respondent-assessed health status.

State Health Statistics by Sex and Race/Ethnicity Listserv
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/statab/shslistserv.htm
This listserv provides a mechanism for dissemination of information regarding State Health Statistics by Sex and Race/Ethnicity activities, products, and release dates. Listserv members can expect to receive notices throughout the year of updates to existing tables, new releases, and other relevant information.

Trends in Racial/Ethnic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States, 1990-98 (Press Release)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/healthimpr.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/statnt/statnt23.pdf
Telebriefing
http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/t020124.htm
In this report national trends in racial and ethnic-specific rates for 17 Health Status Indicators are examined for the period from 1990-98. All racial and ethnic groups experienced improvement in rates for 10 of the indicators: prenatal care; infant mortality; teen births; death rates for heart disease, homicide, motor vehicle crashes, and work-related injuries; the tuberculosis case rate; syphilis case rate; and poor air quality. For five more indicators - total death rate and death rates for stroke, lung cancer, breast cancer, and suicide-there was improvement in rates for all groups except American Indians or Alaska Natives.

Health, United States, 2001 (Press Release)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/01news/hus01.htm
Health, U.S. Web Site
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/2010/2010.htm#hus01
Health, United States presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and fertility rates, prenatal care, teenage and nonmarital childbearing, smoking during pregnancy, methods of contraception, breastfeeding, leading causes of death by sex/race/Hispanic origin, use of mammography, weight, cancer incidence rates, serum cholesterol levels, cigarette smoking, and ambulatory and inpatient procedures. Infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and other health topics are also included. Also includes Urban and Rural Health Chartbook.

2001 State Health Profiles
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/stprofiles.htm
The CDC has published a State Health Profile for each State and the District of Columbia every year since 1987. This publication series is designed to consolidate the most current data on the health of the U.S. population. Specific "health status indicators" are used to describe the Nation's health on a State-by-State basis. The State Health Profile series also presents selected information on demographics, prevention and control efforts, and the distribution of CDC's health-care expenditures throughout the country. In addition, the series highlights CDC's collaborative efforts with public health partners at the Federal, State, and local levels, which have lead to a range of major public health achievements this century.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - 2000 Trends Data on Negative Behavior/Circumstance
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/Trends/TrendData.asp
This section compiles data for sixteen negative behaviors or circumstances (including no mammogram, alcohol use, smoking, no pap smear, obesity/overweight), so that the user can view the trend over time. Trends can be compared across gender or age groupings as well as between two states.

First Marriage Dissolution, Divorce, and Remarriage: United States
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/01news/firstmarr.htm
Press Release
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r010524.htm
One fifth of first marriages end within 5 years and one third end within 10 years. First marriages of teenagers disrupt faster than the first marriages of women who were ages 20 years and older at marriage. First marriages of black non-Hispanic women dissolve at a faster rate: 47 percent end within 10 years compared with 34 percent for Hispanic, 32 percent for white non-Hispanic, and 20 percent for Asian non-Hispanic women. Virtually all separations among white non-Hispanic women (98 percent) end in divorce within 6 years, compared with only 80 percent of separations among Hispanic women and 72 percent of separations among black non-Hispanic women. Women under age 25 years at divorce are more likely to remarry than women at least age 25 years at divorce. The life-table estimates are based on a nationally representative sample of women 15-44 years of age in the United States in 1995 from the National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle 5.

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