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Trends in Health and Aging

How to View the Data
You may view the data either through an expedited query or expanded table format.

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If you do not plan to visit the warehouse often and simply want a series of numbers for a particular measure and population group, you can use our expedited query system (with the latest version of Microsoft Explorer). Simply chose the topic and follow the instructions on the screen.

How to Use the Query
Example: What is the trend in diabetes among older African- American women
?
In this example,
you want to know the trend in the death rates for diabetes mellitus among African-American women 65-74 years of age. Select "Mortality by Race, Cause, 1980-96 (10-Year Age Groups)" from the list of topics by clicking on the Expedited Query icon next to the title. A new screen appears with a brief description of the table.
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Click on the title and the variable selection box appears. There is a summary of the variables in the table on the right side of the box. From the menu on the left
, select each of the variables and check the categories you are interested in.

In this example, for "Age," select the "65-74"age group , and for "Year" select year 1990-96.

For race, select "Black."
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For "Sex," select "Female."

For cause of death, select "Diabetes Mellitus."
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And for "Units," select death rates, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population - "Rates (2000).

With all our selections completed click on "view data." You will see the table.
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More information about Beyond 20/20® Web Data Server

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If you plan on being a regular user of our data and want to access a full range of options, including graphics, you should download the Beyond 20/20® browser. Once you have done this, you can use the browser anytime. This tool allows you to create, manipulate, explore, and analyze multi-dimensional data tables. Using the browser you can:
bullet graphicExamine statistics from different perspectives.
bullet graphicPivot and nest categories.
bullet graphicSearch and sort or select and hide data.
bullet graphicTurn tables into line or bar charts for easier interpretation.
bullet graphicExport tables to other applications.
bullet graphicView documentation at the table, dimension, and item level.

How to Use the Browser
Example: Has the health of older women improved over the past two decades?
In this example, you are interested in acquiring information on the trend in the health status of women age 85 and older. Download the browser and identify tables that provide the information needed.
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Open the table on "Percent in Fair or Poor Health" by clicking on the Expanded table's icon next to the title, then select "open it" in the next dialogue box.
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In this example
you want to limit the table to older women. Select the variable "Sex" from the menu box in the menu bar directly above the table, then use the arrows on either side of the box to select "Sex: Female." This will be reflected in the variable dimension box for sex, directly below and to the right of the menu box.

Drag the blue column title "age" (holding the left mouse button down) until it covers the variable title "Race: All," which is above and to the right. Categories of the race variable then become the rows, and age becomes a category selection variable. Select age from the menu and find the category "85 and older" using the arrows. The table has been redesigned.
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To see a graph of the trend
, highlight the row for "All races," and click on the "display chart" screen9.gif (1051 bytes) button in the menu bar.
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Finally, download the table into a spreadsheet or database. From the drop down file menu at the top select "save as" and then identify the type of file to be saved, the location, and the name with appropriate subscript.
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After saving the table on fair and poor health,
you can return to the list of topics and select another table relating to the health status of older women.

Each table contains a Help feature that will assist you in manipulating and analyzing the data. Please Let Us Know if you experience any problems.

To learn more about the Browser:
bullet graphicDownload Beyond20/20® QuickStart Guide

Downloading the Browser
When you start the downloading process, you will be downloading a file named BRWPRO53.EXE. You may be asked to "Run this program from its current location" or "Save this program to disk."  Choose, "Save this program to disk." (Remember the directory to which you save the file to.) When the download is complete, run the file. (In Microsoft Windows you may use the RUN key under the START menu to run the file probrowser61.exe.)

Follow the on-screen setup instructions.

Click on the setup button to install the browser. On  the page "Beyond 20/20® Setup," click on "Express CD-ROM Setup." This will create a directory called "try2020" where the browser will be saved. At the end of the installation, you may need to restart your computer.

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We hope to improve access to the table and we can only do this with your help. Please Let Us Know what you think of the system and ways it can be improved.

 

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This page last reviewed October 15, 2008

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