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How To... - Read A Data Table
Demographic Tables
This section of How To provides information on how to read and interpret
the Demographic Tables produced by the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance
System (PedNSS) and the Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS).
Because demographic characteristics of a population are associated with the prevalence of some health indicators, it is important to be
familiar with these characteristics and indicators for your population.
Understanding the demographic characteristics of your population can help
with the following kinds of analysis:
- Comparison of the prevalence of health indicators from one
geographic area to another or from one year to the next
- Examination of changes in the prevalence of health indicators over time
More Info on Demographic Tables
Demographic tables in PedNSS include:
Demographic tables in PNSS include:
In addition, there are sections covering
Prevalence Tables and
Trend Tables.
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