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Organized in 1960, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on health in the United States. Using surveys and registration systems, data systems have been developed to collect statistics on births, deaths, marriages, and divorces in the U.S.; the extent and impact of illness and disability; determinants of health; health services; utilization of health care; and family growth and dissolution. Staff members respond to requests from professionals or consumers using publications, computer printouts, micro-data tapes.
NCHS publications include statistical data on health, nutrition, vital statistics, health care delivery, dental health, health resources utilization, health care personnel, families, contraception, and health care economics. Health United States is the annual report of health statistics; an annual Healthy People 2000 Review and quarterly newsletters are also published. Selected findings from surveys conducted by NCHS are released in the Vital and Health Statistics series and the Advance Data series. Serial publications: Monthly Vital Statistics Report--data on births, marriages, divorces, and deaths by State and for the United States; Vital Statistics of the United States, annual. A publications list, indexed by subject, is available. A catalog of electronic data products is also available on the web site.