Chartbook
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The system provides state- and county-level data for all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and US territories and possessions. Data are available by
gender, race and ethnicity and come from a variety of national and state
sources. The system is organized into eleven main categories, including
demographics, mortality, natality, reproductive health, violence, prevention,
disease and mental health. Within each main category, there are numerous
subcategories.
August Spotlight on Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Alcohol and substance abuse are serious issues that impact the lives of many people and can have personal, societal and economic consequences. Over 50% of people aged 12 and older, approximately 126 million, were estimated to have consumed alcohol in 2007, with over 20% reporting an episode of binge drinking.1 Nearly 20 million or 8% of people aged 12 and older were estimated to have used illegal drugs during 2007, with marijuana being the most commonly used illegal drug.2 More than 15 million people aged 12 and older were estimated to have abused or been dependent on alcohol, almost 4 million were estimated to have abused or been dependent on illegal drugs, and over 3 million were estimated to have abused or been dependent on both alcohol and illegal drugs.3 Estimates of the annual national cost of alcohol abuse and of drug abuse in the United States stand at approximately $184 billion and $160 billion, respectively. 4, 5
Quick Health Data Online offers many different types of data related to alcohol
consumption, tobacco use, and substance use, including information on:
- Adult current and lifetime alcohol consumption,
- Adult binge drinking,
- Youth current and lifetime alcohol use, and
- Youth current and lifetime illegal drug use.
Data on the system are provided for males and females with race and ethnicity
details to enable comparisons between different population groups. Data can be
used to generate charts such as these, which present percentages of
youth who have ever used illegal drugs
,
the percent of
adults who report binge drinking ,
and the percentage of
adults who report drinking on more than 10 of
the past 30 days.
What's New, May 2009
The 2009 Edition of the Women's Health and Mortality Chartbook is now available. The Chartbook presents 27 health indicators, which highlight some of the key issues related to women's health that are being measured regularly at the state level. The Chartbook is a statistical resource on women's health in each of the states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and was developed to provide readers with an easy-to-use collection of current state data on critical issues of relevance to women.
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