FEATURED TOPICS
Commitment to Scientific Integrity NCHS is designated as one of the principle statistical agencies and as such embraces a common set of professional standards and operational practices to ensure the quality, integrity and credibility of its statistical activities. |
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Stephanie Ventura and Adam Thomas talked about childbearing and fertility rates in the U.S., and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included teen and single-mother birthrates, infant mortality rates, and public policy considerations related to these issues. |
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Dr. Nathaniel Schenker Elected American Statistical Association 2014 President Dr. Schenker will serve as president-elect in 2013 and become president on January 1, 2014. |
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NCHS Takes Top Poster Honors at Population Association of America Event Gladys Martinez and Casey Copen turned their family research into a prize-winning poster this May at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the PAA in San Francisco. |
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NCHS Director Edward Sondik and Kristen Moore of Children Trends, Inc., discuss a range of topics related to child health and health policy and respond to questions and comments from the audience. |
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How NCHS Protects Your Privacy Learn about NCHS confidentiality practices. |
New RELEASES
U.S. Decennial Life Tables for 1999–2001: State Life TablesNVSR Volume 60 No. 9, September 2012
Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Extreme Obesity Among Adults: United States, Trends 1960–1962 Through 2009–2010Health E-Stat, September 2012
Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents: United States, Trends 1963-1965 Through 2009-2010Health E-Stat, September 2012
Prevalence of Underweight Among Adults Aged 20 Years and Over: United States, 1960–1962 Through 2007–2010 Health E-Stat, September 2012
Prevalence of Underweight Among Children and Adolescents Aged 2–19 Years: United States, 1963–1965 Through 2007–2010 Health E-Stat, September 2012
Wait Time for Treatment in Hospital Emergency Departments: 2009NCHS Data Brief No. 102, August 2012
Births: Final Data for 2010 NVSR Volume 61 No. 1, August 2012
Fetal and Perinatal Mortality, United States, 2006 NVSR Volume 60 No. 8, August 2012
Oral Health Disparities as Determined by Selected Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Objectives for the United States, 2009–2010 NCHS Data Brief No. 104, August 2012
Cohort Fertility Tables for All, White, and Black Women: United States, 2006-2009 Data Release, August 2012
Prevalence and Timing of Oral Sex with Opposite-sex Partners Among Females and Males Aged 15–24 Years: United States, 2007–2010 NHSR No. 56, August 2012
FastStats: STATISTICS BY TOPIC
FastStats provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance, including: diseases and conditions, injuries, life stages and populations, and health care and insurance.
SURVEYS AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
National Immunization Survey (NIS)
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
Longitudinal Studies of Aging (LSOA)
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)
DATA ACCESS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ICD and ICF Classifications and Coding
Q-BANK Question Evaluation Reports
ABOUT NCHS
From 1999 to 2010, a total of 7,415 deaths in the United States, an average of 618 per year, were associated with exposure to excessive natural heat. The highest yearly total of heat-related deaths (1,050) was in 1999 and the lowest (295) in 2004. Approximately 68% of heat-related deaths were among males.