Details:

Personal Author:
Barnes, Patricia M., M.A ; Freeman, Gulnur ; Schiller, Jeannine S. ; Ward, Brian W.
Barnes, Patricia M., M.A ; Freeman, Gulnur ; Schiller, Jeannine S. ; Ward, Brian W. Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:
"In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January-March 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates from 1997 through 2010 for comparison. The 15 Early Release measures are being published prior to final data editing and final weighting, to provide access to the most recent information from NHIS. The estimates will be updated as each new quarter of NHIS data becomes available. The 15 measures included in the present report are lack of health insurance coverage and type of coverage, having a usual place to go for medical care, obtaining needed medical care, receipt of influenza vaccination, receipt of pneumococcal vaccination, obesity, leisure-time physical activity, current smoking, alcohol consumption, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, general health status, personal care needs, serious psychological distress, diagnosed diabetes, and asthma episodes and current asthma." - p. 1-2
Content Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p . 115-116).

Barnes PM, Ward BW, Freeman G, Schiller JS. Early release of selected estimates based on data from the January-March 2011 National Health Interview Survey. National Center for Health Statistics. September 2011. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm


Subject:
[+]
Health Surveys
Population Surveillance
Public Health

Document Type:
Report
Name as Subject:
National Health Interview Survey (U.S.) ; National Health Interview Survey (U.S.)
National Health Interview Survey (U.S.) ; National Health Interview Survey (U.S.) Less -
Genre:
Statistics
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:e8fe148f800512a61e95eb847ae19779ab8bc24f9a1324660cbee29dfcf58453
File Type:

Supporting Files

• No Additional Files

More +