NCHS: A Blog of the National Center for Health Statistics
Demographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2019
New NCHS report presents national estimates of different types of health insurance coverage and lack of coverage (uninsured). Estimates are presented by selected sociodemographic characteristics, including age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, education level, employment status, and marital status. Findings: In 2019, 33.0 million (10.2%) persons of all ages were uninsured at the Read More >
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Posted on byPODCAST: Design of Survey Questions during the Pandemic
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210625/20210625.htm HOST: The quality of data in any health survey depends on the quality of the questions being asked, as well as the interpretation of those questions by the survey participants. NCHS has a team in place that directly deals with those issues, the Collaborating Center for Question Design and Evaluation Research, or “CCQDER.” CCQDER uses Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Did Not Get Needed Dental Care Because of Cost in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
In 2019, among adults aged ≥18 years, women (19.2%) were more likely than men (15.6%) not to get needed dental care because of cost in the past 12 months. The difference by sex was seen for all age groups: 17.7% versus 13.1% among adults aged 18-29 years, 21.5% versus 16.7% among those aged 30–44 years, Read More >
Posted on byDeclines in Births by Month: United States, 2020
NCHS released a report that presents provisional 2020 and final 2019 and 2018 data on changes in the number of U.S. births by race and Hispanic origin of mother and by month of birth and state. Findings: From 2019 to 2020, the number of births for the United States declined for each month, with the Read More >
Posted on byUrgent Care Center and Retail Health Clinic Utilization Among Adults: United States, 2019
NCHS released a new report today that examines urgent care center and retail health clinic visits among adults in the past 12 months by sex and selected characteristics. Key Findings: In 2019, 32.3% of women and 26.0% of men had one or more visits to an urgent care center or retail health clinic in the Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥50 Years Who Ever Received a Shingles Vaccination, by Race and Hispanic Origin and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
In 2019, 26.1% of adults aged ≥50 years had ever received a shingles vaccination. Non-Hispanic White adults (29.3%) were more likely than non-Hispanic Asian (22.9%), non-Hispanic Black (17.9%), and Hispanic (15.1%) adults to have ever received a shingles vaccination. Overall, women (27.5%) were more likely than men (24.5%) to be vaccinated, and this pattern was Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: NHANES Updates, Drug Overdose Deaths, and ER Visits From Motor Vehicle Crashes
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210618/20210618.htm HOST: In March of 2020, field operations for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey – or NHANES – were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Field operations are scheduled to restart later this summer. But the halt in operations presented a problem, since NHANES data traditionally is released in two-year cycles in order Read More >
Posted on byLatest Mental Health Data from Household Pulse Survey
NCHS partnered with the Census Bureau on an experimental data system called the Household Pulse Survey to monitor recent changes in mental health, telemedicine and health care access during the pandemic. The latest data collected from May 26 through June 7, 2021 shows 3 out of 10 U.S. (28.8%) reported symptoms of an anxiety or Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Latest Provisional Drug Overdose Data
NCHS released the latest monthly preliminary counts of drug overdose deaths in the United States, covering the one-year period ending in November of 2020. The data is now available in a web-based interactive dashboard at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm. Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States increased by 28.9% Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: The 2020 Increase in Death Rates Were The Highest Ever Recorded
STATCAST, JUNE 2021: DISCUSSION WITH FARIDA AHMAD, STATISTICIAN, ABOUT LATEST PROVISIONAL QUARTERLY MORTALITY DATA. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210611/20210611.htm HOST: Each quarter NCHS releases provisional data on mortality from leading causes of death in the U.S. on an interactive web-based dashboard. This week the dashboard was updated to include Quarter 4 data from 2020 and gives a complete account of provisional Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Children† Aged 2–17 Years Who Wear Glasses or Contact Lenses, by Sex and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
In 2019, 25.3% of children aged 2–17 years wore glasses or contact lenses, and the percentage increased with age among both boys and girls. Among boys, 3% wore glasses among those aged 2–5 years, 20.0% among those aged 6–11 years, and 35.3% among those aged 12–17 years. Among girls, the corresponding percentages are 3.1, 26.4, Read More >
Posted on byPatterns of Mammography, Pap Smear, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Services Among Women Aged 45 and Over
Questions for Yelena Gorina, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Patterns of Mammography, Pap Smear, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Services Among Women Aged 45 and Over.” Q: Why did you decide to focus on screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers in women? YG: I was thinking about this topic since many years ago my Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Latest Quarterly Provisional Mortality Data Through Full-Year 2020
NCHS has released the latest quarterly provisional mortality rates for the U.S., through full-year 2020 for most causes of death. Estimates are presented for 15 leading causes of death plus estimates for deaths attributed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), drug overdose, falls for persons aged 65 and over, firearm-related injuries, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Are Very Worried About Ability to Pay Medical Bills if They Get Sick or Have an Accident, by Home Ownership and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
In 2019, 22.6% of renters were very worried about their ability to pay their medical bills if they get sick or have an accident, compared with 13.4% of homeowners. For each age group, renters were more likely than homeowners to be very worried about paying their medical bills: 20.0% compared with 12.9% among those aged Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Drug-Related Deaths Among U.S. Infants
STATCAST, JUNE 2021: DISCUSSION WITH DANIELLE ELY, STATISTICIAN, ABOUT DRUG-RELATED DEATHS AMONG U.S. INFANTS. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210604/20210604.htm HOST: Drug abuse in the United states has taken a devastating toll on society. Nearly 92,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in the one-year period ending in October 2020, according to recent provisional data. Over 823,000 Americans have died Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Infant Mortality Trends in Appalachia and the Delta
STATCAST, MAY 2021: DISCUSSION WITH ANNE DRISCOLL, STATISTICIAN, ABOUT INFANT MORTALITY TRENDS IN APPALANCHIA AND THE DELTA. HOST: This week NCHS has released a new report looking at infant mortality trends in two distinct regions of the country: Appalachia and the Delta. Joining us is the lead author of that report, Anne Driscoll, of the Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18–26 Years Who Ever Received a Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, by Race and Hispanic Origin§ and Sex
Overall, in 2019, 47.0% of adults aged 18–26 years had ever received an HPV vaccination. Non-Hispanic White adults (49.7%) were more likely than Hispanic adults (40.6%) to have ever received an HPV vaccination; differences between non-Hispanic Black adults (45.8%) and the other two groups were not statistically significant. Overall, women were more likely than men Read More >
Posted on byDeclines in Infant Mortality in Appalachia and the Delta: 1995–1996 Through 2017–2018
Questions for Anne Driscoll, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Declines in Infant Mortality in Appalachia and the Delta: 1995–1996 Through 2017–2018.” Q: Why did you decide to focus on infant mortality rates in the Appalachia and Delta region? AD: These two regions are interesting to me because although they are very different in terms Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Children and Mental Health: Part Two
STATCAST, MAY 2021: DISCUSSION WITH BENJAMIN ZABLOTSKY, STATISTICIAN, ABOUT CHILDREN AND MENTAL HEALTH. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210521/20210521.htm HOST: We now continue our conversation with Ben Zablotsky, health statistician with the Division of Health Interview Statistics on children’s mental health in the United States. HOST: You mentioned social media and the Internet – what about more traditional environmental issues Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Four Selected Mechanisms of Injury — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1979–2019
In 1979, of the four mechanisms of injury, age-adjusted mortality rates were highest for motor vehicle traffic deaths and lowest for drug poisoning deaths. From 1979 to 2019, the age-adjusted rate of motor vehicle traffic deaths decreased from 22.1 per 100,000 to 11.1, and the rate of firearm-related deaths decreased from 14.7 to 11.9. During Read More >
Posted on byHepatitis Awareness Month: Deaths From Viral Hepatitis Have Dropped in Recent Years
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 50 Years or Older with Osteoporosis, by Race and Hispanic Origin — United States, 2017–2018
During 2017–2018, the age-adjusted prevalence of osteoporosis among adults aged 50 years or older was 12.6%. A lower percentage of non-Hispanic Black adults (6.8%) had osteoporosis compared with non-Hispanic White adults (12.9%), non-Hispanic Asian adults (18.4%), and Hispanic adults (14.7%). The observed differences among non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Asian, and Hispanic adults did not reach statistical Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Children and Mental Health: Part One
STATCAST, MAY 2021: DISCUSSION WITH BENJAMIN ZABLOTSKY, STATISTICIAN, ABOUT CHILDREN AND MENTAL HEALTH. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210514/20210514.htm HOST: May is Mental Health Month in the United States. In recent years, mental health awareness has grown as a major public health issue, with suicide being one of the leading causes of death in the country. The arrival of the Read More >
Posted on byTotal Fertility Rates, by Maternal Educational Attainment and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2019
Questions for Brady Hamilton, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Total Fertility Rates, by Maternal Educational Attainment and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2019.” Q: What is the difference between general fertility rates and total fertility rates? BH: The general fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 females aged 15–44 in a Read More >
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