NCHS: A Blog of the National Center for Health Statistics
Accidental Drowning Deaths in the U.S., 2010-2016
Source: National Vital Statistics System, CDC WONDER 2010-2016 Read More >
Posted on byTrends in Liver Cancer Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over in the United States, 2000-2016
Questions for Lead Author Jiaquan Xu, M.D., Epidemiologist, and Author of “Trends in Liver Cancer Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over in the United States, 2000-2016” Q: What made you decide to focus on liver cancer deaths for this study? JX: It was the dramatic rise in the death rate for liver cancer that Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 20 Years or Older Told Their Cholesterol Was High Who Were Taking Lipid-Lowering Medications by Sex and Age Group — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2006 to 2015–2016
The percentage of men told by a health professional that their cholesterol was high who were taking lipid-lowering medications increased from 36% in 2005–2006 to 50% in 2015–2016 among those aged 60 years or older but not among those aged 20–39 years (1% to 2%) or 40–59 years (16% to 17%). The percentage taking lipid-lowering Read More >
Posted on byRegional Deaths in the U.S. by Floods, Storms or Lightning, 2010-2016
Source: CDC WONDER: wonder.cdc.gov Read More >
Posted on byFertility of Men and Women Aged 15–44 in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2015
Questions for Gladys Martinez, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Fertility of Men and Women Aged 15–44 in the United States: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2015” Q: Why did you decide to examine fertility measures in the United States? GM: This report provides basic information about four fertility measures for the nation using data from Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Injury Deaths That Occurred in the Decedent’s Home for the Five Most Common Causes† of Injury Death — United States, 2016
In 2016, 31% of deaths from all causes of injury occurred in the person’s home. The percentage varied by the cause of injury. More than half of the deaths attributable to poisoning (52%) occurred in the home. Approximately 44% of deaths from firearms and suffocation occurred in the home. Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Residential Care Communities That Use Electronic Health Records by Census Region — United States, 2016
In 2016, 26% of residential care communities used electronic health records (EHRs). The percentage that used EHRs was 36% of communities in the Northeast, 41% of communities in the Midwest, 24% of communities in the South, and 17% of communities in the West. Source: National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, 2016 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp/index.htm. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6725a8.htm Read More >
Posted on byState Variation in Meeting the 2008 Federal Guidelines for Both Aerobic and Muscle-strengthening Activities Through Leisure-time Physical Activity Among Adults Aged 18-64: United States, 2010-2015
Questions for Lead Authors Debra L. Blackwell, Ph.D., Demographic Statistician, and Tainya C. Clarke, Ph.D., M.P.H., Health Statistician, of “State Variation in Meeting the 2008 Federal Guidelines for Both Aerobic and Muscle-strengthening Activities Through Leisure-time Physical Activity Among Adults Aged 18-64: United States, 2010-2015” Q: Was there a result in your study that you hadn’t Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18 Years or Older With or Without Psychological Distress† Who Were Current Smokers, by Age Group and Level of Distress — National Health Interview Survey, 2014–2016
During 2014–2016, 37.2% of adults aged 18 years or older with serious psychological distress were current smokers, followed by 27.6% of those with mild to moderate psychological distress and 14% of those with no psychological distress. Among adults aged 18–44 and 45–64 years, the percentage of adults who were current smokers increased with the level Read More >
Posted on byDescribing the Increase in Preterm Births in the United States, 2014–2016
Questions for Joyce Martin, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Describing the Increase in Preterm Births in the United States, 2014–2016” Q: What did you think was the most interesting finding in your report? JM: Two things – that the rate has increased for three straight years following several years of decline, and that the increase Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Homicide and Suicide† Death Rates for Persons Aged 15–19 Years — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–201
In 1999, the homicide death rate for persons aged 15–19 years (10.4 per 100,000) was higher than the suicide rate (8.0). By 2010–2011, the homicide and suicide rates had converged. After 2011, the suicide rate increased to 10.0 in 2016; the homicide rate declined through 2013 but then increased to 8.6 in 2016. Source: National Vital Read More >
Posted on byMental Health-related Physician Office Visits by Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2012-2014
Questions for Donald Cherry, M.S., Health Statistician, and Lead Author of “Mental Health-related Physician Office Visits by Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2012-2014” Q: Was there a result in your study that you hadn’t expected and that really surprised you? DC: Most of the results confirmed what we’ve seen in current research, so Read More >
Posted on byCharacteristics of Office-based Physician Visits, 2015
Questions for Jill Ashman, Ph.D., Health Statistician, and Lead Author of “Characteristics of Office-based Physician Visits, 2015” Q: What made you write this report on doctors’ office visits? JA: Our intent in producing this data brief is to provide the annual summary of National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) data. Last year we created the Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Breast Cancer Death Rates Among Women Aged 50–74 Years, by Race/Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2006 and 2016
The U.S. death rate from breast cancer among all women aged 50–74 years decreased 15.1%, from 53.8 per 100,000 in 2006 to 45.7 in 2016. In both 2006 and 2016, the death rate was higher among non-Hispanic black women compared with non-Hispanic white women and Hispanic women. From 2006 to 2016, the death rate from Read More >
Posted on byRecent Increases in Injury Mortality Among Children and Adolescents Aged 10–19 Years in the United States: 1999–2016
NCHS released a new report that presents numbers of injury deaths and death rates for children and adolescents aged 10–19 years in the United States for 1999–2016. Numbers and rates are presented by sex for 1999–2016, by injury intent (e.g., unintentional, suicide, and homicide) and method (e.g., motor vehicle traffic, firearms, and suffocation). Numbers and Read More >
Posted on byA Demographic, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Profile of Cohabiting Adults in the United States, 2011–2015
Questions for Colleen Nugent, Statistician, and Lead Author of “A Demographic, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Profile of Cohabiting Adults in the United States, 2011–2015” Q: What did you think was the most interesting finding in your report? CN: We took a snapshot of adults aged 18-44 in 2011-2015 and see that demographically, attitudinally, and behaviorally, cohabiters Read More >
Posted on byTiming and Adequacy of Prenatal Care in the United States, 2016
Questions for Michelle Osterman, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Timing and Adequacy of Prenatal Care in the United States, 2016” Q: What do you feel was the most significant finding in your analysis? MO: Overall more than 3 out of 4 women are receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, but this varies Read More >
Posted on byHealth Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2017
Questions for Robin Cohen, Ph.D., Health Statistician and Lead Author on “Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2017” Q: What were some of the major findings in your full-year 2017 health insurance estimates? RC: In 2017, 29.3 million persons were uninsured at the time of interview. This is 19.3 Read More >
Posted on byBirths: Provisional Data for 2017
Questions for Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Births: Provisional Data for 2017” Q: What did you think was the most interesting finding in your new analysis? BH: The report includes a number of very interesting findings. The general fertility rate, 60.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15–44, declining 3% in Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Long-Term Care Staffing Hours by Staff Member Type and Sector — United States, 2016
In 2016, aides provided more hours of care in the major sectors of long-term care than the other staffing types shown. Aides accounted for 59% of all staffing hours in nursing homes, compared with licensed practical or vocational nurses (21%), registered nurses (13%), activities staff members (5%), and social workers (2%). Aides accounted for 76% Read More >
Posted on byDeclines in Births to Females Aged 10–14 in the United States, 2000–2016
Questions for T.J. Mathews, M.S., Demographer, Statistician, and Lead Author of “Declines in Births to Females Aged 10–14 in the United States, 2000–2016” Q: Why did you decide to examine trends in births to females aged 10-14 in the U.S.? TM: We have published data on births to females aged 10-14 for decades but only Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Are Asian mothers are less likely to be unmarried at the time they give birth than mothers of other race/ethnicities in the U.S.?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqV2e7u8fjU Source: National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 67, Nos. 1 and 2 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01_tables.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_02.pdf Read More >
Posted on byAsian American Mothers: Maternal Characteristics by Maternal Place of Birth and Asian Subgroup, United States, 2016
Questions for Anne K. Driscoll, Ph.D., Statistician and Lead Author of “Asian American Mothers: Maternal Characteristics by Maternal Place of Birth and Asian Subgroup, United States, 2016” Q: What do you feel was the most interesting finding in your report? AD: Although Asian mothers as a groups differ from other mothers on the characteristics analyzed, Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates by Race/Ethnicity — United States, 2015–2016
From 2015 to 2016, the age-adjusted suicide rate for the total U.S. population increased from 13.3 per 100,000 standard population to 13.5 (an increase of 1.5%). The rate increased from 5.8 to 6.3 (8.6%) for non-Hispanic blacks and from 6.2 to 6.7 (8.1%) for Hispanics; it remained unchanged for non-Hispanic whites. In both 2015 and Read More >
Posted on byPrevalence of Total and Untreated Dental Caries Among Youth: United States, 2015–2016
Questions for Eleanor Fleming, Ph.D., D.D.S., M.P.H., Dental Epidemiologist and Lead Author of “Prevalence of Total and Untreated Dental Caries Among Youth: United States, 2015–2016” Q: What made you decide to focus on the prevalence of dental cavities in young children for this study, versus other dental conditions like gum disease or tooth grinding – Read More >
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