{"id":7790,"date":"2025-06-26T10:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/?p=7790"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:04:45","slug":"nchs-data-query-system-launches-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/2025\/06\/26\/7790\/","title":{"rendered":"NCHS Data Query System Launches New Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/DQS_Cover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7798\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/DQS_Cover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released new features and enhancements to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/dqs\/index.html\">Data Query System (DQS)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>DQS, originally launched in spring of 2024, is an online query and visualization tool that compiles statistics from more than 150 health topics into one easily searchable resource. DQS helps you access thousands of health estimates from national data sources without requiring you to visit multiple websites or have prior knowledge of data access tools.<\/p>\n<p>DQS provides you with multiple ways to visualize trends in health data and the ability to download data in table, chart, and map formats. New topics are also added to DQS regularly. Additionally, DQS allows you to easily customize your searches based on demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic groups, enabling you to explore statistics on health topics and populations that matter to you.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">DQS Enhancements<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, what\u2019s new? DQS added new features that are designed to enhance your experience by providing you with more query and visualization options. DQS is more \u201cdata driven\u201d than ever, meaning you get data updates faster.<\/p>\n<p>By incorporating more plain language and providing a more intuitive user interface, DQS is now easier for you to understand and use, whether you\u2019re accessing it by desktop or mobile device.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other improvements include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">New menu placement and more menu options. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a new vertical menu, DQS offers you even more search and display options in one place.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can now easily view your selections and the visualization at the same time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/blog-image1-1860x1012-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7812 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/blog-image1-1860x1012-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1860\" height=\"1012\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Option to hide and show menu.<\/strong> To maximize the display, you can hide the menu and then show it again to change your selections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/blog-image2-1860x1012-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7813 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/blog-image2-1860x1012-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1860\" height=\"1012\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More ways to filter DQS topics.<\/strong> You can filter DQS topics by characteristics, sources, and now by major health areas: health status and determinants, healthcare access and utilization, healthcare expenditures and payers, and healthcare resources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New direct linking.\u00a0<\/strong>Connect someone directly to a customized visualization of your choice within DQS by providing them the URL or putting it in a message, webpage, or social media post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Citations on downloadable images<\/strong>. Citations are automatically included on charts and maps, eliminating the need for you to copy this information from the webpage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increased subgroup maximum.<\/strong> You can select up to nine subgroups at a time for your visualizations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subgroups with bold headers.<\/strong> Information in the selectors and legend are labeled in a way that makes relationships between subgroups clear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/blog-image3-1860x1012-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/blog-image3-1860x1012-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1860\" height=\"1012\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Selectable legends. <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can select specific subgroups from the legend to highlight in the chart, making it easier to focus and customize your downloadable visualizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/blog-image4-1860x1012-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdc.gov\/nchs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/blog-image4-1860x1012-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1860\" height=\"1012\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check out these new features by visiting the <a id=\"menur2r0\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/nchsdata.cdc.gov\/dqs\/#nchs-home_arthritis-diagnosis\/-\/total\/all-time-periods\/1\" href=\"https:\/\/nchsdata.cdc.gov\/DQS\/#nchs-home_arthritis-diagnosis\/-\/total\/all-time-periods\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link NCHS Data Query System\">NCHS Data Query System<\/a> webpage. For more information on how to use DQS, please refer to the <a id=\"menur2r2\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/dqs\/user-guide\/index.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/dqs\/user-guide\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link DQS User Guide\">DQS User Guide<\/a>. You can also explore the full list of topics available in DQS on the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/dqs\/topics\/\">Health Topics page<\/a>. Finally, don\u2019t forget to subscribe to the <a id=\"menur2r6\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/updates\/listservs.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/updates\/listservs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link DQS listserv\">DQS listserv<\/a> to receive news on future DQS updates.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released new features and enhancements to its Data Query System (DQS).\u00a0 DQS, originally launched in spring of 2024, is an online query and visualization tool that compiles statistics from more than 150 health topics into one easily searchable resource. 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