Summary Health Statistics for U. S. Adults (December 2003)
Summary Health Statistics for U. S. Adults (December 2003)

Author: John R. Pleis

Publisher: National Center for Health Statistics

Published: 2004-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780160679629

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DHHS Publication PHS 2004-1543. Vital and Health Statistics, Series 10, No. 215, Data From the National Health Interview Survey. Presents health statistics from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, poverty status, region of residence, and where appropriate, education, income, and health insurance coverage. Covers health status and limitations of activity, health care access and utilization, health behaviors and lifestyle, chronic condition prevalence, and knowledge and attitudes toward the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 159

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"This report is one in a set of reports summarizing data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a multipurpose health survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This report provides national estimates for a broad range of health measures for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Two other reports in this year's set provide estimates for selected health measures for the U.S. population and for children under 18 years of age. These three volumes of descriptive statistics and highlights are published for each year of NHIS, and since 1997 have replaced the annual, one-volume Current Estimates series." - p. 1.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults

Author: J. R. Pleis

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Published: 2010

Total Pages: 217

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Objectives: This report presents health statistics from the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and ethnicity, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place and region of residence. Estimates are presented for selected chronic conditions and mental health characteristics, functional limitations, health status, health behaviors, health care access and utilization, and human immunodeficiency virus testing. Percentages and percent distributions are presented in both age-adjusted and unadjusted versions. Data Source: NHIS is a household, multistage probability sample survey conducted annually by interviewers of the U.S. Census Bureau for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. In 2009, data were collected on 27,731 adults in the Sample Adult questionnaire. The conditional response rate was 80.1%, and the final response rate was 65.4%. The health information for adults in this report was obtained from one randomly selected adult per family. In very rare instances where the sample adult was not able to respond for himself or herself, a proxy was used. Highlights: In 2009, 61% of adults aged 18 years and over reported excellent or very good health. Fifty-five percent of adults had never participated in any type of vigorous leisure-time physical activity, and 17% of adults did not have a usual place of health care. Twelve percent of adults had been told by a doctor or health professional that they had heart disease, and 24% had been told on two or more visits that they had hypertension. Twenty-one percent of all adults were current smokers, and 21% were former smokers. Based on estimates of body mass index, 35% of adults were overweight, and 27% were obese. Three appendices are included: (1) Technical Notes on Methods; (2) Definitions of Selected Terms; and (3) Tables of Unadjusted (Crude) Estimates.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 157

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"This report presents health statistics from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and ethnicity, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place and region of residence. Estimates are presented for selected chronic conditions and mental health characteristics, functional limitations, health status, health behaviors, health care access and utilization, and human immunodeficiency virus testing. Percentages and percent distributions are presented in both age-adjusted and unadjusted versions." - p. 1.

Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults

Author: Jeannine S. Schiller

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Published: 2012

Total Pages: 208

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"Objectives: This report presents health statistics from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, classified by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage, marital status, and place and region of residence. Estimates are presented for selected chronic conditions and mental health characteristics, functional limitations, health status, health behaviors, health care access and utilization, and human immunodeficiency virus testing. Percentages and percent distributions are presented in both age-adjusted and unadjusted versions. "-- p. 1.

U.S. Health in International Perspective
U.S. Health in International Perspective

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2013-04-12

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 0309264146

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The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.