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NCHS’s record linkage program is designed to maximize the scientific value of the Center's population-based surveys. Linked data files enable researchers to take the “long view” and examine the factors that influence disability, chronic disease, health care utilization, morbidity, and mortality. |
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Commitment to Scientific Integrity NCHS is designated as one of the principle statistical agencies and as such embraces a common set of professional standards and operational practices to ensure the quality, integrity and credibility of its statistical activities. |
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Stephanie Ventura and Adam Thomas talked about childbearing and fertility rates in the U.S., and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included teen and single-mother birthrates, infant mortality rates, and public policy considerations related to these issues. |
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Dr. Nathaniel Schenker Elected American Statistical Association 2014 President Dr. Schenker will serve as president-elect in 2013 and become president on January 1, 2014. |
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NCHS Takes Top Poster Honors at Population Association of America Event Gladys Martinez and Casey Copen turned their family research into a prize-winning poster this May at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the PAA in San Francisco. |
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NCHS Director Edward Sondik and Kristen Moore of Children Trends, Inc., discuss a range of topics related to child health and health policy and respond to questions and comments from the audience. |
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How NCHS Protects Your Privacy Learn about NCHS confidentiality practices. |
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New RELEASES
Wireless Substitution: State-level Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, 2010–2011NHSR No. 61, October 2012
Consumption of Diet Drinks in the United States, 2009‒2010 NCHS Data Brief No. 109, October 2012
Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2011 NVSR Volume 61 No. 6, October 2012
Blood Pressure Randomized Methodology Study Comparing Automatic Oscillometric and Mercury Sphygmomanometer Devices: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010 NHSR No. 59, October 2012
HIV Testing in the U.S. Household Population Aged 15–44: Data From the National Survey of Family Growth, 2006–2010 NHSR No. 58, October 2012
Births: Preliminary Data for 2011 NVSR Volume 61 No. 5, October 2012
Hypertension Among Adults in the United States, 2009–2010 NCHS Data Brief No. 107, October 2012
Comparability Between the Rates for All-listed Inpatient Procedures Using National Hospital Discharge Survey and Medicare Claims, 1999 and 2007 NHSR No. 57, September 2012
Prevalence of Obesity Among Older Adults in the United States, 2007–2010 NCHS Data Brief No. 106, September 2012
Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January–March 2012 National Health Interview Survey NHIS Early Release, September 2012
Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–March 2012 NHIS Early Release, September 2012
United States Life Tables, 2008 NVSR Volume 61 No. 3, September 2012
FastStats: STATISTICS BY TOPIC
FastStats provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance, including: diseases and conditions, injuries, life stages and populations, and health care and insurance.
SURVEYS AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
National Immunization Survey (NIS)
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
Longitudinal Studies of Aging (LSOA)
State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS)
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ICD and ICF Classifications and Coding
Q-BANK Question Evaluation Reports
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QuickStat of the WEEK
In both 2000 and 2010, 2% of all hospitalizations in the United States ended in death. The percentage of patients who died while hospitalized declined from 2000 to 2010 for inpatients with first-listed diagnoses of respiratory failure (25% compared with 17%), heart attack (10% compared with 8%), cancer (8% compared with 4%), and stroke (6% compared with 5%). By comparison, the percentage of inpatients hospitalized for septicemia who died in the hospital increased from 14% in 2000 to 16% in 2010.
