Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans

By Thompson, Tommy G.

Book Id: WPLBN0000174069
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 5.86 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
Author:	Thompson, Tommy G.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago G. Thompso, B. T. (n.d.). Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Excerpt
Health, United States, 2002 is the 26th report on the health status of the Nation, and is submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to the President and Congress of the United States in compliance with Section 308 of the Public Health Service Act. This report was compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics served in a review capacity. The Health, United States series presents national trends in health statistics. Major findings are presented in the highlights section. The report includes a chartbook, trend tables, extensive appendixes, and an index.

Table of Contents
Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v List of Chartbook Figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Geographic Regions and Divisions of the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Highlights Health Status and Determinants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Health Care Utilization and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Health Care Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Race and Ethnicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Low Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Health Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Health Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Overweight and Obesity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Physical Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Preventive Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Prenatal Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Adult Vaccination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Limitation of Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Child Limitation of Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adult Limitation of Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Chronic Health Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Mortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Life Expectancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Infant Mortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Child and Young Adult Mortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Adult Mortality: 25–44 Years of Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Adult Mortality: 45–64 Years of Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Adult Mortality: Elderly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Data Tables for Figures 1–28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Appendixes Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 I. Data Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 II. Definitions and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110