Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-June 2009 National Health Interview Survey

摘要

In this release, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January-June 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates from 1997 through 2008 for comparison. The 15 Early Release measures are being published prior to final data editing and final weighting, to provide access to the most recent information from NHIS. The estimates will be updated as each new quarter of NHIS data becomes available. Two additional reports are published through the Early Release Program. Health Insurance Coverage:' Early Release of Estimates the National Health Interview Survey' (1) is published quarterly and provides additional estimates of health insurance coverage. 'Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates the National Health Interview Survey' (2) is published in May and December and provides selected estimates of telephone coverage. The 15 measures included in the present report are lack of health insurance coverage and type of coverage, usual place to go for medical care, obtaining needed medical care, receipt of influenza vaccination, receipt of pneumococcal vaccination, obesity, leisure-time physical activity, current smoking, alcohol consumption, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, general health status, personal care needs, serious psychological distress, diagnosed diabetes, and asthma episodes and current asthma. For each selected health measure, a figure is presented showing the trend over time from 1997 through June 2009 for the total population, followed by figures and tables showing estimates by age group and sex, based on data from the January-June 2009 NHIS. Also, estimates (adjusted by age, sex, or both, where appropriate) are provided for three race/ethnicity groups (Hispanic; non-Hispanic white, single race; and non-Hispanic black, single race) using data from the January-June 2009 NHIS.