This release, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January–March 2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates from 1997 through 2005 for comparison. The 15 measures included 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 testing, general health status, personal care needs, serious psychological distress, diagnosed diabetes, and asthma episodes and current asthma.
Source: Naional Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200609.htm
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