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Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2003 National Health Interview Survey

(Released 06/30/2004)

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1. Lack of health insurance coverage and type of coverage
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2. Usual place to go for medical care

3. Obtaining needed medical care

4. Influenza shot

5. Pneumococcal vaccination

6. Obesity

7. Leisure-time physical activity

8. Current smoking

9. Alcohol consumption

10. HIV testing

11. General health status

12. Personal care needs

13. Serious psychological distress

14. Diagnosed diabetes

15. Asthma episodes

References

Appendix

List of Early Releases

1. Lack of health insurance coverage and type of coverage

Figure 1.1. Percent of persons of all ages without health insurance coverage: United States, 1997-2003

Table 1.1. Number and percent of persons without health insurance coverage, by age group: United States, 1997-2003

Table 1.2. Percent of persons under age 65 years with public health plan coverage and private health insurance coverage, by age group: United States, 1997-2003 

Figure 1.2. Percent of persons under age 65 years without health insurance coverage, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 1.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of persons of all ages without health insurance coverage, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 1.1-1.3

2. Usual place to go for medical care

Figure 2.1. Percent of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 2.2. Percent of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 2.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 2.1-2.3

3. Obtaining needed medical care

Figure 3.1. Percent of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care at some time during the past 12 months due to financial barriers: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 3.2. Percent of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care at some time during the past 12 months due to financial barriers, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 3.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care at some time during the past 12 months due to financial barriers, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 3.1-3.3

4. Influenza shot

Figure 4.1. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had received an influenza shot during the past 12 months, by age group and quarter: United States, 1997-2003

Table 4.1. Annual percent of adults aged 50 years and over who had received an influenza shot during the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, 1997-2002

Figure 4.2. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had received an influenza shot during the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 4.3. Percent of adults aged 65 years and over who had received an influenza shot during the past 12 months, by race/ethnicity: United States,  2003

Data tables for figures 4.1-4.3

5. Pneumococcal vaccination

Figure 5.1. Percent of adults aged 65 years and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 5.2. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had ever received a pneumococal vaccination, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 5.3. Percent of adults aged 65 years and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 5.1-5.3

6. Obesity

Figure 6.1. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 6.2. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 6.3. Age-adjusted prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by sex and race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 6.1-6.3

7. Leisure-time physical activity

Figure 7.1. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 7.2. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 7.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 7.1-7.3

8. Current smoking

Figure 8.1. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 8.2. Percent distribution of smoking status among adults aged 18 years and over, by sex: United States, 2003

Figure 8.3. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 8.4. Age-sex-adjusted prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 8.1-8.4

9. Alcohol consumption

Figure 9.1. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 9.2. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 9.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 9.1-9.3

10. HIV testing

Figure 10.1. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had ever been tested for HIV: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 10.2. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had ever been tested for HIV, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 10.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 18 years and over who had ever been tested for HIV, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 10.1-10.3

11. General health status

Figure 11.1. Percent of persons of all ages whose health was assessed as excellent or very good: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 11.2. Percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by sex for all ages: United States, 2003

Figure 11.3. Percent of persons whose health was assessed as excellent or very good, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 11.4. Age-sex-adjusted percent of persons of all ages whose health was assessed as excellent or very good, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 11.1-11.4

12. Personal care needs

Figure 12.1. Percent of adults aged 65 years and over who need help with personal care from other persons: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 12.2. Percent of adults aged 65 years and over who need help with personal care from other persons, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 12.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 65 years and over who need help with personal care from other persons, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 12.1-12.3

13. Serious psychological distress

Figure 13.1. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 13.2. Percent of adults aged 18 years and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 13.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 18 years and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 13.1-13.3

14. Diagnosed diabetes

Figure 14.1. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 years and over: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 14.2. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 years and over, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 14.3. Age-sex-adjusted prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 years and over, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 14.1-14.3

15. Asthma episodes

Figure 15.1. Rates of experiencing an asthma episode in the past 12 months among persons of all ages: United States, 1997-2003

Figure 15.2. Rates of experiencing an asthma episode in the past 12 months among persons of all ages, by age group and sex: United States, 2003

Figure 15.3. Sex-adjusted rates of experiencing an asthma episode in the past 12 months among persons of all ages, by age group and race/ethnicity: United States, 2003

Data tables for figures 15.1-15.3

References

Appendix

Table I. The 2003 NHIS questions used to define selected health measures

Table II. Number and percent of persons uninsured, with public coverage and private coverage, based on the 1990 and 2000 census population estimates, by age group: United States, 2000-2002

Table III. Selected estimates using NHIS weights based on the 1990 and 2000 census population estimates: United States, 2000-2002

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