Health, United States, 2010

Older Population

 

Access and utilization of health care	Health status and risk factors
Deaths	Nutrition
Disability	Population
Health expenditures	Preventive care
Health insurance

 

Access and utilization of health care

Table 42. Occupational injury deaths and rates, by industry, sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1995-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 76. Reduced access to medical care, dental care, and prescription drugs during the past 12 months due to cost, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 20. Persons who did not receive needed dental services in the past 12 months due to cost, by sex and age: United States, 1999–2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 79. Health care visits to doctor offices, emergency departments, and home visits within the past 12 months, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 89. Emergency department visits within the past 12 months among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 90. Injury-related visits to hospital emergency departments, by sex, age, and intent and mechanism of injury: United States, average annual, selected years 1995-1996 through 2007-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 91. Visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and hospital emergency departments, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1995-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 92. Visits to primary care generalist and specialist physicians, by selected characteristics and type of physician: United States, selected years 1980-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 93. Dental visits in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 94. Prescription drug use in the past month, by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 95. Selected prescription drug classes used in the past month, by sex and age: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 17. Statin drug use in the past 30 days among adults 45 years of age and over, by sex and age: United States, 1988–1994, 1999–2002, and 2005–2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 98. Persons with hospital stays in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 99. Discharges, days of care, and average length of stay in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1980-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 100. Discharges in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis: United States, selected years 1990-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 101. Discharge rate in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis: United States, selected years 1990-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 102. Average length of stay in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnosis: United States, selected years 1990-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 103. Discharges with at least one procedure in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected procedures: United States, selected years 1990-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 117. Nursing homes, beds, residents, and occupancy rates, by state: United States, selected years 1995-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 142. Medicare beneficiaries, by race, Hispanic origin, and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1992-2006 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 146. Medicare enrollees, enrollees in managed care, payment per enrollee, and short-stay hospital utilization, by state: United States, selected years 1994-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

 

Deaths

Death rates

Table 27. Leading causes of death and numbers of deaths, by age: United States, 1980 and 2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 29. Death rates for all causes, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 30. Death rates for diseases of heart, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 31. Death rates for cerebrovascular diseases, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 32. Death rates for malignant neoplasms, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 33. Death rates for malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus, and lung, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 34. Death rates for malignant neoplasm of breast among females, by race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 35. Death rates for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1987-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 37. Death rates for motor vehicle-related injuries, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 38. Death rates for homicide, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 39. Death rates for suicide, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 40. Death rates for firearm-related injuries, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1970-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 42. Occupational injury deaths and rates, by industry, sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1995-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Life expectancy

Table 21. Life expectancy at birth and at 65 years of age, by sex: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, selected years 1980-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 22. Life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, and at 75 years of age, by race and sex: United States, selected years 1900-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

 

Disability

Table 54. Basic actions difficulty and complex activity limitation among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

 

Health expenditures

Table 127. Personal health care expenditures, by age: United States, selected years 1987-2004 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 130. Expenses for health care and prescribed medicine, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 142. Medicare beneficiaries, by race, Hispanic origin, and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1992-2006 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

 

Health insurance

Medicare

Table 131. Sources of payment for health care, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 139. Health insurance coverage of Medicare beneficiaries 65 years of age and over, by type of coverage and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1992-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 140. Medicare enrollees and expenditures and percent distribution, by Medicare program and type of service: United States and other areas, selected years 1970-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 141. Medicare enrollees and program payments among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, by sex and age: United States and other areas, selected years 1994-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 142. Medicare beneficiaries, by race, Hispanic origin, and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1992-2006 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 146. Medicare enrollees, enrollees in managed care, payment per enrollee, and short-stay hospital utilization, by state: United States, selected years 1994-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Medicaid

Table 137. Medicaid coverage among persons under 65 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1984-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 139. Health insurance coverage of Medicare beneficiaries 65 years of age and over, by type of coverage and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1992-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 143. Medicaid beneficiaries and payments, by basis of eligibility, and race and Hispanic origin: United States, selected fiscal years 1999-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Out of pocket health care expenses

Table 130. Expenses for health care and prescribed medicine, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 131. Sources of payment for health care, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 132. Out-of-pocket health care expenses among persons with medical expenses, by age: United States, selected years 1987-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

 

Health status and risk factors

Health status and chronic diseases

Table 45. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnoses, by year of diagnosis and selected characteristics: United States, 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 49. Respondent-reported prevalence of heart disease, cancer, and stroke among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1997-1998 through 2008-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 3. Respondent-reported lifetime heart disease prevalence among adults 18 years of age and over, by sex and age: United States, 1999–2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 50. Diabetes among adults 20 years of age and over, by sex, age, and race and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 5. Diabetes prevalence among adults 20 years of age and over, by age: United States, 1988–1994 and 2005–2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 6. Poor diabetes control (hemoglobin A1c levels greater than 9%) among adults 20 years of age and over with diagnosed diabetes, by age: United States, 1988–1994 and 2005–2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 51. Incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1980-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 52. Severe headache or migraine, low back pain, and neck pain among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 53. Joint pain among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 2002-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 7. Joint pain in the past 30 days among adults 18 years of age and over, by age: United States, 2002–2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 55. Vision and hearing limitations among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 56. Respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1991-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 57. Serious psychological distress in the past 30 days among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1997-1998 through 2008-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 67. Hypertension and high blood pressure among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 15. Hypertension among adults 20 years of age and over, by sex and age: United States, 1988–1994, 1999–2002, and 2005–2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 68. Cholesterol among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 16. High serum total cholesterol (240 mg/dL or higher) among adults 20 years of age and over, by sex and age: United States, 1988–1994, 1999–2002, and 2005–2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 71. Overweight, obesity, and healthy weight among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1960-1962 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 73. Untreated dental caries, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1971-1974 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Health risk factors

Table 58. Current cigarette smoking among adults 18 years of age and over, by sex, race, and age: United States, selected years 1965-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 60. Current cigarette smoking among adults, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, age, and education level: United States, average annual, selected years 1990-1992 through 2007-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 11. Cigarette smoking among students in grades 9–12 and adults 18 years of age and over, by sex, grade, and age: United States, 1999–2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 64. Lifetime alcohol drinking status among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 65. Heavier drinking and drinking five or more drinks in a day among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 70. Participation in leisure-time aerobic and muscle strengthening activities that meet the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1998-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 71. Overweight, obesity, and healthy weight among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1960-1962 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 12. Participation in leisure-time aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities that meet the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for adults 18 years of age and over, by sex and age: United States, 1999–2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

 

Nutrition

Table 69. Mean energy and macronutrient intake among persons 20 years of age and over, by sex and age: United States, selected years 1971-1974 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 96. Dietary supplement use among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

 

Population

Table 1. Resident population, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

 

Preventive care

Figure 9. Respondent-reported colorectal tests and procedures among adults 50–75 years of age, by race and Hispanic origin: United States, 2000–2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 80. Influenza vaccination among adults 65 years of age and over: Selected Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, 1998-2007 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 84. Influenza vaccination among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1989-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Figure 18. Influenza vaccination in the past 12 months among adults 18 years of age and over, by age: United States, 1999–2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 85. Pneumococcal vaccination among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1989-2009 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 86. Use of mammography among women 40 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]

Table 87. Use of Pap smears among women 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2008 [PDF - 10.5 MB]