STATCASTS

 

2009

 

September 30, 2009

• Increase in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analgesics in the United States, 1999-2006 [MP3 - 5.12 MB]
  Margaret Warner, PhD, Injury Epidemiologist with the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the alarming surge in poisoning fatalities linked to opioid painkillers in the U.S.
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August 19, 2009

• Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2007 [MP3 - 5.23 MB]
  Robert Anderson, PhD, chief of the Mortality Statistics Branch with the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the latest trends in life expectancy and leading causes of death in the U.S.
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August 12, 2009

• Delayed Childbearing: More Women Are Having Their First Child Later in Life [MP3 - 3.5 MB]
  T.J. Mathews, a demographer with the National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the results of a new report on U.S. women having their first child later in life.
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March 11, 2009

• Wireless Substitution: State-level Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, January-December 2007 [MP3 - 5 MB]
  Stephen Blumberg, a health statistician with the National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the results of a new report on wireless-only phone use by state.
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February 18, 2009

• Health, United States, 2008 [MP3 - 4.6 MB]
  Amy Bernstein, project lead on the annual report on the nation's health, discusses the health status of a frequently overlooked group: young adults aged 18 to 29.
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2008

 

December 10, 2008

• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Adults and Children:  United States, 2007 [MP3 - 3.7 MB]
  Patricia Barnes, a health statistician with the National Center for Health Statistics, has collaborated with the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine on a new report about complementary and alternative medicine used by adults and children in the U.S.
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October 22, 2008

• Food Allergy Among U.S. Children:  Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations [MP3 - 3.4 MB]
  Amy Branum, a statistician with the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the findings in the first-ever NCHS report on food allergies among children in the U.S.
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June 25, 2008

• State, Regional, and National Estimates of Health Insurance Coverage for People under 65 years of age: National Health Interview Survey, 2004-2006 [MP3 - 5.5 MB]
  Robin Cohen, a statistician with the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the findings in two new reports on state and national health insurance coverage in the U.S.
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• Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2007 [MP3 - 5.5 MB]
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May 14, 2008

• Wireless Substitution:  Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2007 [MP3 - 5.6 MB]
  Stephen Blumberg, a senior scientist with the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the growing reliance on wireless telephones in the U.S.
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May 7, 2008

• Sleep Duration as a Correlate of Smoking, Alcohol Use, Leisure-Time Physical Inactivity, and Obesity among Adults: United States, 2004-06 [MP3 - 4 MB]
  Charlotte Schoenborn, a health statistician with the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the correlation between a lack of sleep and several adverse health behaviors.
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April 30, 2008

• Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2006 [MP3 - 4.7 MB]
  Margaret McDowell, a health statistician with the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the latest data on breastfeeding in the U.S.
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March 20, 2008

• Leading Causes of Injury Mortality in the U.S., 1999-2005 [MP3 - 5.5 MB]
  Lois Fingerhut, an injury epidemiologist with the National Center for Health Statistics, discusses the trends in injury deaths in the U.S.
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2007

 

December 12, 2007

• High Serum Total Cholesterol - An Indicator for Monitoring Cholesterol Lowering Efforts: U.S. Adults, 2005-2006 [MP3 - 4.5 MB]
  Susan Schober, a senior epidemiologist with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, discusses the continued drop in cholesterol levels in the U.S.
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December 5, 2007

• Births: Preliminary Data for 2006 [MP3 - 5.1 MB]
  Stephanie Ventura, head of the Reproductive Statistics Branch, talks about the increase in teen births in the U.S., the first increase in 14 years. 
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December 3, 2007

• Health, United States, 2007 [MP3 - 3.5 MB]
  Amy Bernstein, project lead on the annual report on the nation's health, discusses the new chartbook section on access to care.
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