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Upcoming Releases

May 2008

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May 14  (tentative) "Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey"    The latest full-year data from the National Health Interview Survey on the growing number of homes in the U.S. that don't have landline telephones and exclusively use wireless phones. 

May 21  (tentative)  "Blood Folate Levels: The Latest NHANES Results"   An update on the national progress made in folate fortification since FDA required the addition of folic acid in certain foods a decade ago.  This latest NHANES data runs through 2005-2006 and provides new information about how the trend in folate levels have changed over time.

May 28  (tentative) “High Body Mass Index (BMI) for age Among U.S. Children and Adolescents"  Latest data on overweight and obesity among children and adolescents, based on 2005-06 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.  Article is scheduled to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 

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