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Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-March 2007 National Health Interview Survey

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Early Release Measures

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  1. Lack of health insurance and type of coverage
  2. Usual place to go for medical care
  3. Obtaining needed medical care
  4. Receipt of influenza vaccination
  5. Receipt of pneumococcal vaccination
  6. Obesity
  7. Leisure time physical activity
  8. Current smoking
  9. Alcohol consumption
  10. Human immunodeficiency virus testing
  11. General health status
  12. Personal care needs
  13. Serious psychological distress
  14. Diagnosed diabetes
  15. Asthma episodes and current asthma

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List of Early Releases

1. Lack of health insurance and type of coverage

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  • Figure 1.1. Percentage of persons of all ages without health insurance coverage at the time of interview: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Table 1.1. Number and percentage of persons without health insurance coverage at the time of interview, by age group: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Table 1.2. Percentage of persons under age 65 years with public health plan coverage and private health insurance coverage, by age group: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 1.2. Percentage of persons under age 65 years without health insurance coverage at the time of interview, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 1.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages without health insurance coverage at the time of interview, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 1.1-1.3

2. Usual place to go for medical care

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  • Figure 2.1. Percentage of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 2.2. Percentage of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 2.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 2.1-2.3

3. Obtaining needed medical care

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  • Figure 3.1. Percentage of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the past 12 months: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 3.2. Percentage of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 3.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the past 12 months, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 3.1-3.3

4. Receipt of influenza vaccination

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  • Figure 4.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months, by age group and quarter: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Table 4.1. Annual percentage of adults aged 50 years and over who had received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, 1997-2006 (UPDATED 10/9/2007)
  • Figure 4.2. Percentage of persons who had received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 4.3. Percentage of adults aged 65 years and over who had received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 4.1-4.3

5. Receipt of pneumococcal vaccination

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  • Figure 5.1. Percentage of adults aged 65 years and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 5.2. Percentage of adults aged 65 years and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 5.3. Percentage of adults aged 65 years and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 5.1-5.3

6. Obesity

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  • Figure 6.1. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 6.2. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 6.3. Age-adjusted prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 years and over, by sex and race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 6.1-6.3

7. Leisure-time physical activity

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  • Figure 7.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 7.2. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 7.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who engaged in regular leisure-time physical activity, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 7.1-7.3

8. Current smoking

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  • Figure 8.1. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 8.2. Percent distribution of smoking status among adults aged 18 years and over, by sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 8.3. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 8.4. Age-sex-adjusted prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 years and over, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 8.1-8.4

9. Alcohol consumption

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  • Figure 9.1. Percentage 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-March 2007
  • Figure 9.2. Percentage 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, January-March 2007
  • Figure 9.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage 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, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 9.1-9.3

10. Human immunodeficiency virus testing

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  • Figure 10.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had ever been tested for human immunodeficiency virus: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 10.2. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had ever been tested for human immunodeficiency virus, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 10.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had ever been tested for human immunodeficiency virus, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 10.1-10.3

11. General health status

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  • Figure 11.1. Percentage of persons of all ages who had excellent or very good health: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 11.2. Percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by sex for all ages: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 11.3. Percentage of persons of all ages who had excellent or very good health, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 11.4. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages who had excellent or very good health, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 11.1-11.4

12. Personal care needs

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  • Figure 12.1. Percentage of adults aged 65 years and over who need help with personal care from other persons: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 12.2. Percentage of adults aged 65 years and over who need help with personal care from other persons, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 12.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and over who need help with personal care from other persons, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 12.1-12.3

13. Serious psychological distress

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  • Figure 13.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 13.2. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 13.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 13.1-13.3

14. Diagnosed diabetes

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  • Figure 14.1. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 years and over: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 14.2. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 years and over, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 14.3. Age-sex-adjusted prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 years and over, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 14.1-14.3

15. Asthma episodes and current asthma

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  • Figure 15.1. Percentage of persons of all ages who experienced an asthma episode in the past 12 months: United States, 1997-March 2007
  • Figure 15.2. Percentage of persons of all ages who experienced an asthma episode in the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 15.3. Sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages who experienced an asthma episode in the past 12 months, by age group and race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 15.4. Prevalence of current asthma among persons of all ages: United States, 2001-January-March 2007
  • Figure 15.5. Prevalence of current asthma among persons of all ages, by age group and sex: United States, January-March 2007
  • Figure 15.6. Sex-adjusted prevalence of current asthma among persons of all ages, by age group and race/ethnicity: United States, January-March 2007
  • Data tables for Figures 15.1-15.6

References

Appendix

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  • Table I. January-March 2007 NHIS questions used to define selected health measures
  • Table II. Number and percentage of uninsured persons, persons with public health plan coverage, and persons with private health insurance coverage, based on the 1990 and 2000 census population estimates, by age group: United States, 2000-2002
  • Table III. Selected estimates using National Health Interview Survey weights based on the 1990 and 2000 census population estimates: United States, 2000-2002

Page last reviewed: November 6, 2015
Content source: National Center for Health Statistics