As the Nations principal health statistics agency, the National Center for Health Statistics compiles statistical information that is often used to help guide actions and policies to improve the Nations health. In carrying out our responsibility to share fully our data and analyses, we are making available summaries of staff responses to recent requests for data on health, determinants of health, health care access and use, and other topics of current interest. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_policy/responses.htm http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/images/cdclogo.jpg http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/health_policy/responses.htm 95 61 en-us cdcinfo@cdc.gov (NCHS Inquiries) Health Public Health These tables present data on the percentage of adults who did not get medical care due to cost, whose medical care was delayed due to cost, and who did not get prescription drugs due to cost. Data are presented for adults aged 18 to 64 years of age for 1997, 2006, and 2007 based on the National Health Interview Survey. In addition to various age break downs, data are presented for gender, race and ethnicity, education level, percent of poverty level, insurance status, geographic regions, and MSA status. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=40431 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:03:00 EST These tables present data on the percentage of adults without a usual source of health care. Data are presented in three age groupings and by gender, race/ethnicity, poverty level, health insurance status, geography, and MSA status. Data are presented for adults aged 18 to 64 years of age for 1997, 2006, and 2007 based on the National Health Interview Survey. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=40430 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:02:00 EST These tables contain data on the percent of children without a usual source of health care. Data are from the National Health Interview Survey and are presented in three age groupings and by gender, race/ethnicity, poverty level, health insurance status, geography, and MSA status. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=40429 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:01:00 EST Using data from the National Health Interview Survey, these tables contain the percent of children who have not had a health care visit within 12 months. Data are presented in three age groupings and by gender, race/ethnicity, poverty level, health insurance status, geography, and MSA status. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=40428 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST These tables show the percent of adults with one or more, two or more, or three or more of six possible chronic conditions. These data are from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey. The data are shown by sex and are broken down into three age categories: 55 years and over, 55 to 64 years, and 65 years and over. The six possible chronic conditions are arthritis, current asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes. Women in all age groups are more likely than men to have one or more, two or more, or three or more chronic conditions. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=40594 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:09:00 EST These tables present estimates from the National Health Interview Survey on trends in health insurance and access to care from 1997-2008 for persons 18-64 years of age. Included are tables showing the numbers and percentages of people with different types of health insurance coverage and with no coverage; annual state-specific estimates for the 20 largest states by insurance type and age group; and quarterly estimates of unmet need for medical care and delay of medical care due to cost by age group, employment status, and insurance coverage. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=13418 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EST These tables show the percentage of women age 40 years and over who had a mammogram within the past 2 years, by selected characteristics (insurance status, income level, rural/urban, race, ethnicity, and education). http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=13401 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:47:00 EST These tables show frequency distributions of limitations in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) by age. Two sets of ADL tables are provided that use different levels of aggregation. Data are from the 2003-2007 National Health Interview Surveys and represent average annual numbers and rates. Combining five years of data is necessary in order to obtain large enough cell sizes to produce reliable estimates. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=11609 Wed, 20 May 2009 12:30:00 EST Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey on long-term trends in the number and percentage of persons under 65 years of age with different types of health insurance coverage and with no coverage. Estimates were derived from data over 32 years during the period from 1959 to 2007. http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?af=h&f=11515 Mon, 18 May 2009 14:30:00 EST