Health, United States, 1999: With Health and Aging Chartbook

by U. S. Department of Health and Human Services

• ISBN13: 9780160500435
• ISBN10: 0160500435
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: BERNAN-UNIPUB

Summary

DHHS Publication PHS 99-1232. 23rd edition. Overall responsibility for planning and coordinating content under the general direction of Diane M. Makuc and Jennifer H. Madans. Presents national trends in health statistics. Major findings are presented in the highlights. Includes a chartbook on health and aging and detailed tables on trends.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Acknowledgments	v
Dedication	vii
List of Figures on Health and Aging	xi
Geographic Regions and Divisions of the United States	xiii
Highlights
Health and Aging Chartbook	3	(3)
Detailed Tables	6	(11)
Health and Aging Chartbook
Introduction	17	(63)
Population
Demographic Characteristics	22	(2)
Living Arrangements	24	(2)
Nursing Home Residence	26	(2)
Poverty	28	(2)
Health Status
Life Expectancy	30	(2)
Life Expectancy by Race	32	(2)
Deaths From All Causes	34	(2)
Selected Leading Causes of Death	36	(2)
Self-Reported Health	38	(2)
Chronic Conditions	40	(2)
Visual and Hearing Impairments	42	(2)
Osteoporosis	44	(2)
Physical Functioning and Disability	46	(2)
Conditions Associated With Disability	48	(2)
Overweight	50	(2)
Oral Health	52	(2)
Social Activities	54	(2)
Exercise	56	(2)
Health Care Access and Utilization
Caregivers	58	(2)
Unmet Needs	60	(2)
Assistive Devices	62	(2)
Physician Contacts	64	(2)
Inpatient Health Care	66	(2)
Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations	68	(2)
Home Health Care	70	(2)
Health Insurance	72	(2)
Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Enrollment	74	(2)
Cost of Heart Disease	76	(2)
Cost of Diabetes	78	(2)
Technical Notes	80	(6)
Data Tables for Figures 1-34	86	(15)
Detailed Tables
List of Detailed Tables	101	(288)
Health Status and Determinants
Population	107	(3)
Fertility and Natality	110	(19)
Mortality	129	(71)
Determinants and Measures of Health	200	(29)
Utilization of Health Resources
Ambulatory Care	229	(17)
Inpatient Care	246	(19)
Health Care Resources
Personnel	265	(12)
Facilities	277	(6)
Health Care Expenditures
National Health Expenditures	283	(16)
Health Care Coverage and Major Federal Programs	299	(13)
State Health Expenditures	312	(11)
Appendixes
Contents	323	(66)
I. Sources and Limitations of Data	326	(34)
II. Glossary	360	(27)
III. Additional Years of Data Available	387	(2)
Index to Detailed Tables	389