Series 10

No. 200

Current Estimates

From the National Health

Interview Survey, 1996

October 1999

Vital and

Health Statistics

From the CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION / National Center for Health Statistics

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Adams PF, Hendershot GE, and Marano MA. Current estimates from the

National Health Interview Survey, 1996. National Center for Health Statistics.

Vital Health Stat 10(200). 1999.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-62623
Current Estimates

From the National Health

Interview Survey, 1996

Series 10:

Data From the National Health

Survey

No. 200

Hyattsville, Maryland

October 1999

DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 99-1528

Vital and

Health Statistics

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D., Director

Jack R. Anderson, Deputy Director

Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D., Associate Director for Science

Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D., Acting Associate Director for

Vital and Health Statistics Systems

Jack R. Anderson, Acting Associate Director for

International Statistics

Lester R. Curtin, Ph.D., Acting Associate Director for

Research and Methodology

Jennifer H. Madans, Ph.D., Acting Associate Director for

Analysis, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion

P. Douglas Williams, Ph.D., Acting Associate Director for

Data Standards, Program Development, and Extramural

Programs

Edward L. Hunter, Associate Director for Planning, Budget,

and Legislation

Douglas L. Zinn, Acting Associate Director for Management

Charles J. Rothwell, Associate Director for Data Processing

and Services

Division of Health Interview Statistics

Jane F. Gentleman, Ph.D., Director

Anne K. Stratton, M.S., Acting Deputy Director

Ann M. Hardy, Dr.P.H., Associate Director for Science

Gerry E. Hendershot, Ph.D., Assistant to the Director for

Data Analysis and Dissemination

Susan S. Jack, M.S., Acting Chief, Illness and Disability

Statistics Branch

Howard Riddick, Ph.D., Chief, Survey Planning and

Development Branch

Anne K. Stratton, M.S., Acting Chief, Systems and

Programming Branch

Robert A. Wright, Chief, Utilization and Expenditure

Statistics Branch

Cooperation of the U.S. Bureau of the Census

Under the legislation establishing the National Health Survey, the Public Health

Service is authorized to use, insofar as possible, the services or facilities of other

Federal, State, or private agencies.

In accordance with specifications established by the National Center for Health

Statistics, the U.S. Bureau of the Census, under a contractual arrangement, participated

in planning the survey and collecting the data.
Contents

Abstract .................................................................................................. 1

Introduction ............................................................................................... 1

Source and Limitations of Data ............................................................................... 2

Selected Results and Uses of Tables ........................................................................... 3

Acute Conditions: Incidence, Medical Attention, and Associated Restriction in Activity ................................ 3

Episodes of Persons Injured ................................................................................ 4

Restricted Activity Associated with Injury and Impairment Due to Injury ........................................... 4

Prevalence of Reported Chronic Conditions ................................................................... 4

Limitation of Activity Due to Chronic Conditions .............................................................. 4

Restricted Activity Due to Acute and Chronic Conditions ........................................................ 5

Respondent-Assessed Health Status .......................................................................... 5

Physician Contacts: Rate and Interval Since Last Contact ........................................................ 5

Hospitalization: Episodes and Days for Persons; Discharges and Average Length of Stay .............................. 5

Trends in Selected Health Measures, 1982–96 ................................................................... 6

References ................................................................................................ 9

Appendixes

Appendix I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Technical Notes on Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Statistical Design of the NHIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Collection and Processing of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Estimation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Types of Estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Reliability of the Estimates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Appendix II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Definitions of Certain Terms Used in This Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Terms Relating to Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Terms Relating to Disability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Terms Relating to Persons Injured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Terms Relating to Accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Terms Relating to Physician Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Terms Relating to Hospitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Demographic Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Appendix III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Questionnaires and Flashcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Text Figures

1. Trends in acute conditions by calendar quarter: United States, 1982–96 .......................................... 7

2. Trends in acute conditions: United States, 1982–96 .......................................................... 7

3. Trends in restricted activity days: United States, 1982–96 ..................................................... 8

4. Trends in chronic respiratory conditions: United States, 1982–96 ............................................... 9

5. Trends in hospitalization and length of stay: 1982–96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Detailed Tables

Incidence of Acute Conditions

Rates

1. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . 13

3. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . 14

4. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States,

1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

5. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Frequencies

6. Number of acute conditions, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

7. Number of acute conditions, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

8. Number of acute conditions, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

9. Number of acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

10. Number of acute conditions, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . 23

Percent of Acute Conditions Medically Attended

11. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

12. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

13. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

14. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . 27

15. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Restricted Activity Associated with Acute Conditions

Restricted-Activity Days: Rates

16. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by age and type of

condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

17. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by sex, age, and type of

condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

18. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by race, age, and type of

condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

19. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age, and

type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

20. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by geographic region,

place of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Restricted-Activity Days: Frequencies

21. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . 36

22. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States,

1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

23. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by race, age, and type of condition: United States,

1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

24. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

25. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of

condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Bed Days: Rates

26. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by age and type of condition:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

27. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by sex, age, and type of condition:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

28. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by race, age, and type of condition:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

29. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age, and type of

condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

30. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by geographic region, place of residence,

and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Bed Days: Frequencies

31. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

32. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . 49

33. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . 50

34. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States,

1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

35. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Work-Loss Days: Rates

36. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over,

by age and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

37. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over,

by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

38. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over,

by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

39. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over,

by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

40. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over,

by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Work-Loss Days: Frequencies

41. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over,

by age and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

42. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over,

by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

43. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by

race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

44. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by

family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

45. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by

geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

School-Loss Days: Rates

46. Number of school-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 youths 5–17 years of age, by sex, race, family

income, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

47. Number of school-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 youths 5–17 years of age, by geographic region,

place of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

School-Loss Days: Frequencies

48. Number of school-loss days associated with acute conditions for youths 5–17 years of age, by sex, race, family income,

and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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49. Number of school-loss days associated with acute conditions for youths 5–17 years of age, by geographic region, place

of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Incidence of Acute Conditions by Quarter

50. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year and number of acute conditions, by quarter and type of condition:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Episodes of Persons Injured and Associated Restriction of Activity

51. Number of episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work,

place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

52. Number of episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work, place of accident, and

sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

53. Number of restricted-activity days associated with episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in

moving motor vehicle, whether at work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . 73

54. Number of restricted-activity days associated with episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle,

whether at work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

55. Number of bed days associated with episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in moving motor

vehicle, whether at work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

56. Number of bed days associated with episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work,

place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Prevalence of Chronic Conditions

Rates

57. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by age: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

58. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by sex, and age: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

59. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by race, and age: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

60. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by family income, and age: United States, 1996. . . . . 87

61. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by geographic region, and place of residence:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Frequencies

62. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by age: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

63. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by sex, and age: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

64. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by race, and age: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

65. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by family income, and age: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

66. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by geographic region, and place of residence: United States, 1996 . . . . 103

Limitation of Activity Due to Chronic Conditions

67. Percent distribution of degree of activity limitation due to chronic conditions, according to sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

68. Number of persons by degree of activity limitation due to chronic conditions and sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Restricted Activity Associated with Acute and Chronic Conditions

69. Number of days per person per year and number of days of activity restriction due to acute and chronic conditions,

by type of restriction, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Respondent-Assessed Health Status

70. Number of persons and percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, according to sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Physician Contacts

71. Number per person per year and number of physician contacts, by place of contact, and sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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72. Percent distribution and frequency distribution of interval since last physician contact, according to sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Hospitalization

73. Percent distribution for living persons of number of short-stay hospital episodes during the year preceding interview,

for all causes and excluding deliveries, according to sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . 117

74. Number of living persons, by number of short-stay hospital episodes during the year preceding interview, for all

causes and excluding deliveries, and by sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

75. Number of short-stay hospital days during the year preceding interview per living person hospitalized, for all causes and

excluding deliveries, by number of episodes and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

76. Number of short-stay hospital days during the year preceding interview for living persons hospitalized, for all causes

and excluding deliveries, by number of episodes and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . 123

77. Number per 100 persons per year and annual number of short-stay hospital discharges, average length of stay, and

annual number of hospital days for living persons hospitalized for all causes and excluding deliveries, by

sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Population

78. Number of persons of all ages and number of currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by

sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Appendix Tables

I. The 88 poststratification age-sex-race-ethnicity cells in the National Health Interview Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

II. Estimated standard error parameters, 30% relative standard error cut-off points, and r-squared values for the

National Health Interview Survey, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

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Objectives

This annual report presents national

estimates, based on data from the

National Health Interview Survey

(NHIS), on the incidence of acute

conditions, percent of medically

attended acute conditions, number of

disability days, episodes of persons

injured and associated activity

restriction, persons with activity

limitation due to chronic conditions,

restricted activity days associated with

acute and chronic conditions, physician

contacts and short-stay hospitalizations,

as well as prevalence of chronic

conditions and respondent assessed

health status. This edition includes a

section on trends in health statistics for

1982–96.

Source of Data

NHIS is a multistage probability

sample survey conducted annually by

interviewers of the Bureau of the

Census for the National Center for

Health Statistics. Data is collected

during in-home interviews of the civilian

noninstitutionalized U.S. population.

Data collection procedures were similar

from 1982 through 1996, but were

changed after 1996.

Highlights

In 1996 there were 163.5 acute

conditions per 100 persons, (67.9%

were medically attended) and 624.0

associated days of restricted activity per

100 persons. Of acute injuries, 91.4%

were medically attended. The highest

rates for chronic conditions per 1,000

persons included arthritis (127.3),

sinusitis (125.5), deformity and

orthopedic impairment (111.6), and high

blood pressure (107.1). Activity

limitation due to chronic conditions was

reported by 14.4% of persons. There

were six physician contacts per person

per year and 7.3% of the population

had a hospitalization in the past year.

During 1982–96, the prevalence of

asthma increased and the rate and

duration of hospitalizations decreased.

Keywords: National Health Interview

Survey c acute conditions c chronic

conditions c physician contacts c

hospitalizations c health status

Current Estimates From the

National Health Interview

Survey, 1996

by Patricia F. Adams; Gerry E. Hendershot, Ph.D.; and

Marie A. Marano, Division of Health Interview Statistics

Introduction

This report provides detailed data

from the 1996 National Health Interview

Survey (NHIS) on the health of the

civilian noninstitutionalized population.

Estimates are presented on acute

conditions, episodes of persons injured,

restriction in activity, prevalence of

chronic conditions, limitation of activity

due to chronic conditions,

respondent-assessed health status, and

the use of medical services—including

physician contacts and short-stay

hospitalization. In addition, a special

section in the text presents selected

trends in health statistics for 1982–96, a

period during which the basic NHIS

questionnaire and field procedures were

stable. A basic redesign of the NHIS

questionnaires and field procedures was

implemented in 1997.

Estimates of these health

characteristics are shown in tables 1–78

for various groups in the population,

including those defined by age, sex,

race, and family income (each shown

for specific age groups), and by

geographic region and place of

residence. Estimates for other

characteristics of special relevance to

particular health measures are also

included. For example, estimates of

physician contacts are shown by the

place where the contact occurred.

The ‘‘Selected Results and Use of

Tables’’ section includes a brief

definition of each health characteristic

included in tables 1–78 and reports the

1996 estimate for each characteristic.

Previous issues of this annual report

included text tables that presented

comparisons with the corresponding

estimates from the previous two years

and standardized rates for each of the

major health characteristics. Because the

primary focus of this report is to

provide data from the current survey,

these tables have been eliminated.

However, selected significant differences

between the 1996 and 1995 estimates

are presented in the text.

The NHIS data are often used to

monitor trends. Such analyses must

address changes in the survey design

over time. In 1982, the NHIS

questionnaire and data preparation

procedures of the survey were

extensively revised. The basic concepts

of NHIS changed in some cases, and in

other cases the concepts were measured

in a different way. Comparisons with

earlier results should not be undertaken

without carefully examining these

changes. A more complete explanation

of these changes is in appendix IV of

This report was prepared in the Division of Health Interview Statistics. Viona Brown of the Systems and

Programming Branch and Van L. Parsons of the Office of Research and Methodology produced estimated

parameters, relative standard errors, and r-squared values. Chris Moriarity and Van L. Parsons of the Office

of Research and Methodology contributed to the Source and Limitations of Data section and the Technical

Notes on Methods in appendix I. Nancy Gagne, Richard H. Coles, Mira L.B. Shanks, Luong Tonthat, and

Jane Page of the Systems and Programming Branch did the computer programming. This report was edited

by Klaudia M. Cox and typeset by Annette F. Holman of the Publications Branch, Division of Data

Services.

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Series 10, No. 150 (1). In 1985, a new

sample design for NHIS and a different

method of presenting sampling errors

were introduced (2). In 1995, another

change in the sample design was

introduced, including the oversampling

of black and Hispanic persons (3). In

addition, during 1996, the use of part of

the sample for the development and

testing of a Computer Assisted Personal

Interview (CAPI) system for use in

1997 resulted in a reduced sample size.

Because of these differences among

surveys from different years, it is

recommended that users consult

appropriate technical reports for NHIS

data years prior to 1985 (2) and

appendix I for 1985 and later.

Although published reports are one

of the primary methods of disseminating

estimates from NHIS, data also are

available in standardized microdata

tapes. Tapes containing information

from the NHIS core questionnaires from

1969 through 1996 are available for

purchase from the National Technical

Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port

Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

Public use tapes also are available for

special topics included in NHIS from

1973 through 1996. Information about

the cost and availability of these tapes

can be obtained from the National

Center for Health Statistics, Division of

Health Interview Statistics, Systems and

Programming Branch, 6525 Belcrest

Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Public

use microdata on compact disk

read-only memory (CD-ROM) are

available for the NHIS core and special

topic data for 1987 through 1996. They

can be purchased through the NTIS or

from the Government Printing Office

(GPO), Superintendent of Documents,

U.S. Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402. Questions about

CD-ROM data files should be directed

to the National Center for Health

Statistics (NCHS), Data Dissemination

Branch, at 301-436-8500. Information

on recent publications is available on

the NCHS homepage on the Internet at

http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww. For

specific NHIS information, such as

description of the survey, queried topics,

variables, selected data highlights, and

questionnaires, among other items, the

Internet address is http://www.cdc.gov/

nchswww/about/major/nhis/nhis.htm.

The special topics included in the

1996 NHIS covered the following two

areas: Immunization (asked of sample

children under 6 years of age, including

hepatitis B); and Family resources

(including access to care, health care

coverage, private plan and coverage

detail, and income and assets).

Data from the special health topics

and core in 1996 were collected

throughout the entire year. However, as

mentioned earlier, due to the

introduction and testing of the CAPI

system for use in 1997, the sample size

was reduced. The Immunization

questionnaire collected information on a

sample child under age 6 years and on

all children 19–35 months of age in

each family with age-eligible children.

The Family Resources questionnaire

asked about all family members.

Source and

Limitations of Data

Information from the National

Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in this

report is based on data collected in a

continuing nationwide survey by

household interview. Each week a

probability sample of the civilian

noninstitutionalized population of the

United States is interviewed by

personnel of the U.S. Bureau of the

Census. Information is obtained about

the health and other characteristics of

each member of the household.

Part of the 1996 NHIS sample was

used for testing of the computer-assisted

personal interview (CAPI) system that

was implemented for the 1997 NHIS.

The CAPI test cases are not included in

the 1996 NHIS data set used to produce

the estimates in this report. Relative to

1995, the 1996 NHIS sample size was

reduced by approximately 25% in the

first and second quarters, and by

approximately 50% in the third and

fourth quarters. The interviewed sample

for 1996 consisted of 24,371 households

containing 63,402 persons. The total

noninterview rate was 6.2% : 4.1% was

the result of respondent refusal, and the

remainder was primarily the result of

failure to locate an eligible respondent

at home after repeated calls, as

described in appendix I.

For a detailed list of changes to the

basic health and demographic

questionnaire that have occurred since

1985, see appendix I. A description of

the new survey design implemented in

1995, along with methods used in

estimation and general qualifications of

the data obtained from the survey, also

are presented in appendix I.

All information collected in the

survey is from reports by responsible

family members residing in the

household. When possible, all adult

family members participate in the

interview. However, proxy responses are

accepted for family members who are

not at home and are required for all

children and for family members who

are physically or mentally incapable of

responding for themselves. Although a

considerable effort is made to ensure

accurate reporting, the information from

both proxy respondents and

self-respondents may be inaccurate

because the respondent is unaware of

relevant information, has forgotten it,

does not wish to reveal it to an

interviewer, or does not understand the

intended meaning of a question.

Because the estimates in this report

are based on a sample of the population,

they are subject to sampling errors.

Therefore, readers should pay particular

attention to ‘‘Reliability of the

Estimates’’ in appendix I of this report,

which shows formulas for calculating

standard errors along with instructions

for their use. The estimated standard

error parameters, relative standard error

cut-off points, and r-squared values

presented in table II in appendix I in

this report were derived from 1996 data.

Regarding statistics in this report that

are based on earlier years of NHIS,

readers should consult table II in

appendix I of the Current Estimates for

the years 1982–95 for the standard error

parameters and cut-off points (1, 2,

4–15).

In this report, terms such as

‘‘similar’’ and ‘‘no difference’’ mean that

there is no statistically significant

difference between the measures being

compared. Terms relating to difference

(for example, ‘‘greater than’’ or ‘‘less

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than’’) indicate that differences are

statistically significant.

Two-tailed individual t-tests, with a

critical value of 1.96 (0.05 level of

significance) were used to test all

comparisons. These tests did not take

multiple comparisons into account. Lack

of comment regarding the difference

between any two statistics does not

mean that the difference was tested and

found to be not significant.

The major concepts for these

estimates are described in appendix II,

and the questionnaires and flashcards

used in the interview are shown in

appendix III. Illnesses and injuries are

coded using a modified version of the

Ninth Revision of the International

Classification of Diseases (16). The

Division of Health Interview Statistics

of NCHS should be contacted for

information about the coding and editing

procedures used to produce the final

data file from which the estimates

shown are derived.

Selected Results and

Uses of Tables

In the following sections, each of

the health-related characteristics

included in this report is defined and the

overall 1996 estimates are presented.

Although previous issues of this report

included tables comparing current

estimates with those from earlier years,

they have been eliminated in this report.

However, some comparisons are noted

where large differences have been

observed between the 1996 and 1995

estimates for the same characteristic.

Readers wanting more extensive

comparisons for the 1995 estimates

should refer to Series 10, No. 199 (15).

Readers comparing subgroups of the

population in tables 1–78 may want to

consider the possible effect of age in

comparing subgroups. For

sociodemographic characteristics for

which the age distribution of the

subgroups may differ significantly (such

as sex, race, and family income), results

are shown for specific age groups.

However, for geographic region and

place of residence, there is generally

little difference in the age distributions

of the subgroups. Therefore, these

results are not shown for specific age

groups.

Tables 1–77 show detailed results

for health characteristics. The population

figures used to calculate the rates are in

table 78.

Acute Conditions:

Incidence, Medical

Attention, and Associated

Restriction in Activity

An acute condition is defined for

the National Health Interview Survey

(NHIS) as a type of illness or injury that

ordinarily lasts less than 3 months, was

first noticed less than 3 months before

the reference date of the interview, and

was serious enough to have had an

impact on behavior. Only two types of

impact are considered: (a) the illness or

injury caused the person to cut down on

daily activities for at least half a day, or

(b) a physician was contacted regarding

the illness or injury.

Incidence

Incidence rates for acute conditions

by type of condition and

sociodemographic characteristics are

shown in tables 1–5, and incidence

(number) is shown in tables 6–10. The

1996 rate of 163.5 acute conditions per

100 persons per year was not

significantly different from the 1995 rate

of 174.4.

For four broad types of acute

conditions, the 1996 incidence rates per

100 persons per year rank as follows:

respiratory conditions (78.9), injuries

(21.7), infective and parasitic diseases

(20.5), and digestive system conditions

(6.7). Although the 1996 rate (78.9) for

respiratory conditions appears to be

lower than the rate in 1995 (85.2),

primarily due to less influenza activity,

no statistical difference was found for

overall respiratory conditions. The rate

for influenza (36.0), however, is

significantly lower than the

corresponding rate for 1995 (41.2).

Medical Attention

Estimates of the percent of acute

conditions that were medically attended

are shown in tables 11–15. During 1996,

an estimated 67.9% of acute conditions

reported in the NHIS were medically

attended. Of the four broad types of

acute conditions, injuries were most

likely to have been medically attended

(91.4% ), and respiratory conditions

were least likely to have been medically

attended (51.1% ).

Restricted Activity Associated

with Acute Conditions

Four types of restricted activity

resulting from illness, injury, or

impairment are measured in NHIS: days

lost from work for currently employed

persons 18 years of age and over, school

days missed by youths 5–17 years of

age, days spent in bed (which may

overlap either of the preceding types),

and other days on which a person cuts

down on daily activities. Estimates of

‘‘cut-down’’ days are not presented

separately, but are included in the

generic concept of ‘‘restricted-activity

days.’’ The other three types of

restricted activity, which are also

included in the generic concept of

‘‘restricted activity,’’ are shown both

separately and as included in restricted

activity days in this report. A person

may restrict activities on a given day as

a result of more than one condition, and

these conditions may be acute or

chronic. ‘‘Restricted activity associated

with acute conditions’’ includes days on

which one or more acute conditions

caused the activity restriction. It also

includes days on which one or more

acute conditions and one or more

chronic conditions caused the activity

restriction. Because the restriction in

activity was the result of both acute and

chronic conditions, the cause cannot be

attributed solely to an acute condition.

Therefore, the term ‘‘associated with’’

rather than ‘‘caused by’’ is used to

describe restricted activity.

Incidence rates of restricted activity

associated with acute conditions by type

of condition and sociodemographic

characteristics are shown in tables

16–20, and incidence (number) is shown

in tables 21–25. The 1996 rates of

restricted activity days (624.0) and

bed-disability days (271.7) per 100

persons per year were not significantly

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different from the rates observed in

1995 (674.6 and 281.2, respectively).

The rates of work-loss days for

currently employed persons 18 years of

age and over (284.0) and school-loss

days for youths 5–17 years of age

(296.9) were similar to the

corresponding rates for 1995 (284.5 and

323.2, respectively). Detailed rates and

frequencies for bed days, work-loss

days, and school-loss days are shown in

tables 26–49.

Incidence by Quarter

The 1996 incidence rate and

incidence of acute conditions by quarter

are shown in table 50. The estimated

rate for the first quarter of 1996 (51.4)

was significantly lower than the

corresponding rate for 1995 (57.2). In

previous years, a significant difference

in the first quarter rates between the

current year and prior years was

primarily due to changes in influenza

rates. In 1996, the difference appears to

be related to the lower rates of overall

respiratory conditions and selected other

acute conditions. The rate for the third

quarter of 1996 (28.5) was significantly

different from the rate observed in 1995

(32.8) and appears to be primarily due

to less influenza in this quarter of 1996.

Episodes of Persons

Injured

Injury data may be analyzed in

three ways: (a) the total number of

injuries sustained during episodes

involving injury, (b) the number of

episodes involving injury during a given

period of time, or (c) the number of

persons involved in one or more

episodes in which injury occurred

during a period of time. The estimated

number of injuries (measure (a) above)

that occurred during 1996 is shown in

tables 1–50. Tables 51 and 52 present

the number of episodes that occurred

during 1996 that involved one or more

injuries (measure (b) above). Because of

the short reference period used to collect

injury data in NHIS (2 weeks), the

number of persons involved in one or

more episodes during any given year

(measure (c) above) cannot be

accurately estimated.

Table 51 shows the incidence rate

of episodes of persons injured, and table

52 shows the incidence of such episodes

by sociodemographic characteristics, by

whether a moving motor vehicle was

involved, and if so, by whether this

occurred in traffic. The tables also show

episodes classified by where the episode

occurred and, for persons 18 years of

age and over, by whether they were at

work when the episode occurred. The

1996 rate of episodes of persons injured

per 100 persons per year was 20.5.

Restricted Activity

Associated with Injury and

Impairment Due to Injury

An injury may have health-related

effects for many years after its

occurrence or even for a lifetime (for

example, a person who suffered a

dislocated back due to an accident). The

estimates of activity restriction (tables

53–54) and of bed days (tables 55–56)

are based on the current effects of

injuries regardless of when they

occurred. Thus, these estimates include

the days shown in earlier tables for

acute injuries and also include days of

restricted activity during 1996 that are

attributable to the effects of injuries

suffered prior to 1996. In many cases,

these old injuries have become

impairments, and any restricted activity

during 1996 that was caused by an

injury-related impairment is also

included.

The 1996 rate for restricted activity

days associated with episodes of persons

injured (226.4 per 100 persons per year)

was lower than the comparable rate for

1995 (254.8). The 1996 rate for bed

days associated with episodes of persons

injured was 71.8 per 100 persons per

year.

Prevalence of Reported

Chronic Conditions

Chronic conditions are defined as

conditions that either (a) were first

noticed 3 months or more before the

reference date of the interview, or (b)

belong to a group of conditions

(including heart disease and diabetes)

that are considered chronic regardless of

when they began. To estimate the

prevalence of reported chronic

conditions, the NHIS sample is divided

into six representative subsamples.

Respondents in each subsample are

administered one of six checklists of

types of chronic conditions.

Respondents are asked to indicate the

presence or absence of each condition

specified on the particular list assigned

to them. Because the presence or

absence of many types of chronic

conditions is often difficult to ascertain,

several ‘‘impact’’ questions are asked

about each condition reported.

Information is elicited on whether the

person has been hospitalized for the

condition and the number of days he or

she stayed in bed because of the

condition during the 12 months prior to

the interview.

Totals for all chronic conditions are

not shown because NHIS only measures

the prevalence of selected chronic

conditions for each person. Because a

person may have more than one chronic

condition, the sum of counts of

conditions may exceed the sum of

persons having those conditions.

Prevalence rates for selected chronic

conditions are shown in tables 57–61,

and the prevalence (number) is shown in

tables 62–66. As shown in table 57, the

reported conditions with the highest

prevalence rates were arthritis, sinusitis,

deformity or orthopedic impairment,

hypertension, hay fever or allergic

rhinitis without asthma, hearing

impairment, and heart disease (with

rates per 1,000 persons of 127.3, 125.5,

111.6, 107.1, 89.8, 83.4, and 78.2,

respectively).

Limitation of Activity Due

to Chronic Conditions

Limitation of activity refers to

long-term reduction in activity resulting

from chronic disease or impairment. The

NHIS measurement of limitation of

activity permits one to distinguish

among (a) persons unable to carry on

their usual activity, (b) persons limited

in the amount or kind of their usual

activity, (c) persons limited but not in

their usual activity, and (d) persons not

limited. The category of persons limited

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in their major activity includes those in

the first two groups; that is, those unable

to carry on usual activities for their age

group, whether it is working, keeping

house, going to school, or living

independently, and those restricted in the

amount or kind of usual activity for

their age group. Persons limited, but not

in their major activity, include persons

restricted in other activities such as

civic, church, or recreational activities.

The 1996 estimate of the percent of

persons limited in activity due to

chronic conditions is 14.4% , and the

estimate of persons limited in their

major activity (categories (a) and (b) in

the previous paragraph) is 10.0% . The

percent distribution and frequencies for

degree of activity limitation are shown

by sociodemographic characteristics in

tables 67–68.

Restricted Activity Due to

Acute and Chronic

Conditions

Earlier, estimates of restricted

activity days associated with acute

conditions (tables 16–49) and the

relationship between the types of

restricted activity days were discussed.

The estimates shown in table 69 are for

person days of restricted activity

resulting from all conditions, either

acute, chronic, or both.

The 1996 estimated days of

restricted activity per person per year

were as follows: 14.5 days for all types

of restricted activity, 5.9 days of bed

disability, 4.8 days lost from work for

currently employed persons, and 4.0

days lost from school for youths 5–17

years of age. The estimates for each

type of restricted activity day are shown

by sociodemographic characteristics in

table 69.

Respondent-Assessed

Health Status

Health Status Data on assessed

health status are obtained by asking

respondents to assess their own health

or that of family members living in the

same household as excellent, very good,

good, fair, or poor. The percent

distribution of health status for these

categories, according to

sociodemographic characteristics, is

shown in table 70. The health of most

persons in the 1996 civilian

noninstitutionalized population was

assessed as ‘‘excellent’’ (37.4%) or

‘‘very good’’ (29.5%). Only 2.6% were

assessed as ‘‘poor.’’

Physician Contacts: Rate

and Interval Since Last

Contact

A contact is defined as a

consultation with a physician, in person

or by telephone, for examination,

diagnosis, treatment, or advice. The visit

is considered a physician contact if the

service is provided by the physician or

by another person working under the

physician’s supervision.

Annual Rate

As shown in table 71, the rate of

physician contacts reported for 1996

was 5.9 doctor visits per person per

year. In addition to sociodemographic

characteristics, the rates and frequencies

also are shown by the place of contact.

The rate was highest for doctor’s office

(3.2 per person per year) and was less

than one contact per person per year via

telephone and hospital, while the rate

for ‘‘other’’ place was about one contact

per person per year.

Interval Since Last Contact

The percent distribution and

frequency distribution of time intervals

since the person last had a physician

contact are shown in table 72. Whereas

the estimates for the rate of physician

contacts do not include contacts while a

person was an overnight patient in a

hospital, such contacts are included in

the definition of the interval since a

person last saw or talked to a physician

or a physician’s assistant. During 1996,

an estimated 79.8% of the civilian

noninstitutionalized population had

contact with a physician during the year

preceding the interview.

Other estimates of ambulatory

medical care services by physicians are

provided by data from the National

Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, a

probability sample survey conducted

periodically by the Division of Health

Care Statistics of the National Center

for Health Statistics. A summary of

1996 survey results is in Advance Data

from vital and health statistics, No. 295

(17).

Hospitalization: Episodes

and Days for Persons;

Discharges and Average

Length of Stay

The NHIS respondents are asked to

describe any hospitalizations that

involved at least a one-night stay during

the year preceding the interview. Two

measures obtained through this series of

questions are the number of times and

the number of days spent in short-stay

hospitals in the 12 months prior to the

interview. Because persons who died or

were institutionalized in a given

reference period are not included in

NHIS, the rates and frequencies shown

in this report will vary from those based

on surveys that get information on all

overnight patients who entered a

short-stay hospital during any given

period of time. The difference will be

greater for older persons.

Estimates of hospitalizations are

presented for episodes and for

discharges. Episode estimates focus on

the person’s hospital experience during

the 12 months preceding the interview.

The tables showing these estimates

classify people on the basis of whether

they were hospitalized during the

reference period and, if so, the number

of times they were hospitalized.

Discharge estimates focus on hospital

stays as the unit of analysis rather than

on persons.

Hospital Episodes and Days

The percent distributions of number

of short-stay hospital episodes (first

including and then excluding deliveries)

during the year preceding the interview

and according to sociodemographic

characteristics are shown in table 73,

and the corresponding frequencies are

shown in table 74. The category

‘‘delivery’’ is based on the reason the

woman entered the hospital or whether

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surgery related to delivery was

performed. The rate of persons in 1996

with one hospital episode or more

during the year preceding the interview

was 7.3% , which was 29% lower than

the 1982 estimate of 10.3% (1).

The total number of days the person

spent as a patient in the hospital is

associated with the number of times a

person was in a short-stay hospital

during the year preceding the interview.

In 1996, persons with one

hospitalization or more spent an average

of 6.8 days in the hospital in the year

preceding the interview. Estimated rates

and numbers of hospital days by the

number of times people were

hospitalized (including and excluding

deliveries) and by sociodemographic

characteristics are shown in tables 75

and 76.

Hospital Discharges and

Average Length of Stay

Rates and numbers of hospital

discharges, the average length of stay,

and the number of hospital discharge

days by sociodemographic

characteristics and by whether a delivery

was involved in the hospitalization are

shown in table 77. Based on data

collected during 1996, there were 10.1

discharges per 100 persons, and the

average length of stay per discharge was

5.3 days.

Examining longer-term trends, the

1996 hospital discharge rate of 10.1 per

100 persons was about 29% lower than

the rate estimated by the NHIS in 1981

(14.2), and the average length of stay,

5.3 days, was about 28% lower than in

1981 (7.4) (18).

This trend probably reflects the

following two phenomena: (a) some

medical procedures, once performed as

inpatient hospital care, are now

performed in outpatient medical

facilities, and (b) the Health Care

Financing Administration (which

operates the Medicare program), some

States, and some third-party payers now

reimburse hospitals for inpatient care

using a pre-established payment

schedule based on patients’

diagnosis-related groups.

Information also is collected on

hospital discharges from hospital records

through the National Hospital Discharge

Survey (NHDS) conducted by the

National Center for Health Statistics.

Estimates from NHDS, published in

Advance Data or Series 13 publications

of Vital and Health Statistics, are

somewhat higher than those presented

here because of differences in collection

procedures, population sampled, and

definitions used. In recent years, NHDS

has experienced a decline in its hospital

discharge rates, and the NHDS estimates

of average length of stay for all persons

also have declined. Thus, the trend data

from the two surveys are consistent. The

most recent national estimates of

short-stay hospitalization based on

NHDS are summarized in Vital and

Health Statistics, Series 13, No. 140

(19).

Trends in Selected

Health Measures,

1982–96

From 1982 through 1996, the main

features of the National Health

Interview Survey were unchanged. With

some minor exceptions, there were no

changes in the basic health and

demographic questionnaire (the ‘‘Core’’

questionnaire), the fieldwork procedures,

or the data processing system. Over that

period the same organizations were

responsible for data collection (U. S.

Bureau of the Census) and survey

design, data processing, and data

analysis (NCHS). For each year during

1982–96, an annual statistical report was

published, Current Estimates From the

National Health Interview Survey (1, 2,

4–15), with a standardized set of

detailed tables.

Changes in data systems often cause

changes in the estimates of statistics

they produce, even when that is neither

intended nor desired. Such changes

occurred when a revised NHIS

questionnaire was introduced in 1982

(1), and such changes are expected in

the 1997 estimates as a result of a

questionnaire redesign and introduction

of computer-assisted personal

interviewing. Such changes in data

systems introduce spurious fluctuations

in statistical trends, confounding their

interpretation. The stability of the NHIS

data system from 1982 to 1996 largely

removes those confounding factors,

increasing confidence that statistical

trends indicate real change (or lack

thereof) in the factors they are intended

to measure.

Taking advantage of the opportunity

for trend analysis in the 1982–96 NHIS,

this section highlights some of those

trends. The data for trends considered

come from standard tables published in

Current Estimates From the National

Health Interview Survey for the years

1982–96 (1, 2, 4–15). The standard

tables for Current Estimates, 1982–96,

covered two broad areas, health status

and utilization of health services. Health

status measures included acute

conditions, injuries, restricted activity

resulting from acute conditions and

injuries, chronic conditions, activity

limitation resulting from chronic

conditions, and respondent-assessed

general health. Utilization of health

services included physical contacts and

hospitalization. The trends described and

discussed here were selected to

represent most of those areas and

because of their intrinsic interest.

Acute Conditions

Figure 1 shows trends in the

number of acute conditions per 100

persons for calendar quarters from 1982

through 1996, as published in Current

Estimates for those years (1, 2, 4–15).

The seasonal pattern in acute

conditions is very apparent: the

incidence of acute conditions is highest

in the first quarter of each year

(January–March), lower in the second

quarter (April–June), usually lowest in

the third quarter (July–September), and

then rises in the last quarter

(October–December), reaching a new

peak in the first quarter of the next year.

The seasonal pattern was very stable:

the ‘‘waves’’ of illness varied little in

their frequency or amplitude, and there

is no overall trend apparent over the

15-year period.

Figure 2 shows trends in the leading

types of acute conditions from 1982

through 1996. There was no overall

trend in any of these conditions and

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Figure 1. Trends in acute conditions by calendar quarter: United States, 1982–96

Figure 2. Trends in acute conditions: United States, 1982–96

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little year-to-year variation, except for

influenza. Influenza shows peaks and

valleys over 2- or 3-year periods that

correspond to influenza outbreaks.

During 1982–96, the NHIS

definition required that an acute

condition be serious enough to have had

at least one of several impacts on

personal behavior, including contacting

a physician, staying in bed, staying

home from school, staying home from

work, or cutting down on normal

activities. Figure 3 shows trends in the

number of bed days, school-loss days,

and work-loss days per 100 persons per

year during 1982–96. While there was

no long-term trend in restricted activity

days associated with acute conditions,

there were several cycles lasting 2 or 3

years, most visibly in school-loss days.

The peaks in the cycles of restricted

activity days correspond to (and were

caused by) the outbreaks of influenza

previously observed.

Chronic Conditions

During 1982–96, the NHIS

interviewers read a list of specific

chronic conditions and impairments to

respondents and asked if any family

member had any of the conditions. If a

condition was reported, additional

questions were asked to determine more

precisely the category of the disease

entity in the International Classification

of Diseases (16). The procedure was

intended to obtain as nearly complete

reporting of chronic conditions and

impairments as possible within the

constraints of a household interview.

Because it would have been too

burdensome on respondents to ask about

all of the conditions on the complete list

of 134 conditions, the list was divided

into six sublists, each organized around

a body system, and one list was chosen

at random to be read in each household.

These procedures had the benefit of

producing estimates of the prevalence of

many different conditions every year,

but at the cost of basing those estimates

on only one-sixth of the sample, which

made the estimates less reliable

statistically.

Figure 4 illustrates trends in the

prevalence of chronic conditions,

focusing on three conditions from the

list of respiratory conditions: chronic

bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.

Because chronic conditions are by

definition long-lasting, year-to-year

changes in prevalence are unlikely to be

very large. When the prevalence

estimates do change over a one-year

period, as for instance in the increase in

asthma in 1987, the most probable

explanation is sampling error— as just

noted, these estimates are based on

one-sixth subsamples in each year, and

therefore have fairly large sampling

errors. The low level of bronchitis for

1982 may have another explanation: that

Figure 3. Trends in restricted activity days: United States, 1982–96

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was the first year in which the new

questionnaire was introduced, and there

were the usual start up problems

encountered by any complex new data

system.

Those caveats aside, there is one

apparent trend revealed in figure 4: the

upward trend in the reported prevalence

of asthma, from levels below 40 per

1,000 persons per year in the early

1980’s to levels above 50 per 1,000 in

the mid-1990’s. This trend has been

noted by other data systems in the

United States (20), and there has been

considerable research on its possible

causes, with no consensus yet having

been achieved. There also was an

apparent increase in the prevalence of

chronic bronchitis, from below 40 per

1,000 in 1982 to over 50 per 1,000 in

1996; however, most of that increase

occurred between 1982 and 1983, and

may reflect some anomaly in the data

for 1982, the first year of the redesigned

survey.

Health Care Utilization

The 1982–96 Current Estimates (1,

2, 4–15) reported standard tables on two

types of health care: physician contacts

and hospitalization. Figure 5 illustrates

those data with trends in the percent of

persons who were hospitalized one or

more times in the year before interview,

and the average number of days spent in

the hospital during the year. This period

in history saw the introduction of

various innovations in health care

financing and health care delivery that

were intended to contain the escalating

cost of health care. Because the high

cost of hospital care was a major factor

in rising costs, many of the innovations

were intended to reduce the number and

duration of hospital stays. The effects of

those efforts are evident in figure 5: the

percent of persons hospitalized declined

from over 10% to just over 7%, and the

average number of days spent in the

hospital (by those who were hospitalized

at all) declined from about 9 days to

about 7 days per year.

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Table 1. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

45 years and over

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–24

years

25–44

years Total

45–64

years

65 years

and over

Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 163.5 317.9 204.4 184.2 144.3 115.0 113.7 117.3

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 20.5 57.0 37.1 23.2 12.2 9.3 11.0 6.5

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 *6.8 *2.3 *0.9 *0.4 *– *– *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 14.2 10.4 *6.2 4.7 2.8 *2.8 *2.7

Viral infections, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 22.6 9.6 *2.8 2.6 3.2 4.5 *1.1

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 13.4 14.8 13.2 4.4 3.3 3.7 *2.7

Respiratory conditions ................... 78.9 129.4 101.5 86.0 76.9 53.3 55.9 49.0

Common cold ........................ 23.6 48.6 33.8 23.8 18.7 16.1 16.4 15.7

Other acute upper respiratory infections . . . . . . . . 11.3 13.1 15.0 16.1 11.6 7.0 7.5 6.1

Influenza ........................... 36.0 53.7 44.3 40.5 38.1 23.3 26.1 18.6

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6 *7.2 4.3 *3.9 5.1 3.8 3.5 *4.4

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 *3.9 *1.7 *1.4 *1.3 *2.0 *0.9 *3.8

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 *2.9 *2.4 *0.4 *2.0 *1.1 *1.5 *0.5

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 9.6 9.8 *6.4 5.1 5.8 5.3 6.6

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 *3.6 *1.0 *1.1 *0.9 *0.9 *0.9 *0.8

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 *2.3 7.4 *2.5 *2.2 *1.5 *1.7 *1.2

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 *3.8 *1.4 *2.8 *2.0 3.4 *2.7 *4.5

Injuries ............................. 21.7 22.9 21.4 31.5 24.9 15.6 14.6 17.2

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 *1.2 5.9 *3.0 *1.8 3.5 3.5 *3.5

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 *0.5 *3.5 *7.3 8.3 2.8 3.8 *1.2

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 *6.8 *2.0 *6.6 4.4 *1.6 *1.7 *1.5

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 *3.6 3.9 *5.8 4.4 2.5 *2.7 *2.2

Other current injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 10.8 6.1 8.7 6.0 5.2 *3.0 8.8

Selected other acute conditions ............. 23.9 79.9 24.4 25.4 16.8 16.8 15.4 19.2

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 *3.8 *0.7 *1.6 *0.4 *2.0 *1.7 *2.3

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 55.0 12.4 *3.8 2.9 *1.2 *1.1 *1.3

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 *3.0 *2.2 *0.8 *1.2 *1.1 *1.3 *0.7

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 *2.4 *2.0 *2.9 3.0 4.3 *3.3 6.1

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.3 . . . *0.3 *0.7 *0.6 *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *0.6 *– *0.1 *1.8 *0.7 *0.6 *0.7 *0.5

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 . . . *0.6 *4.5 2.2 *– *– . . .

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 *2.8 *1.4 *2.0 *1.4 2.4 *2.3 *2.5

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 *3.0 *0.8 *5.4 3.0 4.2 3.5 *5.5

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.7 *– *0.8 *1.1 *0.7 *0.6 *0.7 *0.3

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 10.0 *3.1 *0.9 *0.5 *0.5 *0.8 *–

All other acute conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 19.1 10.2 11.6 8.6 14.2 11.5 18.8

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 6, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 2. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 150.1 339.4 187.1 128.3 105.0 176.2 295.4 222.5 177.7 123.6

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 17.9 62.0 32.9 10.4 6.5 23.0 51.7 41.5 18.8 11.7

Common childhood diseases ............... *1.3 *8.1 *1.8 *0.6 *– *1.1 *5.5 *2.9 *0.4 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 *14.5 7.8 4.0 *1.9 7.1 *14.0 13.1 6.1 *3.5

Viral infections, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 28.5 10.3 *2.6 *1.9 5.4 *16.4 8.9 *2.7 4.3

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 *11.0 13.0 *3.2 *2.7 9.4 *15.9 16.6 9.6 *3.8

Respiratory conditions ................... 70.3 136.9 85.7 66.8 47.3 87.1 121.6 118.3 90.8 58.4

Common cold ........................ 21.9 52.8 31.1 16.0 15.7 25.1 44.1 36.6 23.7 16.5

Other acute upper respiratory infections . . . . . . . . 7.8 *10.7 10.2 7.7 5.7 14.6 *15.6 20.1 17.4 8.1

Influenza ........................... 34.1 59.4 38.1 36.2 21.8 37.8 47.6 50.9 41.1 24.6

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 *5.9 *4.1 *3.4 *1.8 5.9 *8.5 *4.5 6.2 5.6

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 *6.2 *1.0 *1.2 *2.1 1.8 *1.5 *2.5 *1.5 *1.9

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 *1.8 *1.2 *2.3 *0.3 2.0 *4.1 *3.7 *1.0 *1.8

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 *8.1 7.9 3.5 7.3 7.4 *11.2 11.8 7.2 4.4

Dental conditions ...................... *1.2 *3.9 *1.7 *0.6 *1.1 *1.0 *3.3 *0.3 *1.3 *0.6

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 *1.4 *4.5 *1.0 *1.8 4.0 *3.1 10.4 3.5 *1.3

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 *2.8 *1.7 *2.0 *4.4 2.4 *4.8 *1.1 *2.4 *2.5

Injuries ............................. 24.6 27.6 27.6 28.8 16.2 18.9 *17.9 14.8 24.1 15.1

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 *1.0 8.3 *1.3 *3.2 3.1 *1.5 *3.3 *2.8 *3.7

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 *1.0 *3.1 8.8 *3.4 4.4 *– *4.0 7.3 *2.3

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 *10.5 *3.2 6.7 *2.1 2.0 *3.0 *0.7 *3.1 *1.2

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6 *5.7 *5.2 6.1 *2.1 2.9 *1.3 *2.6 3.5 *2.9

Other current injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 *9.5 7.9 5.9 5.4 6.3 *12.1 *4.2 7.4 5.0

Selected other acute conditions ............. 20.6 77.9 23.6 12.0 15.3 27.0 82.0 25.3 25.3 18.1

Eye conditions ........................ *1.3 *3.8 *1.2 *0.6 *1.7 *1.3 *3.7 *0.1 *0.8 *2.2

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 53.8 14.9 *2.2 *1.4 7.8 56.1 9.9 3.9 *1.0

Other ear conditions .................... *1.1 *2.4 *1.5 *0.7 *1.0 1.8 *3.6 *3.0 *1.4 *1.2

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 *– *0.6 *1.0 *3.7 4.6 *4.9 *3.4 4.9 4.9

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... *0.6 . . . *0.5 *1.3 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... *1.2 *– *0.2 *1.9 *1.1

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4 . . . *1.2 5.4 *–

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 *2.9 *1.5 *1.4 *2.6 1.8 *2.8 *1.4 *1.7 *2.1

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 *0.8 *0.4 4.9 *4.0 3.0 *5.3 *1.3 *2.2 4.5

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.6 *– *0.9 *0.8 *0.3 *0.7 *– *0.6 *0.8 *0.8

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 *14.2 *2.6 *0.4 *0.5 1.6 *5.6 *3.7 *0.9 *0.5

All other acute conditions ................. 10.7 26.9 9.5 6.8 12.4 12.9 *11.0 10.9 11.6 15.8

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 7, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 3. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 168.7 253.1 158.3 116.8 143.1 174.5 143.9 97.5

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 21.0 45.0 15.3 9.6 19.0 34.7 *12.8 *7.4

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 3.9 *0.2 *– *1.7 *3.1 *1.7 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 12.0 5.6 2.7 5.5 *8.7 *3.5 *4.2

Viral infections, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 13.0 2.5 3.5 7.2 16.2 *2.9 *1.7

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 16.0 7.0 3.4 *4.6 *6.8 *4.6 *1.5

Respiratory conditions ................... 81.4 116.1 81.7 54.5 66.6 81.8 67.6 43.3

Common cold ........................ 23.3 38.1 19.8 16.2 26.0 40.3 21.0 *14.4

Other acute upper respiratory infections . . . . . . . . 11.9 16.2 12.9 7.5 8.3 *8.9 *12.3 *0.9

Influenza ........................... 37.3 50.1 40.7 23.4 28.1 29.3 28.9 24.9

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 6.1 5.4 4.4 *1.9 *1.7 *3.2 *–

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 *2.9 *1.4 *1.9 *0.8 *– *– *3.1

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 *2.7 *1.5 *1.1 *1.5 *1.6 *2.2 *–

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 10.0 5.4 6.0 6.9 *8.6 *7.0 *4.2

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9 *1.4 *0.7 *0.9 *2.1 *2.9 *2.8 *–

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 6.1 2.3 *1.7 *3.2 *5.8 *2.6 *0.5

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8 *2.6 2.5 3.4 *1.5 *– *1.6 *3.7

Injuries ............................. 22.1 22.3 27.0 16.1 20.8 20.3 26.5 *11.6

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 5.4 2.1 4.0 *1.8 *1.8 *2.9 *–

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 *2.9 7.7 2.6 6.4 *1.3 *12.5 *2.9

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 3.5 5.1 *1.6 *3.2 *2.4 *4.4 *2.3

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.6 4.7 2.7 *4.3 *6.0 *4.7 *1.4

Other current injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 7.0 7.5 5.2 *5.0 *8.8 *2.0 *5.0

Selected other acute conditions ............. 25.0 45.5 18.9 16.8 19.8 19.8 23.3 *13.6

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 *1.9 *0.5 *1.8 *1.3 *– *1.8 *2.5

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 28.2 3.2 *1.3 *5.0 *10.5 *2.9 *0.7

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 *2.8 *1.2 *1.2 *0.9 *1.6 *0.8 *–

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 *2.4 2.8 4.6 *2.8 *1.1 *5.2 *1.1

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.4 *0.2 *0.8 *– *– *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *0.7 *0.1 *1.1 *0.6 *0.4 *– *0.6 *0.5

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 *0.5 2.7 *– *1.2 *– *2.9 *–

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 *1.8 *1.7 *2.3 *2.2 *2.3 *1.2 *3.6

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 *1.5 3.4 4.3 *3.0 *– *5.8 *2.3

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.5 *0.4 *0.7 *0.3 *1.5 *1.7 *1.5 *1.3

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 5.7 *0.7 *0.4 *1.6 *2.6 *0.7 *1.6

All other acute conditions ................. 12.4 14.1 10.0 13.9 10.2 *9.2 *6.7 *17.3

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 8, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 4. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 215.2 273.4 228.5 144.3 153.1 200.0 159.0 109.2

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 25.7 49.0 24.3 *5.6 16.5 34.0 14.7 *4.4

Common childhood diseases ............... *1.2 *4.1 *– *– *1.2 *2.5 *1.4 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *8.7 *11.2 *11.8 *2.3 *4.7 *8.7 *6.1 *–

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *6.6 *15.3 *4.0 *1.8 *4.4 *8.0 *2.8 *3.5

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 *18.4 *8.5 *1.6 6.1 *14.9 *4.4 *1.0

Respiratory conditions ................... 94.3 126.3 90.9 69.1 68.4 80.8 80.8 44.5

Common cold ........................ 30.9 45.6 30.2 *18.2 18.9 23.4 24.9 *8.7

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 12.6 *6.9 *19.5 *9.2 7.5 *12.7 *7.6 *3.2

Influenza ........................... 41.8 66.6 31.1 32.5 33.7 36.6 41.9 22.3

Acute bronchitis ....................... *3.5 *3.6 *3.7 *3.1 *3.6 *4.2 *2.6 *4.3

Pneumonia .......................... *1.9 *– *3.6 *1.6 *2.3 *0.3 *1.9 *4.4

Other respiratory conditions ................ *3.5 *3.6 *2.8 *4.5 *2.3 *3.6 *2.0 *1.6

Digestive system conditions ................ *7.0 *9.5 *4.0 *8.6 8.0 *11.9 *5.4 *7.8

Dental conditions ...................... *0.9 *– *2.2 *– *1.8 *3.2 *1.8 *0.9

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *4.0 *9.5 *0.4 *3.6 *4.1 *7.1 *2.7 *3.3

Other digestive conditions ................. *2.1 *– *1.4 *5.0 *2.1 *1.7 *1.0 *3.7

Injuries ............................. 28.0 *22.6 42.3 *14.8 25.8 23.9 32.6 19.9

Fractures and dislocations ................. *4.6 *8.0 *5.9 *– *3.3 *3.0 *2.3 *4.8

Sprains and strains ..................... *3.3 *– *8.4 *– 5.1 *2.8 *9.6 *1.9

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *6.9 *4.8 *10.0 *4.9 *4.8 *3.1 *7.7 *2.9

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *5.3 *3.9 *7.3 *4.3 *4.5 *3.6 *6.3 *3.2

Other current injuries .................... *7.8 *6.0 *10.8 *5.6 8.1 *11.5 *6.7 *7.1

Selected other acute conditions ............. 39.0 41.2 48.7 *24.6 20.0 38.3 15.1 *10.9

Eye conditions ........................ *3.4 *3.0 *3.3 *4.0 *0.8 *– *2.2 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *8.4 *17.6 *6.8 *1.8 7.6 25.4 *1.1 *0.7

Other ear conditions .................... *3.4 *4.7 *5.2 *– *1.3 *3.0 *0.6 *0.7

Acute urinary conditions .................. *3.2 *– *6.1 *2.4 *2.1 *1.0 *2.1 *2.9

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *0.5 *– *1.2 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *2.5 *– *4.4 *2.3 *0.2 *0.4 *0.2 *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... *2.6 *– *6.5 *– *0.8 *– *2.2 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *1.4 *4.9 *– *– *2.8 *2.7 *3.2 *2.5

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *8.7 *1.8 *11.3 *11.9 *2.0 *0.8 *1.8 *3.2

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *2.3 *2.7 *2.3 *2.1 *0.7 *0.6 *0.7 *0.8

Fever, unspecified ...................... *3.1 *6.6 *2.9 *– *1.2 *4.4 *– *–

All other acute conditions ................. 21.2 *24.8 *18.4 *21.6 14.4 *11.0 *10.4 21.6

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 15
Table 4. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 166.6 236.6 154.7 123.5 166.2 258.5 145.2 107.9

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 18.7 34.7 14.7 *10.6 23.5 52.3 12.6 11.5

Common childhood diseases ............... *0.9 *3.3 *– *– *1.5 *4.7 *0.5 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 *9.7 *6.3 *2.8 6.5 14.5 *3.3 *3.3

Viral infections, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 12.7 *1.4 *2.4 7.3 16.6 *3.0 *4.6

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 *9.0 *7.0 *5.4 8.2 16.5 5.8 *3.6

Respiratory conditions ................... 79.2 102.3 84.2 52.9 84.1 118.9 80.5 56.0

Common cold ........................ 23.0 39.9 18.0 15.3 24.4 35.4 20.5 19.3

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 10.8 15.7 9.1 *8.8 14.1 18.3 15.5 8.1

Influenza ........................... 39.7 40.9 50.9 23.5 37.1 53.8 36.2 22.5

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 *3.1 *5.0 *2.0 5.6 6.5 5.8 *4.6

Pneumonia .......................... *1.1 *– *0.7 *2.6 *1.3 *2.9 *0.9 *0.5

Other respiratory conditions ................ *1.1 *2.7 *0.5 *0.5 *1.5 *2.0 *1.6 *1.0

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 14.0 *6.0 *3.9 6.0 9.4 5.4 *3.7

Dental conditions ...................... *1.9 *4.5 *1.2 *0.8 *0.5 *0.7 *0.3 *0.4

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *3.3 *6.8 *2.5 *1.3 2.8 *5.8 *2.3 *0.7

Other digestive conditions ................. *2.3 *2.7 *2.3 *1.8 2.8 *2.9 *2.8 *2.6

Injuries ............................. 21.7 24.2 22.8 18.1 20.6 22.4 22.9 15.5

Fractures and dislocations ................. *1.7 *2.8 *0.3 *2.7 3.5 *5.8 *2.1 *3.4

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 *2.0 *7.0 *4.8 5.3 *3.8 7.5 *3.7

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *3.3 *3.8 *5.4 *– 2.9 *4.0 *3.3 *1.4

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 *5.9 *4.1 *2.9 3.6 *3.7 4.0 *3.0

Other current injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 *9.8 *6.0 *7.7 5.1 *5.1 6.0 *4.0

Selected other acute conditions ............. 27.3 45.5 19.1 22.9 23.6 43.9 17.1 13.6

Eye conditions ........................ *0.7 *0.9 *0.3 *1.2 *1.3 *2.6 *0.2 *1.8

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 27.5 *2.8 *1.7 9.9 28.2 *3.7 *1.2

Other ear conditions .................... *1.6 *1.9 *1.0 *2.3 *1.3 *2.5 *1.0 *0.5

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 *3.5 *2.7 *7.9 2.6 *1.9 *2.8 *3.2

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.5 *– *1.3 *– *0.3 *0.4 *0.5 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *0.9 *– *1.2 *1.2 *0.4 *– *0.9 *0.1

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... *2.0 *2.2 *3.3 *– *0.8 *– *1.9 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *2.0 *1.0 *1.5 *3.5 1.7 *1.5 *1.7 *2.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 *2.4 *4.0 *4.1 2.8 *1.3 *3.0 *3.8

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.4 *– *0.5 *0.6 *0.6 *0.4 *0.8 *0.5

Fever, unspecified ...................... *2.1 *6.3 *0.7 *0.6 1.8 *5.0 *0.6 *0.4

All other acute conditions ................. 12.2 15.9 7.9 15.1 8.4 11.7 6.7 7.6

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter sets I and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 9 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I.

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Table 5. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Geographic region

Place of residence

MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 150.5 170.8 160.6 172.3 162.1 164.9 160.4 168.5

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 21.3 17.9 25.5 14.7 19.2 14.6 21.9 25.4

Common childhood diseases ............... *0.6 *0.8 *1.5 *1.5 1.0 *0.8 *1.1 *1.8

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 *1.6 10.7 3.4 5.1 4.1 5.7 9.5

Viral infections, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 5.3 7.1 *2.7 6.0 4.7 6.8 4.5

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 10.1 6.2 7.1 7.0 5.0 8.3 9.6

Respiratory conditions ................... 69.1 87.2 69.9 93.7 80.5 89.7 74.9 73.3

Common cold ........................ 21.7 26.0 19.2 29.6 24.8 30.4 21.4 18.9

Other acute upper respiratory infections . . . . . . . . 9.3 11.9 13.7 8.6 11.0 10.8 11.0 12.6

Influenza ........................... 28.3 41.5 28.8 48.7 37.3 41.4 34.9 30.8

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 4.9 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.4 6.0

Pneumonia .......................... *2.8 *1.6 *1.6 *1.5 1.5 *1.5 1.4 *3.1

Other respiratory conditions ................ *1.9 *1.4 2.2 *1.2 1.7 *1.7 1.7 *1.8

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 7.7 7.4 6.1 6.7 6.1 7.1 6.6

Dental conditions ...................... *0.7 *0.6 *1.2 *1.9 1.1 *1.1 *1.1 *1.3

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *2.9 3.3 3.1 *2.8 3.4 3.0 3.7 *1.5

Other digestive conditions ................. *1.2 3.8 3.2 *1.4 2.2 *2.0 2.3 3.7

Injuries ............................. 21.9 24.3 20.4 20.5 21.2 21.1 21.3 23.4

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 3.0 3.6 *2.7 2.9 3.6 2.5 4.3

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 4.9 3.6 5.6 4.8 4.6 5.0 5.2

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 4.6 3.8 *1.6 3.1 *2.3 3.5 4.7

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 5.5 2.9 *2.8 4.1 4.1 4.0 *2.7

Other current injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 6.3 6.5 7.9 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.5

Selected other acute conditions ............. 22.3 23.4 24.1 25.5 23.1 21.4 24.2 26.6

Eye conditions ........................ *1.0 *1.6 *1.4 *1.2 1.3 *1.5 *1.2 *1.3

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 8.4 8.6 7.5 8.2 6.1 9.5 8.4

Other ear conditions .................... *1.7 *1.8 *1.1 *1.4 1.5 *1.6 1.4 *1.3

Acute urinary conditions .................. *2.1 3.5 4.0 *2.6 3.1 3.6 2.9 3.3

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *0.4 *0.4 *0.4 *0.3 *0.3 *0.3 *0.3

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *0.5 *0.9 *0.2 *1.0 *0.6 *0.8 *0.4 *0.7

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... *1.0 *0.5 *1.6 *1.6 1.1 *1.0 *1.2 *1.6

Skin conditions ........................ *1.8 *1.8 *1.6 *2.6 1.7 *2.1 1.5 *2.6

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 *2.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 *1.8 3.6 4.3

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.2 *0.7 *0.5 *1.3 *0.6 *0.9 *0.4 *1.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *1.7 *1.3 *1.9 *2.2 1.8 *1.8 1.7 *1.9

All other acute conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 10.2 13.4 11.8 11.4 12.0 11.1 13.2

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter sets I and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 10 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I.

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Table 6. Number of acute conditions, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–24

years

25–44

years

45 years and over

Total

45–64

years

65 years

and over

Number of acute conditions in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 432,001 63,866 104,842 45,272 120,332 97,689 60,442 37,247

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 54,192 11,447 19,018 5,695 10,138 7,894 5,843 2,050

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,118 1,369 1,203 221 325 – – –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 15,980 2,861 5,313 1,530 3,932 2,344 1,497 847

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 15,067 4,533 4,929 688 2,183 2,734 2,396 337

Other .............................. 20,027 2,684 7,573 3,256 3,698 2,816 1,951 865

Respiratory conditions ................... 208,623 25,991 52,088 21,150 64,114 45,281 29,725 15,557

Common cold ........................ 62,251 9,756 17,318 5,839 15,630 13,709 8,719 4,990

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 29,866 2,635 7,690 3,961 9,642 5,937 4,012 1,925

Influenza ........................... 95,049 10,780 22,744 9,946 31,803 19,776 13,882 5,895

Acute bronchitis ....................... 12,116 1,446 2,214 947 4,270 3,240 1,842 1,398

Pneumonia .......................... 4,791 783 883 347 1,084 1,693 491 1,203

Other respiratory conditions ................ 4,550 590 1,238 110 1,685 926 780 147

Digestive system conditions ................ 17,646 1,931 5,030 1,584 4,212 4,889 2,799 2,090

Dental conditions ...................... 2,970 720 537 274 714 724 459 265

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 7,963 457 3,786 617 1,796 1,307 924 383

Other digestive conditions ................. 6,713 754 706 693 1,702 2,858 1,417 1,441

Injuries ............................. 57,279 4,597 10,952 7,736 20,742 13,251 7,775 5,476

Fractures and dislocations ................. 8,465 246 3,019 736 1,506 2,958 1,836 1,122

Sprains and strains ..................... 12,977 100 1,794 1,790 6,907 2,387 2,020 367

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 9,027 1,375 1,008 1,634 3,635 1,374 884 490

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 9,979 715 2,004 1,433 3,691 2,136 1,435 701

Other current injuries .................... 16,832 2,161 3,127 2,143 5,004 4,396 1,599 2,797

Selected other acute conditions ............. 63,090 16,055 12,521 6,243 13,994 14,278 8,169 6,109

Eye conditions ........................ 3,478 760 339 384 334 1,662 929 732

Acute ear infections ..................... 21,766 11,038 6,385 937 2,397 1,010 599 411

Other ear conditions .................... 3,833 596 1,151 185 986 915 685 230

Acute urinary conditions .................. 8,405 477 1,013 707 2,523 3,685 1,737 1,948

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 . . . 133 169 537 – – –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 1,597 – 38 446 613 500 357 143

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... 3,279 . . . 311 1,096 1,871 – – . . .

Skin conditions ........................ 4,986 572 739 493 1,182 2,001 1,207 793

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 8,461 603 419 1,321 2,514 3,603 1,855 1,749

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 1,738 – 395 282 586 474 372 102

Fever, unspecified ...................... 4,708 2,009 1,597 224 451 428 428 –

All other acute conditions ................. 31,170 3,846 5,233 2,863 7,131 12,096 6,131 5,965

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 16.4 million has a 10-percent RSE; of 4.0 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.8 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 7. Number of acute conditions, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of acute conditions in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 193,336 34,891 49,183 68,308 40,954 238,665 28,976 55,659 97,296 56,735

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 23,092 6,378 8,636 5,539 2,539 31,100 5,069 10,382 10,295 5,354

Common childhood diseases ............... 1,623 830 468 325 – 1,495 539 735 221 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 6,405 1,492 2,048 2,120 744 9,576 1,369 3,265 3,342 1,599

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 7,770 2,927 2,705 1,401 737 7,297 1,606 2,224 1,470 1,997

Other .............................. 7,294 1,128 3,416 1,693 1,058 12,733 1,555 4,158 5,262 1,758

Respiratory conditions ................... 90,567 14,068 22,510 35,536 18,453 118,056 11,922 29,578 49,727 26,828

Common cold ........................ 28,237 5,429 8,165 8,514 6,129 34,015 4,326 9,154 12,955 7,579

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 10,107 1,101 2,672 4,101 2,233 19,759 1,534 5,019 9,502 3,704

Influenza ........................... 43,868 6,110 10,008 19,266 8,484 51,181 4,671 12,736 22,482 11,292

Acute bronchitis ....................... 4,182 609 1,087 1,795 690 7,934 837 1,127 3,421 2,550

Pneumonia .......................... 2,337 635 258 635 809 2,454 149 625 796 884

Other respiratory conditions ................ 1,836 185 320 1,224 107 2,713 405 918 571 819

Digestive system conditions ................ 7,648 834 2,084 1,882 2,847 9,998 1,097 2,945 3,915 2,042

Dental conditions ...................... 1,598 397 459 295 447 1,372 324 78 693 277

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 2,548 149 1,184 511 704 5,415 308 2,602 1,903 603

Other digestive conditions ................. 3,502 288 441 1,077 1,697 3,211 466 265 1,319 1,161

Injuries ............................. 31,720 2,838 7,256 15,312 6,314 25,560 1,759 3,697 13,167 6,937

Fractures and dislocations ................. 4,237 100 2,189 701 1,248 4,228 147 830 1,541 1,711

Sprains and strains ..................... 6,951 100 803 4,708 1,341 6,026 – 991 3,989 1,046

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 6,273 1,082 837 3,549 804 2,754 293 171 1,720 570

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 5,986 584 1,357 3,231 815 3,992 131 647 1,893 1,321

Other current injuries .................... 8,273 973 2,069 3,123 2,107 8,559 1,188 1,058 4,024 2,289

Selected other acute conditions ............. 26,553 8,009 6,193 6,401 5,950 36,538 8,046 6,328 13,836 8,328

Eye conditions ........................ 1,691 394 321 302 674 1,788 367 18 415 988

Acute ear infections ..................... 11,185 5,531 3,917 1,177 560 10,580 5,507 2,468 2,156 450

Other ear conditions .................... 1,410 242 395 388 385 2,423 354 757 782 530

Acute urinary conditions .................. 2,139 – 152 542 1,444 6,266 477 861 2,688 2,241

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 . . . 133 706 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 1,597 – 38 1,059 500

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 3,279 . . . 311 2,968 –

Skin conditions ........................ 2,482 301 393 765 1,023 2,504 271 346 910 978

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 4,367 83 101 2,626 1,558 4,094 520 319 1,210 2,045

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756 – 242 412 102 982 – 153 457 372

Fever, unspecified ...................... 2,523 1,458 672 189 204 2,186 551 924 486 224

All other acute conditions ................. 13,756 2,763 2,504 3,638 4,851 17,413 1,083 2,729 6,356 7,245

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 16.4 million has a 10-percent RSE; of 4.0 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.8 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 8. Number of acute conditions, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of acute conditions in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 371,304 143,733 140,825 86,746 47,500 19,835 19,837 7,827

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 46,298 25,544 13,621 7,132 6,300 3,945 1,758 597

Common childhood diseases ............... 2,428 2,225 203 – 579 347 232 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 13,801 6,820 4,974 2,007 1,811 986 489 337

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 12,201 7,400 2,205 2,596 2,373 1,838 397 138

Other .............................. 17,868 9,100 6,240 2,529 1,536 774 639 123

Respiratory conditions ................... 179,091 65,935 72,706 40,451 22,097 9,296 9,322 3,479

Common cold ........................ 51,261 21,619 17,637 12,005 8,644 4,585 2,899 1,160

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 26,169 9,182 11,446 5,541 2,770 1,007 1,691 72

Influenza ........................... 82,048 28,460 36,203 17,385 9,313 3,329 3,986 1,998

Acute bronchitis ....................... 11,485 3,465 4,780 3,240 631 195 436 –

Pneumonia .......................... 4,376 1,667 1,265 1,444 249 – – 249

Other respiratory conditions ................ 3,751 1,541 1,375 836 489 181 308 –

Digestive system conditions ................ 14,971 5,696 4,795 4,480 2,279 983 960 336

Dental conditions ...................... 2,023 770 603 651 712 326 386 –

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 6,748 3,466 2,013 1,270 1,053 657 359 37

Other digestive conditions ................. 6,199 1,460 2,180 2,559 514 – 215 299

Injuries ............................. 48,607 12,674 24,004 11,928 6,898 2,309 3,657 932

Fractures and dislocations ................. 7,853 3,056 1,839 2,958 612 209 402 –

Sprains and strains ..................... 10,428 1,646 6,859 1,922 2,111 150 1,729 232

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 7,674 1,973 4,512 1,189 1,069 272 613 184

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 8,229 2,040 4,165 2,023 1,433 678 642 113

Other current injuries .................... 14,422 3,958 6,629 3,835 1,673 1,000 271 402

Selected other acute conditions ............. 55,090 25,854 16,786 12,451 6,558 2,253 3,212 1,092

Eye conditions ........................ 2,875 1,099 473 1,303 442 – 244 197

Acute ear infections ..................... 19,823 16,002 2,865 956 1,649 1,197 399 54

Other ear conditions .................... 3,541 1,567 1,058 915 293 181 112 –

Acute urinary conditions .................. 7,267 1,366 2,518 3,383 923 124 712 86

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 133 706 – – – – –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 1,474 38 980 456 123 – 79 44

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... 2,744 311 2,433 – 399 – 399 –

Skin conditions ........................ 4,263 1,046 1,508 1,709 723 264 166 292

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 7,082 878 3,000 3,204 989 – 802 187

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 1,094 204 664 227 498 192 205 102

Fever, unspecified ...................... 4,089 3,210 581 298 519 295 94 130

All other acute conditions ................. 27,247 8,030 8,912 10,305 3,369 1,049 929 1,391

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for white and black do not sum to total acute conditions because other races are not included.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 16.4 million has a 10-percent RSE; of 4.0 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.8 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 9. Number of acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of acute conditions in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 42,773 15,817 17,960 8,996 56,464 20,187 22,450 13,827

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 5,099 2,835 1,913 351 6,072 3,437 2,073 563

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 240 – – 453 250 203 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 1,721 650 929 143 1,738 875 864 –

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 1,311 883 317 111 1,631 804 389 438

Other .............................. 1,827 1,062 668 97 2,250 1,509 618 124

Respiratory conditions ................... 18,755 7,305 7,142 4,308 25,208 8,161 11,409 5,638

Common cold ........................ 6,151 2,639 2,376 1,137 6,971 2,363 3,512 1,097

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 2,506 402 1,533 572 2,768 1,282 1,075 410

Influenza ........................... 8,319 3,851 2,443 2,026 12,424 3,695 5,910 2,819

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693 207 291 194 1,339 427 362 550

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 – 280 100 858 34 262 561

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705 206 220 279 848 360 287 201

Digestive system conditions ................ 1,393 547 311 536 2,963 1,205 764 993

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 – 169 – 676 320 248 108

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 803 547 29 226 1,511 713 376 422

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 – 112 309 776 172 140 463

Injuries ............................. 5,557 1,310 3,323 924 9,530 2,410 4,601 2,519

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923 461 462 – 1,232 299 328 605

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 – 660 – 1,869 285 1,349 235

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 1,368 277 785 306 1,769 312 1,090 366

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 1,063 226 571 266 1,659 359 890 410

Other current injuries .................... 1,542 346 845 351 3,001 1,156 943 902

Selected other acute conditions ............. 7,748 2,386 3,829 1,533 7,378 3,865 2,134 1,379

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682 174 256 252 304 – 304 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 1,660 1,018 532 111 2,811 2,565 151 94

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 684 273 411 – 476 307 78 91

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 – 483 150 760 100 291 369

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 169 – 169 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . 490 – 347 143 70 38 32 –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 – 509 – 310 – 310 –

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 281 – – 1,034 270 446 318

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 1,735 103 889 743 745 83 257 405

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467 154 179 134 255 59 95 102

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 383 224 – 443 443 – –

All other acute conditions ................. 4,221 1,434 1,443 1,344 5,313 1,109 1,468 2,735

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 21
Table 9. Number of acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of acute conditions in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 90,127 33,780 35,559 20,788 182,176 80,118 67,106 34,952

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 10,118 4,954 3,377 1,787 25,751 16,211 5,809 3,732

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 473 473 – – 1,691 1,459 232 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 3,301 1,380 1,451 471 7,072 4,490 1,517 1,065

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 2,547 1,817 319 411 8,041 5,146 1,400 1,495

Other .............................. 3,797 1,284 1,608 905 8,947 5,116 2,659 1,172

Respiratory conditions ................... 42,843 14,603 19,338 8,901 92,167 36,833 37,203 18,130

Common cold ........................ 12,418 5,692 4,144 2,582 26,708 10,964 9,497 6,247

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 5,820 2,242 2,092 1,486 15,470 5,667 7,170 2,632

Influenza ........................... 21,490 5,846 11,689 3,955 40,693 16,672 16,722 7,299

Acute bronchitis ....................... 1,930 442 1,143 345 6,185 2,018 2,675 1,492

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 – 166 443 1,462 907 405 151

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 382 104 90 1,649 605 734 310

Digestive system conditions ................ 4,040 2,000 1,381 659 6,585 2,907 2,484 1,193

Dental conditions ...................... 1,044 641 266 138 511 213 159 140

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 1,774 970 580 224 3,057 1,795 1,041 220

Other digestive conditions ................. 1,221 388 535 297 3,017 899 1,284 833

Injuries ............................. 11,754 3,456 5,248 3,050 22,590 6,950 10,605 5,035

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922 394 75 454 3,882 1,791 984 1,107

Sprains and strains ..................... 2,692 282 1,608 803 5,855 1,186 3,482 1,187

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 1,791 546 1,246 – 3,220 1,249 1,504 467

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 2,270 841 939 490 3,993 1,155 1,869 969

Other current injuries .................... 4,079 1,395 1,380 1,304 5,639 1,569 2,766 1,305

Selected other acute conditions ............. 14,754 6,499 4,398 3,856 25,874 13,590 7,887 4,397

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 122 67 197 1,473 803 89 580

Acute ear infections ..................... 4,850 3,925 646 279 10,866 8,748 1,717 401

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885 275 226 384 1,401 781 455 165

Acute urinary conditions .................. 2,441 493 623 1,325 2,881 577 1,276 1,027

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 – 293 – 377 133 244 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . 481 – 279 202 446 – 401 44

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... 1,063 311 752 – 894 – 894 –

Skin conditions ........................ 1,062 141 335 586 1,916 465 796 655

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 1,943 336 910 697 3,048 410 1,400 1,238

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 – 106 93 606 110 350 146

Fever, unspecified ...................... 1,151 896 161 94 1,968 1,562 264 142

All other acute conditions ................. 6,619 2,268 1,816 2,535 9,209 3,627 3,118 2,464

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for income categories do not sum to total acute conditions because persons with unknown family income are not included.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 16.4 million has a 10-percent RSE; of 4.0 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.8 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 10. Number of acute conditions, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Number of acute conditions in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 81,143 108,288 145,451 97,119 337,812 128,847 208,965 94,189

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 11,465 11,333 23,112 8,281 40,006 11,440 28,566 14,186

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 536 1,403 865 2,095 645 1,449 1,023

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 3,331 1,039 9,718 1,892 10,658 3,208 7,450 5,322

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 3,798 3,347 6,417 1,505 12,567 3,678 8,889 2,500

Other .............................. 4,023 6,411 5,574 4,020 14,686 3,908 10,778 5,341

Respiratory conditions ................... 37,226 55,314 63,269 52,814 167,661 70,073 97,588 40,963

Common cold ........................ 11,671 16,475 17,415 16,691 51,667 23,766 27,901 10,584

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 5,009 7,542 12,440 4,874 22,837 8,452 14,384 7,029

Influenza ........................... 15,241 26,290 26,068 27,449 77,811 32,313 45,498 17,238

Acute bronchitis ....................... 2,806 3,132 3,869 2,310 8,735 3,027 5,708 3,382

Pneumonia .......................... 1,485 986 1,493 827 3,078 1,203 1,875 1,713

Other respiratory conditions ................ 1,014 889 1,984 663 3,533 1,311 2,222 1,017

Digestive system conditions ................ 2,587 4,904 6,706 3,450 13,954 4,754 9,200 3,692

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 400 1,079 1,091 2,224 850 1,374 746

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 1,549 2,077 2,768 1,570 7,111 2,334 4,777 852

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 638 2,427 2,858 789 4,619 1,570 3,049 2,095

Injuries ............................. 11,822 15,441 18,431 11,585 44,188 16,477 27,711 13,091

Fractures and dislocations ................. 1,821 1,919 3,223 1,502 6,051 2,830 3,221 2,414

Srains and strains ...................... 3,435 3,106 3,272 3,164 10,086 3,586 6,500 2,891

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 1,829 2,919 3,400 879 6,376 1,791 4,585 2,651

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 2,205 3,498 2,669 1,606 8,469 3,231 5,238 1,509

Other current injuries .................... 2,532 4,000 5,867 4,433 13,207 5,039 8,168 3,625

Selected other acute conditions ............. 12,039 14,854 21,839 14,358 48,202 16,723 31,479 14,888

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 997 1,230 697 2,777 1,190 1,587 702

Acute ear infections ..................... 4,420 5,296 7,797 4,253 17,086 4,737 12,348 4,680

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 919 1,114 1,003 798 3,081 1,249 1,831 752

Acute urinary conditions .................. 1,120 2,225 3,588 1,473 6,536 2,790 3,746 1,870

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 235 360 244 670 249 421 169

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . 253 548 215 581 1,184 604 580 413

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 329 1,481 919 2,373 768 1,604 906

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 975 1,146 1,411 1,453 3,555 1,665 1,890 1,431

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 2,230 1,682 2,566 1,983 6,076 1,379 4,697 2,385

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 440 453 726 1,194 665 530 543

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901 843 1,735 1,230 3,671 1,426 2,245 1,037

All other acute conditions ................. 6,004 6,441 12,094 6,631 23,801 9,381 14,420 7,368

– Quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 16.4 million has a 10-percent RSE; of 4.0 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.8 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 11. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–24

years

25–44

years

45 years and over

Total

45–64

years

65 years

and over

Percent

All acute conditions ..................... 67.9 81.2 61.6 65.0 63.8 72.4 68.7 78.5

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 67.6 79.0 70.8 68.1 54.3 60.1 57.2 *68.5

Common childhood diseases ............... 60.5 *73.5 *53.9 *38.9 *44.9 *– *– *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 36.3 *52.9 37.8 *18.1 *32.9 *30.3 *26.6 *37.0

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 67.1 84.7 70.6 *37.8 *53.2 *50.1 *47.7 *67.4

Other .............................. 94.1 100.0 96.9 100.0 78.4 94.7 92.3 *100.0

Respiratory conditions ................... 51.1 67.9 47.6 40.8 47.9 55.1 52.1 60.8

Common cold ........................ 43.0 73.8 36.3 *22.0 41.1 40.6 37.4 46.2

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 87.0 100.0 83.1 82.1 82.5 97.1 97.5 96.2

Influenza ........................... 36.3 47.9 35.5 28.5 32.1 41.4 38.6 47.8

Acute bronchitis ....................... 90.7 *100.0 92.1 *86.2 87.2 91.7 100.0 *80.8

Pneumonia .......................... 89.8 *78.2 *84.0 *100.0 *88.0 *97.3 *90.6 *100.0

Other respiratory conditions ................ 91.8 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *84.7 *87.5 *85.1 *100.0

Digestive system conditions ................ 63.5 *74.5 *33.5 *74.1 70.1 80.9 72.1 92.7

Dental conditions ...................... *59.6 *62.2 *31.8 *100.0 *31.5 *89.9 *83.9 *100.0

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 40.5 *51.9 *22.6 *74.9 *57.0 *49.3 *39.9 *72.1

Other digestive conditions ................. 92.5 *100.0 *92.8 *63.2 *100.0 93.1 *89.1 *96.9

Injuries ............................. 91.4 100.0 92.1 93.1 89.8 89.3 89.4 89.0

Fractures and dislocations ................. 97.8 *100.0 97.1 *100.0 *93.4 100.0 100.0 *100.0

Sprains and strains ..................... 84.1 *100.0 *90.3 *96.1 82.4 *74.7 *70.0 *100.0

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 97.9 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 94.7 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 90.6 *100.0 94.8 *89.0 91.5 *83.0 *94.1 *60.3

Other current injuries .................... 90.7 100.0 83.9 85.5 94.0 89.6 *91.9 88.4

Selected other acute conditions ............. 92.8 95.7 82.0 98.5 91.5 98.0 98.4 97.4

Eye conditions ........................ 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute ear infections ..................... 98.6 99.2 96.4 *100.0 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Other ear conditions .................... 97.5 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *90.4 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute urinary conditions .................. 99.4 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 98.1 100.0 *100.0 100.0

Disorders of menstruation ................. *74.3 . . . *24.1 *100.0 *78.6 *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *97.2 *– *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *91.2 *87.4 *100.0

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... 97.5 . . . *100.0 *100.0 *95.6 *– *– . . .

Skin conditions ........................ 88.8 *100.0 *65.5 *100.0 *74.5 100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 91.5 *100.0 *78.8 *100.0 84.8 93.2 *95.5 *90.8

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *75.3 *– *18.5 *100.0 *81.9 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... 57.2 *69.6 *21.5 *58.0 *86.9 *100.0 *100.0 *–

All other acute conditions ................. 89.8 98.8 81.4 83.5 87.4 93.5 92.9 94.2

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 6, and the formula presented in rule 3 of appendix I.

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Table 12. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Percent

All acute conditions ..................... 68.8 80.2 65.2 62.6 73.8 67.2 82.5 58.4 65.2 71.5

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 70.1 84.0 74.6 47.4 *69.9 65.7 72.8 67.7 65.6 55.5

Common childhood diseases ............... *73.2 *94.6 *55.1 *44.9 *– *46.7 *41.2 *53.1 *38.9 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 49.2 *69.7 *56.5 *30.1 *41.8 27.7 *34.6 *26.1 *27.9 *25.0

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 65.6 82.1 *64.7 *38.3 *55.0 68.7 *89.5 *77.7 *60.2 *48.3

Other .............................. 92.8 *100.0 96.0 *76.9 *100.0 94.8 *100.0 97.6 92.3 *91.5

Respiratory conditions ................... 49.7 63.8 46.8 43.4 54.5 52.3 72.6 48.1 48.1 55.5

Common cold ........................ 43.0 72.0 37.6 31.6 40.4 43.0 76.0 35.2 38.7 40.7

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 89.1 *100.0 90.3 79.5 100.0 86.0 *100.0 79.3 83.6 95.3

Influenza ........................... 37.4 44.4 35.4 33.0 44.6 35.3 52.4 35.7 29.7 38.9

Acute bronchitis ....................... 92.9 *100.0 *100.0 *83.4 *100.0 89.6 *100.0 *84.5 88.9 89.5

Pneumonia .......................... 84.7 *73.1 *45.3 *100.0 *94.4 94.7 *100.0 *100.0 *83.5 *100.0

Other respiratory conditions ................ *86.0 *100.0 *100.0 *79.0 *100.0 95.8 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *86.0

Digestive system conditions ................ 64.3 *67.6 *43.8 *60.5 80.9 62.8 *79.7 *26.1 76.3 *81.0

Dental conditions ...................... *49.2 *59.2 *28.5 *15.9 *83.4 *71.6 *65.7 *51.3 *65.4 *100.0

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *31.6 *27.5 *28.7 *28.8 *39.3 44.7 *63.6 *19.8 *70.3 *61.0

Other digestive conditions ................. 95.0 *100.0 *100.0 *87.7 *97.4 89.8 *100.0 *80.8 *90.6 *86.7

Injuries ............................. 93.2 100.0 94.3 93.8 87.5 89.0 *100.0 87.6 87.0 90.9

Fractures and dislocations ................. 100.0 *100.0 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 95.6 *100.0 *89.4 *93.5 *100.0

Sprains and strains ..................... 85.8 *100.0 *93.8 87.2 *74.9 82.1 *– *87.5 82.8 *74.4

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 100.0 *100.0 93.0 *100.0 *100.0 *88.8 *100.0

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 90.0 *100.0 *92.3 93.8 *64.0 91.4 *100.0 *100.0 *85.6 *94.7

Other current injuries .................... 93.1 *100.0 87.6 95.1 92.4 88.4 *100.0 *76.7 88.7 87.1

Selected other acute conditions ............. 91.3 93.2 82.1 89.6 100.0 94.0 98.1 81.9 95.5 96.5

Eye conditions ........................ *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute ear infections ..................... 98.3 98.5 97.3 *100.0 *100.0 98.8 100.0 95.0 100.0 *100.0

Other ear conditions .................... *93.3 *100.0 *100.0 *75.5 *100.0 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute urinary conditions .................. 100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 99.2 *100.0 *100.0 98.2 100.0

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... *74.3 . . . *24.1 *83.7 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... *97.2 *– *100.0 *100.0 *91.2

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 97.5 . . . *100.0 97.2 *–

Skin conditions ........................ 81.7 *100.0 *61.1 *60.7 *100.0 95.9 *100.0 *70.5 *100.0 *100.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 95.2 *100.0 *100.0 92.0 *100.0 87.6 *100.0 *71.8 *85.5 88.1

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *68.0 *– *– *100.0 *100.0 *81.0 *– *47.7 *76.6 *100.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *55.5 *68.4 *10.3 *68.8 *100.0 *59.2 *72.8 *29.9 *80.7 *100.0

All other acute conditions ................. 95.1 100.0 88.8 95.5 95.3 85.6 *95.8 74.6 81.0 92.3

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 7, and the formula presented in rule 3 of appendix I.

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Table 13. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Percent

All acute conditions ..................... 68.1 69.5 63.7 72.8 68.7 68.7 69.3 67.4

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 67.5 74.3 59.6 58.0 68.9 68.9 *67.2 *73.9

Common childhood diseases ............... *55.7 *60.8 *– *– *92.2 *87.0 *100.0 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 35.0 41.1 *31.6 *22.7 *41.5 *50.4 *– *75.4

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 68.6 80.4 *50.4 *50.3 *64.1 *62.4 *78.1 *47.1

Other .............................. 93.4 97.4 87.2 94.1 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Respiratory conditions ................... 50.7 54.0 45.0 55.3 54.3 59.6 52.7 *44.9

Common cold ........................ 42.1 49.3 34.9 39.9 43.0 52.5 *33.7 *28.4

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 87.0 85.9 82.4 98.2 83.4 *100.0 *77.1 *–

Influenza ........................... 34.9 38.3 29.5 40.4 51.1 *52.5 49.6 *51.5

Acute bronchitis ....................... 90.2 94.9 85.8 91.7 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *–

Pneumonia .......................... 89.9 *81.2 *89.6 *100.0 *81.5 *– *– *81.5

Other respiratory conditions ................ 92.6 *100.0 *88.1 *86.1 *80.8 *100.0 *69.5 *–

Digestive system conditions ................ 67.3 48.9 75.7 81.8 *49.4 *34.5 *51.5 *86.9

Dental conditions ...................... *70.0 *52.5 *60.0 *100.0 *49.4 *66.0 *35.5 *–

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 41.3 *28.0 *60.2 *47.9 *41.2 *18.9 *76.0 *100.0

Other digestive conditions ................. 94.7 *96.5 94.3 94.0 *65.8 *– *38.6 *85.3

Injuries ............................. 91.8 94.3 90.7 91.6 92.5 97.8 91.4 *83.6

Fractures and dislocations ................. 98.9 97.1 100.0 100.0 *83.7 *100.0 *75.4 *–

Sprains and strains ..................... 85.0 *92.5 85.9 *75.6 87.5 *66.7 *87.7 *100.0

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 97.5 100.0 95.7 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 89.6 95.0 88.6 *86.3 *94.0 *100.0 *100.0 *24.8

Other current injuries .................... 91.2 89.8 90.8 93.3 *95.9 *100.0 *100.0 *83.3

Selected other acute conditions ............. 93.1 90.3 93.3 98.7 91.9 85.4 95.2 *96.0

Eye conditions ........................ 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0

Acute ear infections ..................... 98.4 98.1 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Other ear conditions .................... 97.3 *100.0 *91.1 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. 99.3 *100.0 98.1 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Disorders of menstruation ................. *74.3 *24.1 *83.7 *– *– *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *64.2 *– *100.0 *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... 97.0 *100.0 96.6 *– *100.0 *– *100.0 *–

Skin conditions ........................ 86.9 *75.6 *80.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 91.9 *89.7 89.3 95.0 *93.7 *– *92.4 *100.0

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *71.7 *– *83.9 *100.0 *76.3 *38.0 *100.0 *100.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... 60.7 *51.7 *89.8 *100.0 *41.0 *28.5 *– *100.0

All other acute conditions ................. 91.1 89.8 88.2 94.7 82.1 *80.6 *82.5 *83.0

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 8, and the formula presented in rule 3 of appendix I.

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Table 14. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Percent

All acute conditions ..................... 71.6 72.0 68.9 76.2 65.6 69.7 57.1 73.5

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 49.0 *59.2 *37.6 *27.6 74.2 76.1 *63.9 *100.0

Common childhood diseases ............... *78.8 *78.8 *– *– *30.2 *54.8 *– *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *3.3 *8.6 *– *– *51.6 *42.5 *60.8 *–

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *32.3 *42.0 *16.7 *– *74.7 *74.5 *46.5 *100.0

Other .............................. 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Respiratory conditions ................... 57.3 65.5 46.4 61.5 43.3 49.3 33.2 54.9

Common cold ........................ 56.5 73.4 *34.3 *63.7 37.1 *42.3 *31.3 *44.7

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 88.5 *100.0 *81.1 *100.0 79.3 *87.3 *62.0 *100.0

Influenza ........................... 39.5 52.9 *19.1 *38.5 27.0 *29.3 *22.7 *33.0

Acute bronchitis ....................... *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Pneumonia .......................... *100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *79.4 *100.0 *50.0 *92.0

Other respiratory conditions ................ *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *88.6 *100.0 *66.2 *100.0

Digestive system conditions ................ *66.5 *34.6 *100.0 *79.9 61.4 *59.8 *54.3 *68.9

Dental conditions ...................... *100.0 *– *100.0 *– *41.3 *53.4 *– *100.0

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *42.0 *34.6 *100.0 *52.7 *53.5 *52.9 *73.1 *37.2

Other digestive conditions ................. *100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *94.3 *100.0 *100.0 *90.5

Injuries ............................. 93.2 *100.0 92.2 *87.2 88.8 95.4 86.1 87.3

Fractures and dislocations ................. *89.2 *100.0 *78.4 *– *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Sprains and strains ..................... *83.9 *– *83.9 *– 97.5 *100.0 *96.6 *100.0

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *96.1 *100.0 *93.1 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *89.0 *100.0 *100.0 *56.0 *78.3 *100.0 *77.5 *61.0

Other current injuries .................... *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 77.9 *90.5 *58.2 *82.3

Selected other acute conditions ............. 95.4 88.9 97.5 *100.0 95.4 95.3 100.0 *88.3

Eye conditions ........................ *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *– *100.0 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 97.0 96.8 *100.0 *100.0

Other ear conditions .................... *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute urinary conditions .................. *100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *100.0 *– *100.0 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... *100.0 *– *100.0 *– *100.0 *– *100.0 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *100.0 *100.0 *– *– *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *78.5 *100.0 *100.0 *60.5

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *67.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *77.3 *– *100.0 *100.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *66.1 *70.8 *58.0 *– *90.7 *90.7 *– *–

All other acute conditions ................. 92.0 *90.9 *85.7 *100.0 81.2 *65.2 *81.1 87.8

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 27
Table 14. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Percent

All acute conditions ..................... 65.5 66.3 58.4 76.5 67.6 70.1 65.1 66.5

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 66.2 77.0 53.4 *60.4 69.4 74.3 66.2 53.1

Common childhood diseases ............... *24.3 *24.3 *– *– *76.6 *72.9 *100.0 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *51.8 *73.6 *30.0 *55.2 33.7 41.6 *19.0 *21.0

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *63.0 *84.8 *– *15.8 72.2 79.6 *80.2 *39.3

Other .............................. 86.2 *89.3 *85.3 *83.4 93.8 98.0 82.9 *100.0

Respiratory conditions ................... 46.6 46.0 41.2 59.1 52.9 56.8 49.5 51.9

Common cold ........................ 35.1 35.9 *32.2 *38.1 44.5 55.7 36.5 37.0

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 87.7 86.1 *84.3 *95.1 85.7 85.5 82.1 96.2

Influenza ........................... 35.6 32.9 31.9 50.3 36.8 38.6 34.2 38.9

Acute bronchitis ....................... *85.7 *100.0 *75.9 *100.0 91.7 100.0 85.0 *92.5

Pneumonia .......................... *100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Other respiratory conditions ................ *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *89.0 *100.0 *91.0 *62.9

Digestive system conditions ................ 57.4 *37.5 *75.3 *80.0 58.0 *45.1 *64.0 *76.9

Dental conditions ...................... *40.9 *23.7 *51.5 *100.0 *78.1 *100.0 *29.6 *100.0

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *44.7 *21.5 *84.7 *41.5 *24.2 *14.0 *37.7 *44.5

Other digestive conditions ................. *89.8 *100.0 *77.0 *100.0 88.8 *94.3 *89.7 *81.5

Injuries ............................. 89.5 94.3 88.0 86.6 91.7 94.0 89.7 92.5

Fractures and dislocations ................. *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 97.7 *95.1 *100.0 *100.0

Sprains and strains ..................... 72.6 *82.3 *71.4 *71.6 79.9 *89.5 80.6 *68.2

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *– 95.7 *100.0 *90.8 *100.0

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 96.3 *100.0 *100.0 *82.7 90.6 *91.1 *85.4 *100.0

Other current injuries .................... 89.8 *89.5 *87.5 *92.6 98.3 *93.7 100.0 *100.0

Selected other acute conditions ............. 90.6 89.7 83.7 100.0 91.6 88.4 94.0 97.1

Eye conditions ........................ *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute ear infections ..................... 97.8 97.3 *100.0 *100.0 98.9 98.6 *100.0 *100.0

Other ear conditions .................... *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *93.3 *100.0 *79.3 *100.0

Acute urinary conditions .................. 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 98.3 *100.0 *96.2 *100.0

Disorders of menstruation ................. *100.0 *– *100.0 *– *42.7 *24.1 *52.9 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *100.0 *– *100.0 *100.0 *89.9 *– *100.0 *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... *92.3 *100.0 *89.1 *– *100.0 *– *100.0 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *86.2 *100.0 *56.1 *100.0 *86.6 *78.1 *80.7 *100.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *80.2 *100.0 *57.8 *100.0 97.2 *100.0 *100.0 *93.2

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *46.7 *– *– *100.0 *81.8 *– *100.0 *100.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *51.2 *37.3 *100.0 *100.0 *38.7 *26.5 *78.0 *100.0

All other acute conditions ................. 93.9 88.7 *92.1 100.0 89.8 93.2 92.1 81.7

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 9, and the formula presented in rule 3 of appendix I.

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Table 15. Percent of acute conditions medically attended, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition: United States,

1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Percent

All acute conditions ..................... 69.7 68.1 71.8 60.5 67.2 65.7 68.1 70.6

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 69.0 81.8 59.5 69.0 69.9 71.7 69.2 61.1

Common childhood diseases ............... *100.0 *35.1 *74.6 *39.1 *65.7 *57.5 *69.4 *49.9

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *32.0 *34.5 41.3 *19.6 40.1 *45.8 37.7 *28.7

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 67.5 83.8 54.9 *81.1 67.1 79.6 61.9 *67.4

Other .............................. 98.7 92.3 92.8 94.1 94.6 88.1 97.0 92.6

Respiratory conditions ................... 53.6 49.5 59.0 41.6 50.0 47.7 51.7 55.7

Common cold ........................ 45.5 46.0 51.7 29.1 42.3 41.0 43.4 46.3

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 88.2 82.0 88.6 89.4 86.9 85.4 87.8 87.4

Influenza ........................... 36.0 33.4 40.1 35.5 36.3 34.5 37.7 35.8

Acute bronchitis ....................... 84.6 95.0 94.1 86.8 87.2 100.0 80.4 100.0

Pneumonia .......................... *91.2 *100.0 *100.0 *56.7 98.5 *96.3 100.0 *74.1

Other respiratory conditions ................ *100.0 *100.0 *87.0 *82.7 92.2 *84.0 97.0 *90.5

Digestive system conditions ................ *48.2 73.7 67.6 52.3 60.3 76.6 51.9 75.3

Dental conditions ...................... *100.0 *100.0 *53.9 *35.6 *65.4 *70.8 *62.0 *42.2

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *13.6 *44.2 *53.0 *40.0 39.5 *68.7 *25.2 *48.7

Other digestive conditions ................. *100.0 94.6 87.0 *100.0 90.0 *91.6 89.2 97.9

Injuries ............................. 91.2 88.6 96.0 87.8 91.7 89.9 92.8 90.2

Fractures and dislocations ................. *89.7 100.0 100.0 *100.0 96.9 96.5 97.2 100.0

Sprains and strains ..................... 82.4 85.7 91.8 76.2 84.4 76.3 88.9 83.0

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 100.0 95.2 100.0 *93.9 97.0 *97.0 97.0 100.0

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 93.9 86.1 92.3 *93.0 92.0 92.4 91.8 *82.6

Other current injuries .................... 95.7 82.6 95.4 88.9 92.1 91.6 92.4 85.6

Selected other acute conditions ............. 93.3 93.5 92.9 91.6 93.0 94.3 92.3 92.4

Eye conditions ........................ *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *100.0

Acute ear infections ..................... 98.1 95.7 100.0 100.0 98.8 98.2 99.0 97.7

Other ear conditions .................... *100.0 *91.5 *100.0 *100.0 96.9 *100.0 *94.9 *100.0

Acute urinary conditions .................. *100.0 100.0 100.0 *96.7 99.3 100.0 98.7 100.0

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *57.0 *100.0 *52.9 *67.8 *53.8 *76.0 *100.0

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *100.0 *100.0 *100.0 *92.4 *96.3 *100.0 *92.4 *100.0

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... *100.0 *75.1 *100.0 *100.0 96.5 *100.0 *94.9 *100.0

Skin conditions ........................ *73.7 *100.0 *89.2 *89.9 88.6 *90.7 *86.8 *89.3

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 92.8 *94.6 93.3 *85.1 93.7 *95.4 93.2 86.0

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *100.0 *75.9 *72.5 *73.3 *68.0 *79.8 *79.9

Fever, unspecified ...................... *78.8 *56.8 *36.0 *71.4 56.8 *76.7 *44.2 *58.6

All other acute conditions ................. 90.0 90.8 89.3 89.6 89.4 93.8 86.5 91.2

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitian statistical area.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using

parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 10, and the formula presented in rule 3 of appendix I.

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Table 16. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by age and type of condition:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–24

years

25–44

years

45 years and over

Total

45–64

years

65 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 624.0 717.5 531.2 615.1 638.4 646.3 548.9 809.1

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 64.1 166.2 111.7 56.9 38.6 38.2 43.7 *29.0

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 *47.5 *15.7 *4.5 *3.6 *– *– *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 14.2 *35.0 25.2 *6.8 *13.2 *5.6 *4.2 *8.1

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 17.7 *48.6 *22.6 *10.9 *10.4 16.6 *21.7 *8.2

Other .............................. 23.9 *35.0 48.2 *34.6 *11.4 15.9 *17.8 *12.7

Respiratory conditions ................... 269.6 335.1 272.0 263.8 249.3 274.2 232.9 343.4

Common cold ........................ 56.0 84.3 68.9 71.8 41.2 51.5 39.8 71.1

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 31.1 *29.6 39.1 *32.5 39.0 18.5 26.6 *5.0

Influenza ........................... 131.1 173.6 135.4 123.6 128.6 123.0 111.8 141.8

Acute bronchitis ....................... 23.4 *29.1 *13.9 *16.6 22.2 30.9 28.9 *34.3

Pneumonia .......................... 20.7 *17.1 *7.5 *17.5 *10.9 40.0 *15.6 80.7

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 *1.5 *7.2 *1.8 *7.5 *10.3 *10.2 *10.5

Digestive system conditions ................ 26.2 *18.7 32.7 *33.2 26.0 22.2 *18.1 *29.1

Dental conditions ...................... *3.7 *9.3 *7.3 *2.4 *2.3 *1.9 *1.9 *1.9

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 *8.2 *12.4 *10.2 *6.9 *3.2 *4.7 *0.7

Other digestive conditions ................. 15.3 *1.2 *13.0 *20.7 16.9 17.1 *11.5 *26.5

Injuries ............................. 133.5 *23.2 51.7 128.4 182.4 162.3 156.8 171.4

Fractures and dislocations ................. 44.3 *12.1 31.1 *20.4 43.0 68.1 49.0 100.2

Sprains and strains ..................... 37.5 *1.0 *7.2 *48.9 63.6 35.4 51.8 *8.0

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 *4.0 *2.1 *8.9 *11.6 *6.3 *3.8 *10.5

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 12.7 *0.5 *3.7 *18.0 20.3 *11.9 *14.8 *7.0

Other current injuries .................... 31.8 *5.6 *7.6 *32.2 43.9 40.6 37.5 45.7

Selected other acute conditions ............. 84.9 146.6 45.2 86.8 99.8 79.0 61.7 108.0

Eye conditions ........................ *1.5 *3.2 *0.3 *– *1.4 *2.4 *3.8 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... 16.6 103.4 25.9 *8.6 *7.1 *2.1 *3.4 *–

Other ear conditions .................... *1.8 *2.0 *1.8 *– *0.3 *3.8 *1.9 *6.8

Acute urinary conditions .................. *4.3 *– *0.7 *7.9 *6.8 *4.0 *2.5 *6.6

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.6 . . . *0.3 *0.3 *1.8 *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *3.2 *– *– *3.1 *5.5 *3.5 *5.6 *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... 18.4 . . . *1.2 *44.4 44.4 *– *– . . .

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 *10.7 *4.6 *– *4.0 *6.2 *1.6 *13.8

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 25.5 *7.0 *1.8 *12.1 24.8 48.7 38.9 65.2

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *3.3 *– *1.5 *7.9 *1.6 *5.5 *3.9 *8.3

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 *20.4 *7.0 *2.5 *2.2 *2.8 *0.1 *7.3

All other acute conditions ................. 45.8 *27.7 *18.0 *46.0 42.3 70.3 35.7 128.3

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the frequencies of table 21 and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 17. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by sex, age, and type of condition:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 546.0 785.1 487.6 498.5 587.2 698.1 646.6 577.0 764.0 696.5

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 54.2 165.6 102.4 32.8 *21.5 73.4 166.7 121.4 52.5 52.4

Common childhood diseases ............... *8.5 *40.9 *14.4 *5.6 *– *7.9 *54.5 *17.0 *2.0 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 14.1 *38.8 *26.9 *10.3 *4.2 14.3 *31.0 *23.4 *13.2 *6.9

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 14.5 *54.2 *21.8 *6.3 *10.4 20.8 *42.8 *23.3 *14.7 *21.9

Other .............................. 17.0 *31.7 *39.2 *10.6 *6.9 30.5 *38.5 57.7 22.5 *23.5

Respiratory conditions ................... 236.4 349.3 253.7 193.6 253.5 301.1 320.3 291.1 310.0 291.9

Common cold ........................ 52.0 *101.8 65.1 40.2 46.3 59.8 *65.9 72.9 55.9 55.9

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 24.5 *16.0 *34.9 *22.0 *23.1 37.4 *43.8 *43.6 52.6 *14.6

Influenza ........................... 121.4 176.8 130.4 103.3 125.3 140.3 170.2 140.6 150.9 121.1

Acute bronchitis ....................... 14.0 *24.5 *12.5 *11.5 *15.6 32.3 *33.8 *15.3 30.1 43.9

Pneumonia .......................... 18.4 *30.1 *7.2 *10.0 34.3 22.8 *3.5 *7.8 *14.8 44.7

Other respiratory conditions ................ *6.2 *– *3.6 *6.6 *8.8 *8.5 *3.1 *10.9 *5.7 *11.6

Digestive system conditions ................ 26.2 *27.1 *25.3 *22.5 31.6 26.2 *9.9 *40.4 32.6 *14.3

Dental conditions ...................... *4.0 *13.3 *9.6 *1.4 *1.5 *3.3 *5.1 *5.0 *3.1 *2.3

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *5.6 *12.2 *5.3 *5.8 *3.8 *8.7 *4.1 *19.8 *9.4 *2.7

Other digestive conditions ................. 16.6 *1.6 *10.5 *15.4 *26.3 14.2 *0.7 *15.6 *20.0 *9.3

Injuries ............................. 127.5 *11.4 52.0 164.0 159.2 139.1 *35.6 51.5 176.0 164.9

Fractures and dislocations ................. 36.9 *– *35.2 36.7 48.2 51.3 *24.8 *26.8 39.0 85.1

Sprains and strains ..................... 40.6 *1.9 *2.3 58.9 51.6 34.5 *– *12.3 61.6 *21.6

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *8.7 *7.2 *1.5 *15.2 *5.2 *5.8 *0.7 *2.7 *6.8 *7.3

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 14.7 *1.0 *3.8 24.2 *12.7 10.7 *– *3.7 *15.5 *11.2

Other current injuries .................... 26.6 *1.3 *9.2 29.0 41.5 36.7 *10.1 *5.9 53.1 39.7

Selected other acute conditions ............. 59.5 197.2 *41.2 37.8 65.1 109.0 *93.6 49.3 154.2 90.8

Eye conditions ........................ *3.0 *6.3 *0.6 *2.0 *5.1 *0.0 *– *– *0.1 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... 18.3 *117.5 *29.2 *6.7 *0.6 15.0 *88.6 *22.4 *8.1 *3.5

Other ear conditions .................... *1.7 *3.9 *– *0.4 *3.9 *1.9 *– *3.7 *– *3.6

Acute urinary conditions .................. *1.1 *– *– *1.4 *1.5 *7.4 *– *1.4 *12.5 *6.2

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... *1.3 . . . *0.5 *2.9 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... *6.2 *– *– *9.8 *6.5

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 35.9 . . . *2.5 87.6 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *4.7 *20.9 *3.9 *1.7 *5.2 *5.1 *– *5.4 *4.4 *7.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 23.1 *13.6 *0.6 *20.2 44.8 27.7 *– *3.1 23.6 52.0

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *2.2 *– *1.2 *2.0 *3.8 *4.4 *– *1.8 *4.1 *7.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *5.4 *35.0 *5.7 *3.4 *0.1 *4.1 *5.0 *8.5 *1.2 *5.0

All other acute conditions ................. 42.2 *34.4 *12.9 47.8 56.3 49.3 *20.5 *23.4 38.6 82.2

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

*0.0 Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the frequencies of table 22, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 31
Table 18. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by race, age, and type of condition:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 630.2 620.3 619.1 651.0 604.9 425.2 776.7 564.1

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 68.0 139.7 45.1 40.7 46.5 *80.2 *32.4 *22.9

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 28.2 *1.1 *– *11.4 *13.9 *16.0 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 15.1 29.8 *13.5 *5.8 *12.2 *25.3 *5.2 *5.7

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 19.2 33.8 *11.6 17.2 *11.4 *15.2 *4.8 *17.2

Other .............................. 26.0 47.8 18.9 17.7 *11.4 *25.8 *6.3 *–

Respiratory conditions ................... 278.8 311.9 256.2 280.6 216.4 192.1 238.1 213.7

Common cold ........................ 55.9 72.9 47.6 53.0 55.1 *68.1 *62.9 *23.2

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 33.0 44.5 36.6 20.1 *14.7 *4.5 *30.0 *2.7

Influenza ........................... 135.4 154.9 132.6 123.8 120.3 109.6 118.1 *139.4

Acute bronchitis ....................... 25.9 21.7 24.3 31.1 *7.1 *2.8 *7.3 *12.9

Pneumonia .......................... 21.6 *11.4 *11.2 41.8 *14.3 *7.1 *7.9 *35.5

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 *6.5 *3.9 *10.9 *4.9 *– *11.9 *–

Digestive system conditions ................ 26.4 28.4 29.5 21.1 *28.6 *24.6 *26.0 *38.7

Dental conditions ...................... *3.0 *6.4 *2.4 *1.1 *6.4 *8.8 *2.6 *9.5

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 *9.9 *8.1 *3.7 *8.3 *15.3 *7.4 *–

Other digestive conditions ................. 16.3 *12.0 19.1 *16.4 *13.9 *0.5 *16.0 *29.2

Injuries ............................. 131.8 41.7 160.6 166.2 162.0 *51.8 262.8 *144.7

Fractures and dislocations ................. 47.0 28.0 35.7 75.0 41.6 *21.7 *66.5 *26.8

Sprains and strains ..................... 36.5 *5.4 56.5 36.2 47.4 *1.3 93.4 *33.8

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 *2.1 *9.9 *4.4 *11.5 *6.0 *22.2 *1.0

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 *1.9 18.2 *11.8 *16.5 *8.2 *23.2 *16.8

Other current injuries .................... 30.5 *4.2 40.3 38.8 44.9 *14.5 *57.5 *66.2

Selected other acute conditions ............. 78.0 77.5 85.6 69.2 111.9 *53.7 162.4 *107.4

Eye conditions ........................ *1.3 *1.4 *– *2.7 *3.4 *– *8.2 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... 16.8 51.6 *7.5 *1.4 *15.8 *39.7 *– *9.1

Other ear conditions .................... *2.1 *2.2 *0.3 *4.3 *0.2 *0.5 *– *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *2.9 *0.2 *4.4 *3.1 *15.2 *2.2 *26.8 *13.9

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.7 *0.2 *1.7 *– *– *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *3.1 *– *6.0 *1.9 *4.7 *– *– *19.4

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... 17.9 *1.1 43.6 *– *20.4 *– *49.2 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *4.2 *3.7 *3.6 *5.4 *4.9 *2.3 *1.0 *15.4

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 21.0 *4.1 14.8 41.4 39.0 *– *67.3 *45.8

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *3.0 *0.7 *1.9 *5.9 *3.7 *3.4 *4.0 *3.8

Fever, unspecified ...................... *4.9 *12.2 *1.8 *3.0 *4.4 *5.7 *5.9 *–

All other acute conditions ................. 47.2 *21.1 42.2 73.1 39.6 *22.8 *55.0 *36.8

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the frequencies of table 23, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 19. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age and type of

condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 1,021.5 817.8 980.3 1,262.6 770.8 572.3 804.9 891.0

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 96.9 *152.5 *66.3 *84.0 64.1 *115.6 *37.9 *52.2

Common childhood diseases ............... *5.1 *17.5 *– *– *12.9 *36.9 *7.2 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *23.2 *46.4 *19.1 *6.9 *8.6 *17.2 *10.2 *–

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *21.3 *36.0 *5.6 *27.4 *19.0 *19.5 *9.7 *29.0

Other .............................. *47.3 *52.6 *41.6 *49.7 *23.6 *42.1 *10.8 *23.1

Respiratory conditions ................... 410.1 408.0 371.6 460.6 298.9 221.9 301.4 357.5

Common cold ........................ 106.0 *90.6 *99.9 *127.9 49.5 *41.0 *85.7 *15.9

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ *39.2 *35.8 *62.5 *13.0 *28.8 *40.7 *40.2 *6.4

Influenza ........................... 229.5 270.4 166.4 271.0 135.0 *104.7 117.5 178.7

Acute bronchitis ....................... *10.5 *8.3 *2.3 *22.9 *29.3 *19.2 *22.1 *45.2

Pneumonia .......................... *18.0 *– *33.6 *15.0 43.1 *1.0 *32.1 *89.1

Other respiratory conditions ................ *7.0 *3.0 *7.0 *10.8 *13.2 *15.1 *3.8 *22.2

Digestive system conditions ................ 63.0 *49.3 *74.5 *61.3 34.2 *43.6 *37.4 *23.1

Dental conditions ...................... *6.0 *– *10.1 *6.5 *3.2 *8.2 *1.8 *0.9

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *8.6 *17.0 *6.5 *3.4 *16.4 *21.4 *19.8 *8.7

Other digestive conditions ................. *48.4 *32.3 *57.9 *51.3 *14.6 *14.0 *15.8 *13.5

Injuries ............................. 193.3 *53.2 270.8 225.5 205.9 *56.9 249.1 276.6

Fractures and dislocations ................. *46.2 *36.7 *19.5 *88.7 78.0 *27.6 *70.2 126.9

Sprains and strains ..................... *49.3 *– *124.7 *– 54.0 *1.5 99.6 *45.2

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *16.4 *16.5 *23.7 *7.2 *11.7 *2.6 *19.1 *10.6

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *13.4 *– *29.2 *5.9 *11.2 *9.2 *8.2 *16.2

Other current injuries .................... 67.9 *– *73.7 *123.7 51.0 *16.1 *52.0 *77.8

Selected other acute conditions ............. 157.2 *126.0 *147.1 199.1 97.1 *70.2 119.7 *93.3

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *2.3 *– *6.1 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *25.9 *87.1 *1.3 *– *14.8 *33.5 *13.9 *0.7

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *6.5 *8.7 *– *12.0

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11.3 *– *21.6 *8.7 *2.6 *1.0 *3.4 *3.1

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *0.4 *– *1.1 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *9.4 *– *5.1 *23.5 *2.0 *– *5.2 *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... *15.2 *9.0 *31.7 *– *23.6 *1.0 *60.9 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *1.3 *4.5 *– *– *11.8 *11.4 *2.2 *22.8

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 83.5 *– *81.7 *163.1 *20.9 *5.3 *4.8 *51.4

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *2.3 *4.7 *– *2.9 *6.7 *0.6 *14.8 *2.4

Fever, unspecified ...................... *8.5 *20.7 *5.7 *0.8 *5.5 *8.8 *7.2 *0.9

All other acute conditions ................. 100.9 *28.8 *50.0 232.0 70.7 *64.1 *59.4 *88.4

See footnotes and note at end of table.

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Table 19. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age, and type of

condition: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 582.2 550.9 600.7 583.4 536.4 614.8 541.6 454.1

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 54.2 103.0 *31.5 *43.9 70.7 156.4 42.1 *29.4

Common childhood diseases ............... *4.4 *16.6 *– *– *10.7 *30.8 *4.8 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *15.9 *29.7 *15.2 *5.0 14.3 *32.3 *8.2 *5.8

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *14.5 *27.2 *3.6 *18.6 21.6 *38.0 *16.0 *13.9

Other .............................. *19.5 *29.5 *12.7 *20.2 24.0 55.3 *13.1 *9.7

Respiratory conditions ................... 258.0 259.0 249.3 268.9 242.4 313.1 232.7 188.8

Common cold ........................ 54.7 *84.5 *41.3 *47.8 46.3 59.5 38.5 44.9

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 24.0 *43.7 *17.7 *15.9 36.3 39.7 43.9 *22.1

Influenza ........................... 133.0 105.9 155.1 125.7 118.9 177.9 114.8 68.2

Acute bronchitis ...................... . *18.8 *18.6 *18.9 *18.9 24.2 *17.8 *25.1 *29.0

Pneumonia .......................... 23.2 *4.6 *10.1 *56.8 *10.5 *15.5 *5.9 *12.2

Other respiratory conditions ................ *4.3 *1.7 *6.3 *3.7 *6.3 *2.8 *4.5 *12.4

Digestive system conditions ................ 29.3 *43.7 *38.6 *4.3 17.5 *16.1 *17.9 *18.4

Dental conditions ...................... *8.2 *27.9 *0.8 *1.6 *1.8 *1.5 *2.1 *1.5

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *9.4 *14.1 *11.4 *2.7 *3.7 *6.0 *4.3 *0.7

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11.7 *1.7 *26.4 *– 12.1 *8.6 *11.5 *16.2

Injuries ............................. 106.4 *40.4 146.0 108.2 108.0 48.0 130.5 133.2

Fractures and dislocations ................. 34.2 *25.1 *44.4 *28.1 33.9 *31.6 27.2 45.7

Sprains and strains ..................... 32.6 *1.7 *37.4 *52.2 34.0 *9.5 52.6 *31.1

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *9.3 *4.7 *6.1 *17.7 *2.8 *– *5.4 *1.9

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *8.8 *4.5 *17.5 *0.5 16.3 *1.0 *23.1 *21.3

Other current injuries .................... *21.5 *4.4 *40.6 *9.7 20.8 *5.9 *22.2 *33.2

Selected other acute conditions ............. 92.2 90.0 100.3 83.0 67.6 71.9 80.1 45.6

Eye conditions ........................ *0.5 *– *1.2 *– *2.6 *2.6 *– *6.2

Acute ear infections ..................... *21.1 *75.2 *2.9 *– 16.8 42.5 *10.5 *1.5

Other ear conditions .................... *3.2 *0.4 *– *9.9 *0.6 *1.3 *0.5 *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *5.7 *– *10.0 *4.6 *1.9 *– *3.2 *2.1

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.6 *– *1.4 *– *1.1 *0.4 *2.2 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *5.6 *– *13.2 *– *2.3 *– *2.0 *4.7

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... 26.3 *– 62.0 *– 14.9 *– 35.2 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *4.4 *– *2.6 *10.6 *4.8 *9.6 *3.8 *1.8

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *21.1 *1.0 *6.6 *57.9 17.2 *4.5 *21.5 *23.1

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.2 *– *0.5 *– *2.4 *0.9 *0.7 *6.3

Fever, unspecified ...................... *3.5 *13.4 *– *– *3.1 *10.0 *0.6 *–

All other acute conditions ................. 42.1 *14.8 *35.0 75.1 30.3 *9.5 38.3 38.8

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 24 abd 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

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Table 20. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by geographic region, place of

residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Number of restricted-activity days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 592.0 596.9 630.3 675.0 603.8 647.2 577.8 699.2

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 53.4 50.3 83.1 59.1 60.0 57.7 61.5 79.0

Common childhood diseases ............... *2.1 *9.1 *11.8 *7.3 7.4 *10.1 *5.8 *11.3

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *16.1 *3.6 24.9 *7.0 11.4 *6.2 14.6 24.4

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *16.9 *17.7 21.4 *12.7 18.2 17.2 18.8 *16.0

Other .............................. *18.4 19.9 25.0 32.1 23.0 24.1 22.3 27.4

Respiratory conditions ................... 268.8 270.9 240.6 315.6 268.1 302.0 247.8 275.1

Common cold ........................ 54.7 69.4 38.7 69.9 59.9 90.4 41.6 41.4

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 24.0 35.8 34.9 26.6 31.4 32.0 31.0 30.0

Influenza ........................... 127.4 112.9 120.1 172.6 132.8 131.8 133.5 124.5

Acute bronchitis ....................... 30.8 22.3 17.3 27.3 21.0 17.8 22.9 32.2

Pneumonia .......................... 23.5 21.7 22.8 *13.4 15.3 23.0 10.7 40.7

Other respiratory conditions ................ *8.3 *8.7 *6.9 *5.7 7.7 *7.0 *8.1 *6.2

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11.2 35.2 24.4 33.3 26.8 28.0 26.0 24.1

Dental conditions ...................... *1.6 *1.8 *3.2 *8.5 *3.5 *3.1 *3.8 *4.2

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *7.5 *7.5 *7.8 *5.4 8.0 *12.5 *5.2 *4.2

Other digestive conditions ................. *2.1 25.8 *13.4 *19.3 15.3 *12.3 17.0 *15.7

Injuries ............................. 144.3 128.5 132.6 130.1 129.2 145.9 119.2 149.2

Fractures and dislocations ................. 42.4 40.1 47.0 46.6 39.0 51.9 31.2 64.3

Sprains and strains ..................... 54.3 37.2 31.1 31.9 36.0 33.9 37.4 42.7

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *1.8 *8.8 *8.5 *8.6 8.1 *12.4 *5.5 *3.9

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *14.0 *13.1 *11.2 *13.2 14.7 20.3 11.3 *5.1

Other current injuries .................... 31.7 29.3 34.8 29.7 31.4 27.4 33.8 33.1

Selected other acute conditions ............. 76.1 79.3 93.5 85.7 77.4 71.7 80.7 112.9

Eye conditions ........................ *0.1 *1.3 *0.9 *4.0 *1.8 *3.0 *1.0 *0.5

Acute ear infections ..................... *15.7 *13.8 19.0 *16.8 15.5 *9.6 19.1 *20.6

Other ear conditions .................... *4.1 *0.4 *2.0 *0.8 *1.7 *2.9 *1.0 *2.1

Acute urinary conditions .................. *1.5 *6.0 *5.8 *2.6 *3.9 *4.2 *3.8 *5.7

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *0.2 *0.4 *2.2 *0.8 *0.3 *1.1 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *1.0 *1.5 *5.5 *3.4 *2.4 *3.9 *1.5 *6.0

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium ...................... *13.2 20.0 18.9 *20.7 17.7 *13.8 20.0 *21.0

Skin conditions ........................ *15.3 *1.7 *3.0 *1.9 *5.0 *1.8 *6.9 *4.9

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *21.8 22.8 31.1 23.0 22.0 24.2 20.7 38.4

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.7 *6.0 *1.9 *5.1 *2.9 *4.5 *2.0 *4.8

Fever, unspecified ...................... *2.8 *5.7 *5.1 *5.0 *3.6 *3.5 *3.7 *8.9

All other acute conditions ................. 38.2 32.7 56.1 51.2 42.3 41.9 42.5 58.9

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets II and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 25 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 35
Table 21. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–24

years

25–44

years

45 years and over

Total

45–64

years

65 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 1,648,932 144,119 272,481 151,195 532,392 548,745 291,724 257,021

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 169,276 33,380 57,271 13,976 32,214 32,435 23,225 9,211

Common childhood diseases ............... 21,688 9,543 8,035 1,115 2,995 – – –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 37,466 7,032 12,933 1,668 11,037 4,795 2,229 2,566

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 46,846 9,768 11,571 2,678 8,702 14,128 11,511 2,617

Other .............................. 63,276 7,036 24,732 8,515 9,480 13,512 9,485 4,028

Respiratory conditions ................... 712,447 67,311 139,505 64,840 207,923 232,868 123,787 109,081

Common cold ........................ 147,998 16,931 35,342 17,652 34,338 43,735 21,156 22,579

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 82,187 5,936 20,064 7,984 32,491 15,711 14,111 1,600

Influenza ........................... 346,387 34,870 69,447 30,382 107,213 104,475 59,436 45,040

Acute bronchitis ....................... 61,826 5,836 7,111 4,068 18,548 26,263 15,375 10,888

Pneumonia .......................... 54,628 3,435 3,858 4,313 9,097 33,924 8,297 25,628

Other respiratory conditions ................ 19,421 303 3,682 440 6,236 8,759 5,413 3,346

Digestive system conditions ............... . 69,223 3,755 16,766 8,165 21,680 18,858 9,620 9,238

Dental conditions ...................... 9,705 1,870 3,758 579 1,880 1,618 1,009 609

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 18,959 1,650 6,343 2,501 5,734 2,732 2,517 215

Other digestive conditions ................. 40,558 234 6,665 5,085 14,066 14,508 6,093 8,414

Injuries ............................. 352,657 4,665 26,536 31,555 152,109 137,792 83,347 54,445

Fractures and dislocations ................. 117,146 2,435 15,959 5,016 35,874 57,862 26,036 31,826

Sprains and strains ..................... 98,991 199 3,691 12,009 53,048 30,044 27,504 2,540

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 19,089 807 1,085 2,189 9,640 5,368 2,027 3,341

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 33,473 100 1,920 4,416 16,951 10,087 7,853 2,234

Other current injuries .................... 83,958 1,124 3,881 7,925 36,596 34,432 19,926 14,506

Selected other acute conditions ............. 224,290 29,454 23,164 21,341 83,235 67,097 32,794 34,302

Eye conditions ........................ 3,950 644 170 – 1,135 2,001 2,001 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 43,872 20,767 13,289 2,122 5,886 1,807 1,807 –

Other ear conditions .................... 4,743 399 928 – 229 3,187 1,026 2,161

Acute urinary conditions .................. 11,388 – 349 1,932 5,683 3,425 1,314 2,111

Disorders of menstruation ................. 1,706 . . . 133 79 1,494 – – –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 8,367 – – 758 4,613 2,995 2,995 –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 48,593 . . . 621 10,913 37,059 – – . . .

Skin conditions ........................ 13,084 2,149 2,382 – 3,307 5,247 859 4,388

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 67,319 1,402 923 2,982 20,645 41,368 20,664 20,704

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 8,767 – 759 1,947 1,352 4,709 2,076 2,633

Fever, unspecified ...................... 12,500 4,093 3,612 608 1,831 2,357 52 2,305

All other acute conditions ................. 121,039 5,555 9,239 11,317 35,232 59,695 18,951 40,744

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 22. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 703,174 80,699 128,151 265,331 228,993 945,758 63,420 144,330 418,256 319,752

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 69,770 17,026 26,904 17,458 8,383 99,506 16,354 30,367 28,732 24,053

Common childhood diseases ............... 10,983 4,200 3,788 2,995 – 10,705 5,343 4,247 1,115 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 18,145 3,993 7,070 5,461 1,621 19,321 3,039 5,863 7,244 3,174

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 18,708 5,571 5,739 3,339 4,059 28,138 4,197 5,832 8,041 10,069

Other .............................. 21,934 3,261 10,307 5,663 2,703 41,342 3,775 14,425 12,332 10,810

Respiratory conditions ................... 304,469 35,900 66,688 103,030 98,850 407,978 31,411 72,817 169,733 134,018

Common cold ........................ 67,015 10,465 17,119 21,379 18,052 80,983 6,465 18,223 30,611 25,684

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 31,512 1,642 9,159 11,699 9,012 50,675 4,294 10,906 28,776 6,700

Influenza ........................... 156,308 18,173 34,277 54,980 48,878 190,079 16,697 35,170 82,615 55,598

Acute bronchitis ....................... 18,008 2,523 3,274 6,120 6,091 43,818 3,313 3,837 16,496 20,172

Pneumonia .......................... 23,692 3,096 1,902 5,313 13,381 30,935 339 1,956 8,097 20,543

Other respiratory conditions ................ 7,933 – 957 3,539 3,437 11,488 303 2,726 3,138 5,322

Digestive system conditions ................ 33,747 2,783 6,662 11,992 12,309 35,475 971 10,103 17,852 6,548

Dental conditions ...................... 5,214 1,370 2,516 745 583 4,491 500 1,242 1,714 1,035

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 7,197 1,250 1,388 3,072 1,487 11,762 400 4,955 5,163 1,245

Other digestive conditions ................. 21,337 163 2,759 8,176 10,239 19,221 71 3,906 10,976 4,269

Injuries ............................. 164,235 1,175 13,667 87,294 62,099 188,422 3,490 12,869 96,369 75,693

Fractures and dislocations ................. 47,580 – 9,261 19,513 18,806 69,565 2,435 6,698 21,376 39,056

Sprains and strains ..................... 52,266 199 605 31,326 20,137 46,725 – 3,086 33,732 9,907

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 11,263 738 398 8,100 2,027 7,827 70 687 3,729 3,341

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 18,934 100 986 12,906 4,942 14,539 – 934 8,460 5,145

Other current injuries .................... 34,192 138 2,417 15,449 16,187 49,766 986 1,464 29,072 18,245

Selected other acute conditions ............. 76,646 20,274 10,838 20,135 25,399 147,644 9,180 12,326 84,441 41,697

Eye conditions ........................ 3,888 644 170 1,073 2,001 62 – – 62 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 23,553 12,079 7,679 3,574 222 20,318 8,689 5,610 4,435 1,585

Other ear conditions .................... 2,153 399 – 229 1,525 2,590 – 928 – 1,662

Acute urinary conditions .................. 1,363 – – 765 598 10,025 – 349 6,849 2,827

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 1,706 . . . 133 1,574 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 8,367 – – 5,371 2,995

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 48,593 . . . 621 47,972 –

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,113 2,149 1,031 898 2,036 6,971 – 1,351 2,409 3,211

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 29,753 1,402 148 10,726 17,477 37,566 – 774 12,901 23,891

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 2,867 – 316 1,063 1,488 5,900 – 443 2,236 3,221

Fever, unspecified ...................... 6,955 3,602 1,494 1,808 52 5,544 491 2,118 630 2,305

All other acute conditions ................. 54,306 3,540 3,391 25,422 21,953 66,733 2,014 5,848 21,128 37,743

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 37
Table 23. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 1,386,744 352,273 550,863 483,608 200,715 48,333 107,077 45,305

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 149,737 79,329 40,140 30,268 15,414 9,113 4,462 1,839

Common childhood diseases ............... 17,012 16,001 1,011 – 3,788 1,577 2,211 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 33,273 16,943 11,988 4,341 4,050 2,879 717 454

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 42,278 19,221 10,314 12,744 3,779 1,729 666 1,384

Other .............................. 57,174 27,163 16,827 13,184 3,796 2,929 868 –

Respiratory conditions ................... 613,540 177,141 227,937 208,462 71,823 21,832 32,831 17,160

Common cold ........................ 123,077 41,378 42,356 39,343 18,278 7,738 8,677 1,863

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 72,718 25,289 32,529 14,900 4,876 517 4,142 217

Influenza ........................... 297,909 87,992 117,971 91,945 39,930 12,453 16,285 11,192

Acute bronchitis ....................... 57,019 12,329 21,617 23,074 2,353 319 1,000 1,035

Pneumonia .......................... 47,552 6,487 9,994 31,071 4,750 806 1,091 2,853

Other respiratory conditions ................ 15,264 3,665 3,470 8,129 1,636 – 1,636 –

Digestive system conditions ................ 58,037 16,134 26,223 15,680 9,476 2,792 3,580 3,104

Dental conditions ...................... 6,552 3,662 2,105 785 2,111 998 354 760

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 15,529 5,631 7,165 2,732 2,762 1,735 1,027 –

Other digestive conditions ................. 35,956 6,840 16,952 12,163 4,602 58 2,199 2,344

Injuries ............................. 290,021 23,671 142,895 123,454 53,744 5,893 36,228 11,623

Fractures and dislocations ................. 103,357 15,922 31,728 55,707 13,789 2,472 9,162 2,155

Sprains and strains ..................... 80,278 3,059 50,293 26,926 15,736 150 12,874 2,712

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 13,255 1,205 8,769 3,281 3,831 687 3,060 84

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 26,031 1,087 16,210 8,734 5,485 933 3,200 1,353

Other current injuries .................... 67,101 2,398 35,896 28,807 14,904 1,652 7,932 5,319

Selected other acute conditions ............. 171,589 44,003 76,163 51,423 37,122 6,106 22,388 8,628

Eye conditions ........................ 2,815 814 – 2,001 1,135 – 1,135 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 37,023 29,285 6,664 1,074 5,246 4,512 – 733

Other ear conditions .................... 4,690 1,274 229 3,187 53 53 – –

Acute urinary conditions .................. 6,334 100 3,924 2,309 5,055 249 3,690 1,116

Disorders of menstruation ................. 1,627 133 1,494 – – – – –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 6,811 – 5,371 1,439 1,556 – – 1,556

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 39,417 621 38,796 – 6,782 – 6,782 –

Skin conditions ........................ 9,303 2,124 3,168 4,011 1,633 258 139 1,236

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 46,240 2,324 13,167 30,749 12,953 – 9,273 3,680

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 6,506 375 1,728 4,403 1,241 383 551 306

Fever, unspecified ...................... 10,823 6,953 1,621 2,249 1,469 650 818 –

All other acute conditions ................. 103,820 11,995 37,505 54,320 13,136 2,596 7,588 2,952

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for white and black do not sum to total restricted-activity days because other races are not included.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 24. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States,

1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 203,071 47,320 77,042 78,709 284,200 57,779 113,634 112,786

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 19,267 8,822 5,209 5,236 23,628 11,675 5,351 6,602

Common childhood diseases ............... 1,013 1,013 – – 4,740 3,729 1,011 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 4,611 2,683 1,499 429 3,177 1,732 1,445 –

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 4,233 2,084 443 1,705 7,009 1,968 1,366 3,674

Other .............................. 9,411 3,042 3,267 3,101 8,703 4,246 1,529 2,928

Respiratory conditions ................... 81,526 23,606 29,203 28,716 110,203 22,401 42,551 45,250

Common cold ........................ 21,068 5,241 7,853 7,974 18,242 4,143 12,093 2,007

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 7,792 2,071 4,912 809 10,604 4,113 5,675 815

Influenza ........................... 45,615 15,645 13,075 16,896 49,781 10,575 16,587 22,619

Acute bronchitis ....................... 2,086 479 178 1,428 10,794 1,942 3,126 5,727

Pneumonia .......................... 3,575 – 2,638 937 15,907 103 4,532 11,272

Other respiratory conditions ................ 1,391 171 548 673 4,874 1,526 537 2,811

Digestive system conditions ................ 12,533 2,855 5,855 3,823 12,600 4,401 5,280 2,919

Dental conditions ...................... 1,201 – 793 408 1,180 824 248 108

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 1,712 986 511 215 6,052 2,162 2,795 1,096

Other digestive conditions ................. 9,619 1,868 4,551 3,200 5,368 1,416 2,237 1,715

Injuries ............................. 38,426 3,081 21,285 14,060 75,920 5,746 35,163 35,012

Fractures and dislocations ................. 9,194 2,126 1,536 5,531 28,752 2,782 9,908 16,063

Sprains and strains ..................... 9,801 – 9,801 – 19,917 147 14,054 5,716

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 3,267 955 1,862 450 4,299 260 2,702 1,337

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 2,667 – 2,296 370 4,142 933 1,163 2,046

Other current injuries .................... 13,499 – 5,789 7,709 18,810 1,625 7,335 9,850

Selected other acute conditions ............. 31,259 7,289 11,561 12,409 35,797 7,084 16,902 11,812

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 865 – 865 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 5,140 5,039 101 – 5,447 3,385 1,967 94

Other ear conditions .................... – – – – 2,399 874 – 1,525

Acute urinary conditions .................. 2,242 – 1,697 545 974 100 485 390

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 158 – 158 –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 1,868 – 401 1,467 739 – 739 –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 3,013 523 2,490 – 8,696 98 8,598 –

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 258 – – 4,341 1,147 305 2,888

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 16,590 – 6,424 10,165 7,706 534 671 6,501

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 272 – 181 2,458 59 2,094 306

Fever, unspecified ...................... 1,696 1,196 448 52 2,014 887 1,019 108

All other acute conditions ................. 20,059 1,667 3,928 14,464 26,052 6,473 8,388 11,191

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

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Table 24. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States,

1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of restricted-activity days in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 314,920 78,658 138,031 98,230 587,979 190,520 250,368 147,092

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 29,339 14,708 7,245 7,385 77,441 48,454 19,473 9,514

Common childhood diseases ............... 2,367 2,367 – – 11,762 9,551 2,211 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 8,583 4,234 3,500 848 15,657 10,004 3,789 1,864

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 7,856 3,890 830 3,135 23,689 11,771 7,411 4,506

Other .............................. 10,533 4,217 2,915 3,402 26,334 17,128 6,062 3,144

Respiratory conditions ................... 139,560 36,984 57,298 45,278 265,744 97,024 107,552 61,169

Common cold ........................ 29,605 12,068 9,482 8,055 50,796 18,433 17,806 14,557

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 12,982 6,237 4,066 2,679 39,734 12,289 20,286 7,158

Influenza ........................... 71,928 15,120 35,637 21,170 130,283 55,122 53,059 22,102

Acute bronchitis ....................... 10,173 2,660 4,338 3,174 26,515 5,515 11,592 9,408

Pneumonia .......................... 12,554 660 2,325 9,569 11,466 4,788 2,737 3,942

Other respiratory conditions ................ 2,319 238 1,450 630 6,950 876 2,072 4,002

Digestive system conditions ................ 15,830 6,236 8,870 724 19,207 4,978 8,279 5,951

Dental conditions ...................... 4,442 3,987 179 275 1,949 467 986 496

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 5,077 2,007 2,622 449 4,047 1,858 1,969 220

Other digestive conditions ................. 6,311 242 6,069 – 13,210 2,653 5,323 5,234

Injuries ............................. 57,530 5,769 33,540 18,221 118,325 14,868 60,325 43,132

Fractures and dislocations ................. 18,510 3,582 10,192 4,736 37,185 9,800 12,578 14,807

Sprains and strains ..................... 17,618 239 8,598 8,781 37,317 2,938 24,301 10,078

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 5,053 677 1,398 2,978 3,085 – 2,482 602

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 4,739 636 4,018 85 17,901 317 10,684 6,899

Other current injuries .................... 11,610 634 9,335 1,640 22,837 1,813 10,279 10,745

Selected other acute conditions ............. 49,871 12,854 23,041 13,976 74,061 22,266 37,033 14,762

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 – 270 – 2,815 814 – 2,001

Acute ear infections ..................... 11,389 10,733 655 – 18,458 13,156 4,831 471

Other ear conditions .................... 1,716 53 – 1,662 629 399 229 –

Acute urinary conditions .................. 3,065 – 2,290 775 2,129 – 1,461 668

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 – 318 – 1,151 133 1,018 –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 3,034 – 3,034 – 2,468 – 940 1,528

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 14,253 – 14,253 – 16,283 – 16,283 –

Skin conditions ........................ 2,375 – 589 1,785 5,288 2,972 1,742 574

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 11,427 148 1,524 9,754 18,841 1,402 9,945 7,495

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 – 106 – 2,626 281 320 2,025

Fever, unspecified ...................... 1,919 1,919 – – 3,373 3,108 264 –

All other acute conditions ................. 22,790 2,107 8,037 12,646 33,202 2,930 17,707 12,564

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for income categories do not sum to total restricted-activity days because persons with unknown family income are not included.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 25. Number of restricted-activity days associated with acute conditions, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of

condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Number of restricted-activity days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 319,116 378,489 570,776 380,551 1,258,060 505,543 752,517 390,873

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 28,791 31,908 75,247 33,330 125,100 45,062 80,038 44,177

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,119 5,781 10,658 4,130 15,398 7,869 7,529 6,290

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 8,669 2,310 22,545 3,942 23,845 4,854 18,991 13,620

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 9,108 11,202 19,399 7,136 37,924 13,474 24,449 8,923

Other .............................. 9,895 12,615 22,645 18,122 47,933 18,864 29,069 15,343

Respiratory conditions ................... 144,878 171,761 217,871 177,937 558,659 235,876 322,782 153,788

Common cold ........................ 29,507 44,037 35,026 39,429 124,833 70,592 54,241 23,165

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 12,933 22,673 31,574 15,006 65,416 24,979 40,437 16,771

Influenza ........................... 68,692 71,609 108,761 97,325 276,781 102,964 173,817 69,606

Acute bronchitis ....................... 16,630 14,148 15,646 15,402 43,806 13,931 29,876 18,020

Pneumonia .......................... 12,665 13,782 20,615 7,566 31,872 17,945 13,927 22,756

Other respiratory conditions ................ 4,452 5,511 6,250 3,209 15,950 5,465 10,485 3,471

Digestive system conditions ................ 6,020 22,320 22,101 18,781 55,758 21,872 33,886 13,464

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844 1,162 2,880 4,820 7,344 2,437 4,908 2,361

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 4,057 4,783 7,065 3,054 16,636 9,803 6,833 2,323

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,119 16,375 12,156 10,908 31,778 9,633 22,145 8,780

Injuries ............................. 77,770 81,476 120,084 73,327 269,253 113,984 155,269 83,404

Fractures and dislocations ................. 22,882 25,459 42,538 26,267 81,183 40,530 40,653 35,963

Sprains and strains ..................... 29,268 23,558 28,178 17,988 75,108 26,443 48,665 23,883

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959 5,556 7,714 4,860 16,915 9,710 7,205 2,174

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 7,551 8,316 10,154 7,452 30,610 15,872 14,738 2,863

Other current injuries .................... 17,111 18,588 31,500 16,759 65,437 21,429 44,007 18,521

Selected other acute conditions ............. 41,038 50,280 84,682 48,290 161,183 56,031 105,152 63,107

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 814 803 2,271 3,681 2,363 1,318 270

Acute ear infections ..................... 8,457 8,753 17,164 9,497 32,352 7,483 24,869 11,519

Other ear conditions .................... 2,215 256 1,807 465 3,556 2,257 1,300 1,187

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 830 3,820 5,259 1,479 8,203 3,267 4,936 3,185

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 101 350 1,255 1,706 273 1,433 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . 532 932 4,963 1,939 5,017 3,083 1,934 3,350

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 7,107 12,692 17,096 11,698 36,876 10,775 26,101 11,717

Skin conditions ........................ 8,221 1,080 2,732 1,051 10,324 1,382 8,942 2,760

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 11,767 14,431 28,182 12,940 45,869 18,925 26,944 21,450

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 3,784 1,747 2,885 6,061 3,517 2,544 2,705

Fever, unspecified ...................... 1,494 3,616 4,579 2,810 7,537 2,706 4,830 4,963

All other acute conditions ................. 20,619 20,743 50,791 28,886 88,106 32,717 55,389 32,933

– Quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 41
Table 26. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by age and type of condition: United States,

1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–24

years

25–44

years

45 years and over

Total

45–64

years

65 years

and over

Number of bed days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 271.7 348.2 254.1 249.0 267.0 275.3 240.6 333.3

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 32.2 94.9 55.2 *36.7 17.8 16.3 23.4 *4.5

Common childhood diseases ............... *3.8 *29.5 *4.4 *4.5 *1.0 *– *– *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 *20.1 *15.6 *2.8 *6.6 *3.3 *3.8 *2.5

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 10.0 *32.3 *16.9 *6.3 *4.4 *7.0 *10.1 *1.7

Other .............................. 10.5 *13.0 *18.4 *23.1 *5.7 *6.0 *9.5 *0.3

Respiratory conditions ................... 130.0 157.8 137.2 121.4 126.0 125.3 121.9 131.2

Common cold ........................ 17.3 *22.4 29.6 *24.0 *13.7 *10.3 *9.2 *12.0

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 13.6 *11.2 *19.7 *11.2 20.0 *4.9 *7.7 *0.2

Influenza ........................... 72.6 104.6 75.6 70.1 69.4 67.1 69.5 63.2

Acute bronchitis ....................... 10.9 *15.1 *7.1 *6.7 *10.0 *14.2 *17.0 *9.4

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 *3.1 *2.1 *9.4 *9.1 23.5 *12.1 42.5

Other respiratory conditions ................ *3.7 *1.5 *3.1 *– *3.8 *5.4 *6.3 *3.9

Digestive system conditions ................ 12.7 *6.0 *15.8 *6.1 *12.7 14.5 *11.3 *19.9

Dental conditions ...................... *1.7 *3.7 *3.9 *0.6 *0.8 *1.2 *1.3 *1.1

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *2.1 *2.3 *5.4 *0.1 *1.9 *0.8 *1.3 *–

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 *– *6.5 *5.4 *9.9 *12.5 *8.7 *18.8

Injuries ............................. 41.2 *6.2 *15.5 *25.4 60.1 50.9 47.3 57.0

Fractures and dislocations ................. 15.0 *– *9.3 *4.1 18.3 22.1 *13.8 *35.8

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 *– *0.8 *8.6 16.5 *7.6 *10.4 *2.8

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *1.4 *3.2 *1.5 *0.5 *0.8 *1.9 *0.6 *4.2

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *3.4 *– *1.1 *3.9 *5.0 *3.8 *5.7 *0.6

Other current injuries .................... 12.7 *3.0 *2.9 *8.4 19.6 15.6 *16.8 *13.6

Selected other acute conditions ............. 34.9 63.2 *18.6 52.3 32.9 34.8 *21.6 57.0

Eye conditions ........................ *0.3 *1.7 *0.3 *– *0.2 *– *– *–

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 *40.6 *9.4 *7.3 *1.7 *0.8 *1.3 *–

Other ear conditions .................... *0.8 *0.8 *1.5 *– *0.2 *1.2 *1.9 *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *2.0 *– *0.5 *6.8 *2.2 *1.7 *1.7 *1.8

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.1 . . . *0.2 *0.3 *0.2 *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *1.5 *– *– *1.9 *2.5 *1.7 *2.7 *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 . . . *1.2 *28.4 *14.3 *– *– . . .

Skin conditions ........................ *2.3 *10.7 *1.3 *– *0.3 *3.5 *0.9 *7.8

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.6 *– *0.5 *2.7 *10.4 18.5 *10.4 *32.2

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *1.9 *– *0.6 *3.1 *0.1 *4.5 *2.5 *8.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *2.7 *9.4 *3.1 *1.7 *0.9 *2.8 *0.1 *7.3

All other acute conditions ................. 20.7 *20.1 *11.9 *7.0 17.5 33.4 *15.2 63.8

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the frequencies of table 31, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 27. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States,

1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of bed days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 223.1 347.1 231.4 184.5 237.3 317.9 349.3 278.0 339.0 307.6

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 28.5 *95.6 54.7 *18.1 *7.4 35.7 *94.1 55.8 25.9 *23.9

Common childhood diseases ............... *3.9 *27.4 *5.4 *1.5 *– *3.7 *31.7 *3.4 *2.0 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *7.5 *21.3 *16.6 *4.7 *1.5 *8.4 *18.8 *14.5 *6.8 *4.7

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *9.4 *36.4 *17.3 *3.6 *4.8 10.5 *28.0 *16.4 *6.0 *8.9

Other .............................. *7.7 *10.5 *15.4 *8.3 *1.1 13.0 *15.7 *21.5 *11.1 *10.2

Respiratory conditions ................... 106.8 141.2 127.7 90.0 106.6 151.9 175.2 147.1 159.0 141.2

Common cold ........................ 16.6 *25.0 *30.2 *14.3 *8.5 17.9 *19.6 *28.9 *17.8 *11.8

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ *7.5 *– *13.9 *10.0 *1.8 19.4 *22.9 *25.7 25.7 *7.6

Influenza ........................... 63.6 *99.4 69.7 51.8 66.1 81.2 *110.1 81.8 86.9 67.9

Acute bronchitis ....................... *6.6 *11.8 *7.3 *4.1 *8.2 14.9 *18.5 *6.9 *14.2 *19.2

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 *5.0 *3.1 *7.1 *19.0 14.0 *1.1 *1.0 *11.1 27.3

Other respiratory conditions ................ *2.7 *– *3.4 *2.7 *3.0 *4.6 *3.1 *2.8 *3.2 *7.5

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 *7.8 *8.8 *7.9 *18.3 14.2 *4.1 *23.2 *14.3 *11.3

Dental conditions ...................... *1.9 *7.2 *5.4 *0.5 *– *1.6 *– *2.4 *1.0 *2.3

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *1.0 *0.6 *2.2 *0.5 *1.0 *3.1 *4.1 *8.7 *2.5 *0.7

Other digestive conditions ................. *8.3 *– *1.1 *6.9 *17.3 9.5 *– *12.1 *10.9 *8.4

Injuries ............................. 35.5 *7.5 *14.8 33.8 59.1 46.6 *4.7 *16.2 70.1 44.0

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 *– *9.9 *9.4 *19.3 18.2 *– *8.5 *20.5 *24.5

Sprains and strains ..................... *9.2 *– *0.2 *11.9 *13.9 *8.0 *– *1.4 *17.4 *2.1

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *1.1 *6.2 *0.3 *0.7 *0.8 *1.8 *– *2.7 *0.7 *2.9

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *2.9 *– *0.3 *2.5 *5.9 *3.8 *– *1.9 *6.9 *2.1

Other current injuries .................... 10.6 *1.3 *4.0 *9.2 *19.3 14.8 *4.7 *1.6 24.6 *12.4

Selected other acute conditions ............. 22.5 *72.5 *16.2 *17.1 *21.0 46.6 *53.5 *21.2 57.0 46.6

Eye conditions ........................ *0.5 *3.4 *0.6 *0.2 *– *0.0 *– *– *0.1 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *5.7 *31.8 *10.6 *2.0 *0.3 *7.1 *49.7 *8.1 *3.9 *1.2

Other ear conditions .................... *0.2 *1.6 *– *0.3 *– *1.3 *– *3.1 *– *2.2

Acute urinary conditions .................. *0.2 *– *– *0.4 *– *3.7 *– *1.0 *5.9 *3.2

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... *0.2 . . . *0.4 *0.4 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... *2.9 *– *– *4.6 *3.1

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 14.4 . . . *2.5 34.5 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *3.1 *20.9 *1.2 *– *3.8 *1.6 *– *1.4 *0.5 *3.3

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *8.7 *– *0.6 *11.2 *13.2 10.4 *– *0.4 *6.2 *23.0

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *1.7 *– *0.5 *1.2 *3.6 *2.1 *– *0.8 *0.4 *5.4

Fever, unspecified ...................... *2.5 *14.9 *2.6 *1.8 *0.1 *2.8 *3.8 *3.7 *0.4 *5.0

All other acute conditions ................. 18.5 *22.4 *9.3 *17.6 *24.9 22.9 *17.7 *14.5 *12.7 40.6

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the frequencies of table 32, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 43
Table 28. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by race, age, and type of condition:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of bed days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 267.3 294.2 246.8 271.3 307.5 220.4 397.8 275.6

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 35.0 76.8 23.4 17.1 *19.4 *28.9 *16.8 *10.2

Common childhood diseases ............... *4.0 *13.6 *1.1 *– *4.1 *4.0 *6.5 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 *19.3 *6.3 *3.3 *6.0 *9.4 *4.5 *3.6

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 10.8 24.5 *4.9 *7.3 *5.6 *7.9 *3.1 *6.6

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 *19.4 *11.0 *6.5 *3.7 *7.7 *2.7 *–

Respiratory conditions ................... 130.7 153.1 123.0 122.8 127.8 *98.3 145.6 *139.1

Common cold ........................ 17.0 29.7 15.0 *9.6 *19.3 *16.9 *22.4 *17.5

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 13.7 *21.2 16.4 *4.7 *8.5 *1.4 *18.8 *0.9

Influenza ........................... 72.8 85.1 69.8 67.1 81.1 *77.7 *84.9 *79.4

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 *11.3 *10.4 *12.1 *5.5 *2.3 *5.1 *10.8

Pneumonia .......................... 12.6 *3.0 *9.6 23.5 *10.0 *– *6.2 *30.5

Other respiratory conditions ................ *3.4 *2.8 *1.8 *5.7 *3.4 *– *8.2 *–

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7 *12.7 *10.0 *12.9 *21.8 *11.9 *23.1 *33.6

Dental conditions ...................... *1.2 *3.1 *0.8 *0.4 *4.2 *4.5 *0.8 *9.5

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *1.6 *3.8 *0.7 *0.9 *5.6 *7.4 *7.4 *–

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 *5.9 *8.5 *11.6 *12.0 *– *14.9 *24.1

Injuries ............................. 40.4 *10.2 48.6 53.7 53.3 *24.7 *87.1 *35.8

Fractures and dislocations ................. 14.8 *7.2 *12.3 23.7 *21.4 *6.0 *38.5 *14.0

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 *0.6 13.7 *7.5 *11.8 *0.4 *24.9 *5.4

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *1.3 *1.3 *0.6 *2.1 *3.1 *6.0 *1.8 *1.0

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *3.2 *0.3 *4.2 *4.2 *5.1 *3.5 *8.6 *1.1

Other current injuries .................... 12.9 *0.9 17.8 *16.2 *11.9 *8.7 *13.3 *14.1

Selected other acute conditions ............. 28.2 27.7 28.9 27.8 63.9 *36.7 94.1 *50.5

Eye conditions ........................ *0.2 *0.9 *– *– *0.5 *– *1.3 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *5.2 *16.7 *2.1 *0.2 *11.5 *28.6 *– *7.1

Other ear conditions .................... *0.9 *1.5 *0.2 *1.4 *0.2 *0.5 *– *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *0.6 *– *0.6 *1.1 *11.6 *2.2 *21.3 *8.0

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.1 *0.2 *0.1 *– *– *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *1.8 *– *2.8 *1.9 *– *– *– *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 *1.1 18.6 *– *6.9 *– *16.7 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *1.2 *1.2 *0.1 *2.5 *3.9 *– *1.0 *14.3

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 *0.4 *3.5 *12.8 *23.3 *– *45.2 *18.6

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *1.7 *0.2 *0.1 *4.9 *3.0 *2.1 *4.0 *2.5

Fever, unspecified ...................... *2.7 *5.5 *0.6 *3.0 *3.0 *3.4 *4.6 *–

All other acute conditions ................. 21.3 *13.6 *13.0 37.0 *21.3 *19.9 *31.0 *6.5

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the frequencies of table 33, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 29. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age, and type of condition:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of bed days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 549.0 468.4 568.0 599.7 355.0 292.4 344.4 416.9

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. *46.0 *67.9 *41.9 *30.8 38.2 *61.2 *32.8 *26.0

Common childhood diseases ............... *0.5 *1.8 *– *– *11.2 *30.8 *7.2 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *12.2 *28.0 *10.3 *– *6.3 *10.8 *8.7 *–

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *9.3 *20.7 *2.4 *7.5 *13.7 *10.2 *8.0 *23.0

Other .............................. *23.9 *17.4 *29.2 *23.3 *7.0 *9.5 *8.9 *3.0

Respiratory conditions ................... 212.5 238.5 216.6 *183.0 165.2 *102.8 156.0 225.2

Common cold ........................ *36.3 *25.1 *42.4 *39.0 *13.1 *8.9 *27.4 *0.5

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ *19.9 *15.5 *33.6 *6.7 *16.1 *25.0 *18.4 *6.4

Influenza ........................... 132.5 *187.9 *105.8 *114.8 84.7 *58.0 *72.8 119.3

Acute bronchitis ....................... *3.9 *8.3 *1.1 *3.5 *15.0 *8.9 *5.9 *30.0

Pneumonia .......................... *14.6 *– *26.8 *12.9 *28.1 *1.0 *30.8 *46.8

Other respiratory conditions ................ *5.2 *1.6 *7.0 *6.1 *8.2 *1.0 *0.7 *22.2

Digestive system conditions ................ *43.0 *31.2 *49.6 *45.6 *13.1 *20.1 *9.4 *11.8

Dental conditions ...................... *4.2 *– *5.3 *6.5 *0.7 *2.6 *– *–

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *2.5 *8.1 *0.4 *– *1.8 *5.3 *– *1.0

Other digestive conditions ................. *36.3 *23.1 *43.8 *39.0 *10.6 *12.2 *9.4 *10.8

Injuries ............................. 77.0 *25.4 *112.9 *79.5 71.7 *22.7 96.1 *83.7

Fractures and dislocations ................. *14.8 *12.1 *14.1 *18.0 38.7 *6.5 *53.7 *47.7

Sprains and strains ..................... *19.5 *– *49.3 *– *10.3 *– *17.6 *10.4

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *5.5 *13.3 *3.2 *1.3 *4.0 *1.3 *– *10.6

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *6.5 *– *12.8 *4.5 *1.5 *4.8 *0.6 *–

Other current injuries .................... *30.7 *– *33.5 *55.7 *17.2 *10.2 *24.2 *15.1

Selected other acute conditions ............. 98.2 *89.4 *107.5 *94.6 36.1 *38.7 *30.6 *40.2

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *0.5 *– *1.3 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *21.8 *73.2 *1.3 *– *10.3 *19.9 *12.7 *–

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *1.9 *7.1 *– *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *8.4 *– *18.4 *3.7 *– *– *– *–

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *– *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *2.0 *– *5.1 *– *0.5 *– *1.4 *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... *7.1 *9.0 *11.2 *– *4.5 *1.0 *10.9 *–

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *4.9 *1.4 *1.0 *12.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *54.3 *– *68.2 *87.1 *8.8 *– *– *25.7

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *1.9 *3.4 *– *2.9 *1.6 *0.6 *2.2 *1.6

Fever, unspecified ...................... *2.7 *3.8 *3.3 *0.8 *3.1 *8.8 *1.1 *0.9

All other acute conditions ................. 72.4 *16.1 *39.4 *166.2 *30.6 *46.9 *19.6 *30.0

See footnotes and note at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 45
Table 29. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by family income, age, and type of condition:

United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of bed days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 232.6 236.0 220.3 246.4 212.2 284.7 201.2 158.4

Infective and parasitic disease .............. 23.5 *56.7 *12.5 *10.5 33.6 80.7 *16.2 *13.5

Common childhood diseases ............... *0.3 *1.0 *– *– *4.7 *13.6 *1.9 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *9.9 *23.3 *6.6 *3.0 *6.5 *16.0 *2.6 *2.9

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *7.4 *20.6 *1.3 *4.5 *11.0 *27.2 *5.1 *3.9

Other .............................. *6.0 *11.8 *4.6 *3.0 11.5 *23.9 *6.6 *6.7

Respiratory conditions ................... 121.4 121.7 112.2 133.8 110.8 152.5 112.4 68.7

Common cold ........................ *15.3 *28.8 *12.0 *8.2 15.0 *25.9 *11.2 *9.9

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ *9.6 *20.2 *7.2 *4.0 15.0 *18.3 *21.0 *3.2

Influenza ........................... 68.6 *52.6 78.7 *68.5 65.9 97.8 64.7 *37.2

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11.9 *15.5 *7.7 *14.4 *8.8 *7.8 *9.9 *8.4

Pneumonia .......................... *13.0 *2.8 *2.2 *36.6 *4.3 *0.8 *4.1 *7.8

Other respiratory conditions ................ *3.0 *1.7 *4.5 *2.1 *1.9 *2.0 *1.5 *2.2

Digestive system conditions ................ *12.8 *20.9 *14.1 *4.3 *6.6 *4.0 *6.5 *9.1

Dental conditions ...................... *4.8 *15.6 *0.3 *1.6 *0.5 *– *0.5 *1.1

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *4.0 *5.3 *4.1 *2.7 *1.6 *3.7 *1.1 *0.4

Other digestive conditions ................. *4.1 *– *9.6 *– *4.4 *0.3 *4.9 *7.6

Injuries ............................. 24.6 *6.0 *30.2 *32.8 27.6 *14.1 *26.1 42.7

Fractures and dislocations ................. *4.7 *– *4.2 *9.4 *10.0 *10.9 *9.4 *9.9

Sprains and strains ..................... *9.8 *0.4 *8.9 *18.9 *4.2 *1.1 *8.3 *1.3

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *0.9 *3.6 *– *– *0.4 *– *0.4 *0.7

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *2.8 *0.5 *6.2 *– *4.1 *– *3.2 *9.1

Other current injuries .................... *6.5 *1.6 *10.9 *4.5 *9.0 *2.0 *4.8 *21.7

Selected other acute conditions ............. 33.2 *22.1 *43.8 *28.2 21.9 *28.2 *23.9 *13.1

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *0.5 *1.7 *– *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *3.8 *13.3 *0.7 *– *5.2 *14.1 *2.3 *0.9

Other ear conditions .................... *2.0 *0.4 *– *6.1 *0.3 *0.5 *0.3 *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *1.6 *– *1.0 *3.6 *0.4 *– *0.4 *0.6

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *0.2 *0.3 *0.3 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *1.7 *– *4.1 *– *2.2 *– *2.0 *4.4

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... *15.9 *– *37.5 *– *6.1 *– *14.5 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *2.2 *– *– *6.9 *2.8 *8.6 *0.3 *0.9

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *4.1 *1.0 *0.5 *11.5 *2.3 *– *3.7 *2.3

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *1.2 *– *– *4.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *2.0 *7.5 *– *– *0.9 *3.0 *0.1 *–

All other acute conditions ................. *16.9 *8.6 *7.5 *36.9 11.6 *5.2 *16.1 *11.4

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets II and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 34 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

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Table 30. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions per 100 persons per year, by geographic region, place of residence, and

type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Number of bed days per 100 persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 240.9 261.4 287.1 287.8 262.3 280.3 251.5 306.4

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 25.8 30.0 43.8 22.1 29.0 31.9 27.3 44.1

Common childhood diseases ............... *0.6 *3.6 *6.1 *3.4 *3.1 *5.3 *1.8 *6.4

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *10.0 *0.6 15.2 *2.5 5.9 *4.2 *7.0 *15.6

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *5.5 *15.1 *11.1 *6.5 10.2 *10.9 9.8 *9.0

Other .............................. *9.7 *10.7 *11.3 *9.6 9.7 *11.5 *8.7 *13.1

Respiratory conditions ................... 123.7 122.7 124.9 152.2 127.2 140.4 119.2 140.4

Common cold ........................ *13.6 *17.3 13.7 26.7 18.5 25.8 14.1 *13.0

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ *9.6 *14.3 19.1 *7.8 13.9 15.9 12.6 *12.5

Influenza ........................... 69.0 58.7 69.4 96.8 72.2 69.7 73.7 74.1

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11.3 *11.4 *10.2 *10.7 9.3 *9.7 *9.1 *16.5

Pneumonia .......................... *17.0 *14.3 *9.7 *7.9 9.8 16.6 *5.8 *19.7

Other respiratory conditions ................ *3.2 *6.7 *2.7 *2.2 *3.4 *2.6 *3.9 *4.6

Digestive system conditions ................ *4.7 *14.3 *12.2 *19.5 13.1 *10.0 15.0 *11.3

Dental conditions ...................... *0.2 *1.1 *1.6 *4.1 *1.5 *1.8 *1.4 *2.5

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *3.2 *1.6 *1.6 *2.4 *2.6 *3.4 *2.1 *0.3

Other digestive conditions ................. *1.3 *11.6 *9.0 *13.0 9.0 *4.8 11.5 *8.6

Injuries ............................. 40.6 47.3 43.1 31.7 40.5 40.8 40.3 43.8

Fractures and dislocations ................. *15.3 *16.5 15.9 *11.8 14.5 18.5 12.2 *17.0

Sprains and strains ..................... *12.2 *13.6 *6.7 *2.5 7.8 *5.4 *9.2 *11.5

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *0.8 *1.1 *4.0 *1.6 *1.9 *1.4 *0.9

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *3.8 *1.5 *4.2 *3.6 *4.1 *6.3 *2.8 *0.7

Other current injuries .................... *9.3 *14.9 15.1 *9.8 12.5 *8.7 14.8 *13.7

Selected other acute conditions ............. 27.1 35.6 40.1 33.2 32.0 40.8 26.7 45.7

Eye conditions ........................ *0.1 *0.8 *0.1 *– *0.3 *0.1 *0.5 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *3.6 *5.9 *7.9 *7.2 *4.8 *5.0 *4.7 *12.2

Other ear conditions .................... *0.1 *0.3 *1.6 *0.8 *0.4 *0.7 *0.3 *2.1

Acute urinary conditions .................. *0.6 *0.9 *3.3 *2.2 *2.4 *2.8 *2.1 *0.4

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *0.2 *– *0.4 *0.1 *– *0.2 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *0.6 *0.2 *2.5 *2.2 *1.7 *3.3 *0.7 *0.8

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... *2.4 *7.0 *9.0 *9.9 8.5 *10.1 *7.5 *3.2

Skin conditions ........................ *9.2 *1.0 *0.5 *– *2.7 *0.8 *3.8 *0.8

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *8.9 *11.1 *11.6 *5.3 7.9 *12.7 *5.1 *15.7

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.3 *4.0 *0.8 *2.9 *1.3 *3.0 *0.3 *4.1

Fever, unspecified ...................... *1.3 *4.2 *2.7 *2.2 *1.7 *2.2 *1.4 *6.3

All other acute conditions ................. *19.0 *11.5 23.1 29.0 20.6 16.5 23.1 *21.1

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets II and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 35 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 47
Table 31. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by age and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–24

years

25–44

years

45 years and over

Total

45–64

years

65 years

and over

Number of bed days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 717,868 69,935 130,354 61,192 222,615 233,772 127,886 105,886

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 85,041 19,058 28,316 9,022 14,802 13,844 12,412 1,431

Common childhood diseases ............... 10,093 5,922 2,260 1,115 796 – – –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 21,026 4,031 7,996 688 5,537 2,773 1,993 780

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 26,297 6,487 8,643 1,538 3,686 5,942 5,388 554

Other .............................. 27,626 2,618 9,416 5,681 4,782 5,128 5,031 97

Respiratory conditions ................... 343,424 31,701 70,350 29,844 105,096 106,434 64,769 41,665

Common cold ........................ 45,741 4,494 15,184 5,891 11,444 8,728 4,911 3,817

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 35,906 2,246 10,081 2,760 16,654 4,165 4,092 72

Influenza ........................... 191,886 21,017 38,782 17,225 57,875 56,987 36,926 20,061

Acute bronchitis ....................... 28,686 3,025 3,647 1,658 8,328 12,028 9,036 2,991

Pneumonia .......................... 31,518 615 1,071 2,310 7,588 19,934 6,448 13,486

Other respiratory conditions ................ 9,687 303 1,584 – 3,207 4,593 3,355 1,238

Digestive system conditions ................ 33,654 1,198 8,097 1,490 10,563 12,305 5,993 6,312

Dental conditions ...................... 4,602 735 2,006 137 690 1,035 683 351

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 5,546 464 2,762 29 1,593 698 698 –

Other digestive conditions ................. 23,507 – 3,330 1,324 8,280 10,573 4,612 5,961

Injuries ............................. 108,800 1,239 7,945 6,243 50,125 43,248 25,149 18,099

Fractures and dislocations ................. 39,741 – 4,746 1,001 15,254 18,739 7,351 11,388

Sprains and strains ..................... 22,683 – 400 2,114 13,758 6,411 5,534 877

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 3,808 638 769 124 645 1,633 296 1,337

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 8,887 – 557 951 4,145 3,234 3,047 188

Other current injuries .................... 33,681 602 1,473 2,053 16,322 13,231 8,922 4,308

Selected other acute conditions ............. 92,141 12,701 9,566 12,865 27,443 29,566 11,462 18,104

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692 345 170 – 177 – – –

Acute ear infections ..................... 16,898 8,150 4,817 1,803 1,426 703 703 –

Other ear conditions .................... 2,089 162 767 – 135 1,026 1,026 –

Acute urinary conditions .................. 5,189 – 249 1,679 1,804 1,458 897 561

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 . . . 101 79 129 – – –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 3,968 – – 465 2,064 1,439 1,439 –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 19,512 . . . 621 6,975 11,916 – – . . .

Skin conditions ........................ 6,058 2,149 668 – 254 2,987 495 2,492

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 25,325 – 238 674 8,678 15,735 5,520 10,215

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 5,057 – 331 770 95 3,862 1,331 2,531

Fever, unspecified ...................... 7,044 1,897 1,605 420 766 2,357 52 2,305

All other acute conditions ................. 54,807 4,037 6,080 1,729 14,587 28,374 8,099 20,275

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 32. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by sex, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

5 years

5–17

years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of bed days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 287,255 35,674 60,823 98,211 92,548 430,613 34,261 69,531 185,597 141,224

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 36,702 9,830 14,366 9,619 2,888 48,339 9,228 13,950 14,205 10,956

Common childhood diseases ............... 5,030 2,815 1,418 796 – 5,063 3,107 842 1,115 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 9,640 2,192 4,362 2,485 601 11,386 1,839 3,635 3,740 2,172

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 12,082 3,746 4,549 1,926 1,861 14,215 2,742 4,095 3,298 4,081

Other .............................. 9,951 1,077 4,038 4,410 426 17,675 1,542 5,379 6,053 4,702

Respiratory conditions ................... 137,580 14,513 33,557 47,918 41,591 205,845 17,188 36,792 87,022 64,843

Common cold ........................ 21,434 2,570 7,945 7,596 3,323 24,306 1,924 7,239 9,739 5,404

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 9,668 – 3,648 5,327 693 26,238 2,246 6,433 14,087 3,472

Influenza ........................... 81,889 10,220 18,323 27,554 25,793 109,997 10,797 20,459 47,547 31,195

Acute bronchitis ....................... 8,532 1,210 1,929 2,196 3,197 20,154 1,815 1,718 7,790 8,831

Pneumonia .......................... 12,552 513 820 3,804 7,415 18,967 103 251 6,094 12,519

Other respiratory conditions ................ 3,505 – 892 1,441 1,171 6,182 303 692 1,766 3,421

Digestive system conditions ................ 14,428 798 2,304 4,203 7,122 19,226 400 5,793 7,850 5,183

Dental conditions ...................... 2,431 735 1,412 284 – 2,171 – 593 543 1,035

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 1,304 63 591 265 386 4,241 400 2,171 1,358 312

Other digestive conditions ................. 10,692 – 301 3,655 6,737 12,814 – 3,029 5,949 3,836

Injuries ............................. 45,676 776 3,883 17,975 23,042 63,124 463 4,061 38,393 20,206

Fractures and dislocations ................. 15,147 – 2,610 5,027 7,510 24,594 – 2,135 11,229 11,229

Sprains and strains ..................... 11,805 – 50 6,322 5,433 10,878 – 350 9,550 978

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 1,409 638 82 394 296 2,399 – 687 374 1,337

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 3,692 – 78 1,327 2,287 5,195 – 480 3,768 948

Other current injuries .................... 13,623 138 1,064 4,904 7,517 20,058 463 409 13,471 5,714

Selected other acute conditions ............. 29,022 7,453 4,262 9,117 8,191 63,119 5,249 5,305 31,191 21,375

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630 345 170 115 – 62 – – 62 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 7,277 3,271 2,798 1,075 133 9,621 4,879 2,019 2,153 570

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 162 – 135 – 1,793 – 767 – 1,026

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 – – 234 – 4,955 – 249 3,248 1,458

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 . . . 101 208 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 3,968 – – 2,529 1,439

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 19,512 . . . 621 18,891 –

Skin conditions ........................ 3,934 2,149 321 – 1,465 2,124 – 347 254 1,522

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 11,268 – 148 5,963 5,156 14,058 – 90 3,389 10,579

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 2,164 – 132 646 1,386 2,892 – 198 219 2,476

Fever, unspecified ...................... 3,220 1,527 692 949 52 3,824 370 913 237 2,305

All other acute conditions ................. 23,847 2,304 2,450 9,380 9,713 30,959 1,732 3,630 6,936 18,661

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 33. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of bed days in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 588,196 167,062 219,565 201,569 102,027 25,055 54,837 22,135

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 77,107 43,607 20,803 12,696 6,428 3,289 2,321 819

Common childhood diseases ............... 8,737 7,727 1,011 – 1,355 455 901 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 19,048 10,961 5,603 2,485 1,978 1,066 623 289

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 23,720 13,911 4,396 5,412 1,853 895 428 530

Other .............................. 25,601 11,008 9,794 4,800 1,242 873 369 –

Respiratory conditions ................... 287,612 86,941 109,437 91,234 42,414 11,174 20,070 11,170

Common cold ........................ 37,323 16,859 13,329 7,135 6,413 1,918 3,092 1,403

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 30,134 12,066 14,570 3,498 2,821 164 2,585 72

Influenza ........................... 160,308 48,348 62,081 49,878 26,916 8,835 11,705 6,375

Acute bronchitis ....................... 24,707 6,416 9,286 9,005 1,825 257 699 869

Pneumonia .......................... 27,713 1,686 8,542 17,484 3,307 – 858 2,450

Other respiratory conditions ................ 7,427 1,567 1,627 4,232 1,131 – 1,131 –

Digestive system conditions ................ 25,704 7,234 8,863 9,607 7,244 1,356 3,190 2,699

Dental conditions ...................... 2,740 1,743 722 275 1,378 513 105 760

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 3,454 2,161 595 698 1,870 842 1,027 –

Other digestive conditions ................. 19,510 3,330 7,547 8,633 3,997 – 2,057 1,939

Injuries ............................. 88,899 5,785 43,231 39,884 17,686 2,805 12,008 2,872

Fractures and dislocations ................. 32,631 4,065 10,951 17,615 7,110 681 5,305 1,124

Sprains and strains ..................... 18,135 350 12,217 5,568 3,924 50 3,437 437

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 2,787 719 518 1,549 1,022 687 251 84

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 6,992 156 3,693 3,143 1,678 402 1,185 91

Other current injuries .................... 28,355 494 15,852 12,009 3,952 986 1,831 1,136

Selected other acute conditions ............. 62,110 15,745 25,695 20,669 21,192 4,166 12,970 4,056

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 515 – – 177 – 177 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 11,529 9,512 1,885 133 3,817 3,247 – 570

Other ear conditions .................... 2,036 875 135 1,026 53 53 – –

Acute urinary conditions .................. 1,357 – 540 816 3,833 249 2,943 642

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 101 129 – – – – –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 3,968 – 2,529 1,439 – – – –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 17,211 621 16,590 – 2,301 – 2,301 –

Skin conditions ........................ 2,621 668 116 1,837 1,288 – 139 1,150

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 12,872 238 3,123 9,511 7,720 – 6,229 1,491

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 3,846 94 95 3,658 992 237 551 204

Fever, unspecified ...................... 5,925 3,121 555 2,249 1,011 381 630 –

All other acute conditions ................. 46,765 7,751 11,535 27,479 7,063 2,265 4,279 519

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for white and black do not sum to total bed days because other races are not included.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 34. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of bed days in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 109,126 27,102 44,639 37,385 130,905 29,524 48,615 52,767

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 9,137 3,927 3,291 1,919 14,099 6,182 4,628 3,289

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 103 – – 4,120 3,110 1,011 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 2,426 1,620 807 – 2,313 1,086 1,227 –

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 1,850 1,195 190 465 5,068 1,028 1,132 2,908

Other .............................. 4,757 1,009 2,294 1,453 2,597 958 1,258 381

Respiratory conditions ................... 42,235 13,799 17,025 11,411 60,904 10,378 22,022 28,504

Common cold ........................ 7,215 1,455 3,329 2,431 4,828 900 3,868 60

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 3,955 897 2,639 419 5,936 2,526 2,595 815

Influenza ........................... 26,344 10,874 8,311 7,159 31,231 5,853 10,279 15,100

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784 479 89 216 5,523 896 828 3,800

Pneumonia .......................... 2,911 – 2,108 803 10,376 103 4,355 5,918

Other respiratory conditions ................ 1,025 95 548 383 3,009 101 97 2,811

Digestive system conditions ................ 8,540 1,804 3,895 2,840 4,842 2,030 1,320 1,492

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 – 420 408 263 263 – –

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 499 469 29 – 662 535 – 127

Other digestive conditions ................. 7,212 1,335 3,446 2,432 3,917 1,233 1,320 1,365

Injuries ............................. 15,302 1,469 8,875 4,958 26,453 2,292 13,567 10,594

Fractures and dislocations ................. 2,937 700 1,112 1,124 14,270 653 7,581 6,036

Sprains and strains ..................... 3,874 – 3,874 – 3,799 – 2,485 1,314

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 1,103 769 251 84 1,467 130 – 1,337

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 1,288 – 1,009 279 558 480 78 –

Other current injuries .................... 6,100 – 2,629 3,471 6,359 1,029 3,423 1,906

Selected other acute conditions ............. 19,523 5,175 8,452 5,897 13,310 3,907 4,315 5,088

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 177 – 177 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 4,336 4,235 101 – 3,795 2,006 1,789 –

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 714 714 – –

Acute urinary conditions .................. 1,678 – 1,444 233 – – – –

Disorders of menstruation ................. – – – – – – – –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . 401 – 401 – 192 – 192 –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 1,408 523 884 – 1,643 98 1,545 –

Skin conditions ........................ – – – – 1,804 143 139 1,522

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 10,792 – 5,361 5,431 3,255 – – 3,255

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 199 – 181 576 59 313 204

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529 217 260 52 1,154 887 160 108

All other acute conditions ................. 14,390 929 3,100 10,361 11,298 4,735 2,764 3,799

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 51
Table 34. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All

ages

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of bed days in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 125,815 33,699 50,630 41,486 232,574 88,233 93,021 51,320

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 12,728 8,097 2,862 1,769 36,865 25,006 7,494 4,365

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 137 – – 5,113 4,212 901 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 5,350 3,329 1,508 513 7,087 4,952 1,194 941

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 3,998 2,943 300 755 12,018 8,421 2,336 1,261

Other .............................. 3,243 1,688 1,054 501 12,647 7,421 3,063 2,163

Respiratory conditions ................... 65,688 17,368 25,793 22,527 121,483 47,260 51,976 22,246

Common cold ........................ 8,261 4,113 2,761 1,387 16,418 8,012 5,199 3,206

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 5,204 2,890 1,647 667 16,423 5,668 9,721 1,034

Influenza ........................... 37,128 7,512 18,084 11,532 72,258 30,309 29,895 12,054

Acute bronchitis ....................... 6,411 2,219 1,767 2,426 9,683 2,409 4,555 2,719

Pneumonia .......................... 7,050 396 498 6,155 4,662 251 1,895 2,516

Other respiratory conditions ................ 1,634 238 1,036 360 2,039 610 711 718

Digestive system conditions ................ 6,943 2,988 3,231 724 7,202 1,249 3,007 2,946

Dental conditions ...................... 2,579 2,227 77 275 576 – 224 351

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 2,159 761 949 449 1,771 1,148 501 122

Other digestive conditions ................. 2,205 – 2,205 – 4,855 102 2,281 2,472

Injuries ............................. 13,316 862 6,940 5,515 30,238 4,364 12,049 13,826

Fractures and dislocations ................. 2,543 – 956 1,587 10,928 3,393 4,324 3,212

Sprains and strains ..................... 5,276 50 2,051 3,175 4,622 350 3,858 414

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 508 – – 387 – 176 212

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 1,495 78 1,418 – 4,452 – 1,496 2,955

Other current injuries .................... 3,494 226 2,514 753 9,850 621 2,196 7,033

Selected other acute conditions ............. 17,974 3,162 10,071 4,741 24,034 8,740 11,042 4,252

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 515 515 – –

Acute ear infections ..................... 2,055 1,896 159 – 5,694 4,355 1,045 295

Other ear conditions .................... 1,079 53 – 1,026 296 162 135 –

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845 – 234 611 385 – 179 206

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – 230 101 129 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . 932 – 932 – 2,380 – 940 1,439

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 8,621 – 8,621 – 6,707 – 6,707 –

Skin conditions ........................ 1,169 – – 1,169 3,085 2,673 116 296

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 2,209 148 125 1,936 2,470 – 1,733 737

Headache, excluding migraine .............. – – – – 1,280 – – 1,280

Fever, unspecified ...................... 1,064 1,064 – – 993 935 59 –

All other acute conditions ................. 9,166 1,223 1,733 6,211 12,752 1,614 7,453 3,685

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for income categories do not sum to total bed days because persons with unknown family income are not included.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 35. Number of bed days associated with acute conditions, by geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Number of bed days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 129,838 165,765 260,025 162,240 546,556 218,961 327,594 171,312

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 13,888 19,030 39,654 12,469 60,402 24,895 35,507 24,639

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 2,276 5,557 1,943 6,541 4,175 2,366 3,552

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 5,412 392 13,803 1,419 12,322 3,246 9,077 8,704

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 2,939 9,590 10,092 3,677 21,244 8,495 12,750 5,052

Other .............................. 5,221 6,773 10,202 5,430 20,294 8,979 11,315 7,332

Respiratory conditions ................... 66,676 77,802 113,145 85,801 264,928 109,666 155,262 78,497

Common cold ........................ 7,354 10,944 12,410 15,032 38,500 20,165 18,335 7,241

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 5,157 9,071 17,288 4,390 28,919 12,452 16,467 6,987

Influenza ........................... 37,182 37,212 62,893 54,598 150,444 54,431 96,013 41,442

Acute bronchitis ....................... 6,090 7,259 9,278 6,058 19,459 7,604 11,855 9,226

Pneumonia .......................... 9,164 9,084 8,800 4,470 20,504 12,980 7,525 11,014

Other respiratory conditions ................ 1,728 4,231 2,476 1,252 7,101 2,034 5,067 2,586

Digestive system conditions ................ 2,531 9,068 11,033 11,022 27,316 7,837 19,479 6,338

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 683 1,482 2,332 3,197 1,391 1,806 1,405

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 1,740 1,014 1,416 1,375 5,397 2,679 2,718 148

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686 7,371 8,135 7,315 18,723 3,768 14,955 4,784

Injuries ............................. 21,896 29,994 39,012 17,898 84,310 31,833 52,477 24,490

Fractures and dislocations ................. 8,243 10,432 14,394 6,672 30,256 14,413 15,843 9,485

Sprains and strains ..................... 6,562 8,634 6,101 1,387 16,228 4,234 11,994 6,455

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 508 1,019 2,281 3,301 1,485 1,816 508

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 2,069 952 3,834 2,032 8,508 4,896 3,611 380

Other current injuries .................... 5,022 9,469 13,664 5,526 26,018 6,805 19,213 7,662

Selected other acute conditions ............. 14,612 22,554 36,272 18,703 66,597 31,834 34,763 25,544

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 515 115 – 692 62 630 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 1,939 3,762 7,122 4,075 10,079 3,941 6,138 6,819

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 162 1,409 465 902 571 331 1,187

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 587 3,009 1,265 4,956 2,211 2,745 233

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 101 – 208 309 – 309 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . 339 127 2,271 1,232 3,503 2,562 940 466

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 1,305 4,465 8,154 5,587 17,704 7,905 9,799 1,808

Skin conditions ........................ 4,960 659 439 – 5,619 659 4,960 439

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 4,785 7,028 10,534 2,978 16,531 9,901 6,630 8,795

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 2,514 732 1,647 2,764 2,324 441 2,292

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 2,635 2,486 1,245 3,539 1,699 1,840 3,505

All other acute conditions ................. 10,234 7,315 20,910 16,347 43,002 12,895 30,107 11,805

– Quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 53
Table 36. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by age

and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44 years 45 years and over

Total

18–24

years

25–44

years Total

45–64

years

Number of work-loss days per 100 currently employed persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 284.0 303.5 297.0 305.1 244.5 255.4

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 19.2 20.6 *33.0 17.6 *16.5 *17.7

Common childhood diseases ............... *2.3 *3.4 *3.3 *3.5 *– *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *5.3 *7.0 *7.6 *6.8 *1.9 *1.6

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *4.3 *3.2 *5.3 *2.7 *6.5 *7.2

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 *7.0 *16.9 *4.7 *8.0 *8.9

Respiratory conditions ................... 99.3 111.4 111.0 111.5 74.8 75.7

Common cold ........................ 15.6 15.7 *22.5 14.0 *15.5 *15.1

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 13.4 17.0 *12.5 18.1 *6.0 *6.6

Influenza ........................... 55.6 64.1 62.6 64.4 38.6 40.1

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 *9.6 *7.8 *10.0 *8.3 *8.6

Pneumonia .......................... *2.0 *1.9 *5.5 *1.0 *2.3 *2.6

Other respiratory conditions ................ *3.5 *3.1 *– *3.9 *4.2 *2.6

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 13.9 *21.8 *12.0 *5.3 *5.8

Dental conditions ...................... *1.9 *2.4 *3.5 *2.1 *1.1 *1.2

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *1.8 *2.0 *3.9 *1.5 *1.4 *1.5

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 *9.6 *14.5 *8.4 *2.8 *3.1

Injuries ............................. 102.6 103.5 82.1 108.7 100.7 110.7

Fractures and dislocations ................. 28.2 25.1 *16.9 27.1 34.3 37.3

Sprains and strains ..................... 34.1 33.7 *27.3 35.2 34.9 38.6

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *5.0 *6.4 *3.8 *7.0 *2.2 *2.4

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7 14.6 *13.7 14.8 *5.8 *6.4

Other current injuries .................... 23.7 23.7 *20.3 24.6 23.6 26.1

Selected other acute conditions ............. 31.8 34.4 *30.6 35.3 26.6 25.8

Eye conditions ........................ *0.6 *0.9 *– *1.1 *– *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *2.7 *2.2 *2.2 *2.1 *3.9 *4.3

Other ear conditions .................... *0.1 *0.2 *– *0.2 *– *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *2.1 *1.9 *4.8 *1.2 *2.5 *2.8

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.2 *0.3 *– *0.4 *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *1.6 *1.4 *1.6 *1.3 *2.1 *2.3

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 11.6 *11.5 *11.7 *– *–

Skin conditions ........................ *1.0 *1.1 *– *1.4 *0.9 *1.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 12.6 11.5 *3.5 13.5 *14.6 *12.5

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *2.3 *2.0 *5.3 *1.3 *2.7 *3.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *0.9 *1.3 *1.8 *1.2 *– *–

All other acute conditions ................. 20.0 19.7 *18.5 20.0 *20.6 *19.6

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 41 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

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Table 37. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by sex,

age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of work-loss days per 100 currently employed persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 260.9 266.4 249.5 311.3 347.6 238.7

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 15.8 *18.0 *11.2 23.4 23.7 *22.6

Common childhood diseases ............... *3.4 *5.1 *– *0.9 *1.4 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *4.4 *6.0 *1.2 *6.4 *8.2 *2.8

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *3.8 *1.4 *8.5 *4.9 *5.3 *4.1

Other .............................. *4.2 *5.5 *1.5 *11.2 *8.9 *15.8

Respiratory conditions ................... 77.0 86.4 58.0 125.6 141.1 94.5

Common cold ........................ 14.6 *14.9 *14.1 16.8 *16.6 *17.1

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ *7.7 *9.5 *3.9 20.1 25.9 *8.5

Influenza ........................... 44.2 53.3 *25.7 69.1 76.9 53.7

Acute bronchitis ....................... *6.1 *6.4 *5.4 *12.8 *13.4 *11.6

Pneumonia .......................... *1.2 *– *3.5 *3.1 *4.1 *0.9

Other respiratory conditions ................ *3.3 *2.2 *5.4 *3.7 *4.2 *2.7

Digestive system conditions ................ *8.9 *11.7 *3.2 *13.6 *16.6 *7.7

Dental conditions ...................... *1.4 *1.6 *0.8 *2.6 *3.2 *1.4

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *1.1 *1.1 *1.1 *2.6 *3.1 *1.6

Other digestive conditions ................. *6.5 *9.0 *1.3 *8.4 *10.2 *4.6

Injuries ............................. 119.2 110.3 137.2 82.9 95.3 58.1

Fractures and dislocations ................. 31.4 25.9 42.5 24.3 24.1 *24.8

Sprains and strains ..................... 40.9 33.2 56.4 26.0 34.2 *9.6

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *8.8 *11.1 *4.1 *0.5 *0.8 *–

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 15.5 *19.1 *8.3 *7.1 *9.2 *2.8

Other current injuries .................... 22.6 21.0 *25.9 25.0 27.1 *20.8

Selected other acute conditions ............. 22.4 21.6 *24.0 43.0 49.7 *29.7

Eye conditions ........................ *1.1 *1.6 *– *– *– *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *1.5 *1.7 *1.0 *4.2 *2.6 *7.3

Other ear conditions .................... *0.2 *0.4 *– *– *– *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *0.4 *0.6 *– *4.1 *3.5 *5.4

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... *0.4 *0.6 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... *3.5 *3.0 *4.5

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... 17.0 25.5 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *0.5 *0.6 *0.2 *1.6 *1.6 *1.7

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 15.7 *14.6 *17.9 *8.9 *7.9 *10.9

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *1.9 *0.4 *5.0 *2.7 *4.0 *–

Fever, unspecified ...................... *1.1 *1.7 *– *0.6 *0.9 *–

All other acute conditions ................. 17.6 *18.4 *15.9 22.9 *21.3 *26.1

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 42 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 55
Table 38. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by

race, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of work-loss days per 100 currently employed persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 265.4 281.5 234.3 425.0 457.1 339.9

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 18.4 19.3 *16.7 *22.8 *27.1 *11.4

Common childhood diseases ............... *0.5 *0.8 *– *10.7 *14.7 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *5.7 *7.9 *1.4 *4.2 *2.8 *7.7

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *4.3 *2.8 *7.0 *4.9 *5.4 *3.7

Other .............................. *8.0 *7.8 *8.3 *3.0 *4.1 *–

Respiratory conditions ................... 95.5 108.3 70.7 128.0 133.4 *113.6

Common cold ........................ 14.3 13.8 *15.2 *27.5 *28.8 *24.2

Other acute upper respiratory infections . . . . . . . . 11.7 15.0 *5.2 *12.7 *17.5 *–

Influenza ........................... 54.8 65.5 34.0 69.6 *63.9 *84.7

Acute bronchitis ....................... 10.0 *10.3 *9.4 *5.6 *7.7 *–

Pneumonia .......................... *2.2 *2.2 *2.2 *1.3 *– *4.7

Other respiratory conditions ................ *2.5 *1.4 *4.8 *11.3 *15.6 *–

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 14.6 *4.8 *12.8 *14.0 *9.5

Dental conditions ...................... *1.9 *2.3 *1.0 *2.6 *3.6 *–

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *2.1 *2.4 *1.6 *– *– *–

Other digestive conditions ................. *7.3 *10.0 *2.2 *10.2 *10.4 *9.5

Injuries ............................. 95.5 93.2 99.9 166.6 180.2 *130.7

Fractures and dislocations ................. 26.8 21.9 36.4 *49.0 *57.1 *27.6

Sprains and strains ..................... 30.0 28.2 33.3 66.1 *71.2 *52.7

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *5.5 *7.0 *2.5 *3.2 *4.4 *–

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 *12.4 *3.5 *22.0 *19.0 *29.8

Other current injuries .................... 23.9 23.7 *24.2 *26.3 *28.5 *20.5

Selected other acute conditions ............. 25.7 28.3 *20.7 66.9 *71.1 *55.8

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *5.3 *7.4 *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *2.6 *2.6 *2.6 *5.0 *– *18.2

Other ear conditions .................... *0.2 *0.2 *– *– *– *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *1.1 *1.0 *1.3 *11.0 *9.4 *15.3

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.2 *0.3 *– *– *– *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *1.9 *1.6 *2.4 *– *– *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 13.1 *– *3.9 *5.4 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *1.1 *1.3 *0.8 *0.6 *– *2.3

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *7.7 *6.3 *10.6 *36.4 *42.6 *20.1

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *1.8 *1.2 *3.1 *– *– *–

Fever, unspecified ...................... *0.5 *0.7 *– *4.6 *6.4 *–

All other acute conditions ................. 19.1 17.9 *21.4 *27.8 *31.2 *18.8

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 43 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

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Table 39. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by

family income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$24,999 $25,000 or more

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of work-loss days per 100 currently employed persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 388.8 440.3 *208.3 326.7 355.0 254.2 256.5 263.3 243.8

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. *31.1 *39.9 *– *29.0 *24.1 *41.7 15.8 *16.6 *14.2

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *2.5 *3.4 *– *1.8 *2.8 *–

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *15.5 *19.9 *– *6.6 *9.2 *– *3.8 *5.0 *1.5

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *6.3 *8.2 *– *10.7 *5.0 *25.1 *2.9 *2.2 *4.3

Other .............................. *9.3 *11.9 *– *9.3 *6.4 *16.7 *7.2 *6.6 *8.4

Respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *114.5 *122.7 *85.5 100.6 115.5 *62.4 99.3 110.9 77.2

Common cold ........................ *32.4 *41.6 *– *20.1 *18.3 *24.6 15.2 *15.1 *15.5

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ *38.7 *49.8 *– *10.5 *14.5 *– 11.8 *15.8 *4.3

Influenza ........................... *35.6 *29.0 *58.9 61.8 73.0 *33.2 54.9 63.2 39.3

Acute bronchitis ....................... *1.8 *2.3 *– *7.5 *9.7 *1.7 *10.8 *11.2 *10.0

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *0.8 *– *2.9 *1.8 *1.3 *2.9

Other respiratory conditions ................ *5.9 *– *26.6 *– *– *– *4.6 *4.3 *5.3

Digestive system conditions ................ *49.7 *56.0 *27.6 *6.6 *6.0 *8.3 *11.0 *14.5 *4.4

Dental conditions ...................... *14.2 *18.2 *– *3.2 *2.1 *6.3 *0.9 *1.4 *–

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *9.8 *12.6 *– *1.6 *1.4 *2.1 *1.6 *1.7 *1.5

Other digestive conditions ................. *25.7 *25.2 *27.6 *1.8 *2.5 *– *8.5 *11.5 *2.9

Injuries ............................. *80.9 *94.4 *33.6 126.9 146.4 *76.9 86.7 76.5 106.1

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *35.8 *48.9 *1.9 25.7 18.0 40.2

Sprains and strains ..................... *16.4 *21.1 *– 46.8 *57.2 *20.2 29.9 27.4 34.8

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *7.4 *– *33.6 *13.3 *15.4 *8.0 *0.5 *0.7 *0.3

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *32.6 *41.9 *– *7.0 *9.2 *1.4 *11.2 *13.9 *5.9

Other current injuries .................... *24.4 *31.4 *– *24.0 *15.6 *45.5 19.4 *16.4 *25.0

Selected other acute conditions ............. *109.9 *127.2 *49.3 *32.6 *34.2 *28.5 24.2 26.0 *20.8

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *3.3 *4.6 *– *– *– *–

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *2.7 *3.2 *1.5 *2.0 *2.2 *1.5

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *– *– *0.2 *0.3 *–

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11.5 *14.7 *– *1.1 *1.5 *– *1.3 *1.0 *1.7

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *– *– *0.3 *0.5 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *1.2 *1.7 *– *1.9 *1.2 *3.1

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... *24.4 *31.3 *– *9.2 *12.7 *– *6.8 *10.3 *–

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *0.4 *– *1.4 *1.5 *1.8 *1.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *71.4 *77.7 *49.3 *7.4 *0.4 *25.5 *8.3 *7.7 *9.4

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *6.5 *9.0 *– *1.8 *0.6 *4.1

Fever, unspecified ...................... *2.6 *3.4 *– *0.7 *1.0 *– *0.3 *0.4 *–

All other acute conditions ................. *2.7 *– *12.4 *30.9 *28.8 *36.3 19.5 18.7 *21.1

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 44 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 57
Table 40. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by

geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region

MSA1

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

Number of work-loss days per 100 currently employed persons per year

All acute conditions ..................... 262.1 260.0 328.0 261.8 278.6 331.3 248.2 305.0

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. *10.4 *12.2 34.4 *11.2 18.1 27.0 *13.0 *23.6

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *6.7 *– *2.3 *3.9 *1.4 *2.1

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *3.6 *1.3 *10.3 *3.5 *3.4 *3.7 *3.3 *12.7

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *4.1 *5.2 *4.9 *2.3 *4.3 *7.1 *2.6 *4.3

Other .............................. *2.7 *5.7 *12.5 *5.4 *8.1 *12.3 *5.6 *4.5

Respiratory conditions ................... 102.2 92.2 102.2 100.2 104.2 106.7 102.8 79.7

Common cold ........................ *16.3 *14.8 *12.1 *21.8 18.0 24.5 14.2 *6.3

Other acute upper respiratory infections . . . . . . . . *11.1 *13.7 *17.8 *7.8 14.5 *15.3 *14.0 *9.0

Influenza ........................... 55.5 51.4 55.7 60.6 58.7 58.5 58.8 43.4

Acute bronchitis ....................... *10.5 *7.4 *12.0 *5.2 9.3 *7.0 *10.6 *8.8

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *2.5 *2.0 *3.4 *0.9 *0.5 *1.1 *6.7

Other respiratory conditions ................ *8.7 *2.3 *2.5 *1.4 *3.0 *0.9 *4.1 *5.5

Digestive system conditions ................ *3.2 *14.0 *15.1 *8.5 10.2 *12.4 *8.9 *14.4

Dental conditions ...................... *1.0 *1.3 *2.7 *2.4 *2.1 *2.8 *1.7 *1.3

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *0.5 *0.9 *2.4 *3.2 *2.0 *1.7 *2.2 *0.8

Other digestive conditions ................. *1.7 *11.8 *10.0 *3.0 *6.1 *7.9 *5.0 *12.3

Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.6 98.8 109.6 86.8 97.7 123.8 82.6 121.8

Fractures and dislocations ................. *34.4 *28.1 26.5 *25.1 24.9 36.9 18.0 41.1

Sprains and strains ..................... 42.2 *26.5 42.6 *21.4 30.9 29.3 31.8 46.6

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *0.6 *8.9 *7.1 *1.2 *5.6 *8.3 *4.1 *2.7

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . *11.3 *10.5 *9.5 *16.8 13.6 *23.0 *8.2 *3.8

Other current injuries .................... *23.1 *24.8 24.0 *22.4 22.7 26.4 20.5 *27.6

Selected other acute conditions ............. *30.0 *26.9 31.0 40.9 30.1 31.5 29.3 38.8

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *1.1 *1.0 *0.5 *– *0.7 *1.1

Acute ear infections ..................... *1.2 *3.8 *2.9 *2.6 *2.6 *2.0 *3.0 *3.1

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *0.3 *– *0.3 *0.2 *0.2 *0.1 *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *1.3 *2.0 *3.5 *0.6 *2.6 *3.4 *2.2 *–

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *0.9 *0.2 *0.3 *0.2 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *1.0 *2.0 *2.0 *1.0 *1.8 *3.2 *1.0 *0.8

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... *4.8 *7.5 *8.9 *9.1 *8.2 *3.0 *11.2 *6.3

Skin conditions ........................ *2.8 *0.3 *0.1 *1.7 *1.0 *0.7 *1.3 *0.9

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *18.3 *10.4 *9.4 *14.9 9.2 *14.2 *6.3 *26.0

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *0.6 *1.3 *8.0 *2.6 *4.0 *1.9 *0.7

Fever, unspecified ...................... *0.5 *– *1.8 *0.8 *1.1 *0.4 *1.5 *–

All other acute conditions ................. *4.7 *16.0 35.6 *14.0 18.3 29.9 *11.6 *26.8

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTE: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 45 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4

of appendix I.

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Table 41. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by age and

type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44 years 45 years and over

Total

18–24

years

25–44

years Total

45–64

years

Number of work-loss days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 358,377 256,182 49,007 207,175 102,195 96,466

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 24,281 17,390 5,448 11,943 6,890 6,682

Common childhood diseases ............... 2,882 2,882 538 2,344 – –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 6,693 5,881 1,254 4,627 812 603

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 5,397 2,681 875 1,806 2,716 2,716

Other .............................. 9,308 5,946 2,781 3,165 3,362 3,362

Respiratory conditions ................... 125,271 94,001 18,310 75,691 31,270 28,579

Common cold ........................ 19,715 13,257 3,721 9,536 6,458 5,688

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 16,858 14,349 2,060 12,289 2,509 2,509

Influenza ........................... 70,203 54,070 10,338 43,732 16,133 15,162

Acute bronchitis ....................... 11,559 8,105 1,286 6,818 3,454 3,257

Pneumonia .......................... 2,554 1,588 904 684 967 967

Other respiratory conditions ................ 4,381 2,632 – 2,632 1,749 996

Digestive system conditions ................ 13,952 11,756 3,602 8,153 2,196 2,196

Dental conditions ...................... 2,442 1,985 579 1,406 457 457

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 2,245 1,678 637 1,041 568 568

Other digestive conditions ................. 9,265 8,093 2,386 5,706 1,172 1,172

Injuries ............................. 129,429 87,328 13,540 73,788 42,101 41,832

Fractures and dislocations ................. 35,529 21,177 2,794 18,383 14,352 14,083

Sprains and strains .................... . 42,979 28,409 4,503 23,906 14,570 14,570

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 6,326 5,402 635 4,766 924 924

Contusions and superficial injuries ........... . 14,705 12,296 2,260 10,036 2,409 2,409

Other current injuries .................... 29,891 20,044 3,348 16,697 9,846 9,846

Selected other acute conditions ............. 40,188 29,052 5,051 24,002 11,135 9,760

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729 729 – 729 – –

Acute ear infections ..................... 3,435 1,815 358 1,458 1,619 1,619

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 162 – 162 – –

Acute urinary conditions .................. 2,657 1,613 799 815 1,043 1,043

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 244 – 244 – –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 2,014 1,151 258 892 864 864

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 9,821 9,821 1,894 7,927 – –

Skin conditions ........................ 1,284 920 – 920 364 364

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 15,859 9,745 578 9,167 6,115 4,739

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 2,858 1,728 874 853 1,131 1,131

Fever, unspecified ...................... 1,126 1,126 290 836 – –

All other acute conditions ................. 25,256 16,654 3,056 13,598 8,603 7,417

– Quantity zero.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set III of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 81.6 million

has a 10-percent RSE; 20.2 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 9.0 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 42. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by sex,

age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Male Female

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of work-loss days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 178,489 122,251 56,238 179,887 133,931 45,957

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 10,788 8,258 2,530 13,493 9,133 4,360

Common childhood diseases ............... 2,344 2,344 – 538 538 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 3,012 2,733 279 3,681 3,148 533

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 2,573 650 1,923 2,824 2,031 793

Other .............................. 2,859 2,530 329 6,449 3,416 3,033

Respiratory conditions ................... 52,706 39,635 13,071 72,564 54,366 18,199

Common cold ........................ 10,023 6,848 3,175 9,692 6,409 3,283

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 5,245 4,377 868 11,613 9,972 1,641

Influenza ........................... 30,256 24,459 5,797 39,947 29,611 10,337

Acute bronchitis ....................... 4,165 2,951 1,213 7,394 5,154 2,241

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791 – 791 1,763 1,588 176

Other respiratory conditions ................ 2,227 999 1,227 2,154 1,633 522

Digestive system conditions ................ 6,095 5,375 721 7,857 6,381 1,476

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926 745 181 1,516 1,241 275

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 741 486 255 1,504 1,192 312

Other digestive conditions ................. 4,428 4,144 284 4,836 3,948 888

Injuries ............................. 81,537 50,615 30,923 47,892 36,714 11,178

Fractures and dislocations ................. 21,462 11,892 9,570 14,067 9,285 4,782

Sprains and strains ..................... 27,966 15,251 12,715 15,013 13,158 1,855

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 6,025 5,101 924 301 301 –

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 10,627 8,754 1,872 4,079 3,542 537

Other current injuries .................... 15,458 9,616 5,842 14,433 10,428 4,004

Selected other acute conditions ............. 15,342 9,924 5,418 24,845 19,129 5,717

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729 729 – – – –

Acute ear infections ..................... 1,021 799 222 2,413 1,016 1,397

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 162 – – – –

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 280 – 2,376 1,333 1,043

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 244 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... 2,014 1,151 864

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy

and puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... 9,821 9,821 –

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 295 42 948 625 323

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 10,734 6,710 4,024 5,125 3,035 2,090

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 1,320 189 1,131 1,538 1,538 –

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760 760 – 366 366 –

All other acute conditions ................. 12,020 8,445 3,575 13,236 8,209 5,028

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set III of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 81.6 million

has a 10-percent RSE; 20.2 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 9.0 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 43. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by race,

age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

White Black

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of work-loss days in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 285,610 199,771 85,839 57,956 45,254 12,703

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 19,815 13,680 6,135 3,111 2,685 427

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538 538 – 1,456 1,456 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 6,123 5,600 523 570 281 289

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 4,585 2,006 2,578 675 538 138

Other .............................. 8,569 5,536 3,033 410 410 –

Respiratory conditions ................... 102,767 76,855 25,912 17,459 13,212 4,247

Common cold ........................ 15,337 9,784 5,553 3,757 2,852 905

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 12,578 10,663 1,915 1,730 1,730 –

Influenza ........................... 58,951 46,501 12,450 9,491 6,324 3,166

Acute bronchitis ....................... 10,794 7,340 3,454 765 765 –

Pneumonia .......................... 2,379 1,588 791 176 – 176

Other respiratory conditions ................ 2,728 979 1,749 1,541 1,541 –

Digestive system conditions ................ 12,139 10,373 1,766 1,739 1,383 356

Dental conditions ...................... 2,015 1,632 383 354 354 –

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 2,245 1,678 568 – – –

Other digestive conditions ................. 7,879 7,063 816 1,386 1,029 356

Injuries ............................. 102,724 66,128 36,596 22,722 17,839 4,883

Fractures and dislocations ................. 28,849 15,528 13,321 6,679 5,649 1,030

Sprains and strains ..................... 32,237 20,042 12,195 9,021 7,052 1,970

Open wounds and lacerations .............. 5,888 4,964 924 438 438 –

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 10,075 8,781 1,294 2,999 1,884 1,115

Other current injuries .................... 25,675 16,812 8,862 3,584 2,817 767

Selected other acute conditions ............. 27,622 20,048 7,574 9,130 7,043 2,087

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 729 729 –

Acute ear infections ..................... 2,755 1,815 940 679 – 679

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 162 – – – –

Acute urinary conditions .................. 1,158 686 472 1,498 927 571

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 244 – – – –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... 2,014 1,151 864 – – –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 9,285 9,285 – 535 535 –

Skin conditions ........................ 1,198 920 278 86 – 86

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 8,327 4,436 3,891 4,971 4,221 750

Headache, excluding migraine .............. 1,984 853 1,131 – – –

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496 496 – 630 630 –

All other acute conditions ................. 20,542 12,687 7,856 3,795 3,093 703

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for white and black do not sum to total work-loss days because other races are not included.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set III of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 81.6 million

has a 10-percent RSE; 20.2 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 9.0 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 44. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by family

income, age, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$24,999 $25,000 or more

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

All ages

18 years

and over

18–44

years

45 years

and over

Number of work-loss days in thousands1

All acute conditions ..................... 19,107 16,836 2,271 71,288 55,745 15,543 205,756 138,098 67,658

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 1,527 1,527 – 6,336 3,785 2,551 12,648 8,702 3,946

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 538 538 – 1,456 1,456 –

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760 760 – 1,446 1,446 – 3,065 2,646 419

Viral infections, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 312 – 2,324 791 1,533 2,318 1,135 1,184

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 456 – 2,029 1,010 1,019 5,809 3,466 2,343

Respiratory conditions ................... 5,626 4,693 932 21,957 18,142 3,815 79,612 58,194 21,418

Common cold ........................ 1,592 1,592 – 4,377 2,874 1,503 12,195 7,901 4,294

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 1,904 1,904 – 2,282 2,282 – 9,494 8,296 1,198

Influenza ........................... 1,751 1,109 642 13,490 11,457 2,033 44,066 33,164 10,902

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 89 – 1,632 1,528 104 8,670 5,898 2,773

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 176 – 176 1,475 684 791

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 – 290 – – – 3,711 2,252 1,459

Digestive system conditions ................ 2,443 2,142 301 1,448 938 510 8,851 7,630 1,221

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697 697 – 708 325 383 712 712 –

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 482 – 345 218 127 1,295 889 406

Other digestive conditions ................. 1,265 964 301 395 395 – 6,845 6,029 816

Injuries ............................. 3,975 3,610 366 27,698 22,994 4,705 69,550 40,108 29,442

Fractures and dislocations ................. – – – 7,803 7,687 116 20,617 9,464 11,153

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 806 – 10,222 8,988 1,234 24,008 14,362 9,646

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 – 366 2,907 2,420 488 422 352 71

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 1,603 1,603 – 1,529 1,443 85 8,949 7,311 1,638

Other current injuries .................... 1,201 1,201 – 5,237 2,455 2,782 15,554 8,619 6,935

Selected other acute conditions ............. 5,401 4,864 537 7,106 5,364 1,743 19,420 13,655 5,764

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 729 729 – – – –

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 596 502 94 1,596 1,179 417

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – – – 162 162 –

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 564 – 234 234 – 1,003 531 472

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – – – – 244 244 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . – – – 262 262 – 1,494 630 864

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 1,198 1,198 – 2,000 2,000 – 5,420 5,420 –

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 86 – 86 1,198 920 278

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 3,508 2,971 537 1,623 61 1,562 6,655 4,051 2,603

Headache, excluding migraine .............. – – – 1,415 1,415 – 1,443 312 1,131

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 130 – 160 160 – 206 206 –

All other acute conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 – 135 6,742 4,523 2,219 15,676 9,809 5,867

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for income categories do not sum to total work-loss days because persons with unknown family income are not included.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set III of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 81.6 million

has a 10-percent RSE; 20.2 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 9.0 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 45. Number of work-loss days associated with acute conditions for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by

geographic region, place of residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Not

MSA1

Number of work-loss days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 66,199 82,281 141,147 68,749 280,776 122,258 158,517 77,601

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 2,634 3,875 14,817 2,954 18,282 9,972 8,310 5,999

Common childhood diseases ............... – – 2,882 – 2,344 1,456 888 538

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920 422 4,423 928 3,474 1,347 2,128 3,219

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 1,029 1,636 2,126 606 4,309 2,619 1,690 1,088

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685 1,817 5,386 1,421 8,154 4,550 3,604 1,154

Respiratory conditions ................... 25,809 29,165 43,970 26,327 105,005 39,356 65,649 20,266

Common cold ........................ 4,127 4,678 5,189 5,721 18,109 9,035 9,074 1,606

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 2,802 4,345 7,665 2,047 14,565 5,633 8,932 2,293

Influenza ........................... 14,026 16,276 23,980 15,922 59,167 21,598 37,569 11,037

Acute bronchitis ....................... 2,650 2,353 5,185 1,370 9,329 2,572 6,757 2,230

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 791 860 904 860 176 684 1,695

Other respiratory conditions ................ 2,203 723 1,092 363 2,975 344 2,632 1,406

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807 4,425 6,484 2,237 10,297 4,586 5,711 3,655

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 420 1,146 623 2,120 1,050 1,070 321

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 278 1,014 831 2,039 622 1,417 206

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 3,726 4,323 782 6,137 2,914 3,223 3,128

Injuries ............................. 28,192 31,254 47,177 22,806 98,438 45,680 52,758 30,991

Fractures and dislocations ................. 8,678 8,880 11,385 6,587 25,084 13,616 11,468 10,444

Sprains and strains ..................... 10,664 8,371 18,324 5,619 31,113 10,796 20,316 11,866

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 2,805 3,054 304 5,640 3,049 2,591 685

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ 2,849 3,335 4,096 4,425 13,734 8,472 5,261 972

Other current injuries .................... 5,838 7,863 10,318 5,871 22,867 9,746 13,121 7,024

Selected other acute conditions ............. 7,573 8,514 13,360 10,741 30,313 11,616 18,697 9,875

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – 459 270 459 – 459 270

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 1,202 1,254 671 2,655 747 1,908 779

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 95 – 67 162 67 95 –

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 644 1,525 149 2,657 1,260 1,396 –

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 244 244 115 129 –

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . 258 630 864 262 1,823 1,193 630 192

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... 1,206 2,389 3,826 2,400 8,230 1,099 7,131 1,590

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 86 42 457 1,048 249 799 236

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ 4,634 3,279 4,043 3,903 9,241 5,244 3,997 6,618

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 189 558 2,111 2,669 1,482 1,187 189

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 – 790 206 1,126 160 966 –

All other acute conditions ................. 1,184 5,049 15,340 3,684 18,441 11,047 7,394 6,815

– Quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set III of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 81.6 million

has a 10-percent RSE; 20.2 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 9.0 million, a 30-percent RSE.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 63
Table 46. Number of school-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 youths 5–17 years of age, by sex, race, family income, and

type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All ages

5–17 years

Sex Race Family income

Male Female White Black

Less than

$10,000

$10,000–

$19,999

$20,000–

$34,999

$35,000

or more

Number of school-loss days per 100 youths per year

All acute conditions ..................... 296.9 266.8 328.6 316.0 226.8 427.6 287.9 260.8 316.2

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 76.4 70.6 82.6 80.5 *57.5 *106.5 *64.9 *49.9 98.8

Common childhood diseases ............... *14.7 *13.8 *15.7 *17.3 *6.4 *12.1 *7.8 *16.5 *19.7

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *15.9 *17.0 *14.7 *18.0 *8.6 *24.2 *8.6 *15.6 *19.6

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *16.7 *16.5 *17.0 *17.5 *13.9 *13.2 *17.9 *13.5 *21.6

Other .............................. 29.1 *23.3 *35.2 27.7 *28.7 *57.0 *30.6 *4.3 *37.9

Respiratory conditions ................... 152.2 141.6 163.3 166.2 *101.5 *175.3 *118.0 151.5 160.8

Common cold ........................ 41.5 38.1 45.0 42.0 *39.8 *38.4 *19.1 *56.5 *32.4

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 22.7 *16.1 *29.6 28.1 *– *10.4 *22.5 *28.4 *26.7

Influenza ........................... 74.4 71.5 77.5 80.3 *58.7 *126.6 *68.9 *56.7 82.1

Acute bronchitis ....................... *6.2 *7.5 *4.8 *7.2 *3.0 *– *2.9 *1.0 *11.5

Pneumonia .......................... *5.2 *5.9 *4.4 *6.5 *– *– *– *6.6 *6.7

Other respiratory conditions ................ *2.3 *2.4 *2.2 *2.1 *– *– *4.5 *2.4 *1.4

Digestive system conditions ................ 18.1 *9.1 *27.5 *18.6 *13.3 *50.1 *31.8 *25.1 *8.4

Dental conditions ...................... *3.1 *3.1 *3.1 *3.3 *3.2 *– *4.9 *9.8 *0.8

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *8.8 *5.3 *12.6 *7.6 *10.1 *15.2 *12.4 *13.6 *6.9

Other digestive conditions ................. *6.1 *0.7 *11.8 *7.7 *– *34.9 *14.5 *1.7 *0.7

Injuries ............................. *16.7 *15.8 *17.6 *13.2 *37.4 *37.6 *28.6 *6.9 *16.2

Fractures and dislocations ................. *8.1 *9.1 *7.0 *8.3 *9.3 *16.9 *14.0 *0.7 *10.1

Sprains and strains ..................... *1.8 *0.3 *3.3 *1.9 *1.8 *– *– *2.4 *2.9

Open wounds and lacerations .............. *1.5 *0.4 *2.7 *0.3 *8.5 *20.7 *– *– *–

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *1.5 *1.1 *1.8 *0.9 *4.9 *– *4.7 *2.1 *0.5

Other current injuries .................... *3.9 *5.0 *2.7 *1.9 *12.9 *– *9.8 *1.8 *2.7

Selected other acute conditions ............. 20.5 *19.9 *21.1 22.9 *11.1 *31.9 *19.9 *15.9 *24.9

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *– *– *– *– *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *10.1 *12.1 *8.0 *11.8 *1.9 *12.1 *3.0 *11.2 *14.1

Other ear conditions .................... *0.1 *– *0.2 *– *0.7 *– *– *0.5 *–

Acute urinary conditions .................. *0.2 *– *0.4 *0.2 *– *– *1.5 *– *–

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.3 . . . *0.5 *0.3 *– *– *– *– *0.6

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . *– . . . *– *– *– *– *– *– *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... *0.2 . . . *0.4 *0.2 *– *– *1.4 *– *–

Skin conditions ........................ *3.5 *3.9 *3.1 *3.8 *3.2 *6.8 *8.4 *– *3.5

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *0.2 *– *0.4 *0.2 *– *– *– *– *–

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *1.5 *1.2 *1.8 *0.9 *4.7 *7.1 *0.9 *– *1.2

Fever, unspecified ...................... *4.5 *2.7 *6.4 *5.3 *0.7 *6.0 *4.8 *4.2 *5.5

All other acute conditions ................. *13.0 *9.8 *16.4 *14.7 *6.0 *26.1 *24.8 *11.6 *7.1

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for columns 1–5 can be computed by using parameter set III of table II, the frequencies of table 48, and the formula presented

in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 6–9 can be computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 48 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of

appendix I.

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Table 47. Number of school-loss days associated with acute conditions per 100 youths 5–17 years of age, by geographic region, place of

residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Not

MSA1

Number of school-loss days per 100 youths per year

All acute conditions ..................... 250.9 274.6 270.4 404.5 307.0 271.9 325.9 259.8

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. *61.7 *68.6 94.3 *71.0 78.2 *49.8 93.5 *69.9

Common childhood diseases ............... *3.2 *18.9 *10.4 *26.9 *14.5 *12.0 *15.8 *15.7

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ *26.5 *1.9 *30.3 *– *12.9 *4.6 *17.3 *26.9

Viral infections, unspecified ................ *4.6 *27.9 *23.8 *3.9 *17.1 *10.6 *20.6 *15.5

Other .............................. *27.4 *19.8 *29.7 *40.1 33.8 *22.6 39.8 *11.7

Respiratory conditions ................... 131.9 164.7 109.4 222.3 155.0 158.1 153.4 141.7

Common cold ........................ *19.2 *40.3 *32.5 *76.5 39.7 *47.3 35.6 *48.0

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ *17.6 *25.5 *25.6 *19.5 *21.6 *13.5 *26.0 *26.4

Influenza ........................... *83.9 83.8 *43.6 103.0 80.9 92.0 74.9 *50.5

Acute bronchitis ....................... *3.8 *10.5 *3.2 *7.9 *5.3 *3.1 *6.5 *9.3

Pneumonia .......................... *5.1 *4.6 *2.7 *9.7 *4.6 *– *7.0 *7.4

Other respiratory conditions ................ *2.4 *– *1.8 *5.7 *2.9 *2.2 *3.4 *–

Digestive system conditions ................ *17.8 *12.8 *12.3 *33.4 *20.9 *10.6 *26.4 *7.8

Dental conditions ...................... *1.9 *2.9 *2.4 *5.7 *3.0 *1.9 *3.5 *3.8

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ *15.9 *8.7 *6.6 *6.3 *10.6 *8.8 *11.6 *2.4

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *1.3 *3.3 *21.3 *7.4 *– *11.3 *1.6

Injuries ............................. *6.9 *11.5 *15.6 *33.0 *20.3 *28.8 *15.7 *3.5

Fractures and dislocations ................. *2.3 *5.1 *10.4 *12.9 *10.3 *10.9 *9.9 *–

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *1.4 *0.7 *5.4 *1.7 *4.2 *0.4 *1.9

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *7.1 *2.0 *4.9 *0.4 *–

Contusions and superficial injuries ............ *1.1 *– *2.6 *1.6 *1.7 *3.8 *0.5 *0.7

Other current injuries .................... *3.5 *5.0 *1.9 *5.9 *4.7 *5.0 *4.5 *0.9

Selected other acute conditions ............. *13.4 *12.9 *26.0 *26.9 *18.5 *14.5 *20.6 *27.8

Eye conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *– *– *– *–

Acute ear infections ..................... *7.9 *5.9 *12.6 *12.9 *10.0 *5.4 *12.5 *10.2

Other ear conditions .................... *0.5 *– *– *– *0.1 *0.4 *– *–

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *0.6 *– *– *– *– *0.9

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *0.8 *0.2 *– *0.3 *– *0.5 *–

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *– *– *– *– *–

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *– *– *0.9 *0.2 *– *0.4 *–

Skin conditions ........................ *2.0 *2.5 *5.7 *2.7 *2.0 *2.3 *1.9 *9.0

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *0.7 *– *– *0.2 *– *0.3 *–

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *2.4 *1.1 *1.6 *0.8 *1.6 *2.4 *1.2 *1.0

Fever, unspecified ...................... *0.5 *1.8 *5.3 *9.7 *3.9 *4.1 *3.8 *6.7

All other acute conditions ................. *19.2 *4.1 *12.9 *17.9 *14.1 *10.1 *16.2 *9.1

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 49 and 78, and the formula presented in rule

4 of appendix I.

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Table 48. Number of school-loss days associated with acute conditions for youths 5–17 years of age, by sex, race, family income, and type

of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

All ages

5–17

years1

Sex Race Family income

Male Female White Black

Less than

$10,000

$10,000–

$19,999

$20,000–

$34,999

$35,000

or more

Number of school-loss days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 152,305 70,120 82,185 128,584 18,431 16,333 19,728 26,223 73,436

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 39,210 18,557 20,654 32,735 4,674 4,069 4,449 5,016 22,949

Common childhood diseases ............... 7,556 3,631 3,924 7,039 517 462 537 1,654 4,586

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 8,148 4,477 3,671 7,306 699 923 590 1,572 4,561

Viral infections, unspecified ................ 8,588 4,335 4,253 7,137 1,126 505 1,224 1,358 5,010

Other .............................. 14,918 6,113 8,805 11,253 2,332 2,179 2,098 432 8,792

Respiratory conditions ................... 78,058 37,201 40,857 67,621 8,246 6,697 8,085 15,230 37,335

Common cold ........................ 21,275 10,026 11,249 17,090 3,232 1,465 1,312 5,681 7,521

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 11,625 4,226 7,398 11,430 – 396 1,543 2,854 6,195

Influenza ........................... 38,157 18,784 19,374 32,664 4,769 4,836 4,724 5,701 19,070

Acute bronchitis ....................... 3,166 1,971 1,195 2,922 244 – 201 96 2,663

Pneumonia .......................... 2,649 1,551 1,097 2,649 – – – 660 1,565

Other respiratory conditions ................ 1,186 642 544 866 – – 305 238 322

Digestive system conditions ................ 9,288 2,403 6,885 7,582 1,080 1,914 2,177 2,522 1,953

Dental conditions ...................... 1,611 827 784 1,348 263 – 339 984 188

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 4,537 1,388 3,149 3,093 817 580 848 1,366 1,593

Other digestive conditions ................. 3,140 188 2,952 3,140 – 1,335 991 171 172

Injuries ............................. 8,561 4,165 4,396 5,359 3,039 1,436 1,958 697 3,764

Fractures and dislocations ................. 4,136 2,395 1,741 3,384 753 644 961 72 2,355

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 70 836 756 150 – – 239 667

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792 105 687 105 687 792 – – –

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 749 295 454 347 402 – 324 208 110

Other current injuries .................... 1,978 1,301 678 768 1,047 – 673 178 632

Selected other acute conditions ............. 10,505 5,221 5,285 9,298 901 1,220 1,361 1,595 5,783

Eye conditions ........................ – – – – – – – – –

Acute ear infections ..................... 5,171 3,170 2,001 4,813 153 461 205 1,122 3,273

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 – 53 – 53 – – 53 –

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 – 100 100 – – 100 – –

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 . . . 133 133 – – – – 133

Other disorders of female genital tract . . . . . . . . . – ... – – – – – – –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 . . . 98 98 – – 98 – –

Skin conditions ........................ 1,808 1,031 777 1,550 258 258 574 – 824

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 – 90 90 – – – – –

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759 316 443 375 383 272 59 – 281

Fever, unspecified ...................... 2,294 704 1,590 2,139 53 229 326 419 1,272

All other acute conditions ................. 6,683 2,574 4,109 5,989 491 997 1,698 1,164 1,651

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

1Includes other races and unknown family income.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set III of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 81.6 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 20.2 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 9.0 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 49. Number of school-loss days associated with acute conditions for youths 5–17 years of age, by geographic region, place of

residence, and type of condition: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Number of school-loss days in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 25,040 34,957 46,951 45,357 123,836 38,266 85,570 28,470

Infective and parasitic diseases ............. 6,156 8,728 16,367 7,959 31,549 7,002 24,546 7,662

Common childhood diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 2,411 1,809 3,018 5,831 1,688 4,143 1,725

Intestinal virus, unspecified ................ 2,645 241 5,262 – 5,197 646 4,551 2,951

Viral infections, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 3,550 4,138 439 6,890 1,487 5,403 1,699

Other .............................. 2,732 2,526 5,158 4,502 13,631 3,182 10,449 1,287

Respiratory conditions ................... 13,164 20,967 18,995 24,932 62,531 22,247 40,284 15,527

Common cold ........................ 1,916 5,125 5,652 8,582 16,013 6,657 9,356 5,263

Other acute upper respiratory infections ........ 1,754 3,242 4,441 2,188 8,727 1,897 6,830 2,898

Influenza ........................... 8,371 10,668 7,573 11,545 32,618 12,953 19,665 5,539

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 1,343 556 891 2,151 435 1,716 1,015

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 589 467 1,084 1,836 – 1,836 813

Other respiratory conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 – 305 642 1,186 305 881 –

Digestive system conditions ................ 1,773 1,636 2,136 3,742 8,436 1,495 6,941 852

Dental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 363 421 639 1,190 263 927 421

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting ............ 1,585 1,102 1,140 710 4,277 1,233 3,045 260

Other digestive conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 171 575 2,394 2,969 – 2,969 171

Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692 1,466 2,705 3,698 8,175 4,053 4,122 386

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 653 1,804 1,448 4,136 1,531 2,605 –

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 175 120 610 696 596 100 209

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 792 792 687 105 –

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 – 454 185 671 541 130 78

Other current injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 638 327 663 1,880 698 1,182 98

Selected other acute conditions ............. 1,337 1,642 4,508 3,019 7,460 2,045 5,415 3,045

Eye conditions ........................ – – – – – – – –

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 789 748 2,190 1,444 4,050 760 3,289 1,121

Other ear conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 – – – 53 53 – –

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – 100 – – – – 100

Disorders of menstruation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 101 32 – 133 – 133 –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... – – – – – – – –

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – – – 98 98 – 98 –

Skin conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 321 985 299 824 321 503 985

Acute musculoskeletal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . – 90 – – 90 – 90 –

Headache, excluding migraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 146 281 94 649 331 318 110

Fever, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 235 920 1,085 1,564 579 985 730

All other acute conditions ................. 1,918 518 2,240 2,007 5,685 1,423 4,262 998

– Quantity zero.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set III of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 81.6 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 20.2 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 9.0 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 50. Number of acute conditions per 100 persons per year and number of acute conditions, by quarter and type of condition:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of acute condition

Quarter

Jan.–March April–June July–Sept. Oct.–Dec. Jan.–March April–June July–Sept. Oct.–Dec.

Number per 100 persons per year Number in thousands

All acute conditions ..................... 51.4 34.4 28.5 49.2 135,290 90,771 75,514 130,425

Infective and parasitic diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 5.0 4.0 4.7 17,832 13,298 10,628 12,434

Common childhood diseases ............... *0.6 *0.3 *0.1 *0.1 1,489 920 368 340

Intestinal virus, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.5 5,358 3,674 2,977 3,972

Viral infections, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 1.3 0.9 1.6 5,052 3,460 2,392 4,163

Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 5,932 5,244 4,892 3,958

Respiratory conditions ................... 27.4 13.2 9.3 29.0 72,248 34,857 24,630 76,888

Common cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 4.0 3.0 9.0 19,720 10,584 8,007 23,940

Other acute upper respiratory infections . . . . . . . . 3.8 2.3 1.7 3.4 10,081 6,114 4,611 9,060

Influenza ........................... 13.6 5.2 3.3 13.8 35,926 13,767 8,748 36,607

Acute bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 0.9 *0.6 1.4 4,447 2,410 1,578 3,682

Pneumonia .......................... *0.4 *0.3 *0.1 1.0 1,018 667 394 2,712

Other respiratory conditions ................ *0.4 *0.5 *0.5 *0.3 1,057 1,315 1,293 886

Digestive system conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.6 4,815 3,992 4,539 4,301

Dental conditions ...................... *0.3 *0.2 *0.4 *0.2 698 470 1,153 649

Indigestion, nausea, and vomiting . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 0.8 *0.2 0.8 3,018 2,177 639 2,129

Other digestive conditions ................. *0.4 *0.5 1.0 *0.6 1,099 1,345 2,747 1,522

Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 5.5 6.0 5.0 13,522 14,582 15,904 13,271

Fractures and dislocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 *0.6 0.8 1.0 1,902 1,691 2,247 2,624

Sprains and strains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.1 2,710 3,779 3,449 3,040

Open wounds and lacerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 2,538 2,472 2,197 1,820

Contusions and superficial injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 1,984 1,991 3,229 2,774

Other current injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.1 4,388 4,649 4,783 3,013

Selected other acute conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 6.0 5.1 6.2 17,307 15,761 13,619 16,403

Eye conditions ........................ *0.4 *0.2 *0.3 *0.5 947 500 706 1,325

Acute ear infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 2.0 1.6 2.2 6,544 5,260 4,183 5,778

Other ear conditions .................... *0.3 *0.5 *0.2 *0.4 780 1,387 563 1,104

Acute urinary conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.8 *0.7 0.9 2,214 2,120 1,738 2,334

Disorders of menstruation ................. *0.1 *0.1 *0.1 *– 320 350 169 –

Other disorders of female genital tract ......... *0.3 *0.1 *0.1 *0.0 856 374 330 38

Delivery and other conditions of pregnancy and

puerperium ......................... *0.3 *0.2 *0.4 *0.3 691 627 1,045 915

Skin conditions ........................ *0.3 *0.5 *0.5 *0.5 904 1,292 1,450 1,340

Acute musculoskeletal conditions ............ *0.6 0.9 1.0 *0.7 1,607 2,325 2,737 1,792

Headache, excluding migraine .............. *0.3 *0.2 *0.1 *0.2 719 431 146 442

Fever, unspecified ...................... *0.7 *0.4 *0.2 *0.5 1,726 1,095 552 1,335

All other acute conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 3.1 2.3 2.7 9,566 8,281 6,194 7,129

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

– Quantity zero.

*0.0 Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.

NOTES: Excluded from these estimates are conditions involving neither medical attention nor activity restriction. The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for columns 1–4 can be

computed by using parameter set I of table II, the frequencies of table 50 and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 5–8 can be computed by using parameter

set I of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 16.4 million has a 10-percent RSE; of 4.0 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.8 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 51. Number of episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work, place of

accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle?

At work?2

Place of accident

Yes

No

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Number of episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year

All persons3 ......................... 20.5 1.2 1.2 19.2 3.9 12.0 6.5 2.2 2.2 5.2

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 22.4 *– *– 21.9 . . . . . . 10.9 *– *– *1.2

5–17 years .......................... 21.1 *1.0 *0.7 20.1 . . . . . . 5.5 *2.3 *0.3 10.4

18–24 years ......................... 28.0 *2.9 *2.9 24.8 *5.4 19.9 *5.8 *5.2 *5.8 7.1

25–44 years ......................... 23.2 *1.6 *1.6 21.6 6.4 12.7 6.3 3.0 4.2 5.9

45–64 years ......................... 13.9 *1.2 *1.2 12.5 *1.7 9.0 5.6 *1.7 *1.2 *2.5

65 years and over ...................... 16.7 *– *– 16.7 *– 8.7 8.0 *– *0.4 *0.8

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 23.1 1.3 *1.1 21.7 6.0 11.6 6.9 2.4 3.3 6.6

Under 18 years ...................... 27.3 *1.2 *0.8 25.9 . . . . . . 9.6 *2.5 *– 10.2

18–44 years ........................ 26.4 *1.8 *1.8 24.6 9.4 14.1 5.5 3.1 7.4 7.9

45 years and over .................... 14.8 *0.6 *0.6 14.0 *1.3 8.1 6.3 *1.2 *0.8 *1.5

Female:

All ages ............................ 18.1 1.2 1.2 16.8 2.0 12.3 6.1 2.0 1.2 4.0

Under 18 years ...................... 15.3 *0.1 *0.1 15.2 . . . . . . *4.3 *0.8 *0.4 5.4

18–44 years ........................ 22.3 *2.0 *2.0 20.1 3.0 14.6 6.8 3.8 *1.8 4.5

45 years and over .................... 15.1 *0.9 *0.9 14.2 *0.9 9.5 6.7 *0.9 *0.9 *2.2

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 20.8 0.8 0.8 19.9 4.1 11.7 6.8 1.8 2.4 5.2

Under 18 years ...................... 21.9 *0.7 *0.4 21.0 . . . . . . 7.5 *1.5 *0.3 8.0

18–44 years ........................ 24.7 *1.2 *1.2 23.4 6.7 13.9 6.2 2.8 5.2 6.2

45 years and over .................... 15.3 *0.6 *0.6 14.8 *1.0 9.1 6.9 *0.8 *0.7 2.1

Black:

All ages ............................ 20.3 *3.7 *3.7 16.3 *3.8 14.8 6.2 5.4 *1.3 5.1

Under 18 years ...................... 20.3 *0.9 *0.9 19.5 . . . . . . *6.8 *3.1 *– *6.4

18–44 years ........................ 25.3 *6.5 *6.5 18.8 *5.1 18.7 *7.6 *8.1 *1.8 *6.5

45 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *11.6 *2.9 *2.9 *7.7 *1.7 *8.3 *2.9 *3.9 *2.4 *0.7

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 69
Table 51. Number of episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work, place of

accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle?

At work?2

Place of accident

Yes

No

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Number of episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages ............................ 26.5 *2.0 *2.0 24.5 *1.0 21.7 12.7 *4.2 *1.7 *1.7

Under 18 years ...................... *22.6 *– *– *22.6 . . . . . . *12.2 *2.0 *– *1.2

18–44 years ........................ 38.5 *3.1 *3.1 35.4 *1.8 30.5 *17.9 *7.1 *3.1 *3.3

45 years and over .................... *14.8 *2.4 *2.4 *12.4 *– *10.5 *6.8 *2.4 *1.3 *–

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 24.6 *1.2 *1.2 23.3 6.0 14.3 6.9 *2.1 4.4 5.6

Under 18 years ...................... 23.9 *1.1 *1.1 22.8 . . . . . . *5.1 *2.2 *1.5 *7.5

18–44 years ........................ 31.1 *1.4 *1.4 29.7 *10.2 16.9 *6.1 *2.8 *9.5 *8.3

45 years and over .................... 17.8 *1.2 *1.2 16.7 *1.3 *11.4 *9.3 *1.2 *1.1 *1.2

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 21.1 *1.8 *1.8 19.0 5.0 9.7 5.6 3.1 *2.1 4.9

Under 18 years ...................... 23.5 *1.4 *1.4 22.2 . . . . . . *7.4 *3.2 *– *7.7

18–44 years ........................ 21.7 *3.4 *3.4 18.0 7.9 10.4 *3.6 *5.0 *4.3 *5.6

45 years and over .................... 18.1 *– *– 17.6 *1.0 *8.6 *6.6 *0.5 *1.0 *1.5

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 19.5 *0.8 *0.6 18.6 3.6 11.3 6.5 1.7 1.7 6.3

Under 18 years ...................... 22.0 *0.6 *0.1 21.1 . . . . . . 7.5 *1.3 *– 9.7

18–44 years ........................ 21.1 *0.6 *0.6 20.5 4.9 13.3 6.4 *2.0 *3.2 6.6

45 years and over .................... 14.7 *1.1 *1.1 13.5 *1.8 8.5 5.8 *1.6 *1.1 *2.7

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 20.8 *0.8 *0.8 20.0 5.2 12.8 7.1 *2.6 *2.1 6.1

Midwest ............................ 23.5 *0.7 *0.7 22.7 5.2 13.7 7.5 *2.2 3.5 5.7

South ............................. 19.3 1.8 *1.6 17.4 2.4 11.3 6.6 2.1 1.8 3.8

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.9 *1.3 *1.3 17.5 3.8 10.3 4.7 *2.1 *1.6 6.2

Place of residence

MSA4 ............................. 20.1 1.3 1.2 18.7 4.0 11.3 5.8 2.4 2.2 5.4

Central city ......................... 19.5 *1.8 *1.8 17.5 3.4 11.4 5.1 3.0 *1.6 5.1

Not central city ...................... 20.5 *1.0 *0.9 19.5 4.4 11.2 6.3 2.1 2.5 5.6

Not MSA4 ........................... 22.0 *0.9 *0.9 21.1 *3.5 14.4 9.0 *1.3 *2.4 4.5

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

1Includes unknowns for each characteristic.

2For currently employed persons 18 years of age and over only.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: Injuries coded 800–999 in the 9th Revision, International Classification of Diseases, (4) and impairments resulting from an accident are included. Injuries involving neither medical attention nor

activity restriction are excluded.

The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age can be computed by using parameter set IV of table II, the frequencies of table 52 and the

formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence can be computed by using parameter sets IV and X of table II, the

frequencies of tables 52 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I.

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Table 52. Number of episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work, place of accident, and

sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle?

At work?2

Place of accident

Yes

No

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Number of episodes of persons injured in thousands

All persons3 ......................... 54,278 3,206 3,059 50,823 7,583 23,055 17,189 5,837 5,825 13,835

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 4,498 – – 4,404 . . . . . . 2,194 – – 245

5–17 years .......................... 10,819 492 345 10,327 . . . . . . 2,823 1,201 156 5,339

18–24 years ......................... 6,874 719 719 6,086 1,338 4,888 1,418 1,270 1,422 1,746

25–44 years ......................... 19,378 1,336 1,336 18,042 5,337 10,619 5,241 2,462 3,502 4,918

45–64 years ......................... 7,393 659 659 6,648 908 4,799 2,977 904 634 1,342

65 years and over ...................... 5,316 – – 5,316 – 2,749 2,536 – 112 245

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 29,813 1,624 1,477 28,010 5,521 10,689 8,884 3,065 4,257 8,477

Under 18 years ...................... 9,995 450 303 9,451 . . . . . . 3,520 932 – 3,718

18–44 years ........................ 14,047 944 944 13,102 5,015 7,519 2,914 1,659 3,931 4,184

45 years and over .................... 5,772 229 229 5,457 506 3,170 2,450 474 326 575

Female:

All ages ............................ 24,465 1,583 1,583 22,813 2,062 12,366 8,305 2,772 1,567 5,358

Under 18 years ...................... 5,322 42 42 5,280 . . . . . . 1,497 270 156 1,866

18–44 years ........................ 12,206 1,111 1,111 11,025 1,660 7,988 3,746 2,073 992 2,479

45 years and over .................... 6,937 430 430 6,508 402 4,379 3,062 430 419 1,012

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 45,775 1,868 1,721 43,743 6,709 19,147 14,862 3,942 5,349 11,534

Under 18 years ...................... 12,441 393 246 11,954 . . . . . . 4,246 848 156 4,521

18–44 years ........................ 21,948 1,047 1,047 20,831 5,942 12,397 5,474 2,507 4,643 5,483

45 years and over .................... 11,386 427 427 10,959 768 6,750 5,143 587 551 1,530

Black:

All ages ............................ 6,728 1,230 1,230 5,413 839 3,237 2,047 1,786 441 1,684

Under 18 years ...................... 2,309 98 98 2,211 . . . . . . 772 353 – 729

18–44 years ........................ 3,487 899 899 2,588 699 2,574 1,041 1,116 247 898

45 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932 232 232 615 140 663 234 317 194 57

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 71
Table 52. Number of episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work, place of accident, and

sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle?

At work?2

Place of accident

Yes

No

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Family income and age

Under $10,000: Number of episodes of persons injured in thousands

All ages ............................ 5,262 394 394 4,868 144 3,056 2,532 825 331 331

Under 18 years ...................... 1,310 – – 1,310 . . . . . . 703 116 – 72

18–44 years ........................ 3,029 245 245 2,784 144 2,399 1,405 561 247 259

45 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 149 149 775 – 657 424 149 84 –

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 9,059 457 457 8,601 1,610 3,827 2,548 770 1,628 2,073

Under 18 years ...................... 2,410 110 110 2,300 . . . . . . 514 226 156 754

18–44 years ........................ 4,390 202 202 4,188 1,443 2,382 858 398 1,335 1,166

45 years and over .................... 2,259 146 146 2,113 167 1,445 1,176 146 137 153

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 11,396 980 980 10,261 1,986 3,843 3,004 1,674 1,146 2,641

Under 18 years ...................... 3,356 193 193 3,163 . . . . . . 1,061 450 – 1,101

18–44 years ........................ 4,990 788 788 4,133 1,818 2,394 826 1,139 978 1,293

45 years and over .................... 3,050 – – 2,965 167 1,448 1,116 85 167 247

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 21,347 833 686 20,420 2,856 8,898 7,147 1,877 1,819 6,936

Under 18 years ...................... 6,816 189 42 6,533 . . . . . . 2,309 409 – 3,012

18–44 years ........................ 9,777 279 279 9,498 2,282 6,138 2,955 944 1,462 3,061

45 years and over .................... 4,753 365 365 4,389 574 2,760 1,883 524 357 862

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 11,232 440 440 10,792 2,056 5,106 3,817 1,395 1,148 3,290

Midwest ............................ 14,913 416 416 14,412 2,392 6,282 4,735 1,373 2,191 3,597

South ............................. 17,470 1,628 1,481 15,748 1,587 7,465 5,984 1,893 1,606 3,476

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,664 723 723 9,872 1,548 4,202 2,652 1,176 880 3,473

Place of residence

MSA4 ............................. 41,966 2,679 2,532 39,038 6,129 17,158 12,177 5,088 4,495 11,293

Central city ......................... 15,224 1,424 1,424 13,645 1,940 6,595 3,974 2,325 1,269 3,994

Not central city ...................... 26,741 1,255 1,108 25,393 4,189 10,563 8,204 2,763 3,227 7,299

Not MSA4 ........................... 12,312 527 527 11,785 1,454 5,897 5,012 749 1,330 2,542

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

1Includes unknowns for each characteristic.

2For currently employed persons 18 years of age and over only.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: Injuries coded 800–999 in the 9th Revision, International Classification of Diseases, (4) and impairments resulting from an accident are included. Injuries involving neither medical attention nor

activity restriction are excluded.

The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set IV of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 13.5 million has a

10-percent RSE; of 3.4 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.5 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 53. Number of restricted-activity days associated with episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in moving

motor vehicle, whether at work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle? Place of accident

Yes

No

At work?2

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Number of restricted-activity days per 100 persons per year

All persons3 ......................... 226.4 38.4 36.0 187.1 91.1 155.2 55.9 50.7 43.3 58.6

Age

Under 5 years ........................ *22.7 *– *– *22.7 . . . . . . *17.1 *– *– *2.2

5–17 years .......................... 60.9 *11.2 *11.2 49.7 . . . . . . *10.0 *16.6 *0.3 32.7

18–24 years ......................... 168.6 *44.9 *35.9 123.5 *45.4 87.3 *18.3 *40.8 *43.3 50.3

25–44 years ......................... 263.8 57.0 56.7 204.1 100.5 135.1 43.5 77.0 57.0 65.2

45–64 years ......................... 352.7 55.2 52.8 297.3 142.5 158.4 65.4 79.2 98.1 85.9

65 years and over ...................... 357.4 *24.3 *16.9 333.0 *15.8 255.0 200.3 *28.5 *12.4 79.4

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 216.9 34.5 29.9 182.0 119.6 114.2 35.4 48.1 54.8 64.4

Under 18 years ...................... 50.2 *12.8 *12.8 37.4 . . . . . . *12.9 *16.9 *– *19.9

18–44 years ........................ 231.9 44.9 40.7 186.1 105.4 99.1 30.6 63.5 61.5 67.2

45 years and over .................... 352.8 40.6 *31.3 311.9 138.9 134.9 63.1 56.2 97.0 102.3

Female:

All ages ............................ 235.4 42.0 41.8 191.9 65.0 192.7 75.3 53.1 32.4 53.0

Under 18 years ...................... 50.2 *3.1 *3.1 47.1 . . . . . . *11.0 *6.6 *0.4 *28.5

18–44 years ........................ 252.1 63.3 62.8 185.4 71.0 148.6 44.7 73.8 46.5 56.5

45 years and over .................... 355.9 46.3 46.3 309.6 57.9 245.3 160.6 63.7 39.8 67.4

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 222.4 33.9 33.2 187.7 93.4 147.6 55.7 46.4 43.7 57.4

Under 18 years ...................... 49.5 *6.5 *6.5 43.0 . . . . . . *13.2 *11.3 *0.3 24.2

18–44 years ........................ 229.9 49.2 49.0 178.6 90.6 108.2 30.3 59.5 55.1 63.4

45 years and over .................... 345.5 36.4 34.6 309.1 96.9 194.8 118.7 57.4 63.1 75.6

Black:

All ages ............................ 274.1 75.3 61.2 197.0 91.9 232.4 51.0 89.2 51.4 73.1

Under 18 years ...................... *53.3 *18.1 *18.1 *35.2 . . . . . . *9.5 *18.1 *– *23.6

18–44 years ........................ 349.8 93.5 *76.5 252.7 *81.8 246.4 *73.4 137.9 *56.8 *70.0

45 years and over .................... 456.6 *125.2 *95.9 330.3 *109.3 208.4 *71.1 *106.2 *114.8 *148.5

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 73
Table 53. Number of restricted-activity days associated with episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in moving

motor vehicle, whether at work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle? Place of accident

Yes

No

At work?2

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Family income and age

Under $10,000: Number of restricted-activity days per 100 persons per year

All ages ............................ 466.0 72.6 72.6 393.5 155.0 338.3 138.9 109.1 88.3 72.4

Under 18 years ...................... *62.7 *– *– *62.7 . . . . . . *45.4 *9.8 *– *7.4

18–44 years ........................ 494.4 *125.9 *125.9 368.4 *98.7 294.4 *88.0 200.9 *84.6 *53.1

45 years and over .................... 804.7 *72.6 *72.6 732.2 225.8 393.7 289.8 *85.4 *174.8 *157.0

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 357.8 47.8 44.9 310.0 162.3 258.0 109.6 74.2 65.2 90.6

Under 18 years ...................... *57.1 *1.1 *1.1 *56.0 . . . . . . *5.8 *7.6 *1.5 *34.9

18–44 years ........................ 431.8 *51.6 *49.7 380.2 220.2 179.4 *59.2 *64.3 143.6 122.3

45 years and over .................... 515.1 *80.8 *74.5 434.3 97.7 345.6 248.5 138.5 *28.5 99.5

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 177.6 42.8 38.7 134.5 67.8 120.0 36.5 46.7 33.6 42.6

Under 18 years ...................... *61.1 *21.0 *21.0 *40.2 . . . . . . *27.2 *21.0 *– *11.3

18–44 years ........................ 208.2 74.3 64.7 133.6 57.5 126.2 *24.3 77.3 *22.8 63.6

45 years and over .................... 234.5 *18.2 *18.2 215.8 81.9 111.7 *60.9 *26.8 77.0 *40.4

$35,00 or more:

All ages ............................ 151.4 25.9 25.4 125.1 70.8 93.9 29.9 28.1 36.0 48.0

Under 18 years ...................... 49.7 *6.3 *6.3 43.4 . . . . . . *4.7 *11.1 *– *33.0

18–44 years ........................ 159.4 28.3 28.3 130.0 62.1 81.7 33.4 31.4 40.0 48.3

45 years and over .................... 237.3 41.1 39.6 196.1 83.3 111.4 49.1 39.6 64.7 62.1

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 219.2 43.2 43.2 172.7 75.2 177.7 58.8 59.1 31.1 54.3

Midwest ............................ 212.9 39.1 36.8 173.7 93.1 149.4 47.7 49.8 44.2 58.2

South ............................. 227.6 31.2 28.7 196.4 88.7 145.7 64.4 42.4 46.9 50.8

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246.5 44.5 40.1 201.0 108.2 155.0 48.7 56.7 48.3 75.6

Place of residence

MSA4 ............................. 220.9 37.0 34.0 183.6 91.8 148.8 52.4 50.3 43.8 56.2

Central city ......................... 250.6 39.9 36.4 209.9 92.9 171.1 74.1 53.9 44.6 66.3

Not central city ...................... 203.1 35.2 32.6 167.8 91.2 135.1 39.4 48.2 43.3 50.1

Not MSA4 ........................... 246.8 43.6 43.6 200.0 88.5 178.8 68.8 51.8 41.4 67.5

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figures does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

1Includes unknowns for each characteristic.

2For currently employed persons 18 years of age and over only.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the frequencies of table 54 and

the formula presented in rule 2 appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence can be computed by using parameter sets II and X of table II, the

frequencies of tables 54 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 appendix I.

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Table 54. Number of restricted-activity days associated with episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at

work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle?

At work?2

Place of accident

Yes

No

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Number of restricted-activity days in thousands

All persons3 ......................... 598,208 101,398 95,260 494,365 175,696 299,289 147,676 133,850 114,462 154,809

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 4,566 – – 4,566 . . . . . . 3,435 – – 436

5–17 years .......................... 31,256 5,761 5,761 25,494 . . . . . . 5,115 8,493 156 16,762

18–24 years ......................... 41,440 11,024 8,812 30,347 11,149 21,467 4,489 10,021 10,650 12,354

25–44 years ......................... 219,974 47,527 47,261 170,157 83,805 112,620 36,279 64,192 47,562 54,380

45–64 years ......................... 187,455 29,362 28,057 158,007 75,736 84,189 34,739 42,091 52,161 45,669

65 years and over ...................... 113,518 7,724 5,370 105,794 5,006 81,013 63,619 9,054 3,933 25,208

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 279,345 44,441 38,569 234,330 110,259 105,341 45,597 61,896 70,559 82,961

Under 18 years ...................... 18,347 4,690 4,690 13,657 . . . . . . 4,703 6,192 – 7,259

18–44 years ........................ 123,417 23,899 21,687 99,029 56,080 52,749 16,281 33,785 32,735 35,790

45 years and over .................... 137,581 15,852 12,192 121,644 54,180 52,592 24,612 21,919 37,823 39,913

Female:

All ages ............................ 318,863 56,957 56,691 260,034 65,437 193,947 102,079 71,954 43,903 71,848

Under 18 years ...................... 17,474 1,071 1,071 16,403 . . . . . . 3,847 2,300 156 9,938

18–44 years ........................ 137,997 34,651 34,386 101,474 38,874 81,338 24,486 40,428 25,477 30,945

45 years and over .................... 163,392 21,234 21,234 142,158 26,562 112,609 73,746 29,226 18,271 30,965

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 489,367 74,505 73,068 412,991 152,549 240,992 122,573 102,022 96,093 126,244

Under 18 years ...................... 28,127 3,702 3,702 24,425 . . . . . . 7,472 6,433 156 13,740

18–44 years ........................ 204,549 43,774 43,643 158,904 80,582 96,302 26,944 52,975 49,067 56,369

45 years and over .................... 256,692 27,028 25,723 229,663 71,967 144,690 88,157 42,614 46,871 56,136

Black:

All ages ............................ 90,943 25,003 20,302 65,366 20,056 50,704 16,910 29,601 17,054 24,257

Under 18 years ...................... 6,058 2,059 2,059 3,999 . . . . . . 1,078 2,059 – 2,678

18–44 years ........................ 48,217 12,886 10,540 34,843 11,281 33,971 10,123 19,011 7,831 9,653

45 years and over .................... 36,668 10,058 7,703 26,525 8,775 16,733 5,709 8,531 9,223 11,926

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 75
Table 54. Number of restricted-activity days associated with episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at

work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle?

At work?2

Place of accident

Yes

No

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Family income and age

Under $10,000: Number of restricted-activity days in thousands

All ages ............................ 92,646 14,424 14,424 78,222 21,838 47,679 27,610 21,679 17,545 14,392

Under 18 years ...................... 3,627 – – 3,627 . . . . . . 2,629 567 – 431

18–44 years ........................ 38,851 9,898 9,898 28,953 7,760 23,137 6,916 15,787 6,646 4,175

45 years and over .................... 50,168 4,525 4,525 45,643 14,078 24,543 18,066 5,325 10,899 9,787

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 131,914 17,620 16,561 114,293 43,449 69,072 40,396 27,368 24,041 33,387

Under 18 years ...................... 5,764 110 110 5,654 . . . . . . 587 763 156 3,527

18–44 years ........................ 60,951 7,282 7,016 53,669 31,082 25,329 8,355 9,071 20,274 17,260

45 years and over .................... 65,199 10,229 9,435 54,971 12,367 43,743 31,454 17,534 3,611 12,600

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 96,055 23,143 20,932 72,757 26,999 47,793 19,733 25,273 18,193 23,034

Under 18 years ...................... 8,728 2,992 2,992 5,736 . . . . . . 3,881 2,992 – 1,620

18–44 years ........................ 47,848 17,084 14,872 30,695 13,205 28,990 5,593 17,764 5,230 14,608

45 years and over .................... 39,479 3,067 3,067 36,326 13,794 18,802 10,258 4,516 12,962 6,805

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 165,944 28,354 27,842 137,101 55,681 73,841 32,810 30,777 39,463 52,642

Under 18 years ...................... 15,394 1,937 1,937 13,457 . . . . . . 1,454 3,448 – 10,231

18–44 years ........................ 73,692 13,088 13,088 60,115 28,704 37,757 15,450 14,511 18,501 22,310

45 years and over .................... 76,858 13,329 12,817 63,529 26,977 36,084 15,907 12,817 20,962 20,101

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 118,141 23,270 23,270 93,069 29,983 70,858 31,696 31,846 16,752 29,283

Midwest ............................ 134,986 24,783 23,343 110,118 42,796 68,676 30,236 31,598 28,027 36,875

South ............................. 206,091 28,239 26,027 177,853 58,848 96,627 58,307 38,426 42,469 46,008

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,990 25,106 22,620 113,326 44,069 63,127 27,437 31,979 27,214 42,643

Place of residence

MSA4 ............................. 460,230 77,035 70,898 382,551 139,415 225,952 109,215 104,871 91,299 117,073

Central city ......................... 195,751 31,161 28,456 163,947 53,533 98,636 57,885 42,139 34,850 51,804

Not central city ...................... 264,479 45,875 42,442 218,604 85,882 127,316 51,329 62,732 56,449 65,269

Not MSA4 ........................... 137,978 24,362 24,362 111,814 36,281 73,337 38,461 28,979 23,162 37,736

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

1Includes unknowns for each characteristic.

2For currently employed persons 18 years of age and over only.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 55. Number of bed days associated with episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in moving motor vehicle,

whether at work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle? Place of accident

Yes

No

At work?2

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Number of bed days per 100 persons per year

All persons3 ......................... 71.8 11.9 11.8 59.9 21.9 50.1 17.1 18.8 10.0 17.3

Age

Under 5 years ........................ *6.2 *– *– *6.2 . . . . . . *3.9 *– *– *–

5–17 years .......................... *15.2 *1.8 *1.8 *13.4 . . . . . . *3.1 *3.1 *0.3 *8.1

18–24 years ......................... *25.1 *7.0 *7.0 *17.9 *3.1 *13.5 *1.8 *9.2 *3.6 *5.6

25–44 years ......................... 82.9 19.5 19.3 63.4 24.5 43.9 *7.6 30.5 *11.9 20.9

45–64 years ......................... 117.3 *21.3 *21.3 96.0 34.6 58.3 26.4 29.9 24.6 25.7

65 years and over ...................... 135.4 *3.7 *3.7 131.7 *8.1 80.9 68.9 *14.3 *7.5 *29.0

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 57.8 *8.3 *8.3 49.5 23.4 34.6 *9.4 14.8 10.9 18.2

Under 18 years ...................... *13.0 *2.2 *2.2 *10.9 . . . . . . *4.6 *3.9 *– *4.1

18–44 years ........................ 54.6 *12.0 *12.0 42.5 *18.7 28.4 *2.5 *22.7 *12.2 *14.9

45 years and over .................... 104.1 *9.1 *9.1 95.1 *29.8 43.0 *23.3 *14.3 *19.3 35.7

Female:

All ages ............................ 85.1 15.3 15.2 69.7 20.4 64.2 24.3 22.6 9.2 16.5

Under 18 years ...................... *12.2 *0.4 *0.4 *11.8 . . . . . . *2.0 *0.4 *0.4 *7.6

18–44 years ........................ 84.5 *21.2 *20.9 63.2 *20.5 45.3 *10.0 28.6 *7.9 *19.8

45 years and over .................... 141.0 *19.5 *19.5 121.5 *20.3 86.9 58.5 32.4 *17.3 *19.5

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 68.1 10.2 10.2 57.8 22.0 46.3 15.7 16.2 9.5 17.4

Under 18 years ...................... *9.8 *0.2 *0.2 *9.6 . . . . . . *2.7 *1.3 *0.3 *5.4

18–44 years ........................ 65.1 15.6 15.6 49.4 21.5 30.5 *3.9 21.0 *10.1 18.5

45 years and over .................... 116.3 *11.5 *11.5 104.8 22.5 65.3 39.9 21.9 *15.7 25.2

Black:

All ages ............................ 105.0 *25.5 *25.1 79.6 *28.9 92.3 *24.0 40.9 *16.1 *21.1

Under 18 years ...................... *25.4 *7.3 *7.3 *18.1 . . . . . . *7.3 *7.3 *– *8.7

18–44 years ........................ 112.8 *26.4 *25.4 *86.5 *14.9 89.7 *24.0 *62.1 *11.1 *13.3

45 years and over .................... 204.3 *49.6 *49.6 154.7 *52.9 *96.9 *47.8 *52.0 *47.4 *51.9

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 77
Table 55. Number of bed days associated with episodes of persons injured per 100 persons per year, by whether in moving motor vehicle,

whether at work, place of accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle? Place of accident

Yes

No

At work?2

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Family income and age

Under $10,000: Number of bed days per 100 persons per year

All ages ............................ 166.2 *36.4 *36.4 129.8 *32.1 124.2 *39.9 *54.8 *20.1 *24.8

Under 18 years ...................... *25.4 *– *– *25.4 . . . . . . *25.4 *– *– *–

18–44 years ........................ 182.4 *71.5 *71.5 *111.0 *2.2 *131.2 *25.7 *117.9 *6.0 *6.2

45 years and over .................... 276.5 *26.0 *26.0 250.5 *69.8 *115.4 *71.2 *26.0 *56.5 *71.2

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 133.9 *14.8 *14.4 119.1 46.4 85.4 42.4 *28.4 *13.9 37.1

Under 18 years ...................... *23.5 *1.1 *1.1 *22.4 . . . . . . *1.3 *7.6 *1.5 *8.5

18–44 years ........................ 140.0 *11.3 *10.4 128.7 *60.4 *49.5 *12.5 *16.6 *30.1 *52.4

45 years and over .................... 215.1 *29.5 *29.5 185.6 *30.8 125.6 108.7 *58.1 *5.6 *42.7

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 47.6 *11.3 *11.3 36.1 *13.9 33.3 *11.0 *13.8 *7.7 *8.6

Under 18 years ...................... *6.8 *– *– *6.8 . . . . . . *5.3 *– *– *0.9

18–44 years ........................ *47.4 *24.5 *24.5 *22.6 *14.3 *27.2 *– *25.1 *8.8 *10.5

45 years and over .................... 82.5 *3.0 *3.0 79.5 *13.3 *41.6 *30.8 *10.0 *12.8 *12.6

$35,00 or more:

All ages ............................ 39.6 *7.2 *7.2 32.3 *14.0 29.3 *7.9 *7.6 *8.2 12.1

Under 18 years ...................... *13.0 *2.7 *2.7 *10.3 . . . . . . *– *2.7 *– *10.2

18–44 years ........................ 28.5 *2.3 *2.3 *26.2 *6.3 *18.4 *4.3 *3.1 *4.0 *12.1

45 years and over .................... 80.8 *18.7 *18.7 62.1 *25.0 44.9 *20.6 *18.7 *21.8 *13.8

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 61.7 *13.4 *13.4 48.3 *7.9 59.4 *16.3 *18.9 *3.8 *16.7

Midwest ............................ 76.1 *10.9 *10.6 65.3 28.0 47.2 *12.0 *19.1 *15.9 21.1

South ............................. 78.3 *11.8 *11.8 66.4 25.5 50.7 18.5 20.9 *9.8 16.8

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.1 *11.7 *11.7 54.3 *22.7 43.2 *21.2 *15.2 *9.6 *14.5

Place of residence

MSA4 ............................. 72.1 12.0 12.0 60.0 21.8 51.1 15.4 20.6 9.1 17.5

Central city ......................... 81.5 *12.1 *12.1 69.3 24.9 60.9 30.2 20.4 *15.0 *11.8

Not central city ...................... 66.4 12.0 11.9 54.4 19.9 45.2 *6.5 20.7 *5.7 20.9

Not MSA4 ........................... 70.7 *11.4 *11.4 59.3 *22.0 46.1 23.2 *12.2 *13.1 *16.6

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figures does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

1Includes unknowns for each characteristic.

2For currently employed persons 18 years of age and over only.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age for columns 1–4 and 7–10 can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the

frequencies of table 56 and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 5 and 6 can be computed by using parameter sets II and X of table II, the frequencies of

tables 56 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence can be computed by using parameter

sets II and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 56 and 78 and the formula present in rule 4 of appendix I.

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Table 56. Number of bed days associated with episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work, place of

accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle? Place of accident

Yes

No

At work?2

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Number of bed days in thousands

All persons3 ......................... 189,685 31,434 31,300 158,181 42,153 96,583 45,064 49,721 26,395 45,794

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 1,239 – – 1,239 . . . . . . 776 – – –

5–17 years .......................... 7,787 939 939 6,849 . . . . . . 1,579 1,592 156 4,143

18–24 years ......................... 6,168 1,711 1,711 4,388 757 3,326 441 2,254 884 1,365

25–44 years ......................... 69,141 16,268 16,134 52,873 20,430 36,585 6,326 25,443 9,902 17,406

45–64 years ......................... 62,338 11,338 11,338 51,001 18,388 30,978 14,045 15,891 13,076 13,659

65 years and over ...................... 43,011 1,179 1,179 41,832 2,578 25,694 21,897 4,541 2,378 9,220

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 74,426 10,734 10,734 63,692 21,576 31,914 12,087 19,077 13,996 23,384

Under 18 years ...................... 4,770 790 790 3,979 . . . . . . 1,668 1,443 – 1,503

18–44 years ........................ 29,042 6,399 6,399 22,642 9,942 15,138 1,313 12,060 6,487 7,942

45 years and over .................... 40,614 3,544 3,544 37,071 11,634 16,776 9,106 5,574 7,509 13,939

Female:

All ages ............................ 115,259 20,701 20,566 94,489 20,577 64,669 32,977 30,644 12,399 22,410

Under 18 years ...................... 4,257 148 148 4,109 . . . . . . 687 148 156 2,640

18–44 years ........................ 46,267 11,580 11,445 34,618 11,246 24,773 5,454 15,638 4,299 10,830

45 years and over .................... 64,735 8,972 8,972 55,763 9,331 39,897 26,836 14,858 7,945 8,939

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 149,826 22,548 22,548 127,209 35,854 75,597 34,605 35,715 20,838 38,223

Under 18 years ...................... 5,545 110 110 5,435 . . . . . . 1,530 763 156 3,054

18–44 years ........................ 57,915 13,908 13,908 43,937 19,137 27,111 3,462 18,697 9,031 16,454

45 years and over .................... 86,367 8,529 8,529 77,837 16,718 48,486 29,613 16,255 11,651 18,714

Black:

All ages ............................ 34,849 8,451 8,316 26,398 6,299 20,144 7,970 13,570 5,329 6,988

Under 18 years ...................... 2,888 829 829 2,059 . . . . . . 825 829 – 990

18–44 years ........................ 15,553 3,635 3,500 11,919 2,051 12,364 3,304 8,564 1,526 1,833

45 years and over .................... 16,408 3,987 3,987 12,421 4,248 7,780 3,840 4,177 3,803 4,165

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 79
Table 56. Number of bed days associated with episodes of persons injured, by whether in moving motor vehicle, whether at work, place of

accident, and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All

episodes1

Moving motor vehicle? Place of accident

Yes

No

At work?2

At

home

Street or

highway

Industrial

Total Traffic Yes No place Other

Family income and age

Under $10,000: Number of bed days in thousands

All ages ............................ 33,044 7,237 7,237 25,807 4,522 17,506 7,926 10,884 3,995 4,925

Under 18 years ...................... 1,469 – – 1,469 . . . . . . 1,469 – – –

18–44 years ........................ 14,338 5,619 5,619 8,720 171 10,313 2,018 9,266 470 485

45 years and over .................... 17,237 1,618 1,618 15,619 4,351 7,193 4,439 1,618 3,525 4,440

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 49,365 5,449 5,315 43,915 12,417 22,879 15,649 10,465 5,112 13,671

Under 18 years ...................... 2,374 110 110 2,264 . . . . . . 130 763 156 863

18–44 years ........................ 19,764 1,601 1,467 18,163 8,522 6,985 1,761 2,342 4,254 7,404

45 years and over .................... 27,226 3,738 3,738 23,488 3,895 15,894 13,758 7,360 703 5,405

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 25,752 6,134 6,134 19,548 5,522 13,256 5,937 7,452 4,168 4,653

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972 – – 972 . . . . . . 757 – – 127

18–44 years ........................ 10,892 5,626 5,626 5,197 3,282 6,257 – 5,775 2,021 2,406

45 years and over .................... 13,888 508 508 13,380 2,240 6,999 5,180 1,677 2,147 2,119

$35,00 or more:

All ages ............................ 43,361 7,942 7,942 35,419 10,987 23,073 8,657 8,311 8,936 13,216

Under 18 years ...................... 4,014 829 829 3,185 . . . . . . – 829 – 3,153

18–44 years ........................ 13,187 1,069 1,069 12,118 2,902 8,519 1,981 1,438 1,860 5,595

45 years and over .................... 26,160 6,044 6,044 20,116 8,085 14,554 6,676 6,044 7,076 4,468

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 33,237 7,219 7,219 26,018 3,140 23,689 8,781 10,169 2,051 9,002

Midwest ............................ 48,288 6,886 6,751 41,402 12,871 21,678 7,580 12,085 10,091 13,379

South ............................. 70,865 10,720 10,720 60,145 16,900 33,633 16,765 18,905 8,864 15,210

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,295 6,609 6,609 30,616 9,242 17,583 11,937 8,562 5,389 8,203

Place of residence

MSA4 ............................. 150,170 25,059 24,924 125,042 33,122 77,677 32,089 42,895 19,059 36,498

Central city ......................... 63,663 9,451 9,451 54,142 14,329 35,104 23,580 15,961 11,680 9,235

Not central city ...................... 86,507 15,607 15,473 70,900 18,793 42,573 8,509 26,934 7,379 27,263

Not MSA4 ........................... 39,515 6,376 6,376 33,139 9,031 18,906 12,975 6,826 7,336 9,296

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

1Includes unknowns for each characteristic.

2For currently employed persons 18 years of age and over only.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 116.9 million

has a 10-percent RSE; of 27.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 12.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 57. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by age: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

All

ages

Under 45 years 65 years and over

Total

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45–64

years Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Arthritis ............................ 127.3 30.9 *1.9 50.1 240.1 482.7 453.1 523.6

Gout, including gouty arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 *1.8 *– *3.0 22.4 30.8 31.7 *29.4

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 25.4 13.1 *1.0 21.1 62.7 32.2 38.2 *24.0

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 6.6 *– 10.9 23.2 16.4 *14.6 *18.8

Disorders of bone or cartilage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 *2.1 *0.5 *3.1 10.0 26.2 *15.6 40.6

Trouble with bunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9 4.5 *1.3 6.5 16.2 22.0 *21.2 *23.0

Bursitis, unclassified .................... 18.9 8.2 *0.8 13.1 43.9 38.0 43.0 31.1

Sebaceous skin cyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 3.6 *0.4 5.7 9.1 *2.0 *3.4 *–

Trouble with acne ...................... 18.7 26.3 24.4 27.5 *4.5 *– *– *–

Psoriasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 7.6 *3.2 10.5 20.7 15.0 *16.3 *13.2

Dermatitis ........................... 31.2 30.3 30.5 30.1 38.1 25.2 26.6 *23.1

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 25.1 19.7 12.7 24.4 28.9 48.9 37.5 64.4

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 22.0 17.8 *5.2 26.0 26.8 37.7 34.0 42.7

Trouble with corns and calluses ............. 14.3 8.3 *1.1 13.0 25.4 29.7 27.1 33.2

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 31.3 17.0 6.3 24.0 48.3 84.2 69.6 104.3

Color blindness ....................... 10.6 7.6 *4.0 10.0 16.1 18.8 *20.6 *16.4

Cataracts ........................... 26.6 *1.9 *0.5 *2.8 23.3 171.5 151.9 198.6

Glaucoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 *1.2 *– *2.0 10.3 57.8 46.7 73.1

Hearing impairment ..................... 83.4 30.2 12.6 41.9 131.5 303.4 255.2 369.8

Tinnitus ............................ 29.8 10.7 *2.6 16.0 59.6 87.7 96.0 76.2

Speech impairment ..................... 10.3 11.1 16.3 7.8 *6.6 *11.7 *10.0 *14.1

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 *2.0 *1.0 *2.7 *5.7 19.4 *21.5 *16.7

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial . . . . . . 8.1 4.6 *3.8 5.1 13.5 18.9 *12.4 *27.8

Deformity or orthopedic impairment . . . . . . . . . . . 111.6 83.9 25.6 122.4 177.8 157.6 175.1 133.5

Back ............................. 64.0 51.6 7.7 80.6 102.8 68.7 80.0 53.1

Upper extremities ..................... 15.8 9.1 *2.6 13.3 29.4 30.9 39.0 *19.8

Lower extremities ..................... 48.0 33.5 18.8 43.2 82.5 72.6 77.9 65.3

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer .............................. 14.0 7.6 *1.3 11.8 26.1 30.1 36.9 *20.7

Hernia of abdominal cavity ................ 16.9 7.2 *1.7 10.8 30.9 48.4 38.3 62.4

Gastritis or duodenitis ................... 14.1 9.4 *3.1 13.5 22.1 27.6 34.0 *18.8

Frequent indigestion .................... 24.3 17.4 *3.3 26.7 42.1 33.5 38.6 *26.4

Enteritis or colitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 4.8 *1.7 6.9 10.0 *9.2 *8.4 *10.5

Spastic colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 5.0 *0.7 7.9 13.7 14.3 *16.9 *10.9

Diverticula of intestines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.6 *1.5 *– *2.4 17.6 41.9 36.0 50.0

Frequent constipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 7.2 *5.3 8.5 14.7 33.8 23.9 47.5

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 81
Table 57. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

All

ages

Under 45 years 65 years and over

Total

Under

18 years

18–44

years

45–64

years Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid ......... 17.4 8.2 *1.0 13.0 30.0 48.1 50.3 45.1

Diabetes ............................ 28.9 7.6 *1.2 11.8 58.2 100.0 98.4 102.3

Anemias ............................ 13.1 12.0 *5.0 16.7 10.7 23.0 *13.7 35.9

Epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 4.6 *4.9 4.4 *5.8 *6.2 *5.4 *7.4

Migraine headache ..................... 43.7 42.2 15.2 60.0 57.9 28.5 28.6 *28.4

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified ............ *1.3 *0.3 *0.2 *0.3 *2.4 *5.6 *2.6 *9.8

Kidney trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 8.0 *2.4 11.8 12.8 13.7 *13.7 *13.6

Bladder disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 8.1 *3.3 11.3 15.7 26.9 *19.9 36.4

Diseases of prostate .................... 10.6 *1.3 *– *2.2 14.7 56.1 48.8 66.0

Disease of female genital organs ............ 16.7 15.9 *3.4 24.2 20.7 14.6 *16.5 *12.0

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease . . . . 6.7 4.6 *1.2 6.9 10.4 *11.9 *7.8 *17.5

Heart disease ........................ 78.2 33.1 23.6 39.3 116.4 268.7 238.2 310.7

Ischemic heart disease ................. 29.0 2.5 *– 4.2 51.6 140.9 131.0 154.6

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 33.0 24.3 17.0 29.1 40.7 69.1 66.2 73.1

Tachycardia or rapid heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 3.8 *– 6.4 12.1 30.9 31.0 30.7

Heart murmurs ..................... 18.1 18.0 16.6 18.8 17.6 19.6 *21.4 *17.3

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . 6.1 2.5 *0.4 3.9 11.0 18.6 *13.9 *25.1

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension ....................... 16.1 6.3 6.6 6.0 24.0 58.7 41.0 83.1

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 107.1 30.1 *0.5 49.6 214.1 363.5 356.0 373.8

Cerebrovascular disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 *1.4 *0.4 *2.0 12.8 65.1 40.2 99.4

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 *– *– *– *6.7 37.8 28.4 50.9

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... 28.0 13.4 *– 22.2 46.8 79.1 74.0 86.2

Hemorrhoids ......................... 32.3 20.8 *0.3 34.4 53.6 61.2 72.8 45.4

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 53.5 50.1 57.3 45.4 59.1 63.5 60.7 67.3

Asthma ............................ 55.2 58.9 62.0 56.9 48.6 45.5 43.7 48.0

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 89.8 89.2 58.7 109.4 104.8 67.7 61.9 75.7

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 125.5 112.6 63.9 144.7 174.1 117.1 127.0 103.5

Deviated nasal septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 5.5 *1.7 8.0 15.0 *6.2 *3.2 *10.4

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids . . . . . . . . . 9.5 13.0 20.2 8.2 *3.0 *0.8 *1.4 *–

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 *0.5 *– *0.8 13.2 32.4 32.3 32.6

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figures does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II, the frequencies of table 62 and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 58. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by sex and age: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Male Female

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Arthritis ............................ 26.1 193.0 411.2 394.6 437.9 35.8 284.0 534.5 500.3 576.4

Gout, including gouty arthritis ............... *3.4 33.5 46.4 *42.6 *52.6 *0.2 *12.0 *19.5 *22.9 *15.2

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 15.2 62.8 37.4 *41.7 *30.4 10.9 62.7 28.4 *35.4 *20.0

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 19.7 *12.0 *16.5 *4.7 7.0 26.4 *19.5 *13.1 *27.5

Disorders of bone or cartilage .............. *1.2 *6.9 *8.9 *7.1 *12.0 *2.9 *13.0 38.6 *22.6 58.5

Trouble with bunions .................... *1.6 *6.2 *17.0 *23.5 *6.5 7.3 25.6 25.6 *19.4 *33.2

Bursitis, unclassified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 39.6 *25.7 *24.8 *27.5 8.8 47.9 46.8 57.7 *33.4

Sebaceous skin cyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 *10.6 *3.1 *5.0 *– *2.6 *7.6 *1.1 *2.1 *–

Trouble with acne ...................... 24.9 *3.6 *– *– *– 27.6 *5.4 *– *– *–

Psoriasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 22.4 *28.2 *24.2 *34.5 7.9 19.2 *5.4 *9.8 *–

Dermatitis ........................... 24.1 28.6 32.6 *31.1 *34.9 36.4 47.0 *19.8 *23.0 *16.0

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 15.0 23.1 50.9 *37.3 *73.0 24.4 34.3 47.4 *37.7 59.3

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 21.1 24.4 40.7 *40.1 *41.6 14.4 29.1 35.5 *29.0 *43.4

Trouble with corn and calluses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 19.6 *26.7 *25.4 *28.8 9.6 30.9 31.8 *28.5 *35.8

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 21.7 61.0 103.8 90.6 125.1 12.2 36.4 70.0 52.6 91.4

Color blindness ....................... 13.8 29.6 40.2 *38.6 *42.9 *1.3 *3.5 *3.4 *6.2 *–

Cateracts ........................... *1.6 17.3 140.1 109.3 189.6 *2.1 29.0 194.3 186.4 203.9

Glaucoma ........................... *1.6 *11.0 54.1 *34.9 85.3 *0.8 *9.6 60.4 56.2 65.6

Hearing impairment ..................... 34.0 183.4 386.8 342.6 457.9 26.4 82.9 243.2 184.5 315.5

Tinnitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 76.9 117.4 119.5 114.1 10.4 43.4 66.1 77.1 52.8

Speech impairment ..................... 15.3 *7.9 *15.2 *17.5 *11.4 7.0 *5.4 *9.2 *3.9 *15.6

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) .......................... *3.2 *9.8 *26.6 *34.8 *13.5 *0.8 *1.9 *14.3 *10.7 *18.6

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial . . . . . . 5.8 16.8 *20.8 *19.5 *22.9 *3.3 *10.3 *17.5 *6.7 *30.7

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 84.8 187.5 156.5 165.5 142.0 82.9 168.6 158.4 182.8 128.4

Back ............................. 46.7 102.8 50.1 59.7 *34.7 56.6 102.9 82.1 96.4 64.5

Upper extremities ..................... 10.7 37.6 43.4 50.1 *32.6 7.4 21.7 21.8 *30.0 *11.9

Lower extremities ..................... 36.3 90.0 69.9 63.6 80.0 30.7 75.4 74.5 89.4 56.2

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 26.7 30.0 *28.0 *32.9 8.6 25.5 30.3 44.2 *13.2

Hernia of abdominal cavity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 35.0 53.3 49.3 *59.8 6.6 27.1 44.9 *29.6 64.0

Gastritis or duodenitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 19.4 *17.9 *20.1 *14.3 11.6 24.6 34.6 45.3 *21.5

Frequent indigestion .................... 20.8 44.7 *20.3 *28.1 *7.6 14.0 39.7 43.0 46.9 *38.1

Enteritis or colitis ...................... *3.6 *3.7 *7.1 *9.0 *4.1 6.1 15.8 *10.7 *7.9 *14.3

Spastic colon ......................... *3.2 *5.3 *10.7 *12.3 *8.0 6.8 21.6 *17.0 *20.6 *12.6

Diverticula of intestines .................. *1.2 17.4 *22.8 *30.0 *11.4 *1.8 17.7 55.6 41.0 73.8

Frequent constipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 *6.5 *21.3 *12.8 *35.1 9.8 22.4 42.8 *32.8 55.1

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 83
Table 58. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by sex and age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Male Female

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid ......... *3.5 *15.5 *22.2 *25.8 *16.5 13.0 43.6 66.9 70.0 62.9

Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 56.9 121.8 117.4 129.0 9.0 59.4 84.3 83.1 85.8

Anemias ............................ *1.9 *3.4 *22.2 *8.4 *44.5 22.2 17.5 23.6 *18.1 *30.4

Epilepsy ............................ *4.0 *3.6 *8.6 *8.6 *8.4 5.2 *7.8 *4.6 *2.7 *6.9

Migraine headache ..................... 20.2 20.2 *8.3 *1.5 *19.4 64.1 93.3 43.1 50.6 *33.9

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified ............ *0.2 *1.1 *7.2 *1.5 *16.7 *0.3 *3.6 *4.4 *3.4 *5.7

Kidney trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 *13.2 *23.9 *20.1 *30.2 10.7 *12.4 *6.3 *8.6 *3.4

Bladder disorders ...................... *2.4 *7.2 *6.0 *1.8 *12.7 13.8 23.5 41.9 *34.6 51.0

Diseases of prostate .................... *2.7 30.4 133.7 109.3 173.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of female genital organs . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 31.9 40.0 25.2 *29.9 *19.5

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease .... *4.1 *3.7 *17.7 *4.4 *39.2 5.1 16.7 *7.7 *10.6 *4.1

Heart disease ........................ 30.7 133.5 311.3 259.5 394.8 35.5 100.3 238.0 221.0 258.7

Ischemic heart disease ................. *3.2 76.7 184.8 171.1 207.1 *1.8 28.2 109.1 98.6 122.1

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 20.8 31.1 69.7 54.2 94.5 27.8 49.7 68.7 75.9 59.9

Tachycardia or rapid heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 *6.2 *28.2 *21.3 *39.4 *3.1 17.7 32.7 *38.9 *25.2

Heart murmurs ..................... 14.1 *14.3 *23.9 *23.1 *25.3 21.8 20.8 *16.5 *19.9 *12.3

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . *2.1 *10.7 *17.4 *9.9 *29.6 *2.9 *11.2 *19.5 *17.1 *22.4

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 25.7 56.8 *34.2 93.4 5.9 22.5 60.1 46.6 76.7

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 30.0 214.8 298.0 314.6 271.0 30.1 213.3 410.8 389.5 437.0

Cerebrovascular disease ................. *1.3 16.3 93.8 59.0 149.8 *1.5 *9.6 44.4 *24.9 68.3

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *10.5 45.8 *39.5 *55.9 *– *3.1 32.1 *19.2 *47.8

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... *3.8 17.6 46.2 *38.2 *59.2 22.9 74.1 102.9 102.9 102.9

Hemorrhoids ......................... 16.7 47.8 40.4 *46.1 *31.2 25.0 59.1 76.3 94.3 54.2

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 48.4 41.0 48.8 57.9 *34.1 51.9 76.1 74.1 63.2 87.7

Asthma ............................ 49.8 30.4 37.5 *39.8 *33.7 68.1 65.5 51.3 46.8 56.8

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 86.3 85.6 45.7 57.9 *26.1 92.1 122.8 83.6 65.1 106.3

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 93.5 140.5 109.6 119.4 93.7 131.7 205.5 122.5 133.1 109.6

Deviated nasal septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 *7.0 *10.7 *7.2 *16.5 4.6 22.5 *3.0 *– *6.7

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids . . . . . . . . . 9.9 *0.6 *– *– *– 16.0 *5.2 *1.4 *2.6 *–

Emphysema ......................... *1.0 16.5 33.2 *39.6 *22.7 *– *10.1 31.9 *26.4 *38.6

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II, the frequencies of table 63, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 59. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by race and age: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

White Black

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Arthritis ............................ 30.7 244.6 477.6 447.4 517.8 37.5 256.5 536.4 511.8 583.3

Gout, including gouty arthritis ............... *1.9 21.0 31.0 31.2 *30.8 *0.7 *35.6 *35.2 *44.1 *18.6

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 15.6 63.3 32.3 37.8 *24.9 *2.0 *72.9 *38.3 *50.0 *16.4

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 25.4 17.4 *15.1 *20.5 *4.1 *4.1 *8.8 *13.5 *–

Disorders of bone or cartilage .............. *2.0 10.7 28.4 *17.6 42.6 *1.6 *7.6 *8.0 *– *23.0

Trouble with bunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 17.1 23.2 *22.5 *24.0 *3.7 *10.0 *13.8 *13.5 *14.3

Bursitis, unclassified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 48.3 34.5 37.9 *29.9 *4.1 *17.7 *66.2 *72.9 *53.7

Sebaceous skin cyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 9.6 *2.2 *3.8 *– *2.5 *3.1 *– *– *–

Trouble with acne ...................... 28.1 *5.3 *– *– *– 18.8 *– *– *– *–

Psoriasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 23.7 16.6 *18.4 *14.4 *2.3 *3.0 *– *– *–

Dermatitis ........................... 29.1 42.6 26.1 27.7 *24.1 34.7 *14.0 *12.3 *10.6 *15.4

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 19.2 28.5 52.3 41.5 66.8 19.4 *13.3 *22.2 *8.8 *47.1

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 19.5 27.0 35.9 32.5 40.3 *10.7 *31.4 *65.8 *55.9 *84.4

Trouble with corn and calluses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 21.1 29.0 24.4 35.0 *11.9 *62.4 *44.4 *59.4 *15.4

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 17.0 47.8 86.1 70.6 106.7 20.1 *63.1 *81.9 *75.9 *93.2

Color blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 17.9 20.2 *22.0 *17.9 *2.1 *3.0 *7.7 *11.8 *–

Cateracts ........................... *1.8 23.7 174.8 153.7 202.9 *2.7 *20.9 157.7 *144.7 *182.0

Glaucoma ........................... *0.9 10.1 55.7 43.4 72.0 *3.3 *15.1 *93.8 *88.8 *103.1

Hearing impairment ..................... 33.1 139.0 320.3 270.6 386.5 19.0 77.0 155.4 *137.1 *189.7

Tinnitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 63.4 90.7 102.4 75.2 *7.4 *31.2 *55.1 *46.5 *71.3

Speech impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 *4.7 *13.0 *11.3 *15.3 20.4 *20.7 *– *– *–

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) .......................... *2.4 *6.2 19.5 *22.2 *16.0 *0.7 *3.9 *22.6 *19.4 *29.6

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial . . . . . . 3.7 11.9 18.4 *13.6 *24.8 *11.4 *31.9 *18.0 *4.1 *43.9

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 88.5 176.0 161.9 180.4 137.4 69.5 205.6 *134.4 *147.6 *109.6

Back ............................. 55.5 104.8 70.8 82.5 55.3 38.9 97.3 *60.9 *74.7 *36.2

Upper extremities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 29.2 32.4 42.4 *18.9 *9.9 *29.2 *21.8 *14.7 *35.1

Lower extremities ..................... 34.0 78.4 73.3 77.4 67.8 33.8 112.8 *69.3 *82.4 *45.0

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 20.3 27.9 33.2 *20.9 *5.2 74.2 *34.5 *40.6 *23.0

Hernia of abdominal cavity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 33.9 53.0 41.7 68.1 *2.3 *17.2 *9.6 *14.7 *–

Gastritis or duodenitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 22.7 26.7 32.6 *18.9 *10.5 *25.3 *43.6 *55.9 *20.8

Frequent indigestion .................... 19.3 44.0 29.9 34.5 *23.6 *8.1 *37.6 *80.4 *85.9 *70.2

Enteritis or colitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 11.0 *9.9 *8.8 *11.4 *0.9 *4.8 *3.8 *5.9 *–

Spastic colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 15.8 15.1 *17.7 *11.8 *1.4 *1.7 *8.8 *13.5 *–

Diverticula of intestines .................. *1.8 20.4 44.3 40.7 49.0 *– *– *25.7 *– *73.5

Frequent constipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 12.8 34.9 24.3 48.8 *8.5 *23.6 *29.9 *24.7 *39.5

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 85
Table 59. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by race and age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

White Black

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Goiter or other conditions of the thyroid . . . . . . . . 8.3 32.8 50.2 53.4 45.9 *8.8 *17.2 *36.4 *31.8 *45.0

Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 44.7 87.5 89.5 85.0 *8.4 149.5 199.1 *154.7 *281.8

Anemias ............................ 10.4 9.5 22.7 *12.5 36.2 21.7 *19.2 *32.2 *28.8 *38.4

Epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 *5.8 *6.9 *6.1 *8.1 *6.1 *8.3 *– *– *–

Migraine headache ..................... 43.8 58.4 26.9 28.5 *24.9 38.5 *61.1 *44.0 *23.5 *81.1

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified ............ *0.3 *2.8 *5.0 *0.7 *10.7 *– *– *13.4 *20.6 *–

Kidney trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 13.7 14.5 *14.1 *14.9 *4.3 *9.4 *8.4 *12.9 *–

Bladder disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 16.7 28.7 *21.6 38.2 *6.2 *12.9 *12.6 *8.8 *19.7

Diseases of prostate .................... *1.5 15.2 58.6 53.2 65.8 *– *10.3 *41.3 *18.2 *83.3

Diseases of female genital organs ............ 14.5 20.4 16.2 *18.6 *13.1 22.7 *14.8 *– *– *–

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease . . . . 4.9 11.9 *13.2 *8.8 *19.1 *4.7 *1.5 *– *– *–

Heart disease ........................ 34.4 117.4 278.2 247.1 319.6 35.0 129.4 *150.5 *108.8 *228.1

Ischemic heart disease ................. *2.7 54.8 148.5 140.7 158.7 *2.6 *34.5 *64.7 *29.4 *130.5

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 25.3 41.1 72.9 69.2 77.8 25.2 *52.2 *23.4 *21.8 *26.3

Tachycardia or rapid heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 12.1 33.1 33.8 *32.1 *2.1 *16.6 *13.8 *11.8 *17.5

Heart murmurs ..................... 18.2 18.6 20.0 *20.8 *18.9 21.6 *16.2 *– *– *–

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . 2.8 10.5 19.9 *14.6 *26.9 *1.4 *19.4 *9.2 *10.0 *7.7

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 21.5 56.9 37.3 83.0 *7.2 *42.4 *62.8 *58.2 *71.3

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 27.6 200.4 348.1 336.9 362.9 47.5 375.7 487.0 499.4 463.8

Cerebrovascular disease ................. *1.4 11.6 65.1 40.1 98.3 *1.9 *24.9 *70.8 *36.5 *134.9

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *7.0 40.2 32.0 51.0 *– *6.3 *21.1 *– *60.3

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... 14.2 47.8 78.5 74.8 83.5 *11.7 *44.7 *45.9 *51.8 *35.1

Hemorrhoids ......................... 23.3 57.5 62.0 71.4 49.5 *13.4 *33.8 *42.1 *64.7 *–

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 50.4 61.4 63.4 58.3 70.4 51.3 *51.7 *39.1 *54.7 *9.9

Asthma ............................ 56.9 47.4 45.3 43.0 48.3 76.6 *50.7 *41.7 *35.9 *53.7

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 92.0 111.0 68.2 62.5 75.7 66.2 *64.6 *46.7 *37.1 *64.7

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 112.8 174.9 118.3 127.6 105.9 121.5 180.5 *121.7 *150.6 *69.1

Deviated nasal septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 17.0 *6.9 *3.6 *11.3 *– *3.7 *– *– *–

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids ......... 13.8 *2.4 *0.9 *1.6 *– *8.2 *2.6 *– *– *–

Emphysema ......................... *0.4 13.6 35.2 35.6 34.5 *– *14.6 *10.0 *8.2 *13.2

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figures does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II, the frequencies of table 64, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I.

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Table 60. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by family income and age: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Arthritis ............................ 82.6 395.3 520.6 453.0 580.0 39.4 378.3 469.6 445.7 496.8

Gout, including gouty arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *54.9 *36.6 *57.6 *18.1 *– *23.9 *34.9 *25.1 *46.2

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ *28.1 *66.0 *25.3 *48.5 *4.8 18.8 98.3 *27.7 *25.9 *29.9

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . *11.1 *48.7 *6.0 *12.7 *– *3.2 *38.3 *9.3 *11.9 *6.3

Disorders of bone or cartilage .............. *4.0 *8.5 *33.5 *29.7 *36.8 *– *26.8 *29.3 *15.1 *45.6

Trouble with bunions .................... *7.0 *12.9 *6.5 *13.9 *– *1.6 *26.3 *21.3 *7.9 *36.5

Bursitis, unclassified .................... *10.3 *65.6 *34.6 *74.0 *– *9.1 *51.1 *46.6 *35.9 *59.1

Sebaceous skin cyst .................... *2.5 *– *– *– *– *4.5 *8.5 *– *– *–

Trouble with acne ...................... 43.2 *– *– *– *– *13.6 *10.6 *– *– *–

Psoriasis ........................... *13.7 *– *35.5 *39.4 *32.0 *3.9 *30.1 *7.0 *13.2 *–

Dermatitis ........................... 38.7 *29.1 *7.9 *5.5 *10.1 25.8 *23.2 *25.8 *25.6 *25.9

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... *20.2 *30.2 *46.0 *68.5 *25.6 20.2 *34.9 56.2 *34.9 *80.2

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 29.5 *80.8 *56.8 *69.1 *45.9 18.3 *20.0 *53.2 *67.3 *37.1

Trouble with corn and calluses .............. *7.8 *48.3 *17.6 *14.6 *20.3 *8.2 *42.3 *42.4 *26.9 *59.7

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 38.2 *131.3 122.3 *66.7 *171.3 23.9 82.3 113.8 123.1 *103.2

Color blindness ....................... *7.6 *16.2 *11.1 *23.7 *– *7.3 *5.4 *23.7 *27.2 *19.6

Cateracts ........................... *5.6 *52.7 219.4 *151.6 279.6 *3.6 *29.9 215.9 220.2 210.9

Glaucoma ........................... *1.6 *22.9 *44.6 *55.2 *35.2 *– *6.1 *51.1 *41.7 *61.8

Hearing impairment ..................... 48.3 220.1 360.2 307.5 406.6 34.9 179.6 328.2 294.2 367.4

Tinnitus ............................ *15.5 *106.6 128.0 *141.3 *116.3 21.2 115.2 99.5 129.1 *65.8

Speech impairment ..................... *21.3 *35.8 *19.9 *42.4 *– 22.7 *11.0 *3.0 *5.5 *–

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) .......................... *5.7 *– *26.7 *26.1 *27.2 *2.4 *9.7 *17.9 *15.3 *20.8

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial ...... *5.5 *42.0 *17.6 *– *33.1 *8.2 *20.0 *21.3 *21.1 *21.4

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 119.5 399.7 209.5 246.8 *176.1 102.7 256.3 204.0 216.0 190.3

Back ............................. 66.8 237.8 *85.7 *94.6 *77.9 58.3 135.0 93.8 *86.1 *102.6

Upper extremities ..................... *20.6 *88.9 *59.9 *28.5 *87.5 19.4 *57.2 *21.8 *30.1 *12.4

Lower extremities ..................... 49.0 220.9 *112.4 *130.4 *96.6 39.1 143.4 106.7 127.3 *83.6

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer .............................. *20.6 *59.7 *45.4 *43.7 *47.0 *10.4 *48.2 *51.7 *69.2 *32.0

Hernia of abdominal cavity ................ *12.1 *51.3 *65.6 *19.4 *106.2 *9.8 *65.7 *46.6 *40.4 *53.7

Gastritis or duodenitis ................... *19.7 *42.8 *42.6 *42.4 *42.2 *6.4 *16.9 *23.7 *17.2 *31.1

Frequent indigestion .................... *19.9 *73.4 *52.2 *37.6 *65.1 *14.2 *50.0 *11.7 *8.7 *15.1

Enteritis or colitis ...................... *4.1 *33.9 *11.4 *6.1 *15.5 *10.9 *4.7 *3.2 *6.1 *–

Spastic colon ......................... *7.1 *8.5 *11.6 *– *21.9 *5.0 *8.5 *6.3 *6.9 *6.0

Diverticula of intestines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *31.3 *31.8 *24.3 *38.4 *1.1 *15.1 *39.8 *29.6 *51.6

Frequent constipation .................... *14.2 *49.8 *72.9 *38.8 *103.0 *6.1 *34.7 *31.0 *32.7 *28.7

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

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Table 60. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by family income and age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid ......... *4.9 *26.9 *66.7 *33.4 *96.1 *3.9 *9.5 *42.9 *41.2 *44.9

Diabetes ............................ *0.9 *80.0 116.1 *152.8 *83.8 *12.9 93.1 110.5 *103.2 *118.6

Anemias ............................ *21.8 *10.0 *42.0 *47.9 *36.8 *14.1 *16.0 *24.1 *– *51.6

Epilepsy ............................ *13.2 *24.7 *7.7 *16.4 *– *5.9 *4.0 *5.2 *7.1 *2.7

Migraine headache ..................... 47.7 *87.4 *49.7 *46.7 *52.3 41.6 *60.5 *18.0 *16.9 *19.3

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *11.1 *14.8 *12.7 *16.5 *1.2 *4.3 *4.9 *3.2 *6.9

Kidney trouble ........................ *9.9 *49.8 *13.3 *16.4 *10.7 20.0 *27.2 *10.0 *5.8 *14.8

Bladder disorders ...................... *5.1 *19.9 *37.5 *43.7 *32.0 *13.5 *21.4 *28.2 *20.9 *36.5

Diseases of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *10.7 *44.0 *75.2 *16.5 *1.1 *9.5 65.2 *72.4 *57.0

Diseases of female genital organs ............ *16.3 *12.2 *16.5 *21.2 *12.3 *13.3 *21.8 *3.2 *– *6.9

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease .... *10.9 *11.4 *10.5 *– *19.7 *5.5 *21.8 *22.0 *10.6 *35.0

Heart disease ........................ 51.2 *128.7 310.5 292.9 326.0 50.2 205.0 301.9 284.4 321.9

Ischemic heart disease ................. *8.5 *46.1 143.6 *144.9 *142.5 *3.2 102.4 168.0 190.9 141.8

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 40.2 *52.7 *50.0 *40.0 *58.7 43.0 *46.3 59.8 *56.2 *64.0

Tachycardia or rapid heart .............. *10.6 *19.2 *29.8 *23.7 *35.2 *9.5 *31.0 *14.2 *8.7 *20.5

Heart murmurs ..................... *26.3 *21.8 *20.2 *16.4 *23.5 32.7 *11.0 *33.2 *31.7 *35.0

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . *3.3 *11.8 *– *– *– *0.9 *4.3 *12.4 *15.8 *8.4

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension ....................... *2.4 *29.9 116.9 *107.9 *124.9 *4.0 *56.3 74.1 *37.2 *116.1

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 38.5 387.2 461.3 527.0 403.4 39.7 291.6 386.4 384.5 388.5

Cerebrovascular disease ................. *1.4 *26.5 *56.8 *78.8 *37.4 *0.6 *33.1 64.2 *39.6 *92.0

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *22.1 *24.7 *17.0 *31.5 *– *14.0 *42.9 *62.3 *20.8

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... *20.2 *73.7 145.9 *195.9 *101.9 *10.7 *68.0 121.4 *84.5 163.5

Hemorrhoids ......................... *13.0 *35.8 116.1 *131.6 *102.5 20.4 85.3 *45.1 *58.6 *29.9

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 37.5 *67.8 *100.2 *75.8 *121.7 51.7 78.8 71.8 *75.3 *67.9

Asthma ............................ 39.6 *60.8 *64.4 *36.4 *89.1 80.5 75.2 73.8 *97.2 *46.8

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 82.7 *106.9 *80.9 *29.1 *125.9 69.1 111.8 *50.1 *36.4 *65.8

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 105.3 *135.0 134.5 *132.2 *136.6 110.0 154.4 149.3 165.3 130.9

Deviated nasal septum ................... *3.5 *– *– *– *– *5.8 *25.6 *4.1 *– *8.7

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids ......... *23.2 *4.4 *– *– *– 24.2 *10.4 *– *– *–

Emphysema ......................... *2.3 *45.0 *42.0 *47.9 *36.8 *1.0 *29.5 *36.6 *31.4 *42.5

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

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Table 60. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by family income and age: United States, 1995—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Arthritis ............................ 38.7 284.1 485.0 493.6 469.1 16.7 193.0 430.2 395.3 495.8

Gout, Including gouty arthritis ............... *1.4 *29.8 *21.5 *33.3 *– *2.8 18.3 *28.5 *17.2 *49.7

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ *10.2 64.4 *34.9 *34.3 *36.0 11.3 58.8 *49.8 *67.6 *16.4

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified ........... *8.6 *21.3 *6.8 *– *19.3 6.5 21.2 *31.4 *48.2 *–

Disorders of bone or cartilage .............. *2.4 *13.8 *26.5 *13.0 *50.8 *2.0 *3.1 *24.6 *15.2 *42.2

Trouble with bunions .................... *6.3 *12.4 *16.2 *25.0 *– *4.8 15.8 *8.6 *13.2 *–

Bursitis, unclassified .................... 12.9 46.4 *34.0 *48.8 *6.8 7.1 44.3 *51.5 *57.1 *40.8

Sebaceous skin cyst .................... *3.1 *22.6 *2.8 *4.3 *– *4.8 *7.4 *6.7 *10.2 *–

Trouble with acne ...................... 28.2 *2.2 *– *– *– 28.8 *5.3 *– *– *–

Psoriasis ........................... *8.0 *27.9 *10.8 *16.7 *– 7.4 22.1 *15.1 *– *43.6

Dermatitis ........................... 34.0 54.4 *27.8 *38.4 *8.3 31.2 39.3 *36.7 *28.0 *52.5

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 22.5 42.6 69.4 *60.6 *86.0 20.8 27.8 *42.0 *16.7 *89.6

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 23.8 *41.7 *31.7 *18.6 *55.3 16.0 20.2 *16.6 *19.0 *12.2

Trouble with corns and calluses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 *37.5 *23.9 *30.0 *12.5 8.4 15.9 *20.0 *18.2 *23.5

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 20.6 60.0 61.7 *50.2 *82.2 14.4 38.1 75.4 *72.6 *81.1

Color blindness ....................... *7.2 *23.9 *20.1 *26.3 *9.1 10.3 18.0 *9.9 *– *28.6

Cataracts ........................... *2.6 43.1 124.2 113.7 *143.6 *0.7 *11.9 157.0 117.8 230.8

Glaucoma ........................... *0.9 *18.4 54.8 *29.4 *101.6 *1.6 *6.2 70.2 *59.6 *89.6

Hearing impairment ..................... 29.0 175.1 325.8 271.0 426.3 29.2 117.0 268.3 206.4 384.6

Tinnitus ............................ *6.1 63.4 98.8 96.7 *102.7 10.0 51.2 76.1 *67.4 *92.4

Speech impairment ..................... 14.8 *5.3 *8.7 *– *24.6 5.3 *3.2 *14.7 *15.7 *13.1

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) .......................... *3.3 *13.1 *22.2 *28.5 *10.6 *0.9 *2.6 *25.4 *31.2 *14.5

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial ...... *3.2 *4.9 *12.6 *9.1 *18.9 *4.1 *6.4 *23.1 *15.0 *38.5

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 88.9 219.7 137.6 161.0 *94.7 81.0 143.9 133.6 112.1 *174.0

Back ............................. 54.3 139.5 66.1 *77.7 *44.3 52.5 83.4 68.9 *78.9 *50.2

Upper extremities ..................... *9.2 *19.7 *30.9 *41.5 *11.7 6.2 26.3 *13.2 *13.2 *13.1

Lower extremities ..................... 35.8 87.7 *53.0 *62.0 *36.4 32.9 57.8 *42.4 *19.0 *86.3

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer .............................. *8.0 *35.5 *18.3 *28.3 *– *4.5 *12.5 *22.0 *28.7 *9.4

Hernia of abdominal cavity ................ *5.0 *18.2 *39.2 *31.0 *54.2 8.0 29.4 *42.0 *43.2 *39.9

Gastritis or duodenitis ................... 10.8 *17.7 *28.8 *35.6 *15.9 8.9 24.1 *36.2 *55.4 *–

Frequent indigestion .................... 15.0 *29.3 *39.6 *49.6 *21.6 20.4 46.0 *49.5 *55.9 *37.5

Enteritis or colitis ...................... *4.4 *0.9 *12.4 *14.5 *9.1 *4.9 *11.9 *10.4 *– *30.0

Spastic colon ......................... *1.9 *18.8 *9.8 *15.1 *– 6.9 17.2 *29.0 *31.7 *23.9

Diverticula of intestines .................. *1.5 *16.2 *45.3 *49.2 *38.3 *1.6 17.9 *43.7 *30.2 *68.9

Frequent constipation .................... *4.5 *3.6 *19.1 *24.8 *8.7 9.1 *8.6 *27.0 *8.7 *61.4

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 89
Table 60. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by family income and age: United States, 1995—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid ......... *9.3 *40.8 73.7 91.2 *41.7 11.1 34.2 *37.6 *47.7 *18.8

Diabetes ............................ *9.2 80.4 113.4 111.2 *117.5 7.5 36.5 92.2 *82.6 *109.8

Anemias ............................ *10.0 *11.5 *7.6 *– *21.6 11.9 *10.8 *23.9 *20.5 *30.5

Epilepsy ............................ *5.8 *2.6 *16.0 *6.2 *34.1 *3.0 *2.7 *– *– *–

Migraine headache ..................... 45.1 76.4 *24.5 *26.0 *21.2 44.8 56.0 *24.6 *27.5 *19.2

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *5.6 *4.7 *3.1 *8.0 *0.2 *0.9 *9.3 *– *26.7

Kidney trouble ........................ *9.3 *17.7 *28.4 *29.6 *26.1 *4.6 *6.7 *5.9 *6.7 *3.8

Bladder disorders ...................... *9.2 *23.5 *22.3 *25.2 *17.1 7.8 *11.0 *24.9 *23.5 *27.7

Diseases of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *5.8 57.9 *35.3 *99.3 *2.1 22.2 88.1 *72.9 *116.8

Diseases of female genital organs ............ 14.3 *23.5 *31.6 *39.5 *17.1 18.3 21.9 *13.8 *9.2 *22.5

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease .... *5.7 *9.5 *– *– *– *4.3 *10.9 *24.3 *16.7 *38.5

Heart disease ........................ 30.6 107.6 277.5 231.3 362.3 31.7 106.9 244.8 230.8 271.1

Ischemic heart disease ................. *1.3 43.2 129.2 95.7 190.6 *2.1 46.4 156.9 157.7 *155.3

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 19.7 *39.0 94.8 86.0 *111.0 23.5 40.6 *48.4 *36.9 *69.9

Tachycardia or rapid heart .............. *1.3 *6.4 57.9 *58.7 *56.5 *3.0 *8.4 *13.8 *5.5 *29.1

Heart murmurs ..................... 15.9 *12.4 *10.2 *15.7 *– 17.2 24.5 *19.9 *20.7 *18.8

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . *2.5 *20.3 *26.7 *11.6 *54.6 *3.3 *7.7 *14.5 *10.5 *22.0

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension ....................... *9.5 *25.3 53.5 *49.4 *60.6 6.1 19.8 *39.6 *36.2 *46.0

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 31.3 242.1 315.0 324.3 297.8 27.0 182.2 333.0 309.2 377.6

Cerebrovascular disease ................. *0.8 *10.3 58.2 *36.4 *98.1 *1.4 *7.4 67.6 *44.7 *110.7

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *– *2.5 65.3 *31.0 *128.1 *– *5.3 *27.4 *21.7 *38.0

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... 13.0 *35.3 *39.5 *61.0 *– 13.9 46.6 *60.6 *56.7 *68.0

Hemorrhoids ......................... 17.8 55.2 59.9 *71.5 *38.7 28.2 56.7 79.2 *83.4 *71.8

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 58.8 64.0 66.9 *59.5 *80.7 50.2 50.0 68.3 *60.1 *83.5

Asthma ............................ 69.5 58.8 *39.1 *18.8 *76.2 56.8 41.8 *27.5 *19.0 *43.6

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 75.1 105.0 78.5 *58.5 *115.2 108.9 109.2 85.4 110.1 *38.9

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 140.9 200.6 119.2 131.0 *97.4 109.6 187.5 114.2 123.3 *96.6

Deviated nasal septum ................... *5.7 *10.1 *10.0 *– *28.4 6.7 18.1 *10.6 *7.2 *16.9

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids ......... 13.8 *5.6 *– *– *– 9.2 *– *– *– *–

Emphysema ......................... *0.9 *15.0 *32.9 *31.6 *35.2 *– *5.2 *15.8 *11.0 *24.9

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

*– Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity zero.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II, the frequencies of tables 65 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of

appendix I.

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Table 61. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by geographic region and place of residence: United States,

1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Not

MSA1

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Arthritis ............................ 126.1 118.8 138.9 119.4 121.0 117.9 122.9 150.6

Gout, including gouty arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 9.8 9.2 9.4 8.5 5.6 10.3 12.8

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 23.3 23.3 28.0 25.4 25.8 23.1 27.4 23.7

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified ........... *7.1 9.6 10.0 18.2 9.8 10.7 9.3 16.0

Disorders of bone or cartilage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 *3.0 7.0 7.3 6.6 5.3 7.4 *6.2

Trouble with bunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 7.9 10.3 *6.9 9.4 7.8 10.4 *7.0

Bursitis, unclassified .................... 17.5 17.7 20.1 19.8 18.3 11.2 22.6 21.2

Sebaceous skin cyst .................... *3.0 *4.3 4.9 *5.6 4.7 *3.4 5.5 *3.7

Trouble with acne ...................... 12.9 23.8 15.1 24.4 18.4 14.9 20.4 20.1

Psoriasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 12.9 9.0 15.6 10.1 9.2 10.7 14.9

Dermatitis ........................... 31.5 32.5 28.8 33.4 31.5 30.5 32.0 30.3

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 29.3 27.1 21.1 25.2 24.7 23.6 25.4 26.3

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 16.2 20.2 24.4 25.6 21.9 22.8 21.3 22.3

Trouble with corns and calluses ............ . 15.0 12.2 14.4 15.9 15.5 19.9 12.8 9.8

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 30.8 28.9 37.1 25.3 27.2 29.1 26.1 46.8

Color blindness ....................... 10.0 10.4 13.7 *6.6 8.9 8.9 8.9 17.2

Cataracts ........................... 21.4 29.1 26.7 28.5 25.4 27.9 23.9 30.9

Glaucoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 11.1 8.3 9.5 9.5 12.3 7.8 11.1

Hearing impairment ..................... 72.6 86.1 84.3 89.2 74.7 71.8 76.4 116.1

Tinnitus ............................ 19.4 29.9 34.6 31.7 27.2 28.5 26.4 39.5

Speech impairment ..................... 10.6 9.5 11.8 8.6 11.0 11.8 10.5 7.7

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) .......................... *4.1 *5.8 *4.3 *5.5 4.6 *4.7 4.5 *5.9

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial ...... *6.2 9.8 10.5 *4.2 8.4 9.2 8.0 *6.9

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 99.5 125.8 100.8 124.7 106.4 106.4 106.4 131.0

Back ............................. 59.1 72.1 52.2 78.3 62.1 60.8 62.8 71.1

Upper extremities ..................... 13.4 18.7 12.8 19.5 14.7 13.9 15.1 20.0

Lower extremities ..................... 37.3 57.1 49.2 46.1 44.9 45.5 44.6 59.7

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer .............................. 10.1 10.9 16.4 17.5 13.1 14.5 12.2 17.5

Hernia of abdominal cavity ................ 19.2 17.5 17.2 13.7 16.4 9.9 20.3 18.8

Gastritis or duodenitis ................... 16.7 13.8 12.3 14.9 14.6 15.7 14.0 12.2

Frequent indigestion .................... 14.4 28.6 28.9 21.6 24.0 26.6 22.4 25.5

Enteritis or colitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 *5.0 6.9 *4.6 6.8 8.2 5.9 *4.8

Spastic colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 *4.3 9.8 8.4 8.8 7.7 9.4 *4.6

Diverticula of intestines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 10.3 10.2 7.9 9.3 7.1 10.6 10.7

Frequent constipation .................... 12.9 10.3 12.7 11.7 12.2 14.2 11.0 11.0

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

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Table 61. Number of selected reported chronic conditions per 1,000 persons, by geographic region and place of residence: United States,

1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Place of residence

Geographic region MSA1

Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Not

MSA1

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions per 1,000 persons

Goither or other disorders of the thyroid . . . . . . . . 11.0 12.5 21.8 21.9 18.3 22.1 16.0 14.1

Diabetes ............................ 24.9 25.2 35.3 26.5 28.9 29.4 28.6 28.7

Anemias ............................ 16.1 7.9 15.2 12.7 13.3 16.0 11.7 12.2

Epilepsy ............................ *4.4 7.9 *3.7 *4.6 4.8 5.7 4.2 *6.1

Migraine headache ..................... 45.8 40.1 46.3 41.5 41.9 39.9 43.1 50.4

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified ............ *1.6 *0.9 *1.1 *2.1 *1.1 *1.8 *0.6 *2.4

Kidney trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 9.1 12.8 *6.4 8.4 11.5 6.5 14.3

Bladder disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 9.8 12.0 16.3 11.2 12.0 10.7 14.5

Diseases of prostate .................... 10.0 7.4 14.0 9.3 10.5 9.4 11.2 10.9

Diseases of female genital organs ............ 15.7 16.8 17.3 16.8 17.5 14.9 19.1 13.8

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease .... *7.1 6.9 6.7 *5.9 6.2 5.2 6.8 8.4

Heart disease ........................ 88.5 78.0 77.0 70.4 72.6 70.4 73.9 98.8

Ischemic heart disease ................. 28.9 30.0 30.7 25.5 26.4 24.9 27.3 38.8

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 40.2 34.0 28.1 32.9 32.0 32.2 31.8 36.8

Tachycardia or rapid heart .............. *6.5 11.3 9.0 7.5 7.9 8.9 7.3 11.8

Heart murmurs ..................... 26.5 16.1 13.4 19.9 18.4 18.8 18.1 17.1

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . *7.2 6.5 5.7 *5.4 5.7 *4.5 6.4 7.9

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension ....................... 19.5 14.0 18.2 12.0 14.2 13.4 14.8 23.2

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 109.3 108.2 113.5 93.7 101.3 107.9 97.4 128.8

Cerebrovascular disease ................. 10.3 9.0 13.0 12.4 10.4 12.0 9.4 15.1

Hardening of the arteries ................. *2.5 8.5 5.2 7.3 4.8 5.5 4.3 10.1

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... 33.8 29.6 20.1 33.5 27.1 25.4 28.1 31.3

Hemorrhoids ......................... 32.4 34.3 27.9 37.0 32.1 28.6 34.3 32.8

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 51.0 59.0 53.0 50.7 53.3 49.0 55.8 54.6

Asthma ............................ 61.8 56.6 51.8 52.9 57.5 61.7 54.9 46.9

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 78.3 85.5 94.9 97.3 90.6 86.3 93.3 86.5

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 85.3 143.1 162.9 83.9 120.7 121.3 120.4 143.3

Deviated nasal septum ................... 10.3 *5.8 6.7 8.1 7.7 5.9 8.8 *6.8

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids . . . . . . . . . 8.1 8.6 10.6 10.1 9.0 10.6 8.0 11.5

Emphysema ......................... *6.8 8.6 6.4 *5.9 6.1 7.0 5.6 9.7

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II, the frequenices of tables 66 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of

appendix I.

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Table 62. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by age: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

All

ages

Under 45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

Under

18 years

18–44

years Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin

and musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions in thousands

Arthritis ............................ 33,638 5,545 136 5,409 12,759 15,335 8,339 6,996

Gout, including gouty arthritis ............... 2,487 320 – 320 1,190 977 584 393

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 6,700 2,344 69 2,275 3,334 1,022 703 320

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified ........... 2,934 1,181 – 1,181 1,233 520 269 251

Disorders of bone or cartilage .............. 1,730 368 34 334 532 831 287 543

Trouble with bunions .................... 2,360 801 96 704 862 698 390 307

Bursitis, unclassified .................... 5,006 1,465 55 1,410 2,334 1,207 792 415

Sebaceous skin cyst .................... 1,190 648 32 616 481 62 62 –

Trouble with acne ...................... 4,952 4,711 1,743 2,968 241 – – –

Psoriasis ........................... 2,940 1,362 228 1,134 1,102 475 300 176

Dermatitis ........................... 8,249 5,426 2,175 3,251 2,023 799 490 309

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 6,627 3,540 903 2,636 1,535 1,552 691 861

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 5,807 3,184 374 2,810 1,426 1,197 626 571

Trouble with corns and calluses ............. 3,778 1,485 80 1,404 1,351 942 499 443

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 8,280 3,040 448 2,592 2,567 2,674 1,281 1,393

Color blindness ....................... 2,811 1,358 283 1,075 855 598 380 219

Cataracts ........................... 7,022 333 33 299 1,240 5,449 2,796 2,653

Glaucoma ........................... 2,595 214 – 214 546 1,835 859 977

Hearing impairment ..................... 22,044 5,420 897 4,522 6,987 9,638 4,697 4,941

Tinnitus ............................ 7,866 1,914 186 1,728 3,167 2,785 1,767 1,018

Speech impairment ..................... 2,720 1,999 1,160 839 349 372 184 188

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) .......................... 1,285 363 70 293 305 617 395 223

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial ...... 2,138 824 274 550 715 599 228 371

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 29,499 15,046 1,830 13,216 9,447 5,007 3,222 1,784

Back ............................. 16,905 9,258 552 8,705 5,465 2,182 1,473 709

Upper extremities ..................... 4,170 1,626 189 1,438 1,562 981 717 264

Lower extremities ..................... 12,696 6,008 1,339 4,669 4,383 2,305 1,433 872

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer .............................. 3,709 1,366 96 1,270 1,386 957 680 277

Hernia of abdominal cavity ................ 4,470 1,288 122 1,166 1,644 1,539 705 834

Gastritis or duodenitis ................... 3,729 1,679 218 1,461 1,173 877 626 251

Frequent indigestion .................... 6,420 3,119 238 2,882 2,238 1,063 710 353

Enteritis or colitis ...................... 1,686 864 119 745 529 293 154 140

Spastic colon ......................... 2,083 897 48 849 730 455 311 145

Diverticula of intestines .................. 2,529 263 – 263 935 1,331 663 668

Frequent constipation .................... 3,149 1,293 380 913 783 1,073 439 634

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 93
Table 62. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

All

ages

Under 45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

Under

18 years

18–44

years Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions in thousands

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid ......... 4,598 1,476 71 1,405 1,594 1,528 925 603

Diabetes ............................ 7,627 1,359 89 1,270 3,091 3,178 1,811 1,367

Anemias ............................ 3,457 2,157 359 1,798 569 731 253 479

Epilepsy ............................ 1,335 829 351 478 308 198 99 99

Migraine headache ..................... 11,546 7,560 1,084 6,477 3,079 906 527 380

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 45 15 30 129 178 47 131

Kidney trouble ........................ 2,553 1,440 168 1,272 678 435 253 182

Bladder disorders ...................... 3,139 1,454 239 1,215 832 853 367 486

Diseases of prostate .................... 2,803 241 – 241 780 1,781 899 882

Diseases of female genital organs ............ 4,420 2,857 242 2,615 1,099 464 304 161

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease .... 1,759 828 83 745 553 378 144 234

Heart disease ........................ 20,653 5,934 1,688 4,246 6,184 8,535 4,384 4,151

Ischemic heart disease ................. 7,672 453 – 453 2,743 4,476 2,411 2,065

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 8,716 4,358 1,217 3,140 2,164 2,195 1,218 977

Tachycardia or rapid heart .............. 2,310 687 – 687 642 980 571 410

Heart murmurs ..................... 4,783 3,222 1,188 2,034 937 624 393 231

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . 1,624 449 29 420 584 591 255 336

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension ....................... 4,265 1,123 471 653 1,278 1,864 755 1,110

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 28,314 5,391 36 5,355 11,376 11,547 6,553 4,994

Cerebrovascular disease ................. 2,999 251 29 221 682 2,067 739 1,328

Hardening of the arteries ................. 1,556 – – – 354 1,202 522 680

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... 7,399 2,397 – 2,397 2,488 2,514 1,362 1,152

Hemorrhoids ......................... 8,531 3,735 20 3,716 2,850 1,945 1,339 607

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 14,150 8,991 4,087 4,904 3,142 2,017 1,118 899

Asthma ............................ 14,596 10,570 4,429 6,141 2,581 1,445 804 641

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 23,721 15,999 4,190 11,809 5,572 2,150 1,139 1,011

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 33,161 20,187 4,559 15,628 9,253 3,721 2,337 1,383

Deviated nasal septum ................... 1,985 990 122 868 796 198 59 139

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids ......... 2,513 2,328 1,444 885 159 26 26 –

Emphysema ......................... 1,821 90 – 90 701 1,030 595 435

– Quantity zero.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 3.6 million has

a 10-percent RSE; of 892,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 397,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 63. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by sex and age: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Male Female

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions in thousands

Arthritis ............................ 2,340 4,957 5,477 3,245 2,233 3,205 7,802 9,858 5,094 4,763

Gout, including gouty arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 859 618 350 268 17 330 359 233 126

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 1,365 1,613 498 343 155 979 1,721 524 360 165

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . 554 507 160 136 24 627 726 360 133 227

Disorders of bone or cartilage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 176 119 58 61 258 356 712 230 483

Trouble with bunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 159 226 193 33 655 703 472 198 274

Bursitis, unclassified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 1,018 343 204 140 788 1,316 864 588 276

Sebaceous skin cyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 272 41 41 – 230 209 21 21 –

Trouble with acne ...................... 2,240 92 – – – 2,471 149 – – –

Psoriasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 575 375 199 176 707 528 100 100 –

Dermatitis ........................... 2,168 734 434 256 178 3,258 1,290 366 234 132

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 1,350 593 678 307 372 2,189 941 874 384 490

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 1,891 627 542 330 212 1,293 798 654 295 359

Trouble with corns and calluses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 503 356 209 147 863 848 586 290 296

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 1,944 1,566 1,383 745 638 1,096 1,000 1,291 536 755

Color blindness ....................... 1,243 759 536 317 219 115 96 63 63 –

Cataracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 444 1,866 899 967 192 796 3,583 1,898 1,685

Glaucoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 282 721 287 435 72 264 1,114 572 542

Hearing impairment ..................... 3,057 4,709 5,152 2,817 2,335 2,363 2,277 4,486 1,879 2,607

Tinnitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985 1,975 1,564 983 582 929 1,192 1,220 785 436

Speech impairment ..................... 1,374 202 202 144 58 625 147 170 40 129

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 251 355 286 69 76 53 263 109 154

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial . . . . . . 525 432 277 160 117 299 283 322 68 254

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 7,617 4,815 2,085 1,361 724 7,429 4,632 2,922 1,861 1,061

Back ............................. 4,193 2,639 668 491 177 5,065 2,826 1,514 982 533

Upper extremities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 962 965 578 412 166 665 597 403 305 98

Lower extremities ..................... 3,261 2,311 931 523 408 2,747 2,072 1,374 910 464

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595 685 399 230 168 771 701 559 450 109

Hernia of abdominal cavity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696 898 710 405 305 592 745 829 301 529

Gastritis or duodenitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 497 238 165 73 1,039 676 638 461 178

Frequent indigestion .................... 1,870 1,148 270 231 39 1,250 1,090 793 478 315

Enteritis or colitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 95 95 74 21 542 433 198 80 118

Spastic colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 137 142 101 41 608 593 313 210 104

Diverticula of intestines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 447 304 247 58 157 487 1,026 417 610

Frequent constipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 167 284 105 179 875 616 789 334 455

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 95
Table 63. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by sex and age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Male Female

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions in thousands

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid . . . . . . . . . 315 397 296 212 84 1,161 1,197 1,233 713 520

Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 1,460 1,623 965 658 809 1,632 1,555 846 709

Anemias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 88 296 69 227 1,984 480 435 184 251

Epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 93 114 71 43 466 215 84 27 57

Migraine headache ..................... 1,818 518 111 12 99 5,743 2,562 795 515 280

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 29 96 12 85 30 100 82 35 47

Kidney trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480 338 319 165 154 959 340 116 88 28

Bladder disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 186 80 15 65 1,237 646 773 352 421

Diseases of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 780 1,781 899 882 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of female genital organs . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... 2,857 1,099 464 304 161

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease . . . . 371 94 236 36 200 457 459 142 108 34

Heart disease ........................ 2,755 3,428 4,147 2,134 2,013 3,179 2,756 4,389 2,250 2,138

Ischemic heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 1,969 2,462 1,407 1,056 164 774 2,013 1,004 1,009

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 1,866 798 928 446 482 2,491 1,365 1,268 773 495

Tachycardia or rapid heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 158 376 175 201 281 485 604 396 208

Heart murmurs ..................... 1,269 366 319 190 129 1,953 572 304 203 102

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . 191 275 232 81 151 258 309 359 174 185

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 661 757 281 476 524 617 1,108 474 634

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 2,691 5,516 3,970 2,587 1,382 2,700 5,860 7,577 3,966 3,611

Cerebrovascular disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 419 1,250 485 764 135 263 818 254 564

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 270 610 325 285 – 85 592 196 395

Varicose veins of lower extremities . . . . . . . . . . . 343 452 616 314 302 2,054 2,036 1,898 1,048 850

Hemorrhoids ......................... 1,497 1,228 538 379 159 2,238 1,623 1,408 960 448

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 4,347 1,052 650 476 174 4,644 2,090 1,367 643 725

Asthma ............................ 4,471 781 499 327 172 6,099 1,800 946 477 469

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 7,751 2,198 609 476 133 8,248 3,374 1,541 663 878

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 8,393 3,608 1,460 982 478 11,794 5,645 2,260 1,355 906

Deviated nasal septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 179 143 59 84 411 617 55 – 55

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids . . . . . . . . . 893 16 – – – 1,436 143 26 26 –

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 424 442 326 116 – 278 588 269 319

– Quantity zero.

. . . Category not applicable.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 3.6 million has

a 10-percent RSE; of 892,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 397,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 64. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by race and age: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic conditions

White Black

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions in thousands1

Arthritis ............................ 4,482 11,187 13,640 7,296 6,344 942 1,390 1,401 870 532

Gout, including gouty arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 959 886 509 377 17 193 92 75 17

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 2,278 2,896 923 617 305 51 395 100 85 15

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified ........... 1,077 1,161 497 246 251 104 22 23 23 –

Disorders of bone or cartilage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 491 810 287 522 39 41 21 – 21

Trouble with bunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707 783 662 367 294 94 54 36 23 13

Bursitis, unclassified .................... 1,320 2,207 985 618 366 102 96 173 124 49

Sebaceous skin cyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584 441 62 62 – 64 17 – – –

Trouble with acne ...................... 4,092 241 – – – 474 – – – –

Psoriasis ........................... 1,252 1,086 475 300 176 58 16 – – –

Dermatitis ........................... 4,238 1,948 746 451 295 874 76 32 18 14

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 2,799 1,302 1,494 676 818 489 72 58 15 43

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 2,845 1,233 1,025 530 494 270 170 172 95 77

Trouble with corns and calluses ............. 1,107 965 827 398 429 299 338 116 101 14

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 2,481 2,185 2,460 1,152 1,308 505 342 214 129 85

Color blindness ....................... 1,261 817 578 359 219 53 16 20 20 –

Cataracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 1,083 4,993 2,506 2,486 69 113 412 246 166

Glaucoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 464 1,590 708 882 82 82 245 151 94

Hearing impairment ..................... 4,827 6,356 9,149 4,413 4,736 478 417 406 233 173

Tinnitus ............................ 1,727 2,898 2,591 1,670 921 187 169 144 79 65

Speech impairment ..................... 1,382 216 372 184 188 512 112 – – –

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 284 558 362 196 18 21 59 33 27

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial . . . . . . 536 542 525 221 304 287 173 47 7 40

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 12,905 8,047 4,625 2,941 1,684 1,749 1,114 351 251 100

Back ............................. 8,093 4,791 2,023 1,346 677 978 527 159 127 33

Upper extremities ..................... 1,379 1,336 924 692 232 248 158 57 25 32

Lower extremities ..................... 4,953 3,584 2,094 1,262 831 850 611 181 140 41

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer .............................. 1,207 929 798 542 256 131 402 90 69 21

Hernia of abdominal cavity ................ 1,189 1,551 1,514 680 834 58 93 25 25 –

Gastritis or duodenitis ................... 1,386 1,036 763 531 232 263 137 114 95 19

Frequent indigestion .................... 2,819 2,014 853 563 289 203 204 210 146 64

Enteritis or colitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 503 283 143 140 23 26 10 10 –

Spastic colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 861 721 432 288 145 36 9 23 23 –

Diverticula of intestines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 935 1,264 663 601 – – 67 – 67

Frequent constipation .................... 1,079 585 996 397 598 214 128 78 42 36

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

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Table 64. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by race and age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic conditions

White Black

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions in thousands1

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid ......... 1,205 1,501 1,434 871 563 222 93 95 54 41

Diabetes ............................ 1,091 2,044 2,500 1,459 1,041 211 810 520 263 257

Anemias ............................ 1,519 435 647 204 443 546 104 84 49 35

Epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623 263 198 99 99 153 45 – – –

Migraine headache ..................... 6,389 2,670 769 464 305 968 331 115 40 74

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 129 143 12 131 – – 35 35 –

Kidney trouble ........................ 1,333 627 413 230 182 107 51 22 22 –

Bladder disorders ...................... 1,285 762 820 352 468 155 70 33 15 18

Diseases of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 696 1,674 868 806 – 56 108 31 76

Diseases of female genital organs . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,115 935 464 304 161 571 80 – – –

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease . . . . 709 546 378 144 234 119 8 – – –

Heart disease ........................ 5,021 5,369 7,945 4,030 3,916 881 701 393 185 208

Ischemic heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 2,504 4,240 2,294 1,945 66 187 169 50 119

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 3,693 1,880 2,081 1,128 953 633 283 61 37 24

Tachycardia or rapid heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 552 944 551 393 54 90 36 20 16

Heart murmurs ..................... 2,646 850 570 339 231 544 88 – – –

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . 414 478 567 238 329 35 105 24 17 7

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 942 985 1,625 608 1,017 182 230 164 99 65

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 4,016 9,165 9,941 5,494 4,447 1,194 2,036 1,272 849 423

Cerebrovascular disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 530 1,859 654 1,205 48 135 185 62 123

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 320 1,147 522 625 – 34 55 – 55

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... 2,073 2,184 2,243 1,220 1,023 295 242 120 88 32

Hemorrhoids ......................... 3,398 2,628 1,772 1,165 607 337 183 110 110 –

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 7,348 2,810 1,812 950 862 1,290 280 102 93 9

Asthma ............................ 8,301 2,168 1,295 702 592 1,926 275 109 61 49

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 13,404 5,077 1,948 1,020 927 1,665 350 122 63 59

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 16,440 7,999 3,378 2,081 1,297 3,056 978 318 256 63

Deviated nasal septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990 776 198 59 139 – 20 – – –

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids ......... 2,015 109 26 26 – 207 14 – – –

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 623 1,004 580 423 – 79 26 14 12

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for white and black do not sum to total chronic conditions because other races are not included.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 3.6 million has

a 10-percent RSE; of 892,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 397,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 65. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by family income and age: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions in thousands1

Arthritis ............................ 1,127 1,072 1,834 747 1,087 954 2,102 3,335 1,688 1,647

Gout, including gouty arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 149 129 95 34 – 133 248 95 153

Intervertebral disc disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 179 89 80 9 455 546 197 98 99

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . 152 132 21 21 – 77 213 66 45 21

Disorders of bone or cartilage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 23 118 49 69 – 149 208 57 151

Trouble with bunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 35 23 23 – 39 146 151 30 121

Bursitis, unclassified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 178 122 122 – 221 284 331 136 196

Sebaceous skin cyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 – – – – 108 47 – – –

Trouble with acne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 – – – – 329 59 – – –

Psoriasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 – 125 65 60 95 167 50 50 –

Dermatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528 79 28 9 19 624 129 183 97 86

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified . . . . . . 275 82 162 113 48 488 194 399 132 266

Trouble with ingrown nails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 219 200 114 86 443 111 378 255 123

Trouble with corns and calluses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 131 62 24 38 199 235 301 102 198

Impairments

Visual impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521 356 431 110 321 579 457 808 466 342

Color blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 44 39 39 – 176 30 168 103 65

Cataracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 143 773 250 524 86 166 1,533 834 699

Glaucoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 62 157 91 66 – 34 363 158 205

Hearing impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659 597 1,269 507 762 846 998 2,331 1,114 1,218

Tinnitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 289 451 233 218 514 640 707 489 218

Speech impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 97 70 70 – 549 61 21 21 –

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 – 94 43 51 59 54 127 58 69

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial . . . . . . 75 114 62 – 62 199 111 151 80 71

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 1,630 1,084 738 407 330 2,486 1,424 1,449 818 631

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912 645 302 156 146 1,412 750 666 326 340

Upper extremities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 241 211 47 164 470 318 155 114 41

Lower extremities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668 599 396 215 181 946 797 758 482 277

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 162 160 72 88 252 268 367 262 106

Hernia of abdominal cavity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 139 231 32 199 238 365 331 153 178

Gastritis or duodenitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 116 150 70 79 154 94 168 65 103

Frequent indigestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 199 184 62 122 343 278 83 33 50

Enteritis or colitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 92 40 10 29 263 26 23 23 –

Spastic colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 23 41 – 41 122 47 45 26 20

Diverticula of intestines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 85 112 40 72 26 84 283 112 171

Frequent constipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 135 257 64 193 147 193 220 124 95

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

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Table 65. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by family income and age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Family income

Less than $10,000 $10,000–$19,999

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions in thousands1

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid . . . . . . . . . 67 73 235 55 180 94 53 305 156 149

Diabetes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 217 409 252 157 313 517 785 391 393

Anemias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 27 148 79 69 341 89 171 – 171

Epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 67 27 27 – 144 22 37 27 9

Migraine headache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651 237 175 77 98 1,007 336 128 64 64

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . – 30 52 21 31 30 24 35 12 23

Kidney trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 135 47 27 20 485 151 71 22 49

Bladder disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 54 132 72 60 327 119 200 79 121

Diseases of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 29 155 124 31 27 53 463 274 189

Diseases of female genital organs . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 33 58 35 23 322 121 23 – 23

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease . . . . 149 31 37 – 37 134 121 156 40 116

Heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 349 1,094 483 611 1,216 1,139 2,144 1,077 1,067

Ischemic heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 125 506 239 267 78 569 1,193 723 470

Heart rhythm disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549 143 176 66 110 1,041 257 425 213 212

Tachycardia or rapid heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 52 105 39 66 230 172 101 33 68

Heart murmurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 59 71 27 44 791 61 236 120 116

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . . 45 32 – – – 21 24 88 60 28

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 81 412 178 234 97 313 526 141 385

High blood pressure (hypertension) . . . . . . . . . . . 526 1,050 1,625 869 756 961 1,620 2,744 1,456 1,288

Cerebrovascular disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 72 200 130 70 15 184 456 150 305

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – 60 87 28 59 – 78 305 236 69

Varicose veins of lower extremities . . . . . . . . . . . 275 200 514 323 191 258 378 862 320 542

Hemorrhoids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 97 409 217 192 495 474 320 222 99

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 184 353 125 228 1,251 438 510 285 225

Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 165 227 60 167 1,949 418 524 368 155

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 1,128 290 285 48 236 1,673 621 356 138 218

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 1,437 366 474 218 256 2,664 858 1,060 626 434

Deviated nasal septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 – – – – 141 142 29 – 29

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids . . . . . . . . . 317 12 – – – 587 58 – – –

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 122 148 79 69 24 164 260 119 141

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

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Table 65. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by family income and age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions in thousands1

Arthritis ............................ 1,443 2,659 3,626 2,388 1,238 1,287 5,066 2,641 1,584 1,057

Gout, including gouty arthritis ............... 52 279 161 161 – 216 481 175 69 106

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 380 603 261 166 95 872 1,543 306 271 35

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified ........... 320 199 51 – 51 502 557 193 193 –

Disorders of bone or cartilage .............. 90 129 198 63 134 156 81 151 61 90

Trouble with bunions .................... 236 116 121 121 – 374 416 53 53 –

Bursitis, unclassified .................... 482 434 254 236 18 550 1,164 316 229 87

Sebaceous skin cyst .................... 114 212 21 21 – 374 195 41 41 –

Trouble with acne ...................... 1,051 21 – – – 2,225 138 – – –

Psoriasis ........................... 299 261 81 81 – 574 580 93 – 93

Dermatitis ........................... 1,265 509 208 186 22 2,406 1,031 225 112 112

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 838 399 519 293 227 1,606 729 258 67 191

Trouble with ingrown nails ................. 888 390 237 90 146 1,235 531 102 76 26

Trouble with corns and calluses ........... . . 420 351 179 145 33 645 417 123 73 50

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 769 562 461 243 217 1,109 1,000 463 291 173

Color blindness ....................... 270 224 150 127 24 796 472 61 – 61

Cataracts ........................... 98 403 929 550 379 54 312 964 472 492

Glaucoma ........................... 35 172 410 142 268 125 163 431 239 191

Hearing impairment ..................... 1,081 1,639 2,436 1,311 1,125 2,253 3,071 1,647 827 820

Tinnitus ............................ 227 593 739 468 271 770 1,345 467 270 197

Speech impairment ..................... 553 50 65 – 65 410 85 90 63 28

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) .......................... 124 123 166 138 28 70 69 156 125 31

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial ...... 120 46 94 44 50 320 168 142 60 82

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 3,311 2,056 1,029 779 250 6,252 3,779 820 449 371

Back ............................. 2,024 1,306 494 376 117 4,057 2,189 423 316 107

Upper extremities ..................... 343 184 231 201 31 479 691 81 53 28

Lower extremities ..................... 1,335 821 396 300 96 2,537 1,517 260 76 184

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer .............................. 298 332 137 137 – 347 328 135 115 20

Hernia of abdominal cavity ................ 187 170 293 150 143 617 773 258 173 85

Gastritis or duodenitis ................... 401 166 215 172 42 685 634 222 222 –

Frequent indigestion .................... 558 274 296 240 57 1,579 1,207 304 224 80

Enteritis or colitis ...................... 164 8 93 70 24 381 312 64 – 64

Spastic colon ......................... 70 176 73 73 – 530 452 178 127 51

Diverticula of intestines .................. 55 152 339 238 101 122 471 268 121 147

Frequent constipation .................... 167 34 143 120 23 702 225 166 35 131

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 101
Table 65. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by family income and age: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Family income

$20,000–$34,999 $35,000 or more

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Under

45 years

45–64

years

65 years and over

Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over Total

65–74

years

75 years

and over

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions in thousands1

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid ......... 347 382 551 441 110 858 898 231 191 40

Diabetes ............................ 342 753 848 538 310 579 959 566 331 234

Anemias ............................ 371 108 57 – 57 917 283 147 82 65

Epilepsy ............................ 216 24 120 30 90 232 71 – – –

Migraine headache ..................... 1,679 715 183 126 56 3,462 1,470 151 110 41

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified ............ – 52 35 15 21 15 24 57 – 57

Kidney trouble ........................ 348 166 212 143 69 358 176 36 27 8

Bladder disorders ...................... 344 220 167 122 45 601 289 153 94 59

Diseases of prostate .................... – 54 433 171 262 166 583 541 292 249

Diseases of female genital organs ............ 534 220 236 191 45 1,411 575 85 37 48

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease .... 213 89 – – – 332 286 149 67 82

Heart disease ........................ 1,140 1,007 2,075 1,119 956 2,448 2,806 1,503 925 578

Ischemic heart disease ................. 49 404 966 463 503 165 1,219 963 632 331

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 735 365 709 416 293 1,814 1,066 297 148 149

Tachycardia or rapid heart .............. 49 60 433 284 149 228 221 85 22 62

Heart murmurs ..................... 592 116 76 76 – 1,329 644 122 83 40

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . 94 190 200 56 144 257 201 89 42 47

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension ....................... 355 237 400 239 160 469 521 243 145 98

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 1,166 2,266 2,355 1,569 786 2,087 4,783 2,044 1,239 805

Cerebrovascular disease ................. 29 96 435 176 259 108 194 415 179 236

Hardening of the arteries ................. – 23 488 150 338 – 138 168 87 81

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... 485 330 295 295 – 1,070 1,223 372 227 145

Hemorrhoids ......................... 664 517 448 346 102 2,179 1,488 486 334 153

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 2,192 599 500 288 213 3,880 1,313 419 241 178

Asthma ............................ 2,589 550 292 91 201 4,387 1,097 169 76 93

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 2,797 983 587 283 304 8,406 2,866 524 441 83

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 5,248 1,878 891 634 257 8,461 4,922 701 494 206

Deviated nasal septum ................... 214 95 75 – 75 518 474 65 29 36

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids ......... 515 52 – – – 709 – – – –

Emphysema ......................... 34 140 246 153 93 – 137 97 44 53

– Quantity zero.

1Totals for income categories do not sum to total chronic conditions because persons with unknown family income are not included.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 3.6 million has

a 10-percent RSE; of 892,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 397,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 66. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by geographic region and place of residence: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Geographic region

Place of residence

MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1 Central city

Not

central

city

Selected skin and

musculoskeletal conditions Number of chronic conditions in thousands

Arthritis ............................ 6,800 7,532 12,577 6,729 25,218 9,213 16,005 8,421

Gout, including gouty arthritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503 620 836 529 1,772 436 1,336 715

Intervertebral disc disorders ................ 1,254 1,480 2,535 1,432 5,375 1,807 3,569 1,325

Bone spur or tendinitis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . 385 611 910 1,028 2,041 832 1,209 893

Disorders of bone or cartilage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 189 637 409 1,381 414 967 349

Trouble with bunions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 499 935 391 1,967 611 1,356 394

Bursitis, unclassified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946 1,124 1,822 1,114 3,821 875 2,946 1,185

Sebaceous skin cyst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 273 441 316 984 264 720 207

Trouble with acne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696 1,512 1,368 1,376 3,828 1,167 2,661 1,124

Psoriasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 819 819 877 2,109 719 1,390 831

Dermatitis ........................... 1,697 2,059 2,608 1,884 6,556 2,386 4,169 1,693

Trouble with dry (itching) skin, unclassified ...... 1,577 1,716 1,912 1,423 5,155 1,842 3,313 1,471

Trouble with ingrown nails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872 1,281 2,207 1,446 4,559 1,782 2,777 1,248

Trouble with corns and calluses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807 772 1,301 898 3,229 1,558 1,670 549

Impairments

Visual impairment ...................... 1,663 1,831 3,357 1,429 5,664 2,271 3,393 2,616

Color blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 658 1,243 371 1,852 695 1,156 959

Cataracts ........................... 1,153 1,845 2,419 1,605 5,295 2,182 3,113 1,727

Glaucoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 705 751 536 1,977 958 1,019 618

Hearing impairment ..................... 3,916 5,462 7,636 5,030 15,554 5,609 9,945 6,490

Tinnitus ............................ 1,044 1,896 3,136 1,790 5,660 2,225 3,435 2,206

Speech impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569 600 1,066 485 2,288 918 1,370 432

Absence of extremities (excludes tips of fingers or

toes only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 370 385 309 957 370 587 329

Paralysis of extremities, complete or partial . . . . . . 333 619 950 236 1,755 716 1,038 383

Deformity or orthopedic impairment ........... 5,366 7,975 9,128 7,030 22,175 8,315 13,860 7,325

Back ............................. 3,188 4,575 4,726 4,416 12,932 4,747 8,185 3,973

Upper extremities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 725 1,188 1,156 1,101 3,054 1,088 1,966 1,116

Lower extremities ..................... 2,011 3,623 4,460 2,601 9,360 3,557 5,803 3,336

Selected digestive conditions

Ulcer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 691 1,485 987 2,729 1,136 1,593 980

Hernia of abdominal cavity ................ 1,033 1,109 1,558 770 3,418 773 2,645 1,052

Gastritis or duodenitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901 873 1,114 841 3,047 1,227 1,820 682

Frequent indigestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777 1,811 2,616 1,216 4,996 2,075 2,921 1,423

Enteritis or colitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486 318 622 261 1,415 644 771 271

Spastic colon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 273 890 476 1,828 603 1,225 255

Diverticula of intestines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 651 921 447 1,929 551 1,378 600

Frequent constipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694 651 1,148 657 2,533 1,106 1,427 616

See footnote and notes at end of table.

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Table 66. Number of selected reported chronic conditions, by geographic region and place of residence: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Type of chronic condition

Geographic region

Place of residence

MSA1

Not

MSA1 Northeast Midwest South West

All

MSA1

Central

city

Not

central

city

Selected conditions of the

genitourinary, nervous, endocrine, metabolic,

and blood and blood-forming systems Number of chronic conditions in thousands

Goiter or other disorders of the thyroid . . . . . . . . . 593 791 1,978 1,236 3,810 1,729 2,081 788

Diabetes ............................ 1,341 1,596 3,196 1,494 6,022 2,297 3,726 1,605

Anemias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866 499 1,374 718 2,777 1,247 1,530 680

Epilepsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 504 331 261 993 447 546 342

Migraine headache ..................... 2,470 2,546 4,191 2,340 8,730 3,115 5,615 2,816

Neuralgia or neuritis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 54 100 116 219 139 80 134

Kidney trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 574 1,160 359 1,753 902 851 799

Bladder disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 620 1,089 920 2,331 935 1,397 808

Diseases of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 472 1,266 524 2,191 731 1,459 612

Diseases of female genital organs . . . . . . . . . . . . 844 1,067 1,564 945 3,650 1,161 2,489 770

Selected circulatory conditions

Rheumatic fever with or without heart disease . . . . 385 438 607 330 1,290 404 886 469

Heart disease ........................ 4,772 4,945 6,969 3,967 15,127 5,502 9,626 5,526

Ischemic heart disease ................. 1,556 1,902 2,778 1,435 5,501 1,942 3,559 2,170

Heart rhythm disorders ................. 2,166 2,155 2,542 1,854 6,658 2,516 4,142 2,058

Tachycardia or rapid heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 719 817 423 1,652 696 956 658

Heart murmurs ..................... 1,428 1,023 1,209 1,124 3,826 1,472 2,354 957

Other and unspecified heart rhythm disorders . . 388 413 516 307 1,181 348 832 443

Other selected diseases of heart, excluding

hypertension ....................... 1,050 888 1,649 678 2,968 1,043 1,925 1,297

High blood pressure (hypertension) ........... 5,891 6,864 10,275 5,284 21,111 8,430 12,682 7,202

Cerebrovascular disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 572 1,174 700 2,157 935 1,222 843

Hardening of the arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 541 469 410 991 429 562 565

Varicose veins of lower extremities ........... 1,820 1,875 1,817 1,887 5,651 1,987 3,664 1,748

Hemorrhoids ......................... 1,744 2,173 2,526 2,088 6,697 2,234 4,463 1,834

Selected respiratory conditions

Chronic bronchitis ...................... 2,749 3,741 4,801 2,859 11,096 3,831 7,265 3,054

Asthma ............................ 3,333 3,589 4,690 2,984 11,976 4,822 7,154 2,620

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis without asthma ...... 4,220 5,424 8,593 5,484 18,887 6,742 12,145 4,834

Chronic sinusitis ....................... 4,598 9,077 14,755 4,732 25,152 9,474 15,679 8,009

Deviated nasal septum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 365 607 457 1,605 459 1,146 380

Chronic disease of tonsils or adenoids . . . . . . . . . 436 548 962 567 1,868 831 1,037 645

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 547 576 333 1,280 549 731 540

1MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set V of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 3.6 million has

a 10-percent RSE; of 892,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 397,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 67. Percent distribution of degree of activity limitation due to chronic conditions, according to sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Degree of activity limitation

All

persons

With no

activity

limitation

With

activity

limitation

With

limitation

in major

activity

Unable

to carry

on major

activity

Limited

in amount

or kind

of major

activity

Limited,

but not

in major

activity

Percent of persons

All persons1 ......................... 100.0 85.6 14.4 10.0 4.7 5.3 4.5

Age

Under 18 years ....................... 100.0 93.9 6.1 4.4 0.5 3.8 1.7

18–44 years ......................... 100.0 90.3 9.7 7.0 3.4 3.6 2.7

45–64 years ......................... 100.0 78.0 22.0 16.5 9.4 7.2 5.5

65 years and over ...................... 100.0 63.7 36.3 21.5 10.5 11.0 14.8

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 66.6 33.4 26.4 15.1 11.4 7.0

70 years and over .................... 100.0 62.4 37.6 19.3 8.4 10.9 18.3

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 100.0 86.1 13.9 9.7 4.9 4.9 4.2

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 92.6 7.4 5.5 0.6 4.8 1.9

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 90.4 9.6 7.1 3.7 3.4 2.5

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 78.8 21.2 16.7 10.4 6.4 4.5

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 68.1 31.9 25.9 16.2 9.7 6.0

70 years and over .................... 100.0 63.3 36.7 15.1 7.4 7.7 21.5

Female:

All ages ............................ 100.0 85.1 14.9 10.2 4.5 5.7 4.7

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 95.3 4.7 3.2 0.4 2.8 1.5

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 90.1 9.9 7.0 3.1 3.9 2.9

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 77.2 22.8 16.4 8.4 7.9 6.4

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 65.3 34.7 26.9 14.1 12.8 7.8

70 years and over .................... 100.0 61.8 38.2 22.2 9.1 13.0 16.1

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 100.0 85.7 14.3 9.7 4.4 5.3 4.6

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 94.3 5.7 4.1 0.4 3.7 1.6

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 90.5 9.5 6.8 3.1 3.7 2.7

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 78.8 21.2 15.7 8.6 7.0 5.5

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 68.0 32.0 25.2 13.9 11.3 6.7

70 years and over .................... 100.0 62.6 37.4 18.6 8.1 10.4 18.8

Black:

All ages ............................ 100.0 83.7 16.3 12.5 6.4 6.1 3.8

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 91.5 8.5 6.2 1.0 5.2 2.3

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 87.3 12.7 10.0 5.8 4.2 2.7

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 70.7 29.3 23.7 14.7 8.9 5.6

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 53.3 46.7 37.2 24.5 12.7 9.5

70 years and over .................... 100.0 59.8 40.2 27.1 11.6 15.4 13.1

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 105
Table 67. Percent distribution of degree of activity limitation due to chronic conditions, according to sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Degree of activity limitation

All

persons

With no

activity

limitation

With

activity

limitation

With

limitation

in major

activity

Unable

to carry

on major

activity

Limited

in amount

or kind

of major

activity

Limited,

but not

in major

activity

Family income and age

Under $10,000: Percent of persons

All ages ............................ 100.0 71.1 28.9 22.7 12.9 9.8 6.2

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 90.5 9.5 7.3 1.6 5.7 2.2

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 77.1 22.9 18.3 10.8 7.5 4.6

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 39.9 60.0 54.1 38.9 15.2 5.9

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 42.8 57.2 51.3 37.5 13.9 *5.9

70 years and over .................... 100.0 51.8 48.2 28.9 10.5 18.5 19.3

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 100.0 77.3 22.7 15.8 7.9 7.9 6.9

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 90.2 9.8 7.2 1.0 6.2 2.6

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 84.8 15.2 11.5 6.3 5.2 3.7

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 58.5 41.5 33.7 22.0 11.7 7.7

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 57.3 42.7 34.0 18.9 15.1 8.7

70 years and over .................... 100.0 59.2 40.8 18.0 6.2 11.8 22.8

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 100.0 85.6 14.4 9.8 4.4 5.4 4.6

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 93.6 6.4 4.9 *0.4 4.5 1.5

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 90.3 9.7 6.9 3.0 3.9 2.9

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 76.4 23.6 17.6 9.4 8.3 6.0

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 67.1 32.9 26.5 16.6 9.9 6.5

70 years and over .................... 100.0 67.8 32.2 14.4 7.3 7.1 17.9

$35,00 or more:

All ages ............................ 100.0 91.2 8.8 5.4 1.9 3.6 3.4

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 95.7 4.3 2.9 0.3 2.6 1.4

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 93.7 6.3 4.0 1.3 2.7 2.3

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 85.8 14.2 8.8 3.5 5.3 5.4

65–69 years ........................ 100.0 77.1 22.9 15.3 6.1 9.2 7.6

70 years and over .................... 100.0 69.2 30.8 14.4 7.3 7.1 16.4

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 100.0 86.0 14.0 9.3 4.1 5.2 4.6

Midwest ............................ 100.0 86.3 13.7 9.7 4.2 5.5 4.1

South ............................. 100.0 84.9 15.1 10.9 5.3 5.6 4.2

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 85.4 14.6 9.4 4.8 4.7 5.1

Place of residence

MSA2 ............................. 100.0 86.3 13.7 9.3 4.3 5.1 4.4

Central city ......................... 100.0 85.1 14.9 10.7 4.9 5.7 4.2

Not central city ...................... 100.0 87.0 13.0 8.5 3.9 4.7 4.4

Not MSA2 ........................... 100.0 82.9 17.1 12.3 6.2 6.2 4.8

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

1Includes other races and unknown family income.

2MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age can be computed by using parameter set X of table II, the frequencies of table 68 and

the formula presented in rule 2 appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence can be computed by using parameter set X of table II, the

frequencies of table 68, and the formula presented in rule 3 appendix I.

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Table 68. Number of persons by degree of activity limitation due to chronic conditions and sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Degree of activity limitation

All

persons

With no

activity

limitation

With

activity

limitation

With

limitation

in major

activity

Unable

to carry

on major

activity

Limited

in amount

or kind

of major

activity

Limited,

but not

in major

activity

Number in thousands

All persons1 ......................... 264,259 226,168 38,091 26,331 12,361 13,969 11,761

Age

Under 18 years ....................... 71,380 67,039 4,341 3,119 384 2,735 1,222

18–44 years ......................... 107,968 97,451 10,517 7,604 3,681 3,923 2,913

45–64 years ......................... 53,146 41,447 11,699 8,781 4,976 3,805 2,918

65 years and over ...................... 31,766 20,231 11,535 6,827 3,321 3,507 4,708

65–69 years ........................ 9,713 6,467 3,246 2,568 1,462 1,106 678

70 years and over .................... 22,052 13,764 8,289 4,259 1,859 2,400 4,030

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 128,783 110,880 17,904 12,555 6,254 6,301 5,349

Under 18 years ...................... 36,560 33,859 2,702 1,994 230 1,764 708

18–44 years ........................ 53,223 48,134 5,089 3,783 1,993 1,790 1,306

45–64 years ........................ 25,679 20,240 5,439 4,289 2,658 1,631 1,150

65–69 years ........................ 4,397 2,994 1,403 1,139 712 427 264

70 years and over .................... 8,924 5,653 3,271 1,350 660 690 1,921

Female:

All ages ............................ 135,476 115,288 20,188 13,776 6,108 7,668 6,412

Under 18 years ...................... 34,819 33,180 1,639 1,125 154 971 514

18–44 years ........................ 54,745 49,317 5,428 3,821 1,688 2,133 1,607

45–64 years ........................ 27,467 21,207 6,260 4,493 2,318 2,174 1,768

65–69 years ........................ 5,316 3,473 1,843 1,429 749 680 414

70 years and over .................... 13,129 8,111 5,017 2,909 1,199 1,710 2,109

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 220,058 188,489 31,568 21,373 9,760 11,614 10,195

Under 18 years ...................... 56,790 53,541 3,249 2,318 241 2,077 931

18–44 years ........................ 88,978 80,558 8,420 6,007 2,749 3,259 2,413

45–64 years ........................ 45,730 36,038 9,692 7,167 3,947 3,219 2,525

65–69 years ........................ 8,610 5,858 2,751 2,174 1,198 976 577

70 years and over .................... 19,950 12,494 7,456 3,707 1,624 2,082 3,749

Black:

All ages ............................ 33,183 27,772 5,410 4,159 2,129 2,031 1,251

Under 18 years ...................... 11,366 10,404 962 705 113 592 258

18–44 years ........................ 13,786 12,033 1,753 1,375 800 575 378

45–64 years ........................ 5,419 3,832 1,587 1,282 797 485 306

65–69 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901 480 421 335 221 114 86

70 years and over .................... 1,711 1,024 687 463 199 264 224

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 107
Table 68. Number of persons by degree of activity limitation due to chronic conditions and sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Degree of activity limitation

All

persons

With no

activity

limitation

With

activity

limitation

With

limitation

in major

activity

Unable

to carry

on major

activity

Limited

in amount

or kind

of major

activity

Limited,

but not

in major

activity

Family income and age

Under $10,000: Number in thousands

All ages ............................ 19,879 14,135 5,744 4,513 2,566 1,947 1,231

Under 18 years ...................... 5,786 5,237 549 422 93 329 127

18–44 years ........................ 7,859 6,058 1,801 1,436 846 590 365

45–64 years ........................ 2,712 1,083 1,628 1,467 1,056 411 161

65–69 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 321 429 385 281 104 44

70 years and over .................... 2,773 1,437 1,336 802 290 512 534

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 36,871 28,500 8,371 5,813 2,908 2,905 2,558

Under 18 years ...................... 10,096 9,107 989 727 104 623 262

18–44 years ........................ 14,117 11,974 2,142 1,625 894 730 518

45–64 years ........................ 5,556 3,250 2,305 1,875 1,223 652 430

65–69 years ........................ 1,923 1,102 821 654 364 290 167

70 years and over .................... 5,179 3,065 2,114 932 323 609 1,182

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 54,093 46,300 7,793 5,324 2,402 2,922 2,469

Under 18 years ...................... 14,277 13,362 915 697 56 641 218

18–44 years ........................ 22,979 20,739 2,240 1,583 683 901 656

45–64 years ........................ 9,360 7,150 2,210 1,652 876 776 558

65–69 years ........................ 2,616 1,755 861 692 433 259 169

70 years and over .................... 4,861 3,295 1,566 699 353 346 868

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 109,609 99,950 9,659 5,964 2,045 3,919 3,695

Under 18 years ...................... 30,989 29,652 1,336 899 91 808 438

18–44 years ........................ 46,229 43,338 2,891 1,841 611 1,230 1,049

45–64 years ........................ 26,253 22,524 3,729 2,318 925 1,394 1,410

65–69 years ........................ 2,385 1,839 546 365 145 219 181

70 years and over .................... 3,755 2,597 1,158 541 273 268 617

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 53,906 46,381 7,525 5,024 2,230 2,793 2,501

Midwest ............................ 63,413 54,695 8,718 6,130 2,658 3,472 2,588

South ............................. 90,561 76,920 13,640 9,854 4,790 5,064 3,786

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,380 48,172 8,208 5,322 2,683 2,640 2,885

Place of residence

MSA2 ............................. 208,354 179,821 28,534 19,442 8,913 10,529 9,092

Central city ......................... 78,116 66,475 11,641 8,327 3,860 4,467 3,313

Not central city ...................... 130,239 113,346 16,893 11,115 5,053 6,061 5,778

Not MSA2 ........................... 55,905 46,347 9,558 6,889 3,448 3,441 2,669

1Includes other races and unknown family income.

2MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set X of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 appendix I. An estimate of 669,000 has a

10-percent RSE; of 167,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 74,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 69. Number of days per person per year and number of days of activity restriction due to acute and chronic conditions, by type of

restriction and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Type of restriction

All

types

Bed

disability

Work or

school loss1

All

types

Bed

disability

Work or

school loss1

Number of days per person Number of days in thousands

All persons2 ......................... 14.5 5.9 4.6 3,824,530 1,566,166 808,570

Age

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 3.8 . 160,931 76,273 . . .

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 3.3 4.0 382,431 169,314 205,582

18 years and over ...................... 17.0 6.8 4.8 3,281,168 1,320,579 602,988

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 3.7 4.1 229,274 89,839 67,318

25–44 years ........................ 13.1 5.0 4.7 1,090,104 416,059 319,548

45–64 years ........................ 18.7 7.8 5.3 993,935 415,629 201,410

65 years and over .................... 30.5 12.6 3.7 967,855 399,052 14,711

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 12.3 4.9 4.0 1,587,090 626,154 382,425

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 4.1 . . . 89,991 41,698 . . .

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 3.0 3.8 188,822 78,859 100,375

18 years and over .................... 14.2 5.5 4.1 1,308,277 505,597 282,050

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 2.5 3.8 88,650 29,891 33,438

25–44 years ...................... 10.1 3.9 3.8 414,014 159,065 139,378

45–64 years ...................... 16.2 6.0 5.0 415,007 155,143 101,275

65 years and over ................... 29.3 12.1 *3.4 390,607 161,498 7,959

Female:

All ages ............................ 16.5 6.9 5.1 2,237,441 940,012 426,145

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 3.5 . . . 70,941 34,575 . . .

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 3.6 4.2 193,609 90,455 105,207

18 years and over .................... 19.6 8.1 5.6 1,972,891 814,982 320,938

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 4.8 4.4 140,624 59,947 33,880

25–44 years ...................... 16.0 6.1 5.8 676,090 256,994 180,170

45–64 years ...................... 21.1 9.5 5.7 578,929 260,486 100,135

65 years and over ................... 31.3 12.9 *4.0 577,248 237,554 6,753

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 14.3 5.6 4.5 3,154,220 1,237,153 661,190

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 3.7 . . . 128,889 58,889 . . .

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 3.5 4.2 318,271 142,336 168,978

18 years and over .................... 16.6 6.3 4.6 2,707,060 1,035,929 492,213

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 3.7 4.1 187,578 72,405 57,124

25–44 years ...................... 12.4 4.4 4.4 861,480 307,019 251,062

45–64 years ...................... 17.9 7.1 5.2 819,962 326,707 171,741

65 years and over ................... 29.3 11.5 3.4 838,040 329,798 12,286

Black:

All ages ............................ 16.4 8.1 5.3 543,067 269,850 115,430

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 *3.6 . . . 21,685 11,726 . . .

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 2.6 3.6 51,686 21,266 29,234

18 years and over .................... 21.5 10.9 6.3 469,695 236,859 86,196

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 3.7 *3.5 31,069 12,611 7,078

25–44 years ...................... 18.8 9.3 7.2 194,427 96,266 57,014

45–64 years ...................... 25.0 12.7 6.1 135,670 68,738 20,964

65 years and over ................... 41.6 22.7 *3.6 108,530 59,244 1,141

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 109
Table 69. Number of days per person per year and number of days of activity restriction due to acute and chronic conditions, by type of

restriction and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Type of restriction

All

types

Bed

disability

Work or

school loss1

All

types

Bed

disability

Work or

school loss1

Family income and age Number of days per person Number of days in thousands

Less than $10,000:

All ages ............................ 27.9 12.2 6.2 554,008 243,175 53,862

Under 5 years ....................... 10.2 *6.0 . . . 20,052 11,839 . . .

5–17 years ......................... 10.8 5.0 6.5 41,328 19,089 24,692

18 years and over .................... 35.0 15.1 5.9 492,629 212,247 29,170

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 5.2 *3.9 39,116 17,033 6,627

25–44 years ...................... 31.7 15.7 7.1 144,105 71,259 15,138

45–64 years ...................... 51.8 24.1 *7.7 140,393 65,229 6,563

65 years and over ................... 48.0 16.7 *3.5 169,015 58,726 842

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 21.1 9.2 6.2 778,798 338,458 125,634

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 5.0 . . . 28,489 16,197 . . .

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 3.6 4.5 56,970 24,430 31,115

18 years and over .................... 25.9 11.1 7.1 693,338 297,831 94,519

18–24 years ...................... 13.5 4.3 5.5 58,764 18,762 15,801

25–44 years ...................... 20.9 8.5 7.6 204,403 83,006 51,800

45–64 years ...................... 33.5 18.1 8.7 186,183 100,823 25,024

65 years and over ................... 34.4 13.4 *2.6 243,988 95,241 1,895

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 13.0 5.2 4.5 701,730 281,969 162,814

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 3.1 . . . 36,654 13,262 . . .

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 2.6 3.5 71,472 26,468 35,530

18 years and over .................... 14.9 6.1 4.9 593,604 242,239 127,284

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.6 3.9 4.9 47,023 19,075 17,744

25–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 3.8 4.6 198,462 68,614 70,325

45–64 years ...................... 18.3 7.9 5.8 171,636 73,506 37,293

65 years and over ................... 23.6 10.8 *1.9 176,483 81,043 1,920

$35,000 or more:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9 3.6 3.9 1,083,239 399,448 337,814

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 3.7 . . . 61,707 29,045 . . .

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 3.2 3.8 165,987 74,922 87,640

18 years and over .................... 10.9 3.8 4.0 855,545 295,481 250,174

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 3.4 3.3 59,256 26,198 18,618

25–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 3.1 3.7 371,520 119,059 125,435

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 3.9 4.8 313,681 101,129 103,403

65 years and over ................... 18.1 8.0 *2.1 111,088 49,095 2,717

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 13.3 5.1 3.9 716,221 273,540 138,514

Midwest ............................ 12.9 5.0 4.3 819,101 317,806 192,138

South ............................. 15.8 6.9 4.9 1,432,125 624,840 297,360

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.2 6.2 4.8 857,083 349,980 180,559

Place of residence

MSA3 ............................. 14.0 5.7 4.6 2,912,534 1,183,878 643,351

Central city ......................... 15.3 6.6 4.9 1,198,046 512,632 251,830

Not central city ...................... 13.2 5.2 4.3 1,714,487 671,246 391,521

Not MSA3 ........................... 16.3 6.8 4.5 911,997 382,288 165,220

. . . Category not applicable.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

1Sum of school-loss days for children 5–17 years of age and work-loss days for currently employed persons 18 years of age and over. School-loss days are shown for the age group 5–17 years;

work-loss days are shown for the age group 18 years and over and each older age group.

2Includes other races and unknown family income.

3MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age for columns 1 and 2 can be computed by using parameter set II of table II, the

frequencies of table 69 and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence for columns 1 and 2 can be

computed by using parameter sets II and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 69 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for column 3 (work-loss) can be

computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 69 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for age, sex and age, and race and

age for column 3 (school-loss) can be computed by using parameter set III of table II, the frequencies of table 69, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family

income and age, geographic region, and place of residence for column 3 (school-loss) can be computed by using parameter sets III and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 69 and 78, and the

formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 4 and 5 can be computed by using parameter set II of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. The SE’s

and RSE’s for column 6 can be computed by using parameter set III of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. For restricted-activity and bed-days, an estimate of 116.9 million has

an RSE of 10 percent; 27.6 million, of 20 percent; and 12.2 million, of 30 percent. For work- or school-loss days, an estimate of 81.6 million has an RSE of 10 percent; 20.2 million, of 20 percent; and

9.0 million, of 30 percent.

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Table 70. Number of persons and percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, according to sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Respondent-assessed health status

All

persons1

All

health

statuses2 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor

Number in

thousands Percent of persons

All persons3 ......................... 264,259 100.0 37.4 29.5 23.1 7.4 2.6

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 20,087 100.0 54.1 27.8 15.6 2.2 *0.3

5–17 years .......................... 51,293 100.0 51.6 28.6 17.1 2.2 0.4

18–24 years ......................... 24,579 100.0 40.9 32.4 22.3 3.7 0.7

25–44 years ......................... 83,389 100.0 37.9 32.6 22.1 5.9 1.5

45–64 years ......................... 53,146 100.0 27.8 28.4 27.5 11.2 5.1

65 years and over ...................... 31,766 100.0 16.3 23.1 33.6 19.4 7.6

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 128,783 100.0 40.2 29.1 21.8 6.6 2.4

Under 5 years ....................... 10,279 100.0 53.9 27.5 16.0 2.1 *0.5

5–17 years ......................... 26,281 100.0 52.5 28.2 16.8 2.2 0.3

18–24 years ........................ 12,191 100.0 46.3 30.3 19.9 3.0 *0.4

25–44 years ........................ 41,032 100.0 41.0 32.2 20.5 5.0 1.2

45–64 years ........................ 25,679 100.0 30.2 28.5 25.4 10.7 5.2

65 years and over .................... 13,321 100.0 16.4 22.8 34.2 18.7 7.8

Female:

All ages ............................ 135,476 100.0 34.8 29.8 24.5 8.2 2.7

Under 5 years ....................... 9,808 100.0 54.2 28.2 15.1 2.2 *0.2

5–17 years ......................... 25,012 100.0 50.7 29.1 17.5 2.3 0.5

18–24 years ........................ 12,388 100.0 35.6 34.5 24.6 4.3 1.0

25–44 years ........................ 42,357 100.0 35.0 33.0 23.6 6.7 1.7

45–64 years ........................ 27,467 100.0 25.5 28.2 29.5 11.8 5.0

65 years and over .................... 18,444 100.0 16.2 23.3 33.1 19.9 7.5

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 220,058 100.0 38.1 29.9 22.5 7.0 2.4

Under 5 years ....................... 16,101 100.0 55.2 27.9 14.8 1.8 *0.3

5–17 years ......................... 40,688 100.0 53.6 28.6 15.4 1.9 0.4

18–24 years ........................ 19,682 100.0 41.7 32.8 21.5 3.2 0.7

25–44 years ........................ 69,296 100.0 38.9 33.3 21.1 5.3 1.3

45–64 years ........................ 45,730 100.0 29.1 29.0 27.1 10.3 4.5

65 years and over .................... 28,560 100.0 16.8 23.6 33.8 18.6 7.2

Black:

All ages ............................ 33,183 100.0 32.6 26.9 26.7 10.3 3.4

Under 5 years ....................... 3,240 100.0 50.2 26.6 19.5 3.2 *0.6

5–17 years ......................... 8,126 100.0 43.0 28.2 24.6 3.9 *0.3

18–24 years ........................ 3,445 100.0 38.2 29.0 25.6 5.9 *1.4

25–44 years ........................ 10,341 100.0 31.3 28.9 27.7 9.7 2.3

45–64 years ........................ 5,419 100.0 16.0 24.5 30.7 20.0 8.9

65 years and over .................... 2,612 100.0 10.8 18.3 31.1 27.5 12.4

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 111
Table 70. Number of persons and percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, according to sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Respondent-assessed health status

All

persons1

All

health

statuses2 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor

Family income and age

Number in

thousands Percent of persons

Under $10,000:

All ages ............................ 19,879 100.0 24.1 23.9 28.3 16.5 7.2

Under 5 years ....................... 1,967 100.0 43.0 25.6 25.2 5.0 *1.1

5–17 years ......................... 3,820 100.0 33.5 26.7 33.1 6.0 *0.7

18–24 years ........................ 3,305 100.0 29.7 36.2 25.8 6.8 *1.5

25–44 years ........................ 4,553 100.0 21.6 22.9 30.1 17.9 7.4

45–64 years ........................ 2,712 100.0 10.5 13.6 23.2 31.7 21.1

65 years and over .................... 3,523 100.0 12.1 17.9 28.5 29.4 12.2

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 36,871 100.0 27.7 25.7 29.3 12.8 4.6

Under 5 years ....................... 3,243 100.0 47.4 28.1 19.9 4.0 *0.5

5–17 years ......................... 6,853 100.0 40.0 28.7 26.8 3.7 *0.9

18–24 years ........................ 4,345 100.0 33.9 33.5 24.9 6.5 *1.3

25–44 years ........................ 9,772 100.0 27.3 28.3 30.1 11.3 2.9

45–64 years ........................ 5,556 100.0 13.6 18.6 34.0 21.7 12.2

65 years and over .................... 7,102 100.0 14.9 18.8 33.6 24.3 8.4

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 54,093 100.0 34.6 31.2 24.8 7.1 2.4

Under 5 years ....................... 4,224 100.0 53.7 29.3 14.9 1.9 *0.2

5–17 years ......................... 10,053 100.0 48.4 29.9 19.1 2.1 *0.4

18–24 years ........................ 4,907 100.0 43.9 32.1 20.6 2.7 *0.6

25–44 years ........................ 18,072 100.0 34.2 33.9 25.1 5.6 1.1

45–64 years ........................ 9,360 100.0 22.5 30.5 29.0 12.9 5.1

65 years and over .................... 7,477 100.0 15.2 27.4 34.3 16.0 7.1

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 109,609 100.0 47.2 30.6 17.8 3.5 0.9

Under 5 years ....................... 7,767 100.0 62.9 25.5 10.4 1.1 *0.1

5–17 years ......................... 23,222 100.0 61.8 27.0 10.1 1.0 *0.2

18–24 years ........................ 7,748 100.0 50.3 31.1 17.1 1.3 *0.3

25–44 years ........................ 38,481 100.0 46.0 34.0 16.6 2.9 0.5

45–64 years ........................ 26,253 100.0 35.9 31.0 25.4 5.8 1.8

65 years and over .................... 6,139 100.0 24.5 27.1 32.3 12.1 4.0

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 53,906 100.0 38.4 31.0 21.4 7.2 2.1

Midwest ............................ 63,413 100.0 37.3 31.6 22.3 6.7 2.0

South ............................. 90,561 100.0 36.2 27.6 24.6 8.3 3.4

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,380 100.0 38.7 28.5 23.5 6.9 2.4

Place of residence

MSA4 ............................. 208,354 100.0 38.6 29.8 22.6 6.8 2.2

Central city ......................... 78,116 100.0 35.4 29.8 24.0 8.1 2.6

Not central city ...................... 130,239 100.0 40.4 29.8 21.7 6.1 2.0

Not MSA4 ........................... 55,905 100.0 33.2 28.2 25.2 9.5 3.8

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

1Includes unknown health status.

2Excludes unknown health status.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence for column 1 can be computed by using parameter set X

of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for age, sex and age, and race and age for columns 3–7 can be computed by using parameter set X of table II, the

frequencies of table 70, and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence for columns 3–7 can be computed

by using parameter set X of table II, the frequencies of table 70, and the formula presented in rule 3 of appendix I. An estimate of 669,000 has a 10-percent RSE; of 167,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of

74,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 71. Number per person per year and number of physician contacts, by place of contact and sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Place of contact

All

places1 Telephone Office Hospital Other

All

places1 Telephone Office Hospital Other

Number per person per year Number in thousands2

All persons3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 0.7 3.2 0.7 1.2 1,566,513 191,245 845,720 188,401 325,666

Age

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 0.9 3.7 0.7 1.1 130,232 18,969 73,504 14,519 21,913

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 0.5 1.8 0.4 0.6 167,708 23,917 94,691 18,474 29,626

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 0.5 2.2 0.6 0.7 101,620 13,273 53,024 15,871 18,181

25–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 0.6 2.8 0.6 0.8 412,501 53,589 235,584 50,173 68,042

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 0.9 3.9 1.0 1.4 383,812 46,773 207,742 52,278 73,936

65–74 years ......................... 10.2 1.1 5.5 1.0 2.5 188,048 20,348 101,858 18,173 45,791

75 years and over ...................... 13.7 1.1 5.9 1.4 5.1 182,592 14,376 79,317 18,913 68,177

Sex and age

Male:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 0.6 2.6 0.7 1.0 633,470 71,159 337,942 86,935 130,876

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 0.7 2.5 0.5 0.8 162,999 23,848 90,997 17,949 28,527

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 0.4 1.8 0.5 0.5 169,912 19,846 93,649 25,642 28,559

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 0.6 3.1 1.0 1.2 154,065 15,578 79,364 25,966 31,706

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 0.9 5.6 1.3 3.2 146,494 11,888 73,932 17,377 42,084

Female:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 0.9 3.7 0.7 1.4 933,043 120,086 507,778 101,466 194,790

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 0.5 2.2 0.4 0.7 134,941 19,038 77,198 15,045 23,012

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 0.9 3.6 0.7 1.1 344,209 47,016 194,959 40,401 57,664

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 1.1 4.7 1.0 1.5 229,747 31,195 128,379 26,312 42,230

65 years and over .................... 12.2 1.2 5.8 1.1 3.9 224,146 22,837 107,242 19,708 71,885

Race and age

White:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 0.8 3.4 0.7 1.2 1,338,807 173,745 738,086 148,601 264,810

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 0.6 2.6 0.4 0.7 247,287 36,897 146,778 23,957 37,752

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 0.7 2.7 0.6 0.8 432,260 61,397 244,532 52,462 68,356

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2 0.9 4.0 0.9 1.4 331,044 42,936 181,840 41,952 61,767

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 1.1 5.8 1.1 3.4 328,216 32,514 164,934 30,230 96,934

Black:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 0.4 2.6 1.0 1.4 180,477 13,935 85,557 33,525 45,854

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 0.4 1.5 0.7 0.9 39,363 4,508 17,109 7,508 9,813

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 0.4 2.5 0.9 1.0 66,027 4,870 34,923 11,761 13,740

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 *0.5 3.8 1.5 1.5 39,761 2,624 20,656 8,149 7,968

65 years and over .................... 13.5 *0.7 4.9 2.3 5.5 35,326 1,933 12,868 6,107 14,334

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 0.9 3.6 1.2 2.5 167,767 18,769 71,562 23,814 50,421

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 *0.5 2.0 0.9 1.0 25,698 3,015 11,434 5,119 5,991

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 1.0 3.2 1.1 2.0 58,801 7,650 24,966 8,900 16,009

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7 *1.0 6.2 1.9 2.5 31,865 2,596 16,746 5,221 6,693

65 years and over .................... 14.6 1.6 5.2 1.3 6.2 51,403 5,508 18,418 4,573 21,728

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 0.7 3.3 1.1 1.9 261,996 26,648 123,253 39,351 70,256

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 0.4 2.0 0.7 1.3 44,540 4,501 20,168 6,668 12,767

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 0.7 2.7 0.8 1.0 75,007 9,241 38,549 11,604 14,388

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 1.0 3.7 2.0 2.3 50,774 5,589 20,653 11,236 12,995

65 years and over .................... 12.9 1.0 6.2 1.4 4.2 91,675 7,318 43,882 9,843 30,107

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 113
Table 71. Number per person per year and number of physician contacts, by place of contact and sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Place of contact

All

places1 Telephone Office Hospital Other

All

places1 Telephone Office Hospital Other

Family income and age—Con. Number per person per year Number in thousands2

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7 0.7 3.0 0.7 1.2 308,965 38,908 164,190 39,537 63,832

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 0.6 2.3 0.5 0.6 57,498 8,849 32,364 7,365 8,834

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 0.6 2.5 0.6 0.9 107,558 12,875 58,328 14,886 20,027

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 1.0 3.3 0.8 1.1 58,022 8,973 30,707 7,507 10,269

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 1.1 5.7 1.3 3.3 85,887 8,212 42,791 9,779 24,702

$35,000 or more:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 0.8 3.2 0.5 0.8 590,260 83,845 353,445 59,002 90,263

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 0.7 2.8 0.3 0.6 136,332 22,449 85,693 10,123 17,276

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 0.7 2.8 0.5 0.6 210,192 31,125 130,486 21,262 26,362

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 0.9 3.9 0.8 1.2 181,138 24,695 103,589 21,184 30,526

65 years and over .................... 10.2 0.9 5.5 1.0 2.6 62,599 5,577 33,678 6,433 16,099

Geographic region

Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 0.8 3.5 0.7 0.9 316,505 42,042 188,224 37,595 46,213

Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 0.9 2.9 0.7 1.3 370,123 56,153 185,155 46,230 80,199

South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 0.7 3.4 0.7 1.5 574,137 61,114 306,850 66,908 132,116

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 0.6 2.9 0.7 1.2 305,749 31,936 165,491 37,668 67,138

Place of residence

MSA4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 0.7 3.2 0.7 1.2 1,231,742 154,428 670,902 145,179 248,583

Central city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 0.6 3.0 0.8 1.3 452,852 49,585 232,410 62,956 103,756

Not central city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 0.8 3.4 0.6 1.1 778,889 104,843 438,492 82,223 144,827

Not MSA4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 0.7 3.1 0.8 1.4 334,771 36,817 174,818 43,222 77,083

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

1Includes unknown place of contact.

2Does not include physician contacts while an overnight patient in a hospital.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age for columns 1–5 can be computed by using parameter set VI of table II, the

frequencies of table 71 and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence for columns 1–5 can be computed

by using parameter sets VI and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 71 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 6–10 can be computed by using

parameter set VI of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 38.2 million has a 10-percent RSE; of 9.3 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 4.1 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 72. Percent distribution and frequency distribution of interval since last physician contact, according to sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Interval since last contact

All

intervals1

Less than

1 year

1 year to

less than

2 years

2 years to

less than

5 years

5 years

or more

All

intervals2

Less than

1 year

1 year to

less than

2 years

2 years to

less than

5 years

5 years

or more

Percent of persons3 Number of persons in thousands3

All persons4 ......................... 100.0 79.8 9.5 7.4 3.3 264,259 205,071 24,386 19,095 8,585

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 100.0 94.9 4.2 0.7 *0.2 20,087 18,508 810 139 41

5–17 years .......................... 100.0 80.1 12.2 6.1 1.6 51,293 40,100 6,096 3,062 800

18–24 years ......................... 100.0 73.1 13.3 10.3 3.3 24,579 17,279 3,135 2,447 791

25–44 years ......................... 100.0 74.1 10.9 10.3 4.6 83,389 60,054 8,821 8,376 3,748

45–64 years ......................... 100.0 79.3 8.3 7.8 4.6 53,146 41,029 4,271 4,048 2,378

65–74 years ......................... 100.0 88.3 4.5 3.8 3.3 18,405 15,920 817 686 602

75 years and over ...................... 100.0 92.4 3.3 2.6 1.7 13,361 12,180 437 337 225

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 100.0 74.0 11.0 10.2 4.9 128,783 92,381 13,751 12,698 6,062

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 84.2 10.1 4.6 1.2 36,560 29,934 3,601 1,621 416

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 63.6 13.8 15.5 7.1 53,223 32,605 7,075 7,924 3,651

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 72.7 10.1 10.8 6.4 25,679 18,136 2,512 2,703 1,596

65 years and over .................... 100.0 89.2 4.3 3.4 3.0 13,321 11,707 563 450 399

Female:

All ages ............................ 100.0 85.2 8.0 4.8 1.9 135,476 112,689 10,635 6,397 2,523

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 84.4 9.7 4.6 1.3 34,819 28,674 3,304 1,580 426

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 83.8 9.1 5.4 1.7 54,745 44,728 4,881 2,899 888

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 85.5 6.6 5.0 2.9 27,467 22,894 1,759 1,345 782

65 years and over .................... 100.0 90.6 3.8 3.2 2.4 18,444 16,393 691 573 428

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 100.0 80.0 9.2 7.4 3.3 220,058 171,582 19,791 15,912 7,182

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 84.6 9.6 4.7 1.2 56,790 46,864 5,312 2,581 653

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 74.2 11.2 10.2 4.3 88,978 64,155 9,693 8,855 3,707

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 79.1 8.2 8.0 4.6 45,730 35,243 3,665 3,571 2,063

65 years and over .................... 100.0 90.1 4.0 3.2 2.7 28,560 25,321 1,120 905 758

Black:

All ages ............................ 100.0 80.8 10.1 6.5 2.6 33,183 25,875 3,243 2,085 839

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 83.7 11.2 4.0 1.1 11,366 9,201 1,233 440 120

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 75.7 11.3 9.4 3.6 13,786 10,035 1,500 1,246 476

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 82.9 7.7 5.7 3.6 5,419 4,366 408 302 190

65 years and over .................... 100.0 90.0 4.0 3.9 *2.1 2,612 2,273 101 98 53

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages ............................ 100.0 79.6 9.6 7.2 3.6 19,879 15,490 1,878 1,398 705

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 82.8 10.7 5.2 *1.3 5,786 4,673 605 294 72

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 72.9 12.2 10.4 4.4 7,859 5,592 938 801 335

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 80.0 6.3 7.2 6.5 2,712 2,142 168 192 175

65 years and over .................... 100.0 88.5 4.8 3.2 3.5 3,523 3,083 167 112 122

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 100.0 76.5 10.4 8.4 4.7 36,871 27,476 3,745 3,005 1,682

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 80.1 12.7 5.4 1.7 10,096 7,844 1,243 532 170

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 68.8 12.6 12.0 6.6 14,117 9,422 1,730 1,638 898

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 74.0 9.0 9.9 7.2 5,556 4,023 488 537 391

65 years and over .................... 100.0 88.5 4.1 4.3 3.2 7,102 6,187 285 299 222

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 115
Table 72. Percent distribution and frequency of interval since last physician contact, according to sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

Interval since last contact

All

intervals1

Less than

1 year

1 year to

less than

2 years

2 years to

less than

5 years

5 years

or more

All

intervals2

Less than

1 year

1 year to

less than

2 years

2 years to

less than

5 years

5 years

or more

Family income and age—Con. Percent of persons3 Number of persons in thousands3

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 100.0 77.8 9.9 8.5 3.9 54,093 41,176 5,224 4,485 2,047

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 80.6 11.7 5.7 2.0 14,277 11,213 1,629 794 278

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 72.0 11.5 11.7 4.8 22,979 16,178 2,573 2,631 1,084

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 77.2 8.3 9.2 5.3 9,360 7,090 764 848 485

65 years and over .................... 100.0 90.9 3.5 2.9 2.7 7,477 6,695 258 212 200

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 100.0 82.1 8.9 6.6 2.4 109,609 88,300 9,587 7,104 2,552

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 87.4 8.1 3.7 0.8 30,989 26,641 2,474 1,115 240

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 77.7 10.6 8.8 2.9 46,229 35,165 4,772 3,971 1,324

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 81.3 8.1 7.2 3.4 26,253 20,954 2,088 1,848 882

65 years and over .................... 100.0 91.3 4.2 2.8 1.7 6,139 5,540 253 171 106

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 100.0 83.1 8.0 6.0 2.9 53,906 43,996 4,245 3,164 1,546

Midwest ............................ 100.0 79.8 9.9 7.3 3.0 63,413 49,101 6,095 4,501 1,855

South ............................. 100.0 78.9 10.1 7.7 3.3 90,561 69,553 8,872 6,766 2,952

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 77.8 9.5 8.6 4.1 56,380 42,420 5,174 4,664 2,232

Place of residence

MSA5 ............................. 100.0 80.0 9.4 7.4 3.2 208,354 162,151 19,011 14,961 6,544

Central city ......................... 100.0 79.3 9.5 7.7 3.5 78,116 60,008 7,222 5,804 2,615

Not central city ...................... 100.0 80.4 9.3 7.2 3.1 130,239 102,143 11,790 9,157 3,929

Not MSA5 ........................... 100.0 78.8 9.9 7.6 3.7 55,905 42,920 5,375 4,134 2,041

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

1Excludes unknown interval.

2Includes unknown interval.

3Includes physician contacts while an overnight patient in a hospital.

4Includes other races and unknown family income.

5MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age for columns 2–5 can be computed by using parameter set X of table II, the

frequencies of table 72, and the formula presented in rule 2 appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence for columns 2–5 can be computed

by using parameter set X of table II, the frequencies of table 72, and the formula presented in rule 3 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 6–10 can be computed by using parameter set X of

table II and the formula presented in rule 1 appendix I. An estimate of 669,000 has a 10-percent RSE; of 167,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 74,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 73. Percent distribution for living persons of number of short-stay hospital episodes during the year preceding interview, for all

causes and excluding deliveries, according to sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes Excluding deliveries1

All

statuses

Number of episodes

All

statuses

Number of episodes

None 1 2

3

or more None 1 2

3

or more

Percent of persons

All persons2 ......................... 100.0 92.7 5.9 1.0 0.4 100.0 93.9 4.8 0.9 0.4

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 100.0 94.5 4.6 0.6 *0.3 100.0 94.5 4.6 0.6 *0.3

5–17 years .......................... 100.0 97.8 2.0 0.2 *0.1 100.0 98.0 1.8 0.2 *0.0

18–24 years ......................... 100.0 92.7 6.6 0.5 *0.2 100.0 96.4 3.2 *0.3 *0.1

25–44 years ......................... 100.0 93.0 6.1 0.6 0.3 100.0 95.5 3.8 0.5 0.3

45–64 years ......................... 100.0 92.2 5.9 1.4 0.6 100.0 92.2 5.9 1.4 0.6

65–74 years ......................... 100.0 85.8 10.5 2.6 1.2 100.0 85.8 10.5 2.6 1.2

75 years and over ...................... 100.0 79.6 14.2 4.3 1.9 100.0 79.6 14.2 4.3 1.9

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 100.0 94.1 4.6 0.9 0.4 100.0 94.1 4.6 0.9 0.4

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 96.8 2.8 0.3 *0.1 100.0 96.8 2.8 0.3 *0.1

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 96.2 3.2 0.4 0.2 100.0 96.2 3.2 0.4 0.2

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 92.5 5.5 1.3 0.7 100.0 92.5 5.5 1.3 0.7

65 years and over .................... 100.0 81.5 13.1 3.9 1.5 100.0 81.5 13.1 3.9 1.5

Female:

All ages ............................ 100.0 91.3 7.2 1.1 0.5 100.0 93.6 5.0 0.9 0.4

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 97.0 2.6 0.3 *0.1 100.0 97.3 2.3 0.3 *0.1

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 89.7 9.2 0.8 0.4 100.0 95.2 4.1 0.5 0.3

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 91.9 6.3 1.4 0.5 100.0 91.9 6.2 1.4 0.5

65 years and over .................... 100.0 84.4 11.3 2.9 1.4 100.0 84.4 11.3 2.9 1.4

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 100.0 92.7 5.9 1.0 0.4 100.0 93.9 4.8 0.9 0.4

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 97.0 2.6 0.3 *0.1 100.0 97.1 2.5 0.3 *0.1

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 93.1 6.1 0.5 0.3 100.0 95.9 3.5 0.4 0.2

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 92.5 5.7 1.3 0.5 100.0 92.5 5.7 1.3 0.5

65 years and over .................... 100.0 83.2 12.1 3.3 1.4 100.0 83.2 12.1 3.3 1.4

Black:

All ages ............................ 100.0 92.0 6.4 1.0 0.6 100.0 93.3 5.3 0.9 0.6

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 95.9 3.4 *0.5 *0.2 100.0 96.3 3.0 *0.5 *0.2

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 91.5 7.3 0.8 *0.4 100.0 94.3 4.8 *0.5 *0.3

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 89.9 7.5 1.4 *1.1 100.0 89.9 7.5 1.4 *1.1

65 years and over .................... 100.0 82.1 12.4 3.4 *2.1 100.0 82.1 12.4 3.4 *2.1

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages ............................ 100.0 89.0 8.1 1.8 1.1 100.0 90.6 6.6 1.7 1.1

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 94.5 4.4 *0.7 *0.4 100.0 94.8 4.1 *0.7 *0.4

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 89.5 8.3 1.1 1.1 100.0 93.4 4.7 *0.8 1.1

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 85.4 9.7 3.1 *1.8 100.0 85.4 9.7 3.1 *1.8

65 years and over .................... 100.0 81.5 12.4 4.1 *1.9 100.0 81.5 12.4 4.1 *1.9

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 100.0 89.7 7.8 1.7 0.9 100.0 91.0 6.6 1.6 0.8

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 95.7 3.4 *0.5 *0.4 100.0 96.0 3.1 *0.6 *0.3

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 90.7 8.1 0.7 *0.5 100.0 93.9 5.1 0.6 *0.4

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 87.5 8.8 2.1 1.5 100.0 87.5 8.8 2.1 1.5

65 years and over .................... 100.0 80.8 12.8 4.7 1.8 100.0 80.8 12.8 4.7 1.8

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 117
Table 73. Percent distribution for living persons of number of short-stay hospital episodes during the year preceding interview, for all

causes and excluding deliveries, according to sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes Excluding deliveries1

All

statuses

Number of episodes

All

statuses

Number of episodes

None 1 2

3

or more None 1 2

3

or more

Family income and age—Con.

$20,000–$34,999: Percent of persons

All ages ............................ 100.0 92.2 6.3 1.0 0.5 100.0 93.5 5.1 0.9 0.4

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 97.1 2.5 *0.3 *0.1 100.0 97.3 2.3 *0.3 *0.1

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 92.4 6.7 0.7 *0.2 100.0 95.4 4.0 0.5 *0.1

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 91.3 6.5 1.4 0.8 100.0 91.3 6.5 1.4 0.8

65 years and over .................... 100.0 83.2 12.3 2.8 1.7 100.0 83.2 12.3 2.8 1.7

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 100.0 94.7 4.6 0.6 0.2 100.0 95.7 3.6 0.5 0.1

Under 18 years ...................... 100.0 97.4 2.3 *0.2 *0.0 100.0 97.5 2.3 *0.2 *0.0

18–44 years ........................ 100.0 94.2 5.2 0.5 *0.1 100.0 96.6 3.0 0.4 *0.0

45–64 years ........................ 100.0 94.0 4.8 1.0 *0.3 100.0 94.0 4.7 1.0 *0.3

65 years and over .................... 100.0 87.3 10.4 1.2 *1.0 100.0 87.3 10.4 1.2 *1.0

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 100.0 93.5 5.4 0.8 0.3 100.0 94.6 4.3 0.8 0.3

Midwest ............................ 100.0 92.6 6.0 1.0 0.5 100.0 93.7 4.9 0.9 0.5

South ............................. 100.0 91.7 6.6 1.2 0.5 100.0 92.9 5.5 1.1 0.5

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0 93.6 5.2 0.8 0.3 100.0 94.9 4.0 0.8 0.3

Place of residence

MSA3 ............................. 100.0 93.1 5.6 0.9 0.4 100.0 94.3 4.5 0.9 0.4

Central city ......................... 100.0 92.6 6.0 1.0 0.4 100.0 93.9 4.8 0.9 0.4

Not central city ...................... 100.0 93.4 5.4 0.9 0.4 100.0 94.5 4.3 0.8 0.4

Not MSA3 ........................... 100.0 91.1 7.1 1.3 0.6 100.0 92.1 6.1 1.2 0.6

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

0.0 Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision and quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.

1Based on reason for admission or other indication of delivery.

2Includes other races and unknown family income.

3MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age can be computed by using parameter set X of table II, the frequencies of table 74, and

the formula presented in rule 2 appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence can be computed by using parameter set X of table II, the

frequencies of table 78 and the formula presented in rule 3 of appendix I.

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Table 74. Number of living persons, by number of short-stay hospital episodes during the year preceding interview, for all causes and

excluding deliveries, and by sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes Excluding deliveries1

All

statuses

Number of episodes

All

statuses

Number of episodes

None 1 2

3

or more None 1 2

3

or more

Number of persons in thousands

All persons2 ......................... 264,259 244,882 15,633 2,604 1,141 264,259 248,016 12,697 2,450 1,097

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 20,087 18,984 917 130 56 20,087 18,984 917 130 56

5–17 years .......................... 51,293 50,168 1,007 91 27 51,293 50,280 899 93 21

18–24 years ......................... 24,579 22,777 1,631 122 49 24,579 23,698 780 67 34

25–44 years ......................... 83,389 77,541 5,119 495 234 83,389 79,637 3,148 394 211

45–64 years ......................... 53,146 48,987 3,127 720 312 53,146 48,992 3,122 720 312

65–74 years ......................... 18,405 15,783 1,934 474 213 18,405 15,783 1,934 474 213

75 years and over ...................... 13,361 10,642 1,897 572 250 13,361 10,642 1,897 572 250

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 128,783 121,206 5,887 1,176 514 128,783 121,206 5,887 1,176 514

Under 18 years ...................... 36,560 35,385 1,020 113 42 36,560 35,385 1,020 113 42

18–44 years ........................ 53,223 51,220 1,710 204 89 53,223 51,220 1,710 204 89

45–64 years ........................ 25,679 23,744 1,406 345 183 25,679 23,744 1,406 345 183

65 years and over .................... 13,321 10,857 1,751 513 200 13,321 10,857 1,751 513 200

Female:

All ages ............................ 135,476 123,676 9,745 1,428 627 135,476 126,810 6,810 1,274 583

Under 18 years ...................... 34,819 33,766 905 108 41 34,819 33,878 797 110 35

18–44 years ........................ 54,745 49,099 5,040 413 194 54,745 52,116 2,218 256 156

45–64 years ........................ 27,467 25,242 1,721 375 129 27,467 25,247 1,716 375 129

65 years and over .................... 18,444 15,569 2,080 533 263 18,444 15,569 2,080 533 263

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 220,058 203,980 12,978 2,170 930 220,058 206,537 10,566 2,065 890

Under 18 years ...................... 56,790 55,112 1,464 160 54 56,790 55,167 1,410 165 48

18–44 years ........................ 88,978 82,807 5,472 474 226 88,978 85,308 3,114 364 192

45–64 years ........................ 45,730 42,300 2,587 602 241 45,730 42,300 2,587 602 241

65 years and over .................... 28,560 23,762 3,455 934 409 28,560 23,762 3,455 934 409

Black:

All ages ............................ 33,183 30,533 2,125 337 188 33,183 30,961 1,743 293 186

Under 18 years ...................... 11,366 10,901 384 60 21 11,366 10,944 344 57 21

18–44 years ........................ 13,786 12,613 1,009 113 50 13,786 12,999 667 71 48

45–64 years ........................ 5,419 4,873 407 77 62 5,419 4,873 407 77 62

65 years and over .................... 2,612 2,145 324 88 54 2,612 2,145 324 88 54

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages ............................ 19,879 17,693 1,605 354 228 19,879 18,016 1,307 329 226

Under 18 years ...................... 5,786 5,470 255 38 24 5,786 5,486 239 38 24

18–44 years ........................ 7,859 7,033 650 87 89 7,859 7,341 368 62 87

45–64 years ........................ 2,712 2,316 263 85 48 2,712 2,316 263 85 48

65 years and over .................... 3,523 2,873 437 145 67 3,523 2,873 437 145 67

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 36,871 33,060 2,881 609 321 36,871 33,550 2,425 594 302

Under 18 years ...................... 10,096 9,658 346 55 36 10,096 9,694 314 59 30

18–44 years ........................ 14,117 12,802 1,140 104 72 14,117 13,257 716 85 59

45–64 years ........................ 5,556 4,864 490 118 83 5,556 4,864 490 118 83

65 years and over .................... 7,102 5,735 906 332 130 7,102 5,735 906 332 130

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 119
Table 74. Number of living persons, by number of short-stay hospital episodes during the year preceding interview, for all causes and

excluding deliveries, and by sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes Excluding deliveries1

All

statuses

Number of episodes

All

statuses

Number of episodes

None 1 2

3

or more None 1 2

3

or more

Family income and age—Con.

$20,000–$34,999: Number of persons in thousands

All ages ............................ 54,093 49,871 3,424 546 252 54,093 50,590 2,765 496 242

Under 18 years ...................... 14,277 13,866 354 47 11 14,277 13,888 331 47 11

18–44 years ........................ 22,979 21,236 1,546 159 38 22,979 21,933 910 108 28

45–64 years ........................ 9,360 8,548 605 132 74 9,360 8,548 605 132 74

65 years and over .................... 7,477 6,222 919 209 128 7,477 6,222 919 209 128

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 109,609 103,796 5,029 615 169 109,609 104,891 4,000 556 162

Under 18 years ...................... 30,989 30,198 725 56 9 30,989 30,212 711 56 9

18–44 years ........................ 46,229 43,561 2,416 224 27 46,229 44,636 1,406 166 20

45–64 years ........................ 26,253 24,676 1,249 259 69 26,253 24,681 1,244 259 69

65 years and over .................... 6,139 5,362 639 75 64 6,139 5,362 639 75 64

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 53,906 50,377 2,926 450 153 53,906 50,982 2,338 438 147

Midwest ............................ 63,413 58,706 3,782 603 322 63,413 59,412 3,114 575 312

South ............................. 90,561 83,011 5,979 1,074 497 90,561 84,122 4,964 1,000 475

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,380 52,788 2,945 477 169 56,380 53,500 2,281 436 163

Place of residence

MSA3 ............................. 208,354 193,960 11,680 1,903 812 208,354 196,500 9,299 1,785 771

Central city ......................... 78,116 72,357 4,669 778 311 78,116 73,372 3,716 733 294

Not central city ...................... 130,239 121,603 7,011 1,125 500 130,239 123,128 5,582 1,052 477

Not MSA3 ........................... 55,905 50,922 3,953 701 329 55,905 51,515 3,399 665 325

1Based on reason for admission or other indication of delivery.

2Includes other races and unknown family income.

3MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set X of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 669,000 has a

10-percent RSE; of 167,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 74,000, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 75. Number of short-stay hospital days during the year preceding interview per living person hospitalized for all causes and

excluding deliveries, by number of episodes and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes Excluding deliveries1

All

statuses

Number of episodes

All

statuses

Number of episodes

1 2

3

or more 1 2

3

or more

Days per person hospitalized

All persons2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8 4.6 12.1 26.2 7.7 5.2 12.2 26.8

Age

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 5.1 13.8 38.7 7.8 5.1 13.8 38.7

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 4.4 *10.2 *22.5 5.5 4.6 *10.4 *22.1

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 2.8 11.6 *17.6 5.2 4.2 *7.7 *23.4

25–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 3.3 8.4 22.3 5.6 4.1 8.6 23.3

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 5.3 9.7 27.7 7.7 5.3 9.7 27.7

65–74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 5.7 15.0 27.4 9.1 5.7 15.0 27.4

75 years and over ...................... 10.7 7.1 15.9 26.2 10.7 7.1 15.9 26.2

Sex and age

Male:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 5.2 11.7 31.1 8.0 5.2 11.7 31.1

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 5.2 *9.0 45.1 7.0 5.2 *9.0 45.1

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 4.3 8.9 30.1 5.9 4.3 8.9 30.1

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 5.5 8.5 29.3 8.3 5.5 8.5 29.3

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 5.8 15.7 30.3 9.8 5.8 15.7 30.3

Female:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 4.2 12.4 22.2 7.5 5.2 12.6 22.9

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 4.2 15.7 *21.4 6.3 4.4 15.8 *20.9

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 2.8 9.1 17.5 5.3 3.9 8.1 19.4

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 5.1 10.8 25.4 7.3 5.1 10.8 25.4

65 years and over .................... 10.0 6.9 15.3 24.1 10.0 6.9 15.3 24.1

Race and age

White:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 4.4 11.8 25.6 7.4 4.9 12.1 26.2

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 4.2 10.6 *22.1 5.5 4.3 10.7 *21.9

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 3.0 7.5 21.7 5.1 3.6 8.2 23.7

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 5.1 9.9 27.3 7.5 5.1 9.9 27.3

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 6.0 15.4 27.3 9.7 6.0 15.4 27.3

Black:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 5.7 13.7 25.2 9.0 6.5 13.9 25.4

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 6.9 *16.7 *28.7 9.6 7.2 *17.2 *28.7

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 3.9 11.6 *21.1 6.6 5.1 *11.1 *21.7

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 5.8 *9.3 29.7 9.0 5.8 *9.3 29.7

65 years and over .................... 12.5 9.3 18.1 23.1 12.5 9.3 18.1 23.1

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 5.6 13.5 23.8 9.7 6.2 14.1 23.9

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 5.6 *27.5 *12.5 9.1 5.9 *27.5 *12.5

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 3.3 *9.3 24.0 8.0 3.7 *10.7 24.4

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.5 7.8 *9.8 34.5 11.5 7.8 *9.8 34.5

65 years and over .................... 10.3 7.4 14.4 19.8 10.3 7.4 14.4 19.8

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 5.2 13.8 26.6 9.3 6.0 13.2 27.5

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 4.5 *7.2 56.5 9.5 4.7 *7.9 63.0

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 3.3 12.8 17.4 6.1 4.7 *8.3 *19.9

45–64 years ........................ 10.2 6.6 11.4 29.4 10.2 6.6 11.4 29.4

65 years and over .................... 10.8 7.2 16.1 21.7 10.8 7.2 16.1 21.7

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 121
Table 75. Number of short-stay hospital days during the year preceding interview per living person hospitalized for all causes and

excluding deliveries, by number of episodes and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes Excluding deliveries1

All

statuses

Number of episodes

All

statuses

Number of episodes

1 2

3

or more 1 2

3

or more

Family income and age—Con.

$20,000—$34,999: Days per person hospitalized

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 4.2 10.2 29.9 7.3 4.7 10.4 30.9

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 5.8 *8.7 *12.8 6.6 6.1 *8.7 *12.8

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.0 *6.6 *21.4 4.5 3.7 *5.9 *26.6

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 4.5 9.6 29.8 7.7 4.5 9.6 29.8

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 5.4 13.6 34.2 9.7 5.4 13.6 34.2

$35,000 or more:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 4.0 7.9 25.8 5.7 4.5 8.4 25.8

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.0 *10.4 *23.3 4.6 3.9 *10.4 *23.3

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 3.1 7.2 *31.3 4.7 3.8 8.6 *33.6

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 4.7 8.0 17.5 5.8 4.7 8.0 17.5

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 6.0 *8.1 32.7 8.4 6.0 *8.1 32.7

Geographic region

Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 5.3 13.1 29.9 8.3 6.0 13.2 30.8

Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 4.2 12.0 26.4 7.5 4.7 12.5 26.5

South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 4.5 11.7 26.1 7.7 5.1 11.9 26.8

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 4.3 12.3 22.7 7.2 5.3 11.4 23.4

Place of residence

MSA3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 4.6 12.3 26.7 7.9 5.3 12.9 27.5

Central city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 5.2 13.2 29.2 8.7 5.9 13.6 30.6

Not central city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 4.3 11.7 25.2 7.4 4.9 12.4 25.6

Not MSA3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 4.3 11.5 24.9 7.2 4.9 10.4 25.2

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

1Based on reason for admission or other indication of delivery.

2Includes other races and unknown family income.

3MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter sets VII and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 74 and 76, and the formula presented in rule

4 of appendix I.

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Table 76. Number of short-stay hospital days during the year preceding interview for living persons hospitalized for all causes and

excluding deliveries, by number of episodes and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes Excluding deliveries1

All

statuses

Number of episodes

All

statuses

Number of episodes

1 2

3

or more 1 2

3

or more

Number of days in thousands

All persons2 ......................... 132,686 71,278 31,510 29,897 124,982 65,746 29,859 29,377

Age

Under 5 years ........................ 8,652 4,697 1,789 2,166 8,652 4,697 1,789 2,166

5–17 years .......................... 5,916 4,385 924 607 5,536 4,102 970 464

18–24 years ......................... 6,867 4,592 1,411 864 4,587 3,273 517 797

25–44 years ......................... 26,099 16,704 4,180 5,215 21,072 12,789 3,376 4,906

45–64 years ......................... 32,185 16,543 6,989 8,654 32,170 16,528 6,989 8,654

65–74 years ......................... 23,925 10,953 7,126 5,846 23,925 10,953 7,126 5,846

75 years and over ...................... 29,041 13,404 9,091 6,545 29,041 13,404 9,091 6,545

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ............................ 60,274 30,463 13,805 16,006 60,274 30,463 13,805 16,006

Under 18 years ...................... 8,222 5,308 1,018 1,896 8,222 5,308 1,018 1,896

18–44 years ........................ 11,824 7,327 1,822 2,675 11,824 7,327 1,822 2,675

45–64 years ........................ 16,016 7,725 2,920 5,371 16,016 7,725 2,920 5,371

65 years and over .................... 24,212 10,104 8,045 6,064 24,212 10,104 8,045 6,064

Female:

All ages ............................ 72,412 40,816 17,705 13,891 64,708 35,283 16,054 13,371

Under 18 years ...................... 6,346 3,775 1,695 877 5,965 3,491 1,742 733

18–44 years ........................ 21,142 13,969 3,769 3,404 13,835 8,735 2,071 3,028

45–64 years ........................ 16,170 8,819 4,068 3,283 16,155 8,804 4,068 3,283

65 years and over .................... 28,754 14,254 8,173 6,327 28,754 14,254 8,173 6,327

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 105,917 56,489 25,600 23,828 99,858 51,458 25,065 23,335

Under 18 years ...................... 9,088 6,189 1,703 1,196 8,945 6,123 1,770 1,052

18–44 years ........................ 24,624 16,147 3,576 4,901 18,708 11,182 2,974 4,552

45–64 years ........................ 25,821 13,304 5,933 6,585 25,821 13,304 5,933 6,585

65 years and over .................... 46,384 20,850 14,389 11,146 46,384 20,850 14,389 11,146

Black:

All ages ............................ 21,366 12,007 4,615 4,744 20,062 11,259 4,075 4,728

Under 18 years ...................... 4,270 2,667 1,001 602 4,063 2,480 981 602

18–44 years ........................ 6,323 3,957 1,309 1,056 5,225 3,395 790 1,040

45–64 years ........................ 4,932 2,376 715 1,841 4,932 2,376 715 1,841

65 years and over .................... 5,841 3,007 1,590 1,245 5,841 3,007 1,590 1,245

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages ............................ 19,110 8,912 4,783 5,415 18,110 8,069 4,638 5,403

Under 18 years ...................... 2,780 1,433 1,046 301 2,754 1,406 1,046 301

18–44 years ........................ 5,122 2,176 811 2,134 4,148 1,360 666 2,122

45–64 years ........................ 4,545 2,057 832 1,656 4,545 2,057 832 1,656

65 years and over .................... 6,663 3,246 2,093 1,324 6,663 3,246 2,093 1,324

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 32,025 15,051 8,430 8,544 30,825 14,637 7,868 8,320

Under 18 years ...................... 3,979 1,547 397 2,034 3,833 1,475 467 1,891

18–44 years ........................ 6,309 3,722 1,333 1,254 5,256 3,380 703 1,173

45–64 years ........................ 7,036 3,248 1,348 2,440 7,036 3,248 1,348 2,440

65 years and over .................... 14,701 6,533 5,351 2,816 14,701 6,533 5,351 2,816

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 123
Table 76. Number of short-stay hospital days during the year preceding interview for living persons hospitalized for all causes and

excluding deliveries, by number of episodes and sociodemographic characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes Excluding deliveries1

All

statuses

Number of episodes

All

statuses

Number of episodes

1 2

3

or more 1 2

3

or more

Family income and age—Con.

$20,000–$34,999: Number of days in thousands

All ages ............................ 27,529 14,426 5,563 7,540 25,715 13,089 5,154 7,472

Under 18 years ...................... 2,588 2,037 409 141 2,555 2,004 409 141

18–44 years ........................ 6,514 4,657 1,044 813 4,734 3,353 635 745

45–64 years ........................ 6,214 2,737 1,270 2,207 6,214 2,737 1,270 2,207

65 years and over .................... 12,213 4,995 2,839 4,379 12,213 4,995 2,839 4,379

$35,000 or more:

All ages ............................ 29,357 20,136 4,866 4,355 26,730 17,877 4,673 4,181

Under 18 years ...................... 3,718 2,926 582 210 3,586 2,795 582 210

18–44 years ........................ 9,979 7,518 1,615 846 7,499 5,406 1,421 672

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,117 5,847 2,061 1,209 9,102 5,832 2,061 1,209

65 years and over .................... 6,543 3,844 609 2,090 6,543 3,844 609 2,090

Geographic region

Northeast ........................... 26,051 15,594 5,879 4,579 24,297 13,973 5,792 4,532

Midwest ............................ 31,580 15,834 7,252 8,494 30,051 14,585 7,184 8,283

South ............................. 52,653 27,144 12,517 12,992 49,805 25,127 11,928 12,750

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,401 12,707 5,862 3,832 20,829 12,062 4,955 3,812

Place of residence

MSA3 ............................. 99,343 54,167 23,472 21,704 93,352 49,187 22,962 21,203

Central city ......................... 43,544 24,181 10,282 9,081 41,054 22,103 9,949 9,002

Not central city ...................... 55,799 29,986 13,190 12,623 52,298 27,084 13,013 12,201

Not MSA3 ........................... 33,342 17,111 8,038 8,193 31,630 16,560 6,897 8,174

1Based on reason for admission or other indication of delivery.

2Includes other races and unknown family income.

3MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) can be computed by using parameter set VII of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 appendix I. An estimate of 13.5 million has

a 10-percent RSE; of 2.8 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.2 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Table 77. Number per 100 persons per year and annual number of short-stay hospital discharges, average length of stay and annual

number of hospital days for living persons hospitalized for all causes and excluding deliveries, by sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes1 Excluding deliveries2

Hospital discharges Hospital days Hospital discharges Hospital days

Number

per 100

persons

Number in

thousands

Average

length

of stay

Number in

thousands

Number

per 100

persons

Number in

thousands

Average

length

of stay

Number in

thousands

All persons3 ......................... 10.1 26,794 5.3 142,308 8.8 23,338 5.8 134,350

Age

Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 1,478 6.5 9,655 7.4 1,478 6.5 9,655

5–17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 1,325 5.7 7,531 2.3 1,159 5.9 6,880

18–24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 2,042 3.3 6,726 4.1 1,019 4.4 4,446

25–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 7,359 3.7 27,590 6.1 5,101 4.4 22,593

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 6,055 5.5 33,056 11.4 6,045 5.5 33,026

65–74 years ......................... 22.9 4,211 6.5 27,452 22.9 4,211 6.5 27,452

75 years and over ...................... 32.4 4,325 7.0 30,297 32.4 4,325 7.0 30,297

Sex and age

Male:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 10,867 5.9 64,452 8.4 10,867 5.9 64,452

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 1,354 6.6 8,938 3.7 1,354 6.6 8,938

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 2,602 4.8 12,542 4.9 2,602 4.8 12,542

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 2,871 5.5 15,874 11.2 2,871 5.5 15,874

65 years and over .................... 30.3 4,040 6.7 27,098 30.3 4,040 6.7 27,098

Female:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.8 15,927 4.9 77,856 9.2 12,471 5.6 69,898

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 1,449 5.7 8,248 3.7 1,283 5.9 7,597

18–44 years ........................ 12.4 6,799 3.2 21,774 6.4 3,518 4.1 14,497

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 3,184 5.4 17,182 11.6 3,174 5.4 17,152

65 years and over .................... 24.4 4,496 6.8 30,652 24.4 4,496 6.8 30,652

Race and age

White:

All ages ............................ 10.1 22,235 5.0 111,202 8.8 19,451 5.4 105,116

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 2,114 4.9 10,428 3.6 2,037 5.0 10,199

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 7,485 3.4 25,251 5.4 4,778 4.1 19,394

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 5,044 5.2 26,154 11.0 5,044 5.2 26,154

65 years and over .................... 26.6 7,592 6.5 49,369 26.6 7,592 6.5 49,369

Black:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 3,723 7.0 26,023 9.7 3,222 7.6 24,520

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 564 10.0 5,626 4.4 499 10.5 5,257

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 1,523 4.9 7,469 7.9 1,087 5.8 6,335

45–64 years ........................ 14.9 809 7.0 5,680 14.9 809 7.0 5,680

65 years and over .................... 31.7 827 8.8 7,248 31.7 827 8.8 7,248

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages ............................ 17.2 3,429 5.9 20,170 15.4 3,064 6.3 19,262

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 439 6.7 2,936 7.2 419 6.9 2,894

18–44 years ........................ 15.4 1,211 3.8 4,643 11.0 866 4.4 3,779

45–64 years ........................ 25.3 687 7.4 5,111 25.3 687 7.4 5,111

65 years and over .................... 31.0 1,092 6.8 7,479 31.0 1,092 6.8 7,479

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ............................ 16.2 5,972 6.2 37,113 14.6 5,386 6.6 35,813

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 662 6.8 4,512 5.8 590 7.2 4,246

18–44 years ........................ 12.4 1,751 3.8 6,672 8.8 1,237 4.6 5,638

45–64 years ........................ 20.4 1,132 6.2 6,987 20.4 1,132 6.2 6,987

65 years and over .................... 34.2 2,428 7.8 18,943 34.2 2,428 7.8 18,943

See footnotes and notes at end of table.

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 125
Table 77. Number per 100 persons per year and annual number of short-stay hospital discharges, average length of stay and annual

number of hospital days for living persons hospitalized for all causes and excluding deliveries, by sociodemographic characteristics:

United States, 1995—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

Characteristic

All causes1 Excluding deliveries2

Hospital discharges Hospital days Hospital discharges Hospital days

Family income and age—Con.

Number

per 100

persons

Number in

thousands

Average

length

of stay

Number in

thousands

Number

per 100

persons

Number in

thousands

Average

length

of stay

Number in

thousands

$20,000–$34,999:

All ages ............................ 10.7 5,799 5.6 32,323 9.2 4,980 6.1 30,240

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 424 7.5 3,184 2.9 414 7.6 3,164

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 2,119 3.5 7,394 5.7 1,309 4.1 5,331

45–64 years ........................ 12.6 1,177 5.9 6,917 12.6 1,177 5.9 6,917

65 years and over .................... 27.8 2,080 7.1 14,828 27.8 2,080 7.1 14,828

$35,000 or more:

All ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 7,091 4.1 29,220 5.4 5,937 4.5 26,701

Under 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 951 5.1 4,845 3.0 932 4.9 4,602

18–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 2,997 3.4 10,072 4.0 1,872 4.2 7,826

45–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 2,160 4.3 9,333 8.2 2,150 4.3 9,303

65 years and over .................... 16.0 983 5.1 4,970 16.0 983 5.1 4,970

Geographic region

Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 4,688 5.7 26,756 7.6 4,072 6.2 25,057

Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.0 6,955 5.3 36,779 9.7 6,130 5.7 35,085

South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.6 10,469 5.4 56,869 10.2 9,237 5.9 54,140

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3 4,682 4.7 21,905 6.9 3,898 5.1 20,069

Place of residence

MSA4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 19,452 5.4 104,961 8.0 16,698 5.9 98,827

Central city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 7,677 6.1 46,753 8.4 6,539 6.7 44,113

Not central city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0 11,776 4.9 58,208 7.8 10,159 5.4 54,715

Not MSA4 ........................... 13.1 7,342 5.1 37,347 11.9 6,640 5.3 35,523

1Includes unknown cause; based on 6-month reference period.

2Based on reason for admission or other indication of delivery.

3Includes other races and unknown family income.

4MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors (SE’s) and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for age, sex and age, and race and age for columns 1 and 5 can be computed by using parameter set VIII of table II, the

frequencies of table 77 and the formula presented in rule 2 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for family income and age, geographic region, and place of residence for columns 1 and 5 can be

computed by using parameter sets VIII and X of table II, the frequencies of tables 77 and 78, and the formula presented in rule 4 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 2 and 6 can be

computed by using parameter set VIII of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 4 and 8 can be computed by using parameter set IX of table II and

the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. The SE’s and RSE’s for columns 3 and 7 can be computed by using parameter sets VIII and IX of table II, the frequencies of table 77, and the formula

presented in rule 4 of appendix I. An estimate of 1.4 million discharges has a 10-percent RSE; of 332,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 147,000, a 30-percent RSE. An estimate of 48.5 million days has a

10-percent RSE; of 4.6 million, a 20-percent RSE; and of 1.8 million, a 30-percent RSE.

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Characteristic

All

persons

Currently

employed

persons

Number in thousands

All persons1 ........................ 264,259 126,206

Age

Under 18 years ...................... 71,380 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 20,087 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 51,293 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 107,968 84,411

18–24 years ....................... 24,579 16,502

25–44 years ....................... 83,389 67,909

45 years and over ..................... 84,911 41,795

45–64 years ....................... 53,146 37,776

65 years and over ................... 31,766 4,019

65–69 years ..................... 9,713 2,233

70–74 years ..................... 8,691 1,143

75 years and over .................. 13,361 643

Sex and age

Male:

All ages ........................... 128,783 68,424

Under 18 years ...................... 36,560 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 10,279 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 26,281 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 53,223 45,884

18–24 years ....................... 12,191 8,790

45 years and over ..................... 39,000 22,541

45–64 years ....................... 25,679 20,222

65 years and over ................... 13,321 2,319

65–69 years ..................... 4,397 1,273

70–74 years ..................... 3,825 656

75 years and over .................. 5,099 389

Female:

All ages ........................... 135,476 57,782

Under 18 years ...................... 34,819 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 9,808 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 25,012 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 54,745 38,527

18–24 years ....................... 12,388 7,712

45 years and over ..................... 45,911 19,255

45–64 years ....................... 27,467 17,554

65 years and over ................... 18,444 1,700

65–69 years ..................... 5,316 960

70–74 years ..................... 4,866 487

75 years and over .................. 8,263 254

Race and age

White:

All ages ........................... 220,058 107,595

Under 18 years ...................... 56,790 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 16,101 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 40,688 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 88,978 70,957

18–24 years ....................... 19,682 13,765

45 years and over ..................... 74,290 36,638

45–64 years ....................... 45,730 33,001

65 years and over ................... 28,560 3,637

65–69 years ..................... 8,610 2,006

70–74 years ..................... 7,697 1,037

75 years and over .................. 12,253 594

Characteristic

All

persons

Currently

employed

persons

Race and age—Con. Number in thousands

Black:

All ages ........................... 33,183 13,638

Under 18 years ...................... 11,366 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 3,240 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 8,126 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 13,786 9,901

18–24 years ....................... 3,445 2,002

45 years and over ..................... 8,031 3,737

45–64 years ....................... 5,419 3,417

65 years and over ................... 2,612 321

65–69 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901 185

70–74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799 94

75 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912 42

Family income and age

Under $10,000:

All ages ........................... 19,879 4,914

Under 18 years ...................... 5,786 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 1,967 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 3,820 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 7,859 3,824

18–24 years ....................... 3,305 1,696

45 years and over ..................... 6,234 1,090

45–64 years ....................... 2,712 849

65 years and over ................... 3,523 241

65–69 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 120

70–74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899 60

75 years and over .................. 1,874 61

$10,000–$19,999:

All ages ........................... 36,871 13,299

Under 18 years ...................... 10,096 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 3,243 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 6,853 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 14,117 9,697

18–24 years ....................... 4,345 2,888

45 years and over ..................... 12,658 3,602

45–64 years ....................... 5,556 2,875

65 years and over ................... 7,102 727

65–69 years ..................... 1,923 353

70–74 years ..................... 1,863 201

75 years and over .................. 3,315 173

$20,000–$24,999:

All ages ........................... 19,026 8,522

Under 18 years ...................... 4,972 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 1,398 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 3,574 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 7,550 6,008

18–24 years ....................... 1,928 1,336

45 years and over ..................... 6,504 2,514

45–64 years ....................... 3,234 2,108

65 years and over ................... 3,270 406

65–69 years ..................... 1,088 233

70–74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972 122

75 years and over .................. 1,210 50

Series 10, No. 200 [ Page 127

Table 78. Number of persons of all ages and number of currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]
Characteristic

All

persons

Currently

employed

persons

Family income and age—Con. Number in thousands

$25,000–$34,999:

All ages ........................... 35,066 17,680

Under 18 years ...................... 9,305 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 2,826 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 6,479 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 15,429 12,778

18–24 years ....................... 2,979 2,263

45 years and over ..................... 10,332 4,902

45–64 years ....................... 6,126 4,309

65 years and over ................... 4,207 593

65–69 years ..................... 1,527 346

70–74 years ..................... 1,250 195

75 years and over .................. 1,429 52

$35,000 or more:

All ages ........................... 109,609 62,522

Under 18 years ...................... 30,989 . . .

Under 5 years ...................... 7,767 . . .

5–17 years ........................ 23,222 . . .

18–44 years ........................ 46,229 39,676

18–24 years ....................... 7,748 5,625

45 years and over ..................... 32,392 22,846

45–64 years ....................... 26,253 21,556

65 years and over ................... 6,139 1,291

65–69 years ..................... 2,385 754

70–74 years ..................... 1,623 358

75 years and over .................. 2,132 179

Geographic region and age

Northeast:

All ages ........................... 53,906 25,255

Under 5 years ....................... 4,048 . . .

5–17 years ......................... 9,982 . . .

18 years and over ..................... 39,877 25,255

Midwest:

All ages ........................... 63,413 31,647

Under 5 years ....................... 4,715 . . .

5–17 years ......................... 12,732 . . .

18 years and over ..................... 45,966 31,647

Characteristic

All

persons

Currently

employed

persons

Geographic region and age—Con. Number in thousands

South:

All ages ........................... 90,561 43,039

Under 5 years ....................... 6,885 . . .

5–17 years ............ ........... 17,365 . . .

18 years and over ..................... 66,311 43,039

West:

All ages ........................... 56,380 26,264

Under 5 years ....................... 4,440 . . .

5–17 years ......................... 11,214 . . .

18 years and over ..................... 40,726 26,264

Place of residence and age

MSA2

:

All ages ........................... 208,354 100,766

Under 5 years ....................... 16,157 . . .

5–17 years ......................... 40,333 . . .

18 years and over ..................... 151,864 100,766

Central city:

All ages ........................... 78,116 36,902

Under 5 years ....................... 6,398 . . .

5–17 years ......................... 14,074 . . .

18 years and over ..................... 57,644 36,902

Not central city:

All ages ........................... 130,239 63,865

Under 5 years ....................... 9,759 . . .

5–17 years ......................... 26,259 . . .

18 years and over ..................... 94,220 63,865

Not MSA2

:

All ages ........................... 55,905 25,440

Under 5 years ....................... 3,930 . . .

5–17 years ......................... 10,959 . . .

18 years and over ..................... 41,015 25,440

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Table 78. Number of persons of all ages and number of currently employed persons 18 years of age and over, by sociodemographic

characteristics: United States, 1996—Con.

[Data are based on household interviews of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. The survey design, general qualifications, and information on the reliability of the

estimates are given in appendix I. Definitions of terms are given in appendix II.]

. . . Category not applicable.

1Includes other races and unknown family income.

2MSA is metropolitan statistical area.

NOTES: The standard errors and relative standard errors (RSE’s) for currently employed persons, family income and age, geographic region and age, and place of residence and age can be

computed by using parameter set X of table II and the formula presented in rule 1 of appendix I. An estimate of 669,000 has a 10-percent RSE; of 167,000, a 20-percent RSE; and of 74,000, a

30-percent RSE.
Appendix I

Technical Notes on

Methods

Background

This report is one of a series of

statistical reports published by the staff

of the National Center for Health

Statistics (NCHS). It is based on

information collected in a continuing

nationwide sample of households

included in the National Health

Interview Survey (NHIS). Data are

obtained on the personal,

sociodemographic, and health

characteristics of family members and

unrelated individuals living in these

households.

Field operations for the survey are

conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the

Census under specifications established

by NCHS. The U.S. Bureau of the

Census participates in the survey

planning, selects the sample, and

conducts the interviews. The data are

then transmitted to NCHS for

preparation, processing, and analysis.

Summary reports and reports on

special topics for each year’s data are

prepared by the staff of the Division of

Health Interview Statistics for

publication in Series 10 publications.

Data are also tabulated for other reports

published by NCHS staff and for use by

other organizations and by researchers

inside and outside the Government.

Since 1969, public use tapes have

been prepared for each year of data

collection. Public use microdata also are

available on compact disk read-only

memory (CD-ROM) for 1987–96 and

will be available for subsequent survey

years in the future.

It should be noted that the health

characteristics described by NHIS

estimates pertain only to the resident,

civilian noninstitutionalized population

of the United States living at the time of

the interview. The sample does not

include persons residing in nursing

homes, members of the armed forces,

institutionalized persons, or U.S.

nationals living abroad.

Statistical Design of the NHIS

General Design

Data from NHIS have been

collected continuously since 1957. The

sample design of the survey has

undergone changes following each

decennial census. This periodic redesign

of the NHIS sample allows the

incorporation of the latest population

information and statistical methodology

into the survey design. The data

presented in this report are from the

NHIS sample design first used in 1995.

This design will be used through 2004.

The sample design plan of NHIS

follows a stratified, multistage

probability design that permits a

continuous sampling of the civilian

noninstitutionalized population residing

in the United States. The NHIS is

designed to produce more reliable

estimates for the black population and

the Hispanic population than a national

household survey of the same size in

which all households have the same

probability of sample selection.

The survey is designed so that the

sample scheduled for each week is

representative of the target population,

and the weekly samples are additive

over time. This design permits reliable

estimates for high-frequency measures

or for large population groups to be

produced from a short period of data

collection. Reliable estimates for

low-frequency measures or for smaller

population subgroups can be obtained

from a longer period of data collection.

The annual sample is designed so that

tabulations can be provided for each of

the four major geographic regions.

Because interviewing is done throughout

the year, there is no seasonal bias for

annual estimates.

The continuous data collection also

has administrative and operational

advantages because fieldwork can be

handled on a continuing basis with an

experienced, stable staff.

Sample Selection

The target population for NHIS is

the civilian noninstitutionalized

population residing in the United States.

For the first stage of the sample design,

the United States is partitioned into

approximately 1,900 geographically

defined primary sampling units (PSU’s).

A PSU consists of a county, a small

group of contiguous counties, or a

metropolitan statistical area. The PSU’s

collectively cover the 50 States and the

District of Columbia.

First, the individual PSU’s for the

52 largest metropolitan areas are defined

to be self-representing strata. Within

each State, the remaining PSU’s are

combined into strata. As part of this

process, an additional 43 PSU’s are also

designated as self-representing strata.

Thus, the NHIS sample has a total of 95

self-representing PSU’s. The other

PSU’s in the universe are referred to as

nonself-representing PSU’s.

NHIS PSU’s are clustered into a

total of 237 strata: 95 strata are

self-representing and 142 strata are

nonself-representing. In 121 of the

nonself-representing strata, 2 PSU’s

were selected for the NHIS sample. In

the remaining 21 nonself-representing

strata, 1 was selected for the NHIS

sample, usually because the stratum was

relatively small in population size. Thus,

the NHIS sample encompasses 358

PSU’s.

Within a PSU, two types of second

stage units (called segments) are used:

area segments and permit area segments.

Area segments are defined

geographically and contain an expected

8 or 12 households. Permit area

segments cover geographical areas

containing housing units built after the

1990 census. The permit area segments

are defined using updated lists of

building permits issued in the PSU since

1990 and contain an expected four

households.

NHIS accomplishes its objective to

produce more reliable estimates for

black and Hispanic people by

oversampling. Segments located in areas

with higher concentrations of black or

Hispanic people are sampled at a higher

rate. Furthermore, within a segment, all

households with a black or Hispanic

person are retained in the sample, while

a probability subsample of the other

households is retained. Occasionally, a

sample segment may contain a

substantially larger number of

households than expected. In this

situation, all households are subsampled

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to provide a manageable interviewer

workload.

The sample was designed so that a

typical NHIS sample for the data

collection years 1995–2004 will consist

of approximately 7,000 segments

containing about 70,000 addresses. Of

these households, about 20% will be

vacant, demolished, or occupied by

persons not in the target population of

the survey. After the screening for race

and ethnicity and subsampling, a

52-week NHIS expected sample of

43,000 occupied households will yield a

probability sample of about 111,000

persons. In 1996, NHIS was in the field

for 50 weeks. Two weeks in 1996 were

used for interviewer training. Also, part

of the 1996 NHIS sample was used for

testing the computer-assisted personal

interview (CAPI) system that was

implemented for the 1997 NHIS. The

CAPI test cases were not included in the

1996 NHIS data set used to produce the

estimates in this report. Relative to

1995, the 1996 NHIS sample size is

reduced by approximately 25% in the

first and second quarters, and by

approximately 50% in the third and

fourth quarters. The interviewed sample

for 1996 consisted of 24,371 households

containing 63,402 persons.

Features of the NHIS Sample

Redesign

Starting in 1995, the NHIS design

incorporated several new design features

(3). The primary features in the 1990

NHIS sample design implemented in

January 1995 included the following:

1. Use of an all-area sampling frame.

NHIS is based on an all-area

sampling frame. This is in contrast

to the decennial census address

sampling frame used by other

current surveys conducted by the

U.S. Bureau of the Census

(including the Current Population

Survey, the National Crime

Victimization Survey, and the

Survey of Income and Program

Participation). The use of an

all-area frame sample permits

NCHS to obtain the addresses in

the NHIS sample. This address

information is confidential and only

used by NCHS contractors and

collaborators for additional data

collection. NHIS has been based on

an all-area sampling frame since

1985.

2. NHIS has four panels. Four national

subdesigns, or panels, constitute the

full NHIS. Each panel contains a

representative sample of the U.S.

civilian noninstitutionalized

population. Each of the four panels

has the same sampling properties,

and any combination of panels

defines a national design. Panels

were constructed to facilitate the

linkage of NHIS to other surveys

and also to efficiently make large

reductions in the size of the sample

by eliminating panels from the

survey.

3. Oversampling of black and

Hispanic persons. The NHIS

sample design implemented in 1995

oversamples black and Hispanic

persons. This was accomplished

with two features. First, segments

were selected at higher rates in

areas with higher concentrations of

black and Hispanic persons.

Second, within a segment, a larger

initial address sample than would

otherwise be required was taken. In

this larger sample, all households

with a black or Hispanic person

were retained in the survey; only a

subsample of the other households

was retained. The determination of

a household’s race-ethnicity status

was accomplished through the

administration of a brief interview.

4. State stratification and increase in

the number of primary sampling

units (PSU’s). With few exceptions,

the NHIS first-stage sampling strata

do not straddle state boundaries.

The exception occurs for some of

the largest metropolitan areas that

are self-representing PSU’s and

straddle State boundaries. For

example, the New York-Northern

New Jersey-Long Island

NY-NJ-CT-PA Consolidated

Metropolitan Area straddles four

States. In these cases, NHIS

second-stage samples were drawn

independently within each State

component of the PSU. This State

stratification, taken together with a

near doubling of the number of

PSU’s in the NHIS sample (over

the 1985–94 NHIS), will facilitate

the use of NHIS in a dual frame

sample. The largest increase in the

number of sample PSU’s occurs in

those representing nonmetropolitan

areas. To maintain a sample size

similar to the previous year, the

average number of sampled

households assigned to such PSU’s

was reduced.

Of the 25,990 households eligible

for interview in 1996, 24,371

households were actually interviewed,

resulting in a sample of 63,402 persons.

Collection and Processing of

Data

The NHIS questionnaire contains

two major parts. The first part consists

of topics that remain relatively the same

from year to year. Among these topics

are the incidence of acute conditions,

the prevalence of chronic conditions,

persons limited in activity due to

chronic conditions, restriction in activity

due to impairment or health problems,

and utilization of health care services

involving physician care and short-stay

hospitalization. Occasionally, new

questions are incorporated into the main

questionnaire. Since 1985, questions that

ask the household member’s city and

State of birth, social security number,

and father’s last name have been

included. In 1989, questions were added

that ask the location (city, county, and

State) of any physician contact, whether

by telephone or in person. In that year,

questions were also added that ask

household members born in the United

States how many years they have lived

in the State of residence, and ask

household members born in a foreign

country how many years they have lived

in the United States. In 1992, a question

was added for persons 12–21 years of

age, asking whether they were either

now going to school or on vacation

from school. Although this question was

retained in 1993, no data were collected

and the question was deleted in 1994. In

1992, race was expanded into 15

detailed racial groupings and included

an ‘‘other race’’ category. In 1994, this

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question was moved within section L

from question 3 to question 4. In 1992,

the Hispanic origin questions were

moved from section L (questions 4a and

4b) to section A (questions 4e and 4f),

and in 1994 they were returned to

section L (questions 3a and 3b). In

1992, questions were added that asked

about the Hispanic oversample’s

reference person or family member’s

status of previous year’s residence

(section A, questions 4g and 4h).

Although these questions were retained

in 1993, there was no Hispanic

oversampling and no data were collected

for these questions. They were deleted

in 1994. In 1993, the NHIS added

E-coding (Supplementary Classification

of External Causes of Injury and

Poisoning) for injuries including medical

and therapeutic misadventures.

Beginning in 1994, a question was

added asking if there was a working

telephone in the home.

In 1995, the following changes also

were made to the main questionnaire:

the cover page of the questionnaire

contains several revisions related to the

necessary requirements of the sample

redesign and methodology; the

introduction and hospital probe

questions were moved from section A

(questions 5–7b) to immediately follow

section A; the Hispanic origin questions

were moved from section L (questions

3a and 3b) to section A (questions 5a

and 5b); the questions on race were

moved from section L (questions 4a–4c)

to section A (questions 6a–6c) (these

two items were inserted into the

questionnaire earlier than previously to

assist in oversampling black and

Hispanic persons through household

screening); and two questions were

added to the end of section L (questions

17–18) that ask if the household had

been without telephone service for more

than 1 week during the past 12 months

and for how long the household had

been without telephone service in the

past 12 months.

In 1996, no significant changes

were made to the main questionnaire.

Because of the smaller sample size used

in 1996, special health topics were kept

to a minimum.

The second part of NHIS consists

of special topics added as supplements

to each year’s questionnaire. The

supplemental questionnaires included in

1996 are shown in appendix III.

Tables 51–56 of Current Estimates

reports for 1982–94 contained an

overestimate of reported episodes of

injury and associated days. Only

estimates of the number of episodes and

days associated with injury were

affected, not the number of injuries. For

example, in some cases, if a single

incident (‘‘an episode’’) involving a fall

resulted in multiple injuries such as a

broken arm, a sprained ankle, and a cut

on the head, it was incorrectly counted

as three episodes involving injury rather

than one episode of injury involving

multiple injuries. The breadth of the

resultant overestimates was generally

small, but would be larger for types of

episodes that frequently caused multiple

injuries such as falls and incidents

involving motor vehicles. NHIS strives

to minimize such errors for data quality

and accuracy by careful scrutiny and

other quality control measures.

Sometimes, regrettably, minor errors do

occur. This information has been

corrected on NHIS data files, and

corrected Current Estimates tables are

available upon request from DHIS.

Careful procedures are followed so

that quality data are collected in the

interview. Most households in the

sample are contacted by mail before the

interviewers arrive. Potential

respondents are informed of the

importance of the survey and assured

that all information obtained in the

interview will be held in strict

confidence. Interviewers make repeated

trips to a household when a respondent

is not immediately found. The success

of these procedures is indicated by the

response rate for the survey, which has

been between 93% and 96% over the

years.

When contact is made, the

interviewer attempts to have all family

members of the household 19 years of

age and over present during the

interview. When this is not possible,

proxy responses for absent adult family

members are accepted. In most

situations, proxy respondents are used

for persons under 19 years of age.

However, persons 17–18 years of age

may respond for themselves.

Interviewers undergo extensive

training and retraining. The quality of

their work is checked by periodic

observation and by reinterview. Their

work is also evaluated by statistical

studies of the data they obtain in their

interviews. A field edit is performed on

all completed interviews so that if there

are any problems with the information

on the questionnaire, respondents may

be recontacted to solve the problem.

Completed questionnaires are sent

from the U.S. Bureau of the Census

field offices to NCHS for coding and

editing. To ensure the accuracy of

coding, a 5% sample of all

questionnaires is recoded and keyed by

other coders. A 100% verification

procedure is used if certain error

tolerances are exceeded. Staff of the

Division of Health Interview Statistics

then edit the files to remove impossible

and inconsistent codes. Several variables

(age, month of birth, and Hispanic

origin) in the final 1996 NHIS data set

include a small proportion of imputed

values that fill in for missing values.

The interview, fieldwork, and data

processing procedures summarized

above are described in detail in Series 1,

No. 18 (24).

Estimation Procedures

Because the design of NHIS is a

complex multistage probability sample

(25), it is necessary to reflect these

complex procedures in the derivation of

estimates (3). The estimates presented in

this report are based upon 1996 sample

person counts weighted to produce

national estimates. The weight for each

sample person is the product of four

component weights:

1. Probability of selection. The basic

weight for each person is obtained

by multiplying the reciprocals of

the probabilities of selection at each

step in the design: PSU, segment,

and household. For 1996, an

additional factor is included to

account for the use of part of the

1996 NHIS sample for CAPI

testing.

2. Household nonresponse adjustment

within segment. In NHIS, interviews

are completed in about 94% of all

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eligible households. Because of

household nonresponse, a weighting

adjustment is required. The

screening of black and Hispanic

households and the subsampling of

all other households result in the

nonresponse adjustment taking a

somewhat more complicated form

than that for the previous NHIS.

The nonresponse adjustment weight

is a ratio of the within-segment

weighted number of sample

households to the within-segment

weighted number of actually

interviewed households, both

numbers exclusive of households

with unknown black/Hispanic

status. For segments with

nonresponding households of

unknown black/Hispanic status, the

previously mentioned factor was

multiplied by the ratio of the

number of segment households to

the number of known status

households. This adjustment reduces

bias in an estimate to the extent that

persons in the noninterviewed

households have the same

characteristics as the persons in the

interviewed households in the same

segment.

3. First-stage ratio adjustment. The

weight for persons in the

nonself-representing PSU’s is ratio

adjusted to the 1990 population

within six race-ethnicity-residence

classes of the nonself-representing

strata within each geographic

region.

4. Poststratification by age-sex-raceethnicity. Within each of 88

age-sex-race-ethnicity cells (table I),

a weight is constructed each quarter

to ratio adjust the first-stage

population estimate based on the

NHIS to an independent estimate of

the population of each cell. These

independent estimates are prepared

by the U.S. Bureau of the Census

and are updated quarterly.

Beginning in 1994, the independent

estimates include an adjustment for

estimated net underenumeration in

the 1990 Decennial Census.

The main effect of the

ratio-estimating process is to make the

sample more closely representative of

the target population by age, sex,

race-ethnicity, and residence. The

poststratification adjustment helps to

reduce the component of bias resulting

from sampling frame undercoverage.

Furthermore, this adjustment frequently

reduces sampling variance.

Types of Estimates

As noted, the NHIS data were

collected on a weekly basis, with each

week’s sample representing the resident,

civilian noninstitutionalized population

of the United States living during that

week. The weekly samples are

consolidated to produce quarterly files

(each consisting of data for 13 weeks).

Weights to adjust the data to represent

the U.S. population are assigned to each

of the four quarterly files. These

quarterly files are later consolidated to

produce the annual file, which is the

basis of most tabulations of the NHIS

data.

NHIS uses various reference periods

to reduce the amount of bias associated

with respondent memory loss. A 2-week

reference period is used in collecting

data on the incidence of acute

conditions, restriction in activity due to

a health problem, and physician

contacts. Each of these measures health

events that may be forgotten soon after

they occur. Examples of such events are

telephoning a physician about a minor

illness, missing a day from work

because of a routine health problem, or

having a cold. Either a 12- or 6-month

(depending on the type of statistic)

reference period is used for

hospitalization data because

hospitalization ordinarily involves a

major event in a person’s life and is not

quickly forgotten. Chronic condition

prevalence estimates are based on a

12-month reference period.

Because most NHIS estimates based

on a 2-week reference period are

designed to represent the number of

health events for a 12-month period,

these data must be adjusted to an annual

basis. Event counts based on a 2-week

reference period are multiplied by 6.5 to

produce the 13-week estimate for the

quarter. These reference period

adjustments are made at the time that

the quarterly files are produced.

Therefore, the data can be used to

produce estimates for each quarter and

are used that way to study seasonal

variation. The data from the four

quarterly files (representing the number

of events in each quarter) are summed

to produce the annual estimate.

Although these data are collected for

only 2 weeks for each person included

Table I. The 88 poststratification age-sex-race-ethnicity cells in the National Health Interview

Survey, 1996

Age

Hispanic Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Other

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Under 1 year1 .............. X X X X X X

1–4 years1 ................ X X X X X X

5–9 years ................. X X X X X X

10–14 years ............... X X X X X X

15–17 years2 ............... X X X X X X

18–19 years2 ............... X X X X X X

20–24 years ............... X X X X X X

25–29 years ............... X X X X X X

30–34 years ............... X X X X X X

35–44 years ............... X X X X X X

45–49 years ............... X X X X X X

50–54 years ............... X X X X X X

55–64 years ............... X X X X X X

65–74 years3 ............... X X X X X X

75 years and over3 ........... X X X X X X

1For all four quarters, non-Hispanic black males < 1 year old were collapsed into one category with non-Hispanic black males 1–4

years old, as were non-Hispanic black females < 1 year old with non-Hispanic black females 1–4 years old.

2For quarters 3 and 4, non-Hispanic black males 15–17 years old were collapsed into one category with non-Hispanic black males

18–19 years old.

3For all four quarters, Hispanic males 65–74 years and 75 years and over were collapsed into one category, 65 years and over, as

were Hispanic females 65–74 years and 75 years and over.

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in the survey, any unusual event that

may have occurred during a particular

2-week period does not bias the estimate

because the quarterly estimate is a sum

of the estimates produced for each

week’s sample during the entire quarter

and the annual estimate is the sum of

the four quarters.

For prevalence statistics, such as the

number of persons limited in activity

due to chronic conditions, the annual

estimate results from summing the

weighted quarterly files and dividing by

4. This division is necessary because, as

noted above, each quarterly file has been

weighted to produce an estimate of the

number of persons in the U.S.

population with a given characteristic.

Summing the four quarters and dividing

by 4 in effect averages these quarterly

results for the year. Thus, the type of

prevalence estimate ordinarily derived

from the NHIS data is an annual

average prevalence estimate.

For data related to short-stay

hospital discharges that are based on a

6-month reference period, cases

identified during any quarter of data

collection are multiplied by 2 to produce

a quarterly estimate of the annual

number of characteristics associated

with short-stay hospital discharges. The

NHIS average annual estimate of

hospital discharges is derived by

summing the four quarterly estimates

and dividing by 4, just as the prevalence

estimates are.

Reliability of the Estimates

Because the NHIS estimates are

based on a sample, they may differ

somewhat from the figures that would

have been obtained if a complete census

had been taken using the same survey

and processing procedures. There are

two types of errors possible in an

estimate based on a sample survey:

sampling and nonsampling errors. To the

extent possible, these types of errors are

kept to a minimum by methods built

into the survey procedures described

earlier (26). Although it is very difficult

to measure the extent of bias in NHIS,

several studies have been conducted to

examine this problem. The results have

been published in several reports

(27–30).

Nonsampling Errors

Interviewing process—Information,

such as the number of days of restricted

activity caused by a condition, can be

obtained more accurately from

household members than from any other

source because only the persons

concerned are in a position to report this

information. However, there are

limitations to the accuracy of diagnostic

and other information collected in

household interviews. For example, for

diagnostic information, the household

respondent can usually pass on to the

interviewer only the information the

physician has given to the family. For

conditions not medically attended,

diagnostic information is often no more

than a description of symptoms. Further,

a respondent may not answer a question

in the intended manner because he or

she has not properly understood the

question, has forgotten the event, does

not know, or does not wish to divulge

the answer. Regardless of the type of

measure, all the NHIS data are estimates

of health measures known to and

willingly reported by the respondents.

Reference period bias—The NHIS

estimates do not represent a complete

measure of any given topic during the

specified calendar period because data

are not collected in the interview for

persons who died or became

institutionalized during the reference

period. For many types of statistics

collected in the survey, the reference

period is the 2 weeks prior to the

interview week. For such a short period,

the contribution by decedents to a total

inventory of conditions or services

should be very small. However, the

contribution by decedents during a long

reference period (such as 1 year) might

be significant, especially for older

persons.

Underreporting associated with a

long reference period is most germane

to data on hospitalization. Analysis has

shown that there is an increase in

underreporting of hospitalizations with

an increase in the time interval between

the discharge and the interview.

Exclusive of the hospital experience of

decedents, the net underreporting using

a 12-month recall period is in the

neighborhood of 10% (31). The

underreporting of discharges within 6

months of the week of interview is

estimated to be about 5% (31). For this

reason, hospital discharge data are based

on hospital discharges reported to have

occurred within 6 months of the week

of interview.

Because hospitalization is common

in the period immediately preceding

death or institutionalization and older

persons are much more likely to die

than younger ones, the data should not

be used to estimate the volume of

hospitalization of the elderly. However,

the data can be used to measure

characteristics of elderly people.

It should further be noted that

although the reported frequencies and

rates related to hospital episodes are

presented by the year in which the data

were collected, the estimates are, in

most cases, based on hospitalizations

that occurred during the year of data

collection and the prior year. Overall,

approximately one-half of the reported

hospitalizations for the 12-month

reference period began in 1995.

Population estimates—Some of the

published tables include population

figures for specified categories. Except

for overall totals for the 88 age, sex,

and race-ethnicity groups shown in table

I, which are adjusted to independent

estimates, these figures are based on the

sample of households in NHIS. They are

given primarily to provide denominators

for rate computation, and for this

purpose they are more appropriate for

use with the accompanying measures of

health characteristics than other

population data that may be available.

With the exception of the overall totals

by age, sex, and race-ethnicity

mentioned above, the population figures

may differ from figures (which are

derived from different sources)

published in reports by the U.S. Bureau

of the Census. Official population

estimates are presented in U.S. Bureau

of the Census reports in Series P-20,

P-25, and P-60.

Rounding of numbers—In published

tables, the figures are rounded to the

nearest thousand, although they are not

necessarily accurate to that detail.

Derived statistics, such as rates and

percent distributions, are computed after

the estimates on which these are based

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have been rounded to the nearest

thousand.

Combining data years—To reduce

sampling error, data for number of years

may be combined. However, in so

doing, the questionnaire for each of the

years should be checked, because even a

small change in the questionnaire design

may lead to large changes in the derived

estimates. This caution also applies to

using the NHIS data on health measures

where changes in other events, such as

legislative changes, have occurred over

time.

Sampling Errors

The standard error is primarily a

measure of sampling error, that is, the

variation that might occur by chance

because only a sample of the population

is surveyed. The chances are about 68 in

100 that an estimate from the sample

would differ from a complete census by

less than the standard error. The chances

are about 95 in 100 that the difference

would be less than twice the standard

error, and about 99 in 100 that it would

be less than 21⁄2 times as large.

Individual standard errors were not

computed for each estimate in this

report. Instead, standard errors were

computed for a broad spectrum of

estimates. Iterative least squares

regression techniques were then applied

to produce equations from which a

standard error for any estimate can be

approximated. The model (5.2.1) and

fitting criterion (5.4.3) in chapter 5 of

reference 32 were used. The regression

equations, represented by parameters a

and b, are presented in table II, along

with the R2 for the regression fit. The

value of R2 is in the interval . Roughly

speaking, an R2 value close to 1 means

that the regression equation provided a

good standard error approximation,

while an R2 value close to 0 means that

the regression equation provided a poor

approximation. Also shown are the

cutoff values, i.e., the estimated number

of persons or events below which the

estimated relative standard error is

greater than 30%; these estimates do not

meet NHIS standards of statistical

reliability. Rules explaining the use of

the a and b parameters are presented

below.

The reader is cautioned that this

procedure will give an approximate

standard error of an estimate rather than

the precise standard error. The reader is

further cautioned that particular care

should be exercised when the

denominator is small.

General Rules for Determining

Standard Errors

To produce approximate standard

errors for the NHIS estimates, the reader

must first determine the type of

characteristic to be estimated, that is, the

parameter set in table II to be used. The

reader must then determine the type of

estimate for which the standard error is

needed. The type of estimate

corresponds to one of five general rules

for determining standard errors.

Rule 1. Estimated number of people or

events

For the estimated number of people or

events published in this report, there are

two cases to consider. For the first case,

if the estimated number is any

combination of the poststratification

age-sex-race-ethnicity cells in table I,

then its value has been adjusted to

officialU.S. Bureau of the Census figures

and its standard error is assumed to be

0.0. This corresponds to parameter set

XI in table II. As an example, this

would be the case for the number of

persons in the U.S. target population or

the number of non-Hispanic black

persons in the 18–34 year age group.

Although the race-ethnicity class

‘‘white’’ is not specifically adjusted to

U.S. Bureau of the Census figures, it

dominates the poststratification

‘‘non-Hispanic other’’ race class;

consequently, age-sex-‘‘non-Hispanic

other’’ race combinations of table I can

be treated as age-sex-white

combinations for the purpose of

approximating standard errors.

For the second case, the standard errors

for all other estimates of numbers of

people or events, such as the number of

people limited in activity or the number

of acute conditions, are approximated by

using the parameters provided in table II

and formula 1 below.

If the aggregate x for a characteristic

has associated parameters a and b, then

the approximate standard error for x,

SE(x), can be computed by the formula

SE(x) = √ax2 + bx (1)

Table II. Estimated standard error parameters, 30% relative standard error cut-off points, and r-squared values for the National Health

Interview Survey, 1996

Parameter

set Characteristic

Estimated parameters 30%

RSE cut-off

points1

r-squared

a b values

I Number of acute conditions ..................................... 0.000418 157,000 1,800,000 0.91

II Days of restricted activity or bed days .............................. 0.000736 1,080,000 12,200,000 0.83

III Days lost from work or school ................................... 0.000163 803,000 9,000,000 0.8

IV Number of episodes of persons injured .............................. 0.000188 132,000 1,500,000 0.95

V Prevalence of chronic conditions .................................. –0.000135 35,800 397,000 0.77

VI Number of physician contacts based on a 2-week reference period ............ 0.000379 367,000 4,100,000 0.69

VII Hospital days based on a 12-month reference period ..................... 0.00228 104,000 1,200,000 0.47

VIII Hospital discharges based on a 6-month reference period .................. 0.000407 13,100 147,000 0.9

IX Hospital discharge days based on a 6-month reference period ............... 0.00693 149,000 1,800,000 0.36

X Population estimates for demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics . . . –2.55E–005 6,700 74,000 0.77

XI Age-sex-race population based on combining the poststratification cells of table I . . . 0.0 0.0 74,000

0.0 Quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.

1Estimates below the cut-off points have a relative standard error (RSE) of more than 30% and are considered to be statistically unreliable.

NOTE: The 1996 National Health Interview Survey was based on a 5/8 sample: 24,371 households were interviewed, resulting in a sample of 63,402 persons.

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Example of rule 1. As shown in table 7,

the estimated number of acute

conditions for males is 193,336,000.

From table II, parameter set I, the a and

b parameters for the numbers of acute

conditions are 0.000418 and 157,000,

respectively. Using formula 1, the

estimated standard error is

√(0.000418)(193,336,000)2 +

(157,000)(193,336,000)

= 6,780,715.

An approximate 95% confidence interval

for the number of acute conditions for

males is [180,045,600, 206,626,400]

(193,336,000 ± 1.96(6,780,715)).

Examples are not provided for rules 2–5

or for approximating the relative

standard error of an estimate. Readers

are referred to appendix I of Current

Estimates from the National Health

Interview Survey, 1992 (12) for

examples using the 1992 estimates.

Rule 2. Rates, proportions, and percents

when the denominator is generated by the poststratification agesex-race-ethnicity classes (table I)

In this case, the denominator has no

sampling error. For example, rule 2

would apply to the estimated number of

bed days per person for black persons

age 65 years and over because the

denominator is a combination of the

poststratification cells. Approximate

standard errors for such estimates can be

computed using table II a and b

parameters associated with the

numerator characteristics, along with

formula 2 below.

If the estimate of rate, proportion, or

percent p is the ratio of two estimated

numbers, p = x/Y (where p may be

inflated by 100 for percents or 1,000 for

rates per 1,000 persons), with Y having

no sampling error, then the approximate

standard error for p is given by the

formula

SE(p) = p √a +

b

x (2)

In this report, the value of the

denominator Y is always provided, but

in a few cases the numerator value x is

not published. For these cases, the value

of x may be computed by the formula

Rule 3. Proportions and percents when

the denominator is not generated by the poststratification agesex-race-ethnicity classes

If p represents an estimated percent, b is

the parameter from table II associated

with the numerator characteristics, and y

is the number of persons in the

denominator upon which p is based,

then the standard error of p may be

approximated by

SE (p) = Œ bp (100 – p)

y

(3)

(If p is a proportion, then the above

formula can be used, but with 100

replaced by 1.0.)

Rule 4. Rates when the denominator is

not generated by the poststratification age-sex-race-ethnicity

classes

If the estimated rate p is expressed as

the ratio of two estimates, i.e., p = x/y

(inflated by 100 or 1,000 when

appropriate), then the estimated standard

error for p is given by the

formula

SE(p) =

pŒSE(x)

2

x

2 +

SE(y)

2

y

2 −2r

SE(x)

x

SE(y)

y

(4)

where SE(x) and SE(y) are computed

using rule 1, and x and y are obtained

from the tables. No estimates of r, the

correlation between the numerator and

denominator, are presented in this

report; therefore, only the first two terms

are available. The reader must assume

that r = 0.0, which will yield an

overestimate of the standard error if r is

actually positive and an underestimate if

r is negative.

Rule 5. Difference between two statistics

(two means, rates, totals, or proportions)

If x1 and x2 are two estimates, then the

standard error of the difference (x1 −x2)

can be computed as follows:

SE(x1−x2) =

=SE(x1)

2

+SE(x2)

2

−2r SE(x1)SE(x2)

(5)

where SE(x1) and SE(x2) are computed

using rules 1–4, as appropriate, and r is

the correlation coefficient between x1

and x2.

Assuming that r = 0.0 will result in an

accurate standard error if the two

estimates are actually uncorrelated and

will result in an overestimate of the

standard error if the correlation is

positive or an underestimate if the

correlation is negative.

Relative Standard Errors

Prior to 1985, relative standard

error (RSE) curves were present in

Current Estimates for approximating

relative standard errors. For readers who

wish to continue using them, the

following provides guidance. The RSE

of an estimate is obtained by dividing

the standard error (SE) of the estimate

by the estimate x itself. This quantity is

expressed as a percent of the estimate:

RSE = 100 SE(x)

x

Appendix II

Definitions of Certain

Terms Used in This Report

Terms Relating to Conditions

Condition—Condition is a general

term that includes any specific illness,

injury, or impairment. Condition data

are derived from the survey in two

ways. First, respondents are asked to

identify any conditions that caused

certain types of impact associated with

health, such as a visit to a doctor or a

day spent in bed. Second, respondents

x =

{

pY if p is a proportion

or rate per unit or

pY

100

if p is a percent or

rate per 100 units or

pY

1,000

if p is a rate per

1,000 units

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are read lists of selected chronic

conditions and asked whether they or

any family members have any of these

conditions.

At a later point in the survey, a

series of questions is asked about each

of the conditions identified in either of

the two ways just described. The

information obtained on each condition

helps to clarify the nature of the

condition and whether medical services

have been involved in its diagnosis or

treatment. It also aids in the coding of

the condition. All conditions except

impairments are coded according to the

Ninth Revision of the International

Classification of Diseases (16), with

certain modifications adopted to make

the codes more suitable for information

derived from a household survey. A

special set of codes devised by the

NHIS is used to code impairments.

Chronic condition—A condition is

considered chronic if (a) the respondent

indicates it was first noticed more than 3

months before the reference date of the

interview, or (b) it is a type of condition

that ordinarily has a duration of more

than 3 months. Examples of conditions

that are considered chronic regardless of

their time of onset are diabetes, heart

conditions, emphysema, and arthritis. A

complete list of these conditions may be

obtained by contacting the Division of

Health Interview Statistics, National

Center for Health Statistics.

Impairment—An impairment is a

chronic or permanent defect, usually

static in nature, that results from

disease, injury, or congenital

malformation. It represents a decrease in

or loss of ability to perform various

functions, particularly those of the

musculoskeletal system and the sense

organs. Impairments are grouped

according to type of functional

impairment and etiology in the special

NHIS impairment codes.

Acute condition—A condition is

considered acute if (a) it was first

noticed no longer than 3 months before

the reference date of the interview, and

(b) it is not one of the conditions

considered chronic regardless of the

time of onset. (See definition of chronic

condition.) However, any acute

condition not associated with either at

least one doctor visit or at least one day

of restricted activity during the reference

period is considered to be of minor

consequence and is excluded from the

final data produced by the survey.

Onset of condition—A condition is

considered to have had its onset when it

was first noticed. This could be the time

when the person first felt sick or became

injured, or it could be the time when the

person or family was first told by a

physician that the person had a

condition of which he or she had been

previously unaware.

Incidence of conditions—The

incidence of a condition is the number

of cases that had their onset during a

specified period of time. A person may

have more than one acute condition

during a period of time or may have the

same condition, such as a headache,

more than once. Ordinarily, however, a

chronic condition is counted as

beginning no more than once during a

given reference period.

Prevalence of conditions—The

prevalence of a condition is the number

of persons who have the condition at a

given point in time. Although the

prevalence of acute conditions is a

meaningful concept, it is seldom used in

health statistics, which generally focus

on the incidence of acute conditions. If

the prevalence of a chronic condition is

measured during a period of time (for

example, each week during a year), then

the resulting estimate of prevalence is

an average of 52 weekly prevalence

estimates. This is called an average

annual point prevalence estimate.

Terms Relating to Disability

Disability—Disability is a general

term that refers to any long- or

short-term reduction of a person’s

activity as a result of an acute or

chronic condition. Limitation of activity

refers to a long-term reduction in a

person’s capacity to perform the average

kind or amount of activities associated

with his or her age group. Restriction of

activity refers to particular kinds of

behavior usually associated with a

reduction in activity due to either longor short-term conditions. Thus limitation

of activity refers to what a person is

generally capable of doing, but

restriction of activity ordinarily refers to

a relatively short-term reduction in a

person’s activities below his or her

normal capacity.

Limitation of activity because of

chronic conditions—Persons are

classified in terms of the major activity

usually associated with their particular

age group. The major activities for the

age groups are (a) ordinary play for

children under 5 years of age, (b)

attending school for those 5–17 years of

age, (c) working or keeping house for

persons 18–69 years of age, and (d)

capacity for independent living (e.g., the

ability to bathe, shop, dress, and eat

without needing the help of another

person) for those 70 years of age and

over. People aged 18–69 years who are

classified as keeping house are also

classified by their ability to work at a

job or business. (In this report, the

major activity of persons 65–69 years is

assumed to be working or keeping

house; however, questions were also

asked about the capacity for independent

living in this age group, which would

permit an alternative definition of

limitation.)

In regard to these activities, each

person is classified into one of four

categories: (a) unable to perform the

major activity, (b) able to perform the

major activity, but limited in the kind or

amount of this activity, (c) not limited in

the major activity, but limited in the

kind or amount of other activities, and

(d) not limited in any way. In regard to

these four categories, NHIS publications

often classify persons only by whether

they are limited (groups a–c) or not

limited (group d). Persons are not

classified as limited in activity unless

one or more chronic conditions are

reported as the cause of the activity

limitation. If more than one condition is

reported, the respondent is asked to

identify the condition that is the major

cause of the limitation.

Restriction of activity—Four types

of restricted activity are measured in

NHIS: bed days, work-loss days for

currently employed persons 18 years of

age and over, school-loss days for

children 5–17 years of age, and

cut-down days.

A bed day is one during which a

person stayed in bed more than half a

day because of illness or injury. All

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hospital days for inpatients are

considered bed days even if the patient

was not in bed for more than half a day.

A work-loss day is one on which a

currently employed person 18 years of

age and over missed more than half a

day from a job or business.

A school-loss day is one on which a

student 5–17 years of age missed more

than half a day from the school in

which he or she was currently enrolled.

A cut-down day is a day on which a

person cuts down for more than half a

day on the things he or she usually

does.

Work-loss, school-loss, and

cut-down days refer to the short-term

effects of illness or injury. However, bed

days are a measure of both long- and

short-term disability, because a

chronically ill bedridden person and a

person with a cold could both report

having spent more than half a day in

bed due to an illness.

The number of restricted-activity

days is the number of days on which a

person experienced at least one of the

four types of activity restriction just

described. It is the most inclusive

measure of disability days and the least

descriptive; 4 days of restricted activity

may mean 4 bed days associated with

serious illness or 4 days during which a

person merely cut down on his or her

activities due to a mild illness.

A single restricted-activity day may

involve both a bed day and a work-loss

or school-loss day. However, a cut-down

day cannot overlap with any of these

three types of disability days. In

calculating the sum of restricted-activity

days, each day is counted only once

even if more than one type of activity

restriction was involved.

Restricted-activity days may be

associated with either persons or

conditions. Person days are the number

of days during which a person restricted

his or her activity. Condition days are

the number of days during which a

condition caused a person to restrict his

or her activity. A person day of

restricted activity can be caused by

more than one condition. In such a case,

each condition causing restriction is

associated with that day of restricted

activity. Therefore, the number of

condition days of restricted activity may

exceed the number of person days of

restricted activity. This relationship

holds for each type of restricted-activity

day.

When two or more conditions result

in a day of restricted activity, the

conditions may be (a) both (all) acute,

(b) one (some) acute and the other

(some) chronic, or (c) both (all) chronic.

The number of restricted-activity days

associated with acute conditions

includes groups (a) and (b); the number

of such days associated with chronic

conditions includes groups (b) and (c).

The phrase ‘‘associated with’’ rather

than ‘‘caused by’’ is used to indicate

that some days associated with acute or

chronic conditions are not necessarily

caused solely by that type of condition.

Assessed health status—The

categories related to this concept result

from asking the respondent, ‘‘Would

you say ___________’s health is

excellent, very good, good, fair, or

poor?’’ It is based on a respondent’s

opinion and not directly on any clinical

evidence.

Terms Relating to Persons

Injured

Injury condition—An injury

condition, or simply an injury, is a

condition of the type that is classified

according to the nature-of-injury code

numbers (800–999) in the Ninth

Revision of the International

Classification of Diseases (16). In

addition to conditions such as fractures,

lacerations, contusions, and burns, which

are commonly thought of as injuries,

this group of codes includes poisonings

and impairments caused by accidents or

nonaccidental violence. Unless otherwise

specified, the term injury is used to

cover all of these.

A person may sustain more than

one injury in a single accident (for

example, a broken leg and laceration of

the scalp), so the number of injury

conditions may exceed the number of

persons injured.

Statistics of acute injury conditions

include only injuries that involved

medical attendance or at least a half day

of restricted activity.

E-codes and place of

occurrence—Beginning in 1993, the

NHIS began collecting additional data to

create detailed cause-of-injury

classifications using ‘‘E-codes’’

(Supplementary Classification of

External Causes of Injury and

Poisoning) for injuries, poisonings, and

other adverse medical reactions along

with place of occurrence.

Episodes of persons injured—Each

time a person is involved in an accident

or nonaccidental violence causing injury

that results in medical attention or at

least a half day of restricted activity, it

is counted as a separate episode of a

person injured. Therefore, one person

may account for more than one episode

of a person injured.

The number of episodes of persons

injured is not equivalent to the number

of accidents for several reasons: (a) the

term ‘‘accident’’ as commonly used may

not involve injury at all; (b) more than

one injured person may be involved in a

single accident, so the number of

accidents resulting in injury would be

less than the number of persons injured

in accidents; and (c) the term

‘‘accident’’ ordinarily implies an

accidental origin, whereas ‘‘persons

injured’’ as used in the NHIS includes

persons whose injuries resulted from

certain nonaccidental violence.

The number of episodes of persons

injured in a specified time interval is

equal to or less than the incidence of

injury conditions because a person may

incur more than one injury in a single

accident.

Terms Relating to Accidents

Motor vehicle—A motor vehicle is

any mechanically or electrically

powered device, not operated on rails,

on which or by which a person or

property can be transported or drawn on

a land highway. Any object being towed

by a motor vehicle (such as a trailer,

coaster, sled, or wagon) is considered a

part of the motor vehicle. Devices used

solely for moving persons or materials

within the confines of a building and its

premises are not counted as motor

vehicles.

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Moving motor vehicle accident—An

accident is classified as involving a

‘‘moving motor vehicle’’ if at least one

of the motor vehicles involved in the

accident was moving at the time of the

accident. This category is divided into

‘‘traffic’’ and ‘‘nontraffic’’ accidents.

Traffıc moving motor vehicle

accident—An accident is in the ‘‘traffic’’

category if it occurred on a public street

or highway. It is considered to have

occurred on the highway if it occurred

wholly on the highway, originated on

the highway, terminated on the highway,

or involved a vehicle partially on the

highway. (See ‘‘street or highway.’’)

Nontraffıc moving motor vehicle

accident—The accident is in the

‘‘nontraffic’’ category if it occurred

entirely in any place other than a public

street or highway.

Street or highway—‘‘Street or

highway’’ means the entire width

between property lines of a way or

place, any part of which is open for use

by the public as a matter of right or

custom. This includes more than just the

traveled part of the road. ‘‘Street or

highway’’ includes the entire

right-of-way. Public sidewalks are part

of the street, but private driveways,

private lanes, private alleys, and private

sidewalks are not considered part of the

street.

Nonmoving motor vehicle

accident—If the motor vehicle was not

moving at the time of the accident, the

accident is considered a ‘‘nonmoving

motor vehicle’’ accident and is classified

in the ‘‘other accident’’ category. (See

‘‘other accident.’’)

Accident while at work—An

accident is classified as ‘‘while at work’’

if the injured person was 18 years of

age or over and was at work at a job or

business at the time the accident

happened.

Home accident—An accident is

classified as ‘‘home accident’’ if the

injury occurred either inside or outside

the house. ‘‘Outside the house’’ refers to

the yard, building, and sidewalks on the

property. ‘‘Home’’ includes not only the

person’s own home, but also any other

home in which the person may have

been injured.

Industrial place—This category

includes factory buildings, railway

yards, warehouses, workshops, loading

platforms of factories or stores,

construction projects (houses, buildings,

bridges, new roads, and the like), as

well as buildings undergoing

remodeling. However, accidents in

private homes undergoing remodeling

are classified as home accidents.

Other accident—This category

includes injuries in public places (such

as tripping and falling in a store or on a

public sidewalk) and also nonaccidental

injuries such as homicidal and suicidal

attempts. The survey does not cover the

military population, but current

disability of various types resulting from

prior injury that occurred while the

person was in the armed forces is

covered and is included in this class.

Terms Relating to Physician

Contacts

Physician contact—A physician

contact is defined as consultation with a

physician, in person or by telephone, for

examination, diagnosis, treatment, or

advice. (Physician contacts with hospital

inpatients are not included.) The contact

is considered to be a physician contact

if the service is provided directly by the

physician or by a nurse or other person

acting under a physician’s supervision.

For the purpose of this definition,

‘‘physician’’ includes doctors of

medicine and osteopathic physicians.

The term ‘‘doctor’’ is used in the

interview rather than ‘‘physician’’

because of popular usage. However, the

concept toward which all instructions

are directed is that which is described

here.

Physician contacts for services

provided on a mass basis are not

included in the tabulations. A service

received on a mass basis is defined as

any service involving only a single test

(such as a test for diabetes) or a single

procedure (such as a measles

inoculation) when this single service is

administered identically to all persons

who are at the place for this purpose.

Hence, obtaining a chest x ray in a

tuberculosis chest x-ray trailer is not

included as a physician contact.

However, a special chest x ray given in

a physician’s office or in an outpatient

clinic is considered a physician contact.

If a physician is called to a house to

see more than one person, the call is

considered a separate physician contact

for each person about whom the

physician is consulted.

A physician contact is associated

with the person about whom the advice

is sought, even if that person does not

actually see or consult the physician.

For example, if a mother consults a

physician about one of her children, the

physician contact is ascribed to the

child.

Place of contact—The place of

contact is a classification of the type of

place at which a physician contact took

place. The definitions of the various

categories are as follows:

Telephone. Refers to medically

related matters discussed in a telephone

call with a physician or physician’s

assistant. Calls for nonmedically related

matters (such as for an appointment) are

not included.

Offıce. Refers to physician offices

that are not located in a hospital.

Hospital. Involves three types of

places in a hospital: emergency room,

clinic, and doctor’s office.

Other. Any place not classified into

one of the three categories specified

above, including clinics and HMO’s not

located in hospitals.

Interval since last physician

contact—The interval since the last

physician contact is the length of time

prior to the week of interview since a

physician was last consulted in person

or by telephone for treatment or advice

of any type whatever. A physician

contact with a hospital inpatient can be

counted as the last time a physician was

seen, even though it is not included in

the ‘‘physician contact’’ category.

Terms Relating to

Hospitalization

Hospital—For this survey, a

hospital is defined as any institution

either (a) named in the listing of

hospitals in the current American

Hospital Association Guide to the

Health Care Field (33), or (b) found on

the Master Facility Inventory List

maintained by the National Center for

Health Statistics.

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Short-stay hospital—A short-stay

hospital is one in which the type of

service provided is general; maternity;

eye, ear, nose, and throat; children’s;

osteopathic. It may also be the hospital

department of an institution.

Hospital day—A hospital day is a

day on which a person is confined to a

hospital. It is counted as a hospital day

only if the patient stays overnight. Thus,

a patient who enters the hospital on

Monday afternoon and leaves by

Wednesday at noon is considered to

have had two hospital days.

Hospital days during the year—The

number of hospital days during the year

is the total number for all hospital

episodes in the 12-month period prior to

the interview week. For this estimate,

episodes overlapping the beginning or

end of the 12-month period are

subdivided so that only those days

falling within the period are included.

Hospital episode—A hospital

episode is any continuous period of stay

of one night or more in a hospital as an

inpatient, except the period of stay of a

well newborn infant. A hospital episode

is recorded for a family member

whenever any part of that person’s

hospital stay is included in the 12-month

period prior to the interview week.

Hospital discharge—A hospital

discharge is the completion of any

continuous period of stay of one night

or more in a hospital as an inpatient,

except the period of stay of a well

newborn infant. A hospital discharge is

recorded whenever a present member of

the household is reported to have been

discharged from a hospital in the

12-month period prior to the interview

week. (Estimates were based on

discharges that occurred during the

6-month period prior to the interview.)

Length of hospital stay—The length

of hospital stay is the duration in days,

exclusive of the day of discharge, of a

hospital stay. (See ‘‘hospital

discharge.’’)

Average length of stay—The

average length of stay per discharged

patient is computed by dividing the total

number of hospital days for a specified

group by the total number of discharges

for that group.

Demographic Terms

Age—The age recorded for each

person is the age at last birthday. Age is

recorded in single years and grouped

using a variety of age categories

depending on the purpose of the table.

Geographic region—For the

purpose of classifying the population by

geographic area, the States are grouped

into four regions. These regions, which

correspond to those used by the U.S.

Bureau of the Census, are as follows:

Region States included

Northeast Maine, Vermont, New

Hampshire, Massachusetts,

Connecticut, Rhode Island,

New York, New Jersey, and

Pennsylvania

Midwest Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,

Michigan, Wisconsin,

Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,

North Dakota, South Dakota,

Kansas, and Nebraska

South Delaware, Maryland, District

of Columbia, West Virginia,

Virginia, Kentucky,

Tennessee, North Carolina,

South Carolina, Georgia,

Florida, Alabama,

Mississippi, Louisiana,

Oklahoma, Arkansas, and

Texas

West Washington, Oregon,

California, Nevada, New

Mexico, Arizona, Idaho,

Utah, Colorado, Montana,

Wyoming, Alaska, and

Hawaii

Place of residence—The place of

residence of a member of the civilian

noninstitutionalized population is

classified as inside a metropolitan

statistical area (MSA) or outside an

MSA. Place of residence inside an MSA

is further classified as either central city

or not central city. Place of residence

outside an MSA is further classified as

either farm or nonfarm.

Metropolitan statistical area—The

definition and titles of MSA’s are

established by the U.S. Office of

Management and Budget with the

advice of the Federal Committee on

Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

Generally, an MSA consists of a county

or group of counties containing at least

one city (or twin cities) having a

population of 50,000 or more, plus

adjacent counties that are metropolitan

in character and are economically and

socially integrated with the central city.

In New England, towns and cities rather

than counties are the units used in

defining MSA’s. There is neither a limit

to the number of adjacent counties

included in the MSA if they are

integrated with the central city, nor is an

MSA limited to a single State;

boundaries may cross State lines. The

metropolitan populations in this report

are based on MSA’s as defined in the

1990 Census and do not include any

subsequent additions or changes.

Central city of an MSA—The

largest city in an MSA is always a

central city. One or two additional cities

may be secondary central cities in the

MSA on the basis of either of the

following criteria:

1. The additional city or cities must

have a population one-third or more

of that of the largest city and a

minimum population of 25,000.

2. The additional city or cities must

have at least 250,000 inhabitants.

Not central city of an MSA—This

includes all of the MSA that is not part

of the central city itself.

Not in MSA—This includes all other

places in the country except MSA’s.

Race—The population was divided

into three racial groups: ‘‘white,’’

‘‘black,’’ and ‘‘all other.’’ ‘‘All other’’

included Aleut, Eskimo or American

Indian, Asian or Pacific Islander, and

any other race not listed separately.

Since 1992, NHIS has expanded race

into 15 detailed racial groupings and an

‘‘other race’’ category (see appendix III,

section A, question 6a). If a person

reported more than one race and did not

select one main race, then he or she is

assigned ‘‘multiple race’’ in the data file.

Race characterization is based on the

respondent’s description of his or her

racial background as well as the racial

background of each family member.

Income of family or of unrelated

individuals—Each member of a family

is classified according to the total

income of the family of which he or she

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is a member. Within the household, all

persons related to each other by blood,

marriage, or adoption constitute a

family. Unrelated individuals are

classified according to their own

incomes.

The income recorded is the total of

all income received by members of the

family (or by an unrelated individual) in

the 12-month period preceding the week

of interview. Income from all

sources—for example, wages, salaries,

rents from property, pensions,

government payments, and help from

relatives—is included.

Currently employed—Persons 18

years of age and over who reported that

at any time during the 2-week period

covered by the interview they either

worked at or had a job or business are

currently employed. Current

employment includes paid work as an

employee of someone else;

self-employment in business, farming, or

professional practice; and unpaid work

in a family business or farm. Persons

who were temporarily absent from a job

or business because of a temporary

illness, vacation, strike, or bad weather

are considered as currently employed if

they expected to work as soon as the

particular event causing the absence no

longer existed.

Freelance workers are considered

currently employed if they had a definite

arrangement with one employer or more

to work for pay according to a weekly

or monthly schedule, either full time or

part time.

Excluded from the currently

employed population are persons who

have no definite employment schedule

but work only when their services are

needed. Also excluded from the

currently employed population are (a)

persons receiving revenue from an

enterprise, but not participating in its

operation, (b) persons doing housework

or charity work for which they receive

no pay, (c) seasonal workers during the

portion of the year when they were not

working, and (d) persons who were not

working, even though having a job or

business, but were on layoff and looking

for work.

The number of currently employed

persons estimated from the NHIS will

differ from the estimates prepared from

the Current Population Survey (CPS) of

the U.S. Bureau of the Census for

several reasons. In addition to differing

because of sampling variability, there

are three primary conceptual differences.

They are:

1. The NHIS estimates are for persons

18 years of age and over; CPS

estimates are for persons 16 years

of age and over.

2. The NHIS uses a 2-week reference

period, while CPS uses a 1-week

reference period.

3. The NHIS is a continuing survey

with separate samples taken weekly;

CPS is a monthly sample taken for

the survey week that includes the

12th of the month. The most

detailed operational definitions of

these terms are in the NHIS Field

Representative’s Manual (34).

Instructions are given in the manual

on how problem cases associated

with each concept are to be

handled.

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Vital and Health Statistics

series descriptions

SERIES 1. Programs and Collection Procedures—These reports describe

the data collection programs of the National Center for Health

Statistics. They include descriptions of the methods used to

collect and process the data, definitions, and other material

necessary for understanding the data.

SERIES 2. Data Evaluation and Methods Research—These reports are

studies of new statistical methods and include analytical

techniques, objective evaluations of reliability of collected data,

and contributions to statistical theory. These studies also include

experimental tests of new survey methods and comparisons of

U.S. methodology with those of other countries.

SERIES 3. Analytical and Epidemiological Studies—These reports present

analytical or interpretive studies based on vital and health

statistics. These reports carry the analyses further than the

expository types of reports in the other series.

SERIES 4. Documents and Committee Reports—These are final reports of

major committees concerned with vital and health statistics and

documents such as recommended model vital registration laws

and revised birth and death certificates.

SERIES 5. International Vital and Health Statistics Reports—These

reports are analytical or descriptive reports that compare U.S.

vital and health statistics with those of other countries or present

other international data of relevance to the health statistics

system of the United States.

SERIES 6. Cognition and Survey Measurement—These reports are from

the National Laboratory for Collaborative Research in Cognition

and Survey Measurement. They use methods of cognitive science

to design, evaluate, and test survey instruments.

SERIES 10. Data From the National Health Interview Survey—These

reports contain statistics on illness; unintentional injuries;

disability; use of hospital, medical, and other health services; and

a wide range of special current health topics covering many

aspects of health behaviors, health status, and health care

utilization. They are based on data collected in a continuing

national household interview survey.

SERIES 11. Data From the National Health Examination Survey, the

National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, and the

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey—Data

from direct examination, testing, and measurement on

representative samples of the civilian noninstitutionalized

population provide the basis for (1) medically defined total

prevalence of specific diseases or conditions in the United States

and the distributions of the population with respect to physical,

physiological, and psychological characteristics, and (2) analyses

of trends and relationships among various measurements and

between survey periods.

SERIES 12. Data From the Institutionalized Population Surveys—

Discontinued in 1975. Reports from these surveys are included in

Series 13.

SERIES 13. Data From the National Health Care Survey—These reports

contain statistics on health resources and the public’s use of

health care resources including ambulatory, hospital, and

long-term care services based on data collected directly from

health care providers and provider records.

SERIES 14. Data on Health Resources: Manpower and Facilities—

Discontinued in 1990. Reports on the numbers, geographic

distribution, and characteristics of health resources are now

included in Series 13.

SERIES 15. Data From Special Surveys—These reports contain statistics on

health and health-related topics collected in special surveys that

are not part of the continuing data systems of the National

Center for Health Statistics.

SERIES 16. Compilations of Advance Data From Vital and Health

Statistics—Advance Data Reports provide early release of

information from the National Center for Health Statistics’ health

and demographic surveys. They are compiled in the order in

which they are published. Some of these releases may be

followed by detailed reports in Series 10–13.

SERIES 20. Data on Mortality—These reports contain statistics on mortality

that are not included in regular, annual, or monthly reports.

Special analyses by cause of death, age, other demographic

variables, and geographic and trend analyses are included.

SERIES 21. Data on Natality, Marriage, and Divorce—These reports

contain statistics on natality, marriage, and divorce that are not

included in regular, annual, or monthly reports. Special analyses

by health and demographic variables and geographic and trend

analyses are included.

SERIES 22. Data From the National Mortality and Natality

Surveys—Discontinued in 1975. Reports from these sample

surveys, based on vital records, are now published in Series 20

or 21.

SERIES 23. Data From the National Survey of Family Growth—These

reports contain statistics on factors that affect birth rates,

including contraception, infertility, cohabitation, marriage,

divorce, and remarriage; adoption; use of medical care for family

planning and infertility; and related maternal and infant health

topics. These statistics are based on national surveys of women

of childbearing age.

SERIES 24. Compilations of Data on Natality, Mortality, Marriage,

Divorce, and Induced Terminations of Pregnancy—These

include advance reports of births, deaths, marriages, and divorces

based on final data from the National Vital Statistics System that

were published as supplements to the Monthly Vital Statistics

Report (MVSR). These reports provide highlights and summaries

of detailed data subsequently published in Vital Statistics of the

United States. Other supplements to the MVSR published here

provide selected findings based on final data from the National

Vital Statistics System and may be followed by detailed reports

in Series 20 or 21.

For answers to questions about this report or for a list of reports published in

these series, contact:

Data Dissemination Branch

National Center for Health Statistics

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

6525 Belcrest Road, Room 1064

Hyattsville, MD 20782-2003

(301) 436–8500

E-mail: nchsquery@cdc.gov

Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww