Even so, the Office of Women s Health Initiatives intends to incorporate this program-specific data in future editions. It is not the intention of the Office of Women s Health Initiatives to repeat the often-committed error of neglecting women from other racial and ethnic groups. The data for this book, however, were dependent on the reporting mechanisms of the various data collection systems, many of which are outmoded. In all cases, the most recent data available might not be included, in order to be consistent across categories. Because different sources were used, the most recent annual data available may differ by date.
Most sources take at least a year to report annual data.
Thus, in most instances, the most recent data available were from 1995.