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CDC/NCHS Statistics

NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics Home Page
CDC statistical data.
Vital & Health Statistics Series
Individual reports (many will download) in the Vital & Health Statistics Series. (Series 3: Analytical and Epidemiological Studies - 5: International Vital and Health Statistics - 10: Data from National Health Interview Survey - 11: Data From National Health Examination Survey - 12: Data From Health Records Survey - 13: Data on Health Resources Utilization - 14: Data on Health Resources - 16: Compilations of Advance Data)
NCHS Products
National Center for Health Statistics Series 13 - Data on Health Resources Utilization. Includes the 1997 released National Hospital Discharge Survey (1994 data) - National Home & Hospice Care Survey - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey - Trends in Hospital Utilization: U.S., 1988-92.
NCHS Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequent questions to the National Center for Health Statistics on the following topics: acute conditions; average length of stay; births; body measurements; chronic conditions; contraception; deaths; dental; dietary intake; disability/impairments; health promotion and disease prevention; infertility; injuries; insurance; life expectancy; NHANES III data; physician visits; surgical procedures; unintended pregnancy; vital records; work- and school-loss days.
CDC Scientific Data, Surveillance, Health Statistics, and Laboratory Information
Internet links to various types of CDC data.
NCHS Data Warehouse
Statistical data available from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics - many tables available online - some published - some nonpublished.
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 HCFA Statistics

HCFA - National Health Care Expenditures
HCFA's National Health Care Expenditures (1996) for Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and out-of-pocket spending.
1996 HCFA Statistics
Topics include: Growth in HCFA Programs & Health Expenditures - Populations - Providers/Suppliers - Expenditures - Utilization.
Medicare and Health Care Chartbook
Information prepared 2/27/97 for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. Text and multiple tables and graphs provide information in the categories of: What We Spend on Health Care - Insurance and the Uninsured - Medicare - Medicare Risk HMOs.
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 Census Health Statistics

Health and Health Care News Releases - Census Bureau

         News releases regarding health from the U.S. Census Bureau; 1995-1997.
Health Insurance Statistics - Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau tables & graphs include: Who Goes Without Health Insurance? (1995) - Health Insurance Coverage 1994 - Historical Tables 1987 to 1995 - Current Population Survey (CPS) - Who Loses Coverage and for How Long? (1992 to 1993) - Dynamics of Economic Well Being: Health Insurance, 1991 to 1993 - Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Search Census Bureau Statistics
After registration, provides access to FERRET (Federal Electronic Research and Review Extraction Tool) - extract and download information from U.S. Census Current Population Survey - health insurance data. tables available also.
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 More Health Statistics

Healthy People 2000
Fact Sheet - Midcourse Review - Data Sources - Priority Areas - Publications - 2010 Objectives.
Health United States 1993: Subject Index
Many tables of data on populations and diseases taken from the Health United States 1993 Report.
AHCPR - Conquest 1.0
AHCPR's Conquest 1.0 (Computerized Needs-Oriented Quality Measurement Evaluation System). Discusses the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP-3) and provides a link to Hospital Inpatient Statistics.
AHCPR Data and Methods
Provides links to: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project 1988-1994 (HCUP-3) - HIV and AIDS Costs and Utilization - Healthcare Informatics Standards.
 Hospital Inpatient Statistics - Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP-3)
Tables include: Hospital Inpatient Statistics by Principal Diagnosis - Hospital Inpatient Statistics by Principal Procedure
Department of Veterans Affairs
19 tables of statistics related to health care provided by the VA.
Statistical Information on the Aging -- Online Data
Data from the U.S. Administration On Aging. The Health section includes: Trends in the Health of Older Americans (1994) - Health and Retirement Study (HRS) - Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD). Other topics available include: Demographics - Long Term Care - Disability - Income & Employment.
A Profile of Older Americans: 1997
Statistical information from the U.S. Administration on Aging. In addition to information on Health and Health Care, other categories include: Population Projections to 2030 - Marital Status - Living Arrangements - Racial & Ethnic Composition - Geographic Distribution - Poverty - Housing - Employment - Education.
Milliman & Robertson's Hospital Length of Stay Efficiency Index
Hospital Length of Stay (LOS) Efficiency Indices for Medicare. 1995-1996 data by region or MSA is available online.
QI Project® - National Aggregate Data
The Maryland Hospital Association QI Project presents National Aggregrate Data (currently 3rd qtr 1997 analysis) on: Inpatient Mortality - Neonatal Mortality - Inpatient Perioperative Mortality - Cesarean Sections - Unscheduled Readmissions - Unscheduled Returns to Emergency Department; other ambulatory indicators.
Atlas of United States Mortality
Five charts from this atlas are online: Heart Disease White Male - Lung Cancer White Female - Lung Cancer White Male - Stroke Black Female - Motor Vehicle Injuries Black Male.
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the U.S. Table of Contents (1998)
Medicare Reimbursements of Inpatient Hospital Services - The Physician Workforce Active in Patient Care - Days in Hospitals During the Last Six Months of Life - Early Stage Prostate Cancer
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the U.S. Table of Contents (1996)
Selected graphs/tables available online: Acute Care Hospital Beds - Reimbursements for Traditional (Noncapitated) Medicare - The Physician Workforce Active in Patient Care - Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty - Coronary Angiography.
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 Epidemiology

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Epidemiology
A directory of epidemiological resources.
State-Level Health Data Integration Homepage
By state, a listing of agencies involved with health data integration. Search by: cancer registry; case management systems; common client identification; community profiles; data warehousing; decision support systems; geographic information systems; hospital discharge data systems; immunization registry; information systems networks; InfoSHP projects; INPHO projects; maternal and child health systems; Medicaid; public/private partnerships; retrospective linkages with birth records; retrospective linkages with Medicaid data; strategic planning; and WIC system.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Access to MMWR and: MMWR Recommendations and Reports - MMWR Surveillance Summaries - MMWR Supplements - Summary of Notifiable Diseases - Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The Weekly Epidemiological Record
Access to the WER publication of the World Health Organization.
 International Cancer Statistics
Cancer in the World - Cancer in the European Union - WHO Cancer Mortality Databank
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 General Statistics

Map Stats - Census Bureau
Statewide census information available here.
EASI Quick Reports and Analysis
Easy Analytic Software Inc. provides a site that permits individual formatting of various economic reports by selected geographies.
Statistical Sources
A compilation from Mansfield University Library of U.S. statistical sources.
Subjects A to Z - Census Bureau
An alphabetical directory of U.S. Census Bureau tables in all subject areas.
POPClock Projection
U.S. Population - calculated to the minute.
U.S. National Debt Clock
Up to the minute calculation of the national debt.
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 International Statistics

The World Factbook Home Page
Provides economic, demographic, governmental facts and statistics, for individual countries worldwide.
Demographic and Health Surveys Home Page - USAID
Health information from the U.S. Agency for International Development (datafiles, factsheets, publications) primarily related to African, Asian, Latin American, and Carribean countries.
International Database Population Pyramids
Population histories and projections for over 200 countries provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Statistics Canada
Socio-economic statistics of Canada.
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 Minnesota Statistics

RWJF Community Snapshot - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Snapshots Project - a text analysis of the Twin Cities health care market.
RWJF Minneapolis/St. Paul Consumer Health Survey 1995
A 1995 Snapshot Community Consumer Health Survey of the Twin Cities published by RWJF.
Minnesota Health Data Institute
Projects - Publications - 1997 Medicaid and MinnesotaCare Managed Care Member Satisfaction Survey.
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