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Demographics and the Economy

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Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted), 2009-2010

7/20/10
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State Economic Distress: Foreclosures/Unemployment/Food Stamps

7/20/10
Updated

Monthly Number of Persons Participating in the Food Stamp Program

7/6/10
Updated

State Tax Collections, by Type

Tax collections per capita are also available.

5/13/10
Updated

Total IRS Gross Collections (in thousands), FY2009

4/2/10
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Total Number of Workers Represented by Unions, 2009

3/18/10
Updated

Number of Adult Prisoners under State Jurisdiction, 2008

3/17/10
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Food Stamp Program Total Benefits, FY2009

Data also available on Average Monthly Food Stamp Benefits per Person.

3/17/10
New

State Cigarette Excise Tax Rates, 2009

3/15/10
New

Growth in Number and Share of Children of Immigrants, 1990 to 2005-2006

3/12/10
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State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2010

Data on state budget shortfalls for SFY2011 also available.

2/26/10
Updated

Distribution of State General Fund Expenditures (in millions), SFY2008

Data on total state expenditures and per capita state spending are also available.

1/19/10
Updated

Distribution of Total Population by FPL, states (2007-2008), US (2008)

Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, gender, and race/ethnicity.

10/6/09
Updated

Total Number of Residents, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, gender, and race/ethnicity.

10/6/09
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Workers by Occupational Category, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

10/6/09

Health Costs & Budgets

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Employer Based Health Premiums, 2009

Data also available on family coverage and employee-plus-one coverage.

7/15/10
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Total Number of Retail Prescription Drugs Filled at Pharmacies, 2009

Data also available on total sales for retail prescription drugs and the number of retail prescription drugs per capita, by gender, and by age.

6/17/10
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Hospital Expenses per Inpatient Day, 2008

Data also available by hospital ownership type.

6/14/10
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Actual Tobacco Settlement Payments Received by the States (in millions), 2009

3/10/10
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Correctional Populations Health Care Expenditures (in millions), 2003

6/24/09
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State Mental Health Agency (SMHA), Mental Health Services Expenditures, FY2006

Data are also available for SMHA per capita expenditures.

6/5/09

Health Coverage & Uninsured

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Percent of Private Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance to Employees, 2009

Data on firms offering coverage by size also available.

7/15/10
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Percentage Point Change Among Nonelderly 0-64 by Coverage Type, 2005-2008

Data are also available for adults and children.

10/6/09
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Distribution of the Nonelderly Uninsured by Age, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

Data are also available for the nonelderly with employer coverage and the nonelderly with Medicaid by age, employment status, FPL, gender, and race/ethnicity.

10/6/09
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Health Insurance Coverage of Children 0-18, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

Data are also available for poor children and near poor children.

10/6/09
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Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

Updated data on health insurance coverage are also available for all coverage groups by age, gender, and poverty level.

10/6/09

Health Insurance & Managed Care

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Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: Operation Decisions and Preliminary Funding Allocations

7/1/10
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State Restriction Against Providers Balance Billing Managed Care Enrollees, 2010

6/14/10
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Autism Specific Mandates: Small Group Market, 2010

6/14/10
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Individual Market Rescission Rules, 2010

5/18/10
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Health Insurance Subsidies in the Individual Market, as of February 2010

Data are also available for the small group market.

4/23/10
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State Tax Credits for Private Health Insurance: Targeting Individuals and Small Employers, January 2010

4/12/10
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Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment, January 2010

Updated data on maternity care also available.

4/5/10
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Eating Disorder Coverage

3/31/10
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State Mandated Benefits in the Individual Private Health Insurance Market: Mandated Coverage in Mental Health, as of January 2010

Data are also available for the small group market.

3/31/10
Updated

Small Group Health Insurance Market Guaranteed Issue, 2010

Data on rate restrictions and pre-existing condition rules in the small group market are also available. 

3/3/10
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Individual Market Guaranteed Issue (Not Applicable to HIPAA Eligible Individuals), 2010

Data on rate restrictions, portability rules, and HIPAA rules are also available.

3/3/10
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Expanded COBRA Continuation Coverage for Small Firm Employees, 2010

Data on state conversion coverage for small firm employees and definition of dependency by age are also available.

3/3/10
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Standardized Plans in the Individual Market, as of March 2009

Data are also available for the small group market.

5/13/09
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State Authorization of Tax Credits or Deductions to Small Employers Offering Health Insurance

 

7/1/08
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States That Allow Individuals to Deduct Health Savings Accounts Contributions, 2008

 

7/1/08
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Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Incentives Offered by States, 2008

 

5/29/08

Health Status

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Percent of Adults Who are Overweight or Obese, 2009

Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity.

7/27/10
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Percent of Adults Who Have Ever Been Told by a Doctor that They Have Diabetes, 2009

 

7/16/10
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Rate of Teen Deaths (15-19) per 100,000 Teenagers, 2007

Data on child deaths also available.

7/15/10
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Adult Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence Rate, 2008

Asthma prevalence rate by age also available.

7/6/10
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Number of Deaths Caused by Stroke and other Cerebrovascular Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2007

6/30/10
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Number of Deaths Due to Suicide per 100,000 Population, 2007

 

6/30/10
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Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population, 2007

Data on cancer deaths, diabetes deaths, and deaths due to injury by firearms also available.

6/30/10
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Percentage of High School Students Not Meeting Recommended Physical Activity Level, 2009

6/22/10
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Percentage of Live Births by Cesarean Delivery, 2006

Data also available by race/ethnicity.

6/14/10
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Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births), Linked Files, 2004-2006

Data by race/ethnicity also available.

5/5/10
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Violent Crime Offenses Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 2008

3/29/10
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Age-Adjusted Invasive Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Population, 2006

Cancer incidence rates by gender and race/ethnicity also updated.

3/29/10
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Number of Deaths due to Colorectal Cancer per 100,000 Population, 2005

3/29/10
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States with Public Place Smoking Bans, 2010

3/29/10
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Percentage of Adult Population Aged 21-64 Years Who Reported a Disability, 2008

3/29/10
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Percent of Children (ages 1-17) with Oral Health Problems, 2007

3/26/10
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Percent of Children Age 19-35 Months Who Are Immunized, 2008

3/26/10
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Life Expectancy at Birth (in years), 2005

2/25/10
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States with Firearm Laws Designed to Protect Children, 2009

2/25/10
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State Laws Addressing Childhood Obesity, 2009

2/16/10
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Access to Fruits and Vegetables

11/2/09

HIV/AIDS

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Number of Deaths due to HIV Disease, 2007

HIV death rate also available.

6/30/10
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Estimated Numbers of AIDS Diagnoses, All Ages, Cumulative through 2008

Data are also available for new AIDS diagnoses, annual AIDS diagnosis rate, persons living with AIDS diagnosis, and cumulative reported HIV diagnoses.

6/14/10
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State Currently Operates or Funds HIV Prevention Media Campaign, 2008

New data on HIV prevention programs also available.

3/3/10
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Anonymous HIV Testing Conducted by Health Departments, 2008

New data on HIV testing by setting also available.

3/3/10
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Funding for State HIV Prevention Programs, FY2007

New data on HIV testing and HIV prevention programs also available.

2/25/10
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Total HIV/AIDS Federal Funding, FY2008

Data are also available for CDC, HOPWA, SAMHSA, and OMH funding.

11/10/09
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Total Ryan White Program Funding, FY2008

Data are also available for funding by part and part B funding by component.

11/10/09
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Total AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Clients Served, June 2008

Data by gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, and insurance status are also available.

4/7/09
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Expenditures, FY2007

 

4/7/09

Medicaid & CHIP

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Medicaid Spending and Enrollment under Health Reform

 

7/13/10
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Federal Matching Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Grant Awards for Medicaid under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), 2010

 

7/8/10
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Total Medicaid Spending, FY2008

Updated data on spending by service, acute care spending, and long term care spending also available.

6/17/10
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Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2007

 

6/14/10
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Medicaid Payments by Enrollment Group, FY2007

6/14/10
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Federal Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Allotments

 

6/14/10
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Total Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries, 2009

Distribution by age and SSI beneficiaries as a percent of the population are also available.

6/1/10
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Monthly CHIP Enrollment, June 2009

Data on percent change in monthly CHIP enrollment and trends in monthly CHIP enrollment also available.

5/5/10
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Trends in Monthly CHIP Enrollment, June 2001-2009

4/27/10
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Federal Matching Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Adjustments

3/31/10
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Quarterly Phased-Down State Contribution Per-Capita Rates with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Increased Federal Matching Assistance Percentage (FMAP), Q2 2010

3/31/10
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Income Eligibility- Medically Needy, 2009

Data on income eligibility for nursing home services and for the aged, blind and disabled also available.

3/3/10
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Estimated State Savings on Clawback Payments Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), FY2009-FY2011

3/3/10
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Monthly Medicaid Enrollment, June 2009

Data on monthly adult and child Medicaid enrollment and percent change in monthly Medicaid enrollment also available.

2/18/10
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State Medicaid Expenditures (in millions), SFY2008

1/19/10
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Premiums and Co-Payments for Children, 2009

1/5/10
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Waiting Period for Children, 2009

1/5/10
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Total Number of Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Service Waivers, 2006

Data on participants and expenditures by HCBS waiver type also available.

12/16/09
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Has Presumptive Eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP, December 2009

Data on joint applications and asset tests also available.

12/8/09
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Income Eligibility Levels for Children's Regular Medicaid and Children's CHIP-funded Medicaid Expansions by Annual Incomes and as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level (FPL), December 2009

Data also available for separate CHIP programs.

12/8/09
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Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment, 2008

Data on managed care enrollment by plan type also available.

9/1/09

Medicare

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Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan Penetration, 2010

 

6/22/10
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Total Number of Medicare Beneficiaries, 2010

 

6/22/10
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Hospital Outpatient Services for Medicare Beneficiaries, 2008

Data on short stay hospitals, hospice services, and skilled nursing facilities also available.

6/17/10
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Income Eligibility- Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMBS), 2010

Data on income eligibility for special low-income Medicare beneficiaries (SLMBs) and qualified individuals (QIs) also available.

3/3/10
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Share of Medicare Advantage Enrollees in Plans in 2009 that Received Four or More Stars in 2010

1/13/10
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Total Disabled Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Beneficiaries Ages 18-64, December 2008

Data on SSDI beneficiaries as a percent of the total population also available.

11/18/09
Updated

Number of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), 2010

Data on PDP premiums and low-income subsidy eligible PDPs also available.

11/17/09
Updated

Distribution of Medicare Enrollees by Age, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

Data on distribution of enrolles by FPL, gender, and race/ethnicity are also available.

10/6/09

Minority Health

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Medical School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity

Distribution of medical school graduates by Hispanic ethnicity also available.

3/12/10
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Total Black Population, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

Data on Hispanic, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American, and two or more race populations also available.

10/6/09

Providers & Service Use

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Percentage Reporting Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Because of Cost, 2009

7/20/10
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Total Hospitals, 2008

Data are also available for number of beds, admissions, and emergency room visits.

6/14/10
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Total Nurse Practitioners, 2009

5/13/10
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Number of Medicare Certified Rural Health Clinics, 2010

3/17/10
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Total Number of Medical School Graduates, 2009

Data are also available by gender.

3/12/10
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Number of Paid Medical Malpractice Claims, 2008

Data on medical malpractice payments also available.

2/24/10
Updated

Number of Federally-Funded Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2008

Data are also available for number of FQHC patients and FQHC funding by source.

12/16/09
Updated

Total Number of Residents in Certified Nursing Facilities, 2008

Data are also available for number of nursing homes, nursing homes by ownership type, and top ten nursing home deficiencies.

12/3/09
Updated

Total Health Care Employment, 2008

 

10/12/09
Updated

Total Registered Nurses, 2008

Data are also available per 100,000 of the population.

6/24/09
Updated

Estimated Underserved Population Living in Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), as of September, 2008

Data are also available for mental health and dental HPSAs.

4/9/09
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Number of Nonfederal Physicians, 2008

Data are also available by gender, race, and field.

3/24/09
Updated

Number of Dentists, 2008

Data are also available by gender and specialty field.

3/18/09
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Projected Number of Physician Assistants in Clinical Practice, as of December 31, 2008

Data are also available for projected number of physician assistants in clinical practice per 100,000 population.

2/18/09

Women's Health

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Autism Specific Mandates: Small Group Market, 2010

6/14/10
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Parental Consent/Notification Requirements for Minors Seeking Abortions, as of June 1, 2010

6/2/10
Updated

Cervical Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women, 2006

Data are also available by race/ethnicity.

6/1/10
Updated

Breast Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women, 2006

Data on cervical cancer incidence rates also available.

6/1/10
Updated

Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment, January 2010

Updated data on maternity care also available.

4/5/10
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Eating Disorder Coverage

3/31/10
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Genetic Screening Under Medicaid, 2009

New data on genetic counseling, delivery care, and education services also available.

1/13/10
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Infertility Care Under Medicaid, 2009

New data on Medicaid coverage of sterilization, STD testing, and HPV vaccine also available.

1/13/10
Updated

Number of Reported Legal Abortions by State of Occurrence, 2006

Data are also available by age and race/ethnicity.

1/7/10
Updated

Percent of Women Age 40 and Older Who Report Having Had a Mammogram Within the Last Two Years, 2008

Data on mammogram rates for women ages 50+ and pap smear rates for women ages 18+ also available.

12/16/09
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Percentage of Women who Report having Arthritis, 2007

 

10/15/08
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Percentage of Women who Report Ever being Told by a Doctor they have High Blood Pressure, 2007

 

10/15/08
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