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Demographics and the Economy

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State Economic Distress: Foreclosures/Unemployment/Food Stamps

3/10/10
Updated

Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted), 2009-2010

3/10/10
Updated

Monthly Number of Persons Participating in the Food Stamp Program

3/8/10
Updated

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

Total Number of Workers Represented by Unions, 2008

10/8/09
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
Updated

Workers by Occupational Category, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

10/6/09
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State Tax Collections, by Type

Tax collections per capita are also available.

6/26/09
Updated

Number of Adult Prisoners under State Jurisdiction, 2007

 

6/24/09
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Total IRS Gross Collections (in thousands), FY2008

 

6/24/09
Updated

Food Stamp Program Total Benefits, FY2002 - FY2008

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

6/24/09
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Incarceration Rate (per 100,000 U.S. residents), 2007

6/24/09
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What a Family of Four Would Need to Earn in Selected Urban Areas to Have Purchasing Power Equal to 300% of the U.S. Federal Poverty Level ($63,600), 2008

 

11/24/08

Health Costs & Budgets

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Actual Tobacco Settlement Payments Received by the States (in millions), 2009

3/10/10
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Employer Based Health Premiums, 2008

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

8/25/09
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Correctional Populations Health Care Expenditure (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
Updated

Hospital Adjusted Expenses per Inpatient Day, 2007

Data also available by hospital ownership type.

4/9/09
Updated

Total Number of Retail Prescription Drugs Filled at Pharmacies, 2008

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

9/12/08

Health Coverage & Uninsured

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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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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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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
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Percent of Private Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance to Employees, 2008

Data on firms offering coverage by size also available.

8/25/09

Health Status

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States with Firearm Laws Designed to Protect Children, 2009

2/25/10
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Life Expectancy at Birth (in years), 2005

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
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Number of Infant Deaths, 2007

9/1/09
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Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity, 2006

Data for deaths due to cancer, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, and firearms by race/ethnicity also available.

8/27/09
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Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population, 2007

 

8/27/09
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Percentage of High School Students Not Meeting Recommended Physical Activity Level, 2007

7/14/09
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Percent of Children (10-17) who are Overweight or Obese, 2007

 

7/8/09
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Newborn Hearing Screening Status, 2009

Data on newborn cystic fibrosis screening also available.

7/7/09
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Number of Deaths Caused by Stroke and other Cerebrovascular Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2006

6/29/09
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Number of Deaths Due to Motor Vehicle Accidents per 100,000 Population, 2006

 

6/29/09
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Number of Deaths Due to Suicide per 100,000 Population, 2006

 

6/29/09
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Violent Crime Offenses Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 2007

 

6/24/09
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Percent of Adults Who are Overweight or Obese, 2008

Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity.

6/17/09
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Percent of Adults Who Smoke, 2008

Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity.

6/17/09
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Child Access to Mental Health Care, 2007

Data on child obesity rates and access to medical and dental care are also available.

6/1/09
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Number of Occupational Fatalities, 2007

 

3/18/09
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Number of Deaths due to Colorectal Cancer per 100,000 Population, 2004

 

3/16/09
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Percentage of Mothers Beginning Prenatal Care in the First Trimester, 2006

Data are also available by race/ethnicity of mother.

3/5/09
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Percent of Children Age 19-35 Months Who Are Immunized, 2007

 

2/23/09
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Number of Reported Chlamydia Cases by Gender, 2008

Data are also available for gonorrhea and syphilis cases.

2/20/09
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Number of Reported Chlamydia Cases, 2008

Data are also available for gonorrhea and syphilis cases.

2/20/09
Updated

Number of Preterm Births, 2006

Preterm births as a percent of all births by race/ethnicity also available.

1/12/09
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15-19, 2006

Overall birth rate is also available.

1/12/09
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Number of Births, 2006

Data are also available by race/ethnicity and Hispanic origin of mother.

1/12/09
Updated

Adult Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence Rate, 2007

Asthma prevalence rate by age also available.

1/6/09
Updated

Percentage of Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health, 2007

Data by gender and race/ethnicity are also available.

1/6/09
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Percentage of Adult Population Aged 21-64 Years Who Reported a Disability, 2007

 

12/5/08
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Rate of Teen Deaths per 100,000 Population, 2005

 

12/1/08
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Average Annual Incidence Rates of Diagnosed Diabetes Among Adults, 2005-2007

 

11/6/08
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Rate of Child Deaths (1-14) per 100,000 Children, 2005

 

10/21/08

HIV/AIDS

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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 Ryan White Program Funding, FY2008

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

11/10/09
Updated

Total HIV/AIDS Federal Funding, FY2008

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

11/10/09
Updated

Number of Deaths due to HIV Disease, 2006

HIV death rate also available.

6/29/09
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Expenditures, FY2007

 

4/7/09
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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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Reported Number of AIDS Cases, All Ages, Cumulative through 2007

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

2/19/09

Managed Care & Health Insurance

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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
Updated

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
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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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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Health Insurance Subsidies in the Individual Market, as of March 2009

Data are also available for the small group market.

5/7/09
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State Mandated Benefits in the Individual Private Health Insurance Market: Mandated Coverage in Mental Health, as of January 2009

Data are also available for the small group market.

5/7/09
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State Tax Credits for Private Health Insurance: Targeting Individuals and Small Employers, January 2009

 

5/6/09
New

Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment, January 2009

New data on maternity care also available.

5/6/09
Updated

Number of HMOs, July 2008

Data are also available on total HMO enrollment and HMO penetration rates.

3/4/09
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States That Allow Individuals to Deduct Health Savings Accounts Contributions, 2008

 

7/1/08
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State Authorization of Tax Credits or Deductions to Small Employers Offering Health Insurance

 

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

 

5/29/08

Medicaid & CHIP

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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
Updated

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

2/12/10
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State Medicaid Expenditures (in millions), SFY2008

1/19/10
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Waiting Period for Children, 2009

1/5/10
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Premiums and Co-Payments 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
Updated

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
Updated

Total Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries, 2008

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

11/18/09
New

State Health Care Fraud Laws, 2009

Data on States with a False Claims Act also available.

11/9/09
Updated

Medicaid Cost Containment, 2010

9/30/09
Updated

Monthly CHIP Enrollment, June 2008

Data on percent change in montly CHIP enrollment also available.

9/14/09
Updated

Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment, 2008

Data on managed care enrollment by plan type also available.

9/1/09
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Medicaid Waiver and State-Funded Coverage Income Eligibility Limits for Childless Adults, 2009

5/28/09
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Total CHIP Expenditures, FY2008

5/8/09
Updated

Medicaid Physician Fee Index, 2008

Data on Medicaid-to-Medicare fee index and change in Medicaid fees are also available.

4/28/09
Updated

Number of Births Financed by Medicaid, 2003

Data on births financed by Medicaid as a percent of total births also available.

4/14/09
Updated

Total Medicaid Spending, FY2007

 

4/2/09
Updated

Distribution of Medicaid Payments by Enrollment Group (in millions), FY2006

 

4/2/09
Updated

Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2006

 

4/2/09
Updated

Federal Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Allotments

 

3/20/09
New

Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) Allotments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), FY2009

 

3/20/09
New

Estimated Temporary Additional Federal Allocations to States for Medicaid Costs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009)

 

2/23/09
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Estimated Number of Children Enrolled in CHIP with Family Income at or Below 200% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and Above 200% FPL , FY2008

 

2/6/09
Updated

Projected Federal CHIP Allotments, Under Current Law and Under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA 2009) (dollars in millions), FY2009

 

2/6/09
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Income Thresholds for Jobless and Working Parents Applying for Medicaid by Annual Income as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 2009

1/23/09

Medicare

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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
Updated

Medicare Assignment Rates for Physician Services for Calendar Years 1983, 1988, 2001, 2002, and 2003

 

7/2/09
Updated

Total Medicare Advantage (MA) Enrollment, 2009

Data on plan penetration, number of contracts, and Special Needs Plan offerings are also available.

5/8/09
New

Medicare Fee-for-Service Patients who were Rehospitalized within 30 Days after Hospital Discharge, 2004

 

4/17/09
Updated

LIS-Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, as of February 2009

 

3/5/09
Updated

Medicare Beneficiaries with Creditable Prescription Drug Coverage by Type, as of February 2009

 

3/5/09
Updated

Distribution of Medicaid Spending for Dual Eligibles by Service (in millions), 2005

 

2/13/09
Updated

Number of Medicare Advantage (MA) Contracts, 2009

Data on MA penetration and monthly MA payment rates are also available.

10/28/08

Minority Health

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Updated

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
Updated

Medical School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity

Distribution of medical school graduates by Hispanic ethnicity  and by gender also available.

6/24/09

Providers & Service Use

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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

Percentage Reporting Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Because of Cost, 2008

10/9/09
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Total Nurse Practitioners, 2009

8/27/09
Updated

Number of Rural Health Clinics, 2009

 

7/6/09
Updated

Total Number of Medical School Graduates, 2008

Data are also available by gender.

6/24/09
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
 

Total Hospitals, 2007

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

4/8/09
Updated

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
Updated

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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Genetic Screening Under Medicaid, 2009

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

1/13/10
New

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
Updated

Parental Consent/Notification Requirements for Minors Seeking Abortions, as of January 1, 2010

11/10/09
New

Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment, January 2009

New data on maternity care also available.

5/6/09
Updated

Cervical Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women, 2005

Data are also available by race/ethnicity.

11/8/08
Updated

Percentage of Women who Report having Arthritis, 2007

 

10/15/08
Updated

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

 

10/15/08
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