Gelila Haile, Basilica Arockiaraj, Benjamin Zablotsky, Amanda E Ng
{"title":"Bullying Victimization Among Teenagers: United States, July 2021-December 2023.","authors":"Gelila Haile, Basilica Arockiaraj, Benjamin Zablotsky, Amanda E Ng","doi":"CS354553","DOIUrl":"CS354553","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This report describes the percentage of teenagers ages 12â17 who self-reported that they were bullied in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data between July 2021 and December 2023 from the National Health Interview SurveyâTeen were used for this analysis. Point estimates and the corresponding confidence intervals were calculated using SAS-callable SUDAAN software to account for the complex sample design of NHISâTeen. Differences between percentages were evaluated using two-sided significance tests at the 0.05 level.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>During July 2021 to December 2023, 34.0% of teenagers were bullied in the last 12 months. Sexual and gender minority teenagers were more likely to be bullied (47.1%) than teenagers who are not a sexual or gender minority (30.0%). White non-Hispanic teenagers were more likely to be bullied compared with teenagers in other race and Hispanic-origin groups. Teenagers with a developmental disability were more likely to be bullied than teenagers without a developmental disability. Teenagers who were bullied were nearly twice as likely to experience symptoms of anxiety (29.8%) or depression (28.5%) in the last 2 weeks when compared with teenagers who were not bullied.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 514","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11726271/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142980252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cheryl D Fryar, Brian Kit, Margaret D Carroll, Joseph Afful
{"title":"Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among Adults Age 18 and Older: United States, August 2021-August 2023.","authors":"Cheryl D Fryar, Brian Kit, Margaret D Carroll, Joseph Afful","doi":"CS354233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/CS354233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This report presents the latest findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among adults in the United States during August 2021-August 2023.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nationally weighted prevalence estimates of hypertension (systolic blood pressure of 130 mm Hg or above or diastolic blood pressure of 80 mm Hg or above, or self-report of current blood pressure medication use), self-reported awareness, self-reported treatment, and control (blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg) were obtained using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey August 2021-August 2023 data. Variance estimates accounted for the complex survey design by using Taylor series linearization. Differences between estimates overall, among subgroups, and compared with 2017-March 2020 were tested using a <i>t</i> statistic at the <i>p</i> < 0.05 significance level.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>During August 2021-August 2023, the prevalence of hypertension in adults was 47.7%, was higher in men (50.8%) than women (44.6%), and increased with age: 23.4% for ages 18-39, 52.5% for 40-59, and 71.6% for 60 and older. Among adults with hypertension, 59.2% were aware of their hypertension status, more than one-half were currently taking medication to lower blood pressure, and about one-fifth had their blood pressure controlled to less than 130/80 mm Hg. No significant change in awareness, treatment, or control of hypertension was seen among adults with hypertension between 2017-March 2020 and August 2021-August 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 511","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143630717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chronic Pain and High-impact Chronic Pain in U.S. Adults, 2023.","authors":"Jacqueline W Lucas, Inderbir Sohi","doi":"CS355235","DOIUrl":"CS355235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This report uses data from the 2023 National Health Interview Survey to provide updated percentages of adults who experienced chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain in the past 3 months by selected demographic characteristics and urbanization level.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Point estimates and corresponding confidence intervals for this analysis were calculated using SAS-callable SUDAAN software to account for the complex sample design of the National Health Interview Survey. Differences between percentages were evaluated using two-sided significance tests at the 0.05 level. Linear and quadratic trends by age group and urbanization level were evaluated using orthogonal polynomials.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>In 2023, 24.3% of adults had chronic pain, and 8.5% of adults had high impact chronic pain in the past 3 months. American Indian and Alaska Native non-Hispanic adults were significantly more likely to have chronic pain (30.7%) compared with Asian non-Hispanic (11.8%) and Hispanic (17.1%) adults. The percentage of adults with chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain increased with decreasing urbanization level.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 518","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11726267/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142923610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth C W Gregory, Claudia P Valenzuela, Joyce A Martin
{"title":"Fetal Mortality in the United States: Final 2021-2022 and 2022-Provisional 2023.","authors":"Elizabeth C W Gregory, Claudia P Valenzuela, Joyce A Martin","doi":"CS353884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/CS353884","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report describes changes in total, early, and late fetal mortality between 2022 and 2023 (provisional), as well as fetal mortality by maternal race and Hispanic origin and state of residence. Comparisons are made with findings from 2021 to 2022.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data are based on reports of fetal death filed in the 50 states and the District of Columbia and collected via the National Vital Statistics System. In this report, only fetal deaths reported at 20 weeks of gestation or more are included. Data for 2021 and 2022 are final and data for 2023 are provisional.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2023, the overall fetal mortality rate was 5.52 fetal deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, which was not significantly different from the 2022 rate (5.48). From 2022 to 2023, the early fetal mortality rate (20-27 weeks of gestation) significantly increased by 4% to 2.89 per 1,000, while the late fetal mortality rate (28 weeks of gestation or more) was essentially unchanged at 2.64. Among the race and Hispanic-origin groups, the fetal mortality rate increased for Asian non-Hispanic women and was not significantly different for other groups. Fetal mortality rates increased in 4 states, declined in 1 state, and were not significantly different for 45 states and the District of Columbia from 2022 to 2023. In comparison, from 2021 to 2022, the fetal mortality rate declined for total, early, and late fetal deaths, as well as for White non-Hispanic women and in five states.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143013553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NCHS data briefPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.15620/cdc/160504
Matthew F Garnett, Sally C Curtin
{"title":"Suicide Mortality in the United States, 2002-2022.","authors":"Matthew F Garnett, Sally C Curtin","doi":"10.15620/cdc/160504","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/160504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This report provides final 2022 suicide numbers and age-adjusted rates, updating a provisional 2022 suicide report.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were analyzed using National Vital Statistics System multiple cause-of-death mortality files for 2002 through 2022, with suicide deaths identified using <i>International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision</i> underlying cause-of-death codes U03, X60-X84, and Y87.0. Age-adjusted death rates were calculated using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. standard population. Pairwise comparisons were conducted using the <i>z</i> test with an alpha level of 0.05, and trends were assessed using the Joinpoint Regression Program (5.0.2).</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>After increasing from 2002 to 2018, the age-adjusted suicide rate declined from 2018 (14.2 deaths per 100,000 standard population) through 2020 (13.5) but then increased 5%, to 14.2 in 2022. Following a period of decline between 2018 and 2020, suicide rates generally increased between 2020 and 2022 for females ages 25 and older. For males ages 10-14 and 15-24, rates decreased between 2020 and 2022, while rates for older age groups generally increased. For females in 2022, firearm-related suicide (2.0) was the leading means of suicide, with rates generally increasing since 2007. For males in 2022, firearm-related suicide (13.5) was the leading means of suicide, with rates increasing since 2006.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 509","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11615958/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142406922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NCHS data briefPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.15620/cdc/159281
Samuel D Emmerich, Cheryl D Fryar, Bryan Stierman, Cynthia L Ogden
{"title":"Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in Adults: United States, August 2021-August 2023.","authors":"Samuel D Emmerich, Cheryl D Fryar, Bryan Stierman, Cynthia L Ogden","doi":"10.15620/cdc/159281","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/159281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This report provides prevalence estimates of adult obesity and severe obesity during August 2021-August 2023 by age and sex, as well as obesity prevalence by education level. Trends in the prevalence of adult obesity and severe obesity over the previous 10 years are also shown.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the August 2021-August 2023 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were used for prevalence estimates, incorporating examination survey sample weights into the analysis and accounting for the survey's complex, multistage probability design. Measured height and weight were used to calculate body mass index (BMI) to define obesity (BMI at or above 30) and severe obesity (BMI at or above 40). Differences between estimates overall, among subgroups, and compared with 2017-March 2020 were evaluated using <i>t</i> tests at the 0.05 level. Data from four NHANES cycles (2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-March 2020, and August 2021-August 2023) were used to assess 10-year trends. Polynomial regression was used to test the significance of linear and nonlinear 10-year trends, accounting for the unequal spacing and lengths of survey cycles.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>During August 2021-August 2023, the prevalence of obesity in adults was 40.3%, with no significant differences between men and women. Obesity prevalence was higher in adults ages 40-59 than in ages 20-39 and 60 and older. The prevalence of obesity was lower in adults with a bachelor's degree or more than in adults with less education. The prevalence of severe obesity in adults was 9.4% and was higher in women than men for each age group. From 2013-2014 through August 2021-August 2023, the age-adjusted prevalence of obesity did not change significantly, while severe obesity prevalence increased from 7.7% to 9.7%.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 508","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11744423/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142984914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NCHS data briefPub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.15620/cdc/158789
Joyce A Martin, Brady E Hamilton, Michelle J K Osterman
{"title":"Births in the United States, 2023.","authors":"Joyce A Martin, Brady E Hamilton, Michelle J K Osterman","doi":"10.15620/cdc/158789","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/158789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This report presents 2023 data on U.S. births compared with 2022 and 2021 for several key demographic and maternal and infant characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Descriptive tabulations of data reported on the birth certificates of the 3.60 million births that occurred in 2023 are presented. Data are presented for the number of births, the general fertility rate, teenage birth rates, the distribution of births by trimester prenatal care began and the distribution of births by selected gestational age categories. Data for 2023 are compared with data for 2022 and 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 3,596,017 births were registered in the United States in 2023, down 2% from 2022. The general fertility rate declined 3% in 2023 to 54.5 births per 1,000 females ages 15-44. Birth rates declined for females ages 15-19 (4%), 15-17 (2%), and 18-19 (5%), from 2022 to 2023. The percentage of mothers receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy declined 1% to 76.1% in 2023 while the percentage of mothers with no prenatal care increased 5%. The preterm birth rate was essentially unchanged at 10.41% in 2023 but the rate of early term births rose 2%.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 507","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11615961/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142356009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NCHS data briefPub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.15620/cdc/159284
Christopher Cairns, Jill J Ashman, Kai Kang
{"title":"Emergency Department Visit Rates by Selected Characteristics: United States, 2022.","authors":"Christopher Cairns, Jill J Ashman, Kai Kang","doi":"10.15620/cdc/159284","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/159284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This report presents characteristics of emergency department (ED) visits by age group, sex, race and ethnicity, payment source, and mention of COVID-19, using data from the 2022 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data for this report are from NHAMCS, an annual, nationally representative survey of nonfederal, general, and short-stay hospitals. Data analyses were performed using the statistical packages SAS version 9.4 and SAS-callable SUDAAN. Two-tailed <i>t</i> tests with a significance level of <i>p</i> < 0.05 were used to determine statistically significant differences between ED visit rates.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>The overall ED visit rate was 47 visits per 100 people in 2022, and the ED visit rates were highest for infants younger than age 1 year (99 visits per 100 infants) and adults ages 75 and older (76 per 100 adults). The ED visit rate for Black or African American non-Hispanic people (91) was the highest among the selected racial and ethnic groups. In 2022, a COVID-19 diagnosis was confirmed for 4.8% of all ED patient visits.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 503","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11615962/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NCHS data briefPub Date : 2024-08-01DOI: 10.15620/cdc/158326
Sally C Curtin
{"title":"Stroke Death Rates Among Adults Ages 45-64 by Region and Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2002-2022.","authors":"Sally C Curtin","doi":"10.15620/cdc/158326","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/158326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This Data Brief presents trends in stroke death rates among people ages 45-64, in total and by sex, for 2002 to 2022. Trends are also presented for men and women by region (Northeast, Midwest, South, and West) from 2002 to 2022. For 2022, stroke death rates are presented for men and women by race and Hispanic origin within each region.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mortality data for 2002-2017 are from the National Center for Health Statistics' 1999-2020 Underlying Cause of Death by Bridged-Race Categories and data for 2018-2022 are from the 2018-2022 Underlying Cause of Death by Single-Race Categories. Stroke deaths are for people ages 45-64 and are identified by <i>International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision</i> underlying cause-of-death codes I60-I69. The four regions of the United States are: Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. The four race and Hispanic-origin groups in this report are: Asian non-Hispanic; Black non-Hispanic; White non-Hispanic, and Hispanic. These groups had at least 20 stroke deaths among men and women in all regions to compute reliable rates. Line trends were evaluated using the National Cancer Institute's Joinpoint Regression Program. Pairwise comparisons were tested using the <i>z</i> test statistic at <i>p</i> < 0.05.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>After declines between 2002 and 2012, stroke death rates for adults ages 45-64 increased 7% between 2012 (20.2 per 100,000) and 2019 (21.7) and an additional 12% through 2021 (24.4). Throughout the period, the highest stroke death rates for both men and women were in the South and the lowest were in the Northeast. In each region, differences in stroke death rates by race and Hispanic origin were seen, as Black men and women had rates that were at least twice those of all other groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 505","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11615959/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics: United States, 2022.","authors":"Amanuel Melekin, Manisha Sengupta, Christine Caffrey","doi":"10.15620/cdc/158327","DOIUrl":"10.15620/cdc/158327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This report contains the most recent national estimates of selected characteristics of adult day services center participants.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data are from the adult day services center component of the 2022 wave of the biennial National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study. Data analyses excluded missing data, incorporated complex survey weights, and were performed using Stata/SE version 17.0.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>In 2022, 58% of adult day services center participants were female, 40% were White non-Hispanic, and 32% were younger than age 65. Most participants were Medicaid users. About 61% of participants needed assistance with three to six activities of daily living and had two or more chronic conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":39458,"journal":{"name":"NCHS data brief","volume":" 506","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11616098/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142297701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}