National Health Statistics Reports

NHSR No. 108: Issues in Developing a Surveillance Case Definition for Nonfatal Suicide Attempt and Intentional Self-harm Using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD–10–CM) Coded Data

Suicide and intentional self-harm are among the leading causes of death in the United States. To study this public health issue, epidemiologists and researchers often analyze data coded using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Prior to October 1, 2015, health care organizations and providers used the clinical modification of the Ninth Revision of ICD (ICD–9–CM) to report medical information in electronic claims data. The transition in October 2015 to use of the clinical modification of the Tenth Revision of ICD (ICD–10–CM) resulted in the need to update methods and selection criteria previously developed for ICD–9–CM coded data. This report provides guidance on the use of ICD–10–CM codes to identify cases of nonfatal suicide attempts and intentional self-harm in ICD–10–CM coded data sets.

NHSR No. 109: Use of the National Health Interview Survey Linked to Medicaid Analytic eXtract Data to Identify Children With Medicaid-covered Births

This report illustrates the use of National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data linked to Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data to identify children whose births were covered by Medicaid, as indicated in MAX data, among those participating in NHIS in early childhood, and briefly describes their selected health characteristics.

NHSR No. 110: Receipt of a Sexual Risk Assessment From a Doctor or Medical Care Provider in the Past Year Among Women and Men Aged 15–44 With Recent Sexual Activity

Using 2011–2015 data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), this report examines by selected characteristics the percentage of women and men aged 15–44 in the United States with recent sexual activity who received a sexual risk assessment from a doctor or other medical care provider in the past year.

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