NCHS Data Briefs

Data Briefs are statistical publications that provide information about current public health topics. Each report takes a complex data subject and summarizes it in text and graphics that provide readers with easily comprehensible information in a compact publication (PDF) and webpage. This list of all Data Briefs that have been released to date is presented in an interactive, searchable, and sortable data tables format.

320	2018	September	Kirsten A. Herrick, Ph.D., M.Sc., Ana L. Terry, M.S., R.D., and Joseph Afful, M.S.	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	Beverage Consumption Among Youth in the United States, 2013–2016 [PDF – 357 KB]	drinks, NHANES
319	2018	September	Nicholas D. Mendola, M.P.H., Te-Ching Chen, Ph.D., Qiuping Gu, M.D., Ph.D., Mark S. Eberhardt, Ph.D., and Sharon Saydah, Ph.D.	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	Prevalence of Total, Diagnosed, and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among Adults: United States, 2013–2016 [PDF – 364 KB]	fasting plasma glucose, hemoglobin A1c, NHANES
318	2018	August	Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H, Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., and Michelle J.K. Osterman, M.H.S.	National Vital Statistics System	Births in the United States, 2017 [PDF – 425 KB]	fertility rates, Medicaid, preterm births, National Vital Statistics System
317	2018	August	Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D., and Emily P. Zammitti, M.P.H.	National Health Interview Survey	High-deductible Health Plan Enrollment Among Adults Aged 18–64 With Employment-based Insurance Coverage [PDF – 442 KB]	health insurance, private plan, National Health Interview Survey
316	2018	August	Elizabeth C.W. Gregory, M.P.H., Patrick Drake, M.S., and Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H.	National Vital Statistics System	Lack of Change in Perinatal Mortality in the United States, 2014–2016 [PDF – 510 KB]	fetal death, neonatal death, National Vital Statistics System
315	2018	July	Chinagozi Ugwu, M.P.H., and Colleen Nugent, Ph.D.	National Survey of Family Growth	Adoption-related Behaviors Among Women Aged 18–44 in the United States: 2011–2015 [PDF – 763 KB]	family formation, fertility, U.S. women, National Survey of Family Growth
314	2018	July	Jiaquan Xu, M.D	National Vital Statistics System	Trends in Liver Cancer Mortality Among Adults Aged 25 and Over in the United States, 2000–2016 [PDF – 661 KB]	sex, intrahepatic bile duct, race and ethnicity, National Vital Statistics System
313	2018	July	Crescent B. Martin, M.P.H., M.A., Kirsten A. Herrick, Ph.D., M.Sc., Neda Sarafrazi, Ph.D., and Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D., M.R.P.	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	Attempts to Lose Weight Among Adults in the United States, 2013–2016 [PDF – 503 KB]	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, weight loss, NHANES
312	2018	June	Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H., and Michelle J.K. Osterman, M.H.S.	National Vital Statistics System	Describing the Increase in Preterm Births in the United States, 2014–2016 [PDF – 1 MB]	plurality, race and Hispanic origin, state, National Vital Statistics System
311	2018	June	Donald Cherry, M.S.; Michael Albert, M.D., M.P.H.; and Linda F. McCaig, M.P.H.	National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	Mental Health-related Physician Office Visits by Adults Aged 18 and Over: United States, 2012–2014 [PDF – 739 KB]	mental illness, psychiatrist, primary care, NAMCS
310	2018	June	Jill J. Ashman, Ph.D., Pinyao Rui, M.P.H., Titilayo Okeyode	National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	Characteristics of Office-based Physician Visits, 2015 [PDF – 183 KB]	ambulatory health care, insurance, NAMCS
309	2018	June	Holly Hedegaard, M.D., Sally C. Curtin, M.A., and Margaret Warner, Ph.D.	National Vital Statistics System	Suicide Rates in the United States Continue to Increase [PDF – 1 MB]	National Vital Statistics System, death certificates, underlying cause of death, intentional self-harm
308	2018	April	T.J. Mathews, M.S., and Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D.	National Vital Statistics System	Declines in Births to Females Aged 10–14 in the United States, 2000–2016 [PDF – 817 KB]	young adolescent childbearing, race and Hispanic origin, differences and trends, National Vital Statistics System
307	2018	April	Eleanor Fleming, Ph.D., D.D.S., M.P.H., and Joseph Afful, M.S.	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	Prevalence of Total and Untreated Dental Caries Among Youth: United States, 2015–2016 [PDF – 664 KB]	tooth decay, dental cavity, caries experience, NHANES
306	2018	March	Lindsay S. Womack, Ph.D., Lauren M. Rossen, Ph.D., and Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H.	National Vital Statistics System	Singleton Low Birthweight Rates, by Race and Hispanic Origin: United States, 2006–2016 [PDF – 726 KB]	infant health, National Vital Statistics System
305	2018	February	Patrick Drake, M.S., Anne K. Driscoll, Ph.D., and T.J. Mathews, M.S.	National Vital Statistics System	Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy: United States, 2016 [PDF – 363 KB]	prenatal, tobacco, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)
304	2018	February	Geraldine McQuillan, Ph.D., Deanna Kruszon-Moran, M.S., Elaine W. Flagg, Ph.D., M.S., and Ryne Paulose-Ram, Ph.D., M.A.	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	Prevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and Type 2 in Persons Aged 14–49: United States, 2015–2016 [PDF – 406 KB]	HSV-1, HSV-2, NHANES
303	2018	February	Debra J. Brody, M.P.H., Laura A. Pratt, Ph.D., and Jeffery P. Hughes, M.P.H.	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	Prevalence of Depression Among Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 2013–2016 [PDF – 417 KB]	mental health, NHANES
302	2018	February	Lindsey I. Black, M.P.H., Emily P. Zammitti, M.P.H., Howard J. Hoffman, M.A., and Chuan-Ming Li, M.D., Ph.D.	National Health Interview Survey	Parental Report of Significant Head Injuries in Children Aged 3–17 Years: United States, 2016 [PDF – 378 KB]	youth, injury, concussion, National Health Interview Survey
301	2018	February	Margaret J. Hall, Ph.D., Pinyao Rui, M.P.H., and Alexander Schwartzman	National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey	Emergency Department Visits by Patients Aged 45 and Over With Diabetes: United States, 2015 [PDF – 431 KB]	expected source of payment, NHAMCS
300	2018	February	Danielle M. Ely, Ph.D., and Donna L. Hoyert, Ph.D.	National Vital Statistics System	Differences Between Rural and Urban Areas in Mortality Rates for the Leading Causes of Infant Death: United States, 2013–2015 [PDF – 404 KB]	infant mortality, cause of death, National Vital Statistics System
299	2018	February	Christine Caffrey, Ph.D., and Manisha Sengupta, Ph.D.	National Health Care Survey	Variation in Residential Care Community Resident Characteristics, by Size of Community: United States, 2016 [PDF – 518 KB]	assisted living, long-term services and supports, National Study of Long-Term Care Providers
298	2018	January	Anne K. Driscoll, Ph.D., and Michelle J.K. Osterman, M.H.S.	National Vital Statistics System	Maternal Characteristics of Prenatal WIC Receipt in the United States, 2016 [PDF – 389 KB]	maternal education, maternal age, National Vital Statistics System
297	2018	January	Kimberly Daniels, Ph.D., Gladys M. Martinez, Ph.D., and Colleen N. Nugent, Ph.D.	National Survey of Family Growth	Urban and Rural Variation in Fertility-related Behavior Among U.S. Women, 2011–2015 [PDF – 450 KB]	metropolitan, births, marriage, cohabitation, National Survey of Family Growth
296	2018	February	Jessica Penn Lendon, Ph.D., and Vincent Rome, M.P.H.	National Health Care Survey	Variation in Adult Day Services Center Participant Characteristics, by Center Ownership: United States, 2016 [PDF – 357 KB]	medical conditions, activities of daily living (ADLs), home and community-based services, National Study of Long-Term Care Providers