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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-June 2008 National Health Interview Survey

In this release, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the January-June 2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates from 1997 through 2007 for comparison.

The 15 Early Release measures are being published prior to final data editing and final weighting to provide access to the most recent information from NHIS.

The estimates will be updated on a quarterly basis as each new quarter of the NHIS data becomes available.

Alcohol consumption
Figure 9.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: United States, 1997-June 2008

Figure 9.2. Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year, by age group and sex: United States, January-June 2008

Figure 9.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had 5 or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-June 2008

Data tables for Figures 9.1-9.3

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