Data Briefs are statistical publications that provide information about current public health topics in a straightforward format. Each report takes a complex data subject and summarizes it into text and graphics that provide readers with easily comprehensible information in a compact publication.

Full text (.PDF) files are linked to each item appearing in these lists. If for any reason a .PDF file does not exist, a note will indicate that fact. Paper copies of Data Brief reports may be available for review in a Federal Depository or health sciences library near you.

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No. 24. Born a Bit Too Early: Recent Trends in Late Preterm Births. 8 pp. (PHS) 2010-1209. November 2009. [PDF – 691 KB]

No. 23. Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe. 8 pp. (PHS) 2010-1209. November 2009. [PDF – 979 KB]

No. 22. Increase in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analgesics in the United States, 1999-2006. 8 pp. (PHS) 2010-1209. September 2009. [PDF – 1.2 MB]

No. 21. Delayed Childbearing: More Women Are Having Their First Child Later in Life. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. August 2009. [PDF – 701 KB] Statcasts

No. 20. Aging Differently: Physical Limitations Among Adults Aged 50 years and Over: United States, 2001-2007. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. July 2009. [PDF – 985 KB]

No. 19. Who Marries and When? Age at first Marriage in the United States; 2002. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. June 2009. [PDF – 498 KB]

No. 18. Changing Patterns of Nonmarital Childbearing in the United States. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. May 2009. [PDF – 704 KB]

No. 17. One-Third of U.S. Adults Embraced Most Heart Healthy Behaviors in 1999-2002. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. May 2009. [PDF – 1 MB]

No. 16. The Challenge of Fetal Mortality. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. April 2009. [PDF – 528 KB]

No. 15. Consumer-Directed Health Care for Persons Under 65 Years of Age with Private Health Insurance: United States, 2007. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. March 2009. [PDF – 999 KB]

No. 14. Pressure Ulcers Among Nursing Home Residents: United States, 2004. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. February 2009. [PDF – 607 KB]

No. 13. Role of International Medical Graduates Providing Office-based Medical Care: United States, 2005-2006. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. February 2009. [PDF – 403 KB]

No. 12. Who Adopts? Characteristics of Women and Men Who Have Adopted Children. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. January 2009. [PDF – 484 KB]

No. 11. Marital Status is Associated With Health Insurance Coverage for Working-age Women at all Income Levels, 2007. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. December 2008. [PDF – 453 KB]

No. 10. Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. October 2008. [PDF – 484 KB]

No. 9. Recent Trends in Infant Mortality in the United States. 8 pp. (PHS) 2009-1209. October 2008. [PDF – 1 MB]

No. 8. Use of Mental Health Services in the Past 12 Months by Children Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2005-2006. 8 pp. (PHS) 2008-1209. September 2008. [PDF – 806 KB]

No. 7. Depression in the United States Household Population, 2005-2006. 8 pp. (PHS) 2008-1209. September 2008. [PDF – 944 KB]

No. 6. Blood Folate Levels: The Latest NHANES Results. 8 pp. (PHS) 2008-1209. May 2008. [PDF – 467 KB]

No. 5. Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2006. 8 pp. (PHS) 2008-1209. April 2008. [PDF – 500 KB]

No. 4. HIV Infection in the United States Household Population Aged 18-49 Years: Results from 1999-2006. 8 pp. (PHS) 2008-1209. January 2008. [PDF – 614 KB]

No. 3. Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control-Continued Disparities in Adults: United States, 2005-2006. 8 pp. (PHS) 2008-1209. January 2008. [PDF – 1.2 MB]

No. 2. High Serum Total Cholesterol-An Indicator for Monitoring Cholesterol Lowering Efforts: U.S. Adults, 2005-2006. 8 pp. (PHS) 2008-1209. December 2007. [PDF – 490 KB]

No. 1. Obesity Among Adults in the United States-No Statistically Significant Change Since 2003-2004. 8 pp. (PHS) 2008-1209. November 2007. [PDF – 193 KB]

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