National statistics on smoking are provided by two federal surveys, the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).
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And just 5.5% of 30, 000-plus Americans included in a National Health Interview Survey said they communicated with a health-care provider by email in 2011, up slightly from 4.6% in 2009.
The researchers examined the records of almost 217, 000 Americans who participated in the National Health Interview Survey between 1997 and 2004.
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As of date, about 40% of India's children are left out of the UIP - upping these numbers would make a huge difference to current infant mortality rates in the country (57 per 1, 000 live births according to the National Family Health Survey of 2005-2006 but as low as 15 in the state of Kerala).
According to the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2009-2010, nearly 33% of adults and 17% of children are obese.
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The samples were collected during an annual, nationwide survey conducted by the CDC, known as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Coe and Anthony Webb used data from the national Health and Retirement Survey to track spending and saving changes in 2001 through 2007 of individual households where the kids had moved out.
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The researchers studied data from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) involving 4, 548 people.
According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2010, adults aged 60 and over were more likely to be obese than younger adults.
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Recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data found that half of the U.S. population consumes at least one sugar sweetened beverage on any given day.
The new analysis, which appears in the June issue of the journal Pediatrics, included a nationally representative sample of 3, 383 adolescents who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a biannual survey conducted by the CDC.
According to a 2003 survey by the National Center for Health Statistics, one in five adults had consumed more than five drinks in a day during the previous year.
Nearly 90% of employers offer wellness incentives, or financial rewards or prizes to employees who work toward getting healthier, according to a recent survey from Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health.
Results from the data, taken from the National Survey of Families and Households, were controlled for age, health, duration of couple's relationship, religion, income, education and marital satisfaction.
The new statistic derives from China's first comprehensive national survey on diet, nutrition and diseases, which was conducted by the Ministry of Health.
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