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Data and Statistics
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System Prevalence Data
The CDC Division of Adult and Community Health and participating state
health departments track adults' perceived mentally and physically
unhealthy days using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Early Release Data on
Psychological Distress
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS),
conducted annually by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics,
also collects information on mental health status of the U.S. adult
population. To improve access to the most recent data from the NHIS, the
National Center for Health Statistics has introduced a web-based data
dissemination mechanism, the Early Release Program. Through this program,
NCHS provides data and updates (on a quarterly basis) for 13 health indicators,
including the prevalence of serious psychological distress among the U.S.
adults aged 18 years and older. The measure of serious psychological
distress is defined using six questions that ask how often a respondent
experienced certain symptoms (e.g., sadness, hopelessness, restlessness,
nervousness, worthlessness, and the feeling that everything was an effort) of psychological
distress during the past 30 days. The estimates are stratified by age,
sex, and race/ethnicity. The trend data starting in 1997, the year the NHIS was redesigned, are also provided.
National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS) Early Release Program
For annual trends in the prevalence of serious psychological distress and
to learn more about how the NHIS collects this information.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Series 10
Data from the National Health Interview Survey Number 200 to p-present. NCHS
has the following reports which include data on mental health.
One or more documents on this Web page is available in Portable Document Format
(PDF). You will need Acrobat
Reader (a free application) to view and print these documents.
Series
10, No. 215
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview
Survey, 2000. (PDF-8.4MB) 141 pp. (PHS) 2004–1543.
Contains data on adults experiencing feelings of sadness, hopelessness,
worthlessness, and feelings of nervousness or restlessness. The
questions are derived from the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.
Series
10, No. 212
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview
Survey, 1999. 145 pp. (PHS) 2003–1540.
Contains data on adults experiencing feelings of sadness, hopelessness,
worthlessness, and feelings of nervousness or restlessness. The
questions are derived from the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.
Series 10, No. 208
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview
Survey. (PDF-4.3MB) 1998. 53 pp. (PHS) 2002–1536.
Contains data on children under 18 years of age who have Attention
Deficit Disorder, learning disability, and on children who have received
special education or early intervention services.
Series 10, No. 206
Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disability: United States,
1997–1998. 18 pp. (PHS) 2002–1534.
A special report on children 6 to 11 years of age who have Attention
Deficit Disorder and Learning Disability.
Series 10, No 205
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey,
1997. (PDF-7.9MB) 100 pp. (PHS) 2002-1533.
Contains data on adults experiencing feelings of sadness, hopelessness,
worthlessness, and feelings of nervousness or restlessness. The
questions are derived from the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.
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