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Download full textKraus, Lewis – Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, 2017
The "2016 Disability Statistics Annual Report" presents statistics to address the following types of questions: (1) How many people with disabilities live in the United States; (2) What is the percentage of people with disabilities in different age groups; (3) What is the percentage of people with disabilities for different types of…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Statistical Data, Federal Programs
Carroll, Margaret D.; Navaneelan, Tanya; Bryan, Shirley; Ogden, Cynthia L. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015
About one-quarter of Canadian adults and more than one-third of adults in the United States are obese. Obese children are at risk of becoming obese adults and can experience immediate health consequences such as psychosocial stress, elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, and abnormal glucose tolerance. Monitoring trends in childhood obesity is…
Descriptors: Obesity, Incidence, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis
Stoddard, Susan – Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, 2014
The "2014 Disability Statistics Annual Report" is a companion volume to the "2014 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium." The "Compendium" presents many tables of data, including state and national values and trends over time. The "Annual Report" presents statistics from the "2014 Annual Disability…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Statistical Data, Tables (Data), Incidence
Houtenville, Andrew J.; Brucker, Debra L.; Lauer, Eric A. – Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, 2014
The "Annual Disability Statistics Compendium" is a publication of statistics about people with disabilities and about the government programs which serve them. It is modeled after the "Statistical Abstracts of the United States," published yearly by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The "Compendium" is designed to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Statistical Data, Tables (Data), Incidence
Houtenville, Andrew J. – Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, 2013
The "Annual Disability Statistics Compendium" is a publication of statistics about people with disabilities and the government programs which serve them. It is modeled after the U.S. Department of Commerce's annual "Statistical Abstracts of the United States." The "Compendium" is designed to serve as a reference guide…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Statistical Data, Federal Programs
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Direct linkCrosnoe, Robert; Frank, Kenneth; Mueller, Anna Strassmann – Social Forces, 2008
To investigate the role of body size in social networks, this study estimated cross-nested multilevel network models (p2) with longitudinal data from the 16 saturated schools in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. As body mass index increased, the likelihood of being nominated by schoolmates as friends--but not the likelihood of…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Females, Friendship, Adolescents
Humenikova, Lenka; Gates, Gail E. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To compare environmental factors that influence body mass index for age (BMI-for-age) between a sample of American and Czech school-aged children. Design: Pilot study. A parent questionnaire and school visits were used to collect data from parents and children. Setting: Public schools in 1 American and 2 Czech cities. Participants:…
Descriptors: Socialization, Body Composition, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Patterson, Paul Daniel; Moore, Charity G.; Probst, Janice C.; Shinogle, Judith Ann – Journal of Rural Health, 2004
Context and Purpose: Obesity and physical inactivity are common in the United States, but few studies examine this issue within rural populations. The present study uses nationally representative data to study obesity and physical inactivity in rural populations. Methods: Data came from the 1998 National Health Interview Survey Sample Adult and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Obesity, Rural Population, Predictor Variables
MacKay, Andrea P.; Duran, Catherine – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
This report presents data on the current status of adolescent health. Many of the measures of health status are shown by single year of age or by 2- or 3-year age intervals to highlight the changes that occur in health status as adolescents move through this important developmental period. Summary measures combining 5- or 10-year age groups (the…
Descriptors: Intervals, Health Conditions, Child Health, Adolescents
Shaw, Frederic E., Ed. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" ("MMWR") Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data in the weekly "MMWR" are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. This issue of "MMWR" contains the following studies: (1) Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Death, Heart Disorders, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
