American health : demographics and spending of health care consumers by New Strategist Publications, Inc instant download

American health : demographics and spending of health care consumers by New Strategist Publications, Inc instant download

xvi, 504 pages : 26 cm, American Health: Demographics of Health Care consumers brings together in one volume data on health care consumers from many sources, providing a comprehensive look at the demand for health care. With more than 300 tables, American Health includes twice as many tables as the federal governmentʼs annual health care reference book, Health, United States. It provides a comprehensive look at the demographics of health care consumers and the services they use, ranging from cosmetic surgery to prayer as alternative medicine, from doctor visits to contraception. It includes detailed health care spending data from the federal governmentʼs highly respected Consumer Expenditure Survey and the less well-known Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. It presents the latest data on health care coverage and the reasons people do not have health insurance. It has the latest information on the growing girth of the population, in pounds and percentages. It examines teen attitudes toward sex and teen and adult use of contraception. Most of the tables in American Health are based on data collected by the federal government, in particular the National Center for Health Statistics. From the Introduction, Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-495) and index, CHAPTER 1. ADDICTIONS: -- Men Are More Likely than Women to Smoke -- Health Professionals Are Advising Smokers to Quit By 12th Grade -- By 12th Grade Most Teens Have Tried Cigarettes -- Drinking Varies by Demographics -- Most High School Students Have Tried Alcohol -- Marijuana Is the Most Commonly Used Illicit Drug -- Twenty Percent of High School Students Have Smoked Pot -- Teen Drug Use Increased in the Past Decade -- Most Addicts Do Not Get the Treatment They Need -- CHAPTER 2. AGING: -- Women Are More Likely to Get Nipped and Tucked -- Twenty One percent of Adults are Caregivers -- Demand for Assisted Living Facilities is likely to Grow -- Most Nursing Home Residents are Older Women -- CHAPTER 3.…