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Interactive Rapid Surveys System Estimates
The Rapid Surveys from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects timely, relevant data on topics of public health importance. Surveys are conducted quarterly using probability-based commercial online panels. Each survey includes a unique set of questions about different public health topics. Data collection for Round 3 occurred during January and February of 2024. Use the options below to select data for one of the Round 3 topics presented in this dashboard (Family Health History, Genetic Testing for Cancer and Heart Disease, and Sexual Health). Select data for each of these topics may be viewed by demographic and socioeconomic variables. Select a topic and comparison variables using the drop-down menu on the left-side bar. Data may be viewed in table or chart form and more details about the presented estimates are available under Technical Notes.
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Believe knowing family health history is somewhat or very important
Family health history includes illnesses, past diagnoses, and health problems that their relatives have had. Respondents were instructed to not include relatives who are related by marriage or adoption, but to include biological parents, brothers, sisters, children, and grandparents.Age groups
Age is recorded in single years and grouped into categories depending on the purpose of the table or dashboard.Rapid Surveys from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collect timely, relevant data on topics of public health importance. Surveys are conducted several times a year using probability-based commercial online panels. Each survey includes a unique set of questions about different public health topics. Data collection for Round 3 occurred during January—February 2024.
For more information on the data source, methods, and definitions used for this table or chart, refer to the Technical Notes for Rapid Surveys System Estimates.
RSS-3 data files with more data on these topics as well as others (with accompanying documentation), can be found at Data Files and Documentation.
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Believe knowing family health history is somewhat or very important
Family health history includes illnesses, past diagnoses, and health problems that their relatives have had. Respondents were instructed to not include relatives who are related by marriage or adoption, but to include biological parents, brothers, sisters, children, and grandparents.Age groups
Age is recorded in single years and grouped into categories depending on the purpose of the table or dashboard.Rapid Surveys from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collect timely, relevant data on topics of public health importance. Surveys are conducted several times a year using probability-based commercial online panels. Each survey includes a unique set of questions about different public health topics. Data collection for Round 3 occurred during January—February 2024.
For more information on the data source, methods, and definitions used for this table or chart, refer to the Technical Notes for Rapid Surveys System Estimates.
RSS-3 data files with more data on these topics as well as others (with accompanying documentation), can be found at Data Files and Documentation.
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Interactive Rapid Surveys System Estimates: Round3
For more information on the data source, methods, and definitions used for these tables and charts, refer to the Technical Notes for Rapid Surveys System Estimates.
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About Rapid Surveys System Access to the full dataset can be found on Data.CDC.gov by clicking the link below: NCHS Rapid Surveys System Estimates