NHSR Update - New reports on contraceptive methods and CDC growth charts

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National Health Statistics Reports

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National Health Statistics Reports from the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The following reports have been added:

NHSR No. 62. Contraceptive Methods Women Have Ever Used: United States, 1982–2010
This report presents national estimates of the proportion of sexually experienced women aged 15–44 who have ever used various methods of contraception in the United States. Trends are shown since 1982, and results are shown by Hispanic origin and race, education, and religious affiliation. The number of methods ever used is also shown, along with reasons for stopping use of selected methods.

NHSR No. 63. Construction of LMS Parameters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 Growth Charts
In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new set of childhood growth charts for the United States. These charts included a set of smoothed percentiles along with LMS (lambda-mu-sigma) parameters to allow the calculation of other percentiles or standard deviation scores. These parameters resemble the LMS parameters derived using Cole’s LMS method. Similarities in the terminology mask differences in the methods used. This brief commentary is intended to clarify these differences.

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