National Data Source:

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.

State Data Source:

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.

Healthy People 2000 Objective:

7.3 (Violent and Abusive Behavior), age adjusted to 2000 standard population.

Measure:

Rate per 100,000 population (age adjusted—see Comments).

Baseline:

11.3 (1998).

Numerator:

Number of firearm-related deaths (ICD-9 codes E922, E955.0-E955.4, E965.0-E965.4, E970, E985.0-E985.4).

Denominator:

Number of persons.

Population Targeted:

U.S. resident population.

Questions Used To Obtain the National Data:

Not applicable.

Expected Periodicity:

Annual.

Comments:

Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted rates are the weighted sums of age-specific rates. For a discussion of age adjustment see Part A, section 5.

This objective differs from Healthy People 2000 objective 7.3, which adjusted the death rates using the 1940 standard population. See Appendix C for comparison data.

Description of Age Adjustment

Description of the NVSS

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