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This indicator reports the percentage of children under 6 years old who were ever breastfed or fed breast milk. Source Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2023. Source Description The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) is a nationwide telephone interview survey, conducted every four years, designed to provide a…
This indicator reports the percentage of mothers who are breastfeeding their infants at birth. This indicator is relevant because breastfeeding has positive health benefits for both infants and mothers and may lower infant mortality rates. Source U.S. Census Bureau, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2023. Source Description The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), funded…
This indicator reports the percentage of mothers who exclusively breastfeed their infants during their post-partum hospital stay. This indicator is relevant because breastfeeding has positive health benefits for both infants and mothers and may lower infant mortality rates. Source U.S. Census Bureau, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2023. Source Description The National Survey of Children’s…
This indicator reports the percentage of adults who self-report excessive drinking in the last 30 days. Data were from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings.Excessive drinking is defined as the percentage of the population who report at least one binge drinking episode involving…
This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having five or more drinks (men) or four or more drinks (women) on an occasion in the past 30 days. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2023.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral…