Need Health Data? Discover the New NCHS Data Query System

Key points

  • This webinar featured information about the National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System (DQS).
  • Presenters demonstrated different options for searching the thousands of estimates in DQS.
  • The webinar also included instructions for creating DQS visualizations.
Icons of the US map, a data chart, and a data table on a green background with circles and bubbles.
Icons of the US map, a data chart, and a data table on a green background with circles and bubbles.

Webinar information

Date

September 17, 2024

Description

This webinar introduced the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Query System (DQS).

Presenters demonstrated how to learn more about a health topic or a specific group—by customizing searches based on

  • demographic categories, like age and marital status
  • geographic categories, like region and metro area size
  • socioeconomic categories, like employment status and poverty level

The webinar also included a demonstration of how to create visualizations of specific health information in DQS.

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