Information About the Back
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for back symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
578 |
4,367 |
4,396 |
2,547 |
11,890 |
1999 |
537 |
3,547 |
3,743 |
2,655 |
10,480 |
2000 |
565 |
4,137 |
4,966 |
2,796 |
12,460 |
2001 |
576 |
3,491 |
5,092 |
4,547 |
13,710 |
2002 |
711 |
4,232 |
4,843 |
3,116 |
12,900 |
2003 |
376 |
4,130 |
5,791 |
4,726 |
15,020 |
2004 |
849 |
4,081 |
4,190 |
2,772 |
11,890 |
2005 |
745 |
4,354 |
5,398 |
4,146 |
14,640 |
2006 |
581 |
3,666 |
5,395 |
3,704 |
13,350 |
Source: Reason for Visits to Physician - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 1998-2006. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Center for Health Statistics.
Note: Information in the figure and table represents the reason listed as the “most important reason” for visit.
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