Information About the Neck
Number (in thousands) of physician visits for neck symptoms or complaints (by age group)
Year |
Age (in Years) | ||||
0-18 |
19-42 |
43-61 |
>61 |
Total | |
1998 |
697 |
2,425 |
2,168 |
1,494 |
6,783 |
1999 |
544 |
2,170 |
2,439 |
1,270 |
6,423 |
2000 |
420 |
1,559 |
2,278 |
1,300 |
5,557 |
2001 |
436 |
2,566 |
3,124 |
1,646 |
7,773 |
2002 |
509 |
3,475 |
2,959 |
1,391 |
8,335 |
2003 |
509 |
2,138 |
2,560 |
1,916 |
7,122 |
2004 |
863 |
2,233 |
4,103 |
2,139 |
9,338 |
2005 |
525 |
1,600 |
3,122 |
1,587 |
6,834 |
2006 |
325 |
1,929 |
3,066 |
902 |
6,222 |
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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