MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Aug 1994
Firearm-related years of potential life lost before age 65 years--United States, 1980-1991.
In 1991, deaths from suicide and homicide combined were the third leading cause of years of potential life lost before age 65 (YPLL-65) in the United States. Firearms were used in 60.1% of all suicides, in 67.8% of all homicides, and in less than 2.0% of unintentional injury deaths. ⋯ To characterize trends in premature mortality attributed to firearm-related injuries, annual mortality data were analyzed for 1980-1991 (the most recent years for which complete data were available). This report summarizes the results of the analysis.
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MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. · Aug 1994
Changes in the cigarette brand preferences of adolescent smokers--United States, 1989-1993.
Approximately three million U. S. adolescents are smokers, and they smoke nearly one billion packs of cigarettes each year. ⋯ Evaluating the changes in the brand preferences of young smokers can help identify factors that influence adolescents' brand choice and may suggest smoking-prevention strategies. This report examines changes in the brand preferences of teenaged smokers from 1989 to 1993 using data from CDC's 1993 Teenage Attitudes and Practices Survey (TAPS-II) and comparing them with data from the 1989 TAPS.
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In 1982, CDC initiated surveillance for Lyme disease (LD), and in 1990, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists adopted a resolution making LD a nationally notifiable disease. This report summarizes surveillance data for LD in the United States during 1993.