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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

[Provisional Report] Vital and Health Statistics Series 10, Number 232 Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2005 [4 October 2006] Data From the National Health Interview Survey http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_232.pdf [full-text, 256 pages]

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Table 17. Frequencies of work-loss days experienced in the past 12 months by employed persons 18 years of age and over, numbers (with standard errors) of work-loss days per employed person, frequencies of bed days experienced in the past 12 months by all persons 18 years of age and over, and numbers (with standard errors) of bed days per person, by selected characteristics: United States, 2005