title: A periodic feature to inform North Carolina healthcare professionals about current topics in health statistics.
authors.affiliation: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ricketts
authors.forename: G Mark
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina