Healthy People 2010 criteria for data suppression.

Healthy People 2010 is the third generation of 10-year goals and objectives for the Nation, and builds on initiatives pursued over the past two decades (1–3). It identifies 467 objectives for improving the health of the Nation. Because many of these objectives include a number of subobjectives, there are a total of 823 separate measures presented in Healthy People 2010. Of these measures, 432 are population-based. To facilitate comparisons among population groups, the Healthy People 2010 objectives include a population data table or ‘‘template’’ for each population-based measure. This template includes, at a minimum, disaggregations for specific race, Hispanic origin, gender, and socioeconomic status (either education or income). In addition, some objectives show further disaggregations for categories such as age, disability status, urban/rural classification, specific health conditions, or sexual orientation (3,4).