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OBJECTIVE: This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted health statistics from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Estimates are disaggregated by sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, education, family income, poverty status, health insurance coverage (where appropriate), place of residence, and region of residence. The topics covered are respondent-assessed health status, limitations in activities, special education or early intervention services, injury and poisoning episodes, health care access and utilization, and health insurance coverage. DATA SOURCE: NHIS is a household, multistage probability sample survey conducted annually by interviewers of the U.S. Census Bureau for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. In 2010, household interviews were completed for 89,976 persons living in 34,329 households, reflecting a household response rate of 79.5%. SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS: Nearly 7 in 10 persons were in excellent or very good health in 2010. About 38 million persons (12%) were limited in their usual activities due to one or more chronic health conditions. About 5 million persons (2%) required the help of another person with activities of daily living, and about 9 million persons (4%) required the help of another person with instrumental activities of daily living. About 7% of children received special education or early intervention services. Among persons under age 65 years, about 48 million (19%) did not have any health insurance coverage. The most common reason for lacking health insurance was cost, followed by a change in employment.
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Enfermedad Crónica/epidemiología , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Estado de Salud , Intoxicación/epidemiología , Heridas y Lesiones/epidemiología , Actividades Cotidianas , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Niño , Femenino , Hospitalización/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Masculino , Pacientes no Asegurados/estadística & datos numéricos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estados Unidos/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: This report presents selected prevalence estimates for key indicators of alcohol use, cigarette smoking, leisure-time physical activity, body weight status, and sleep among U.S. adults, using data from the 2005-2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The NHIS is conducted annually by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Estimates are shown for several sociodemographic subgroups for both sexes combined and for men and women separately. The subgroups are compared in terms of their prevalence of "healthy" and "unhealthy" behaviors. METHODS: Data for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population were collected by the NHIS using computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI). Questions on health behaviors were asked of one randomly selected adult per family in the Sample Adult component of the basic core questionnaire. This report is based on a total of 79,096 completed interviews with sample adults aged 18 years and over, representing an overall sample adult response rate of 69.2% for the 3 years combined. Statistics shown in this report were age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. RESULTS: Overall, 6 in 10 (61.2%) U.S. adults were current drinkers in 2005-2007; about 1 in 4 adults (24.6%) were lifetime abstainers. About 1 in 5 adults (20.4%) were current smokers and over one-half of adults (58.5%) had never smoked cigarettes. About 4 in 10 (42.5%) current smokers tried to quit smoking in the past year. About 6 in 10 adults engaged in at least some leisure-time physical activity with about 3 in 10 regularly engaging in such activities. About 6 in 10 adults were overweight or obese (BMI > 25), with about 4 in 10 adults being of healthy weight. About 6 in 10 adults usually slept 7 to 8 hours in a 24-hour period.