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Statistics Briefing Room NCHS Home | CDC/NCHS Privacy Policy Notice | Accessibility Search NCHS | Contact us |
Health Behaviors
Obesity
Results from the 1999-2002 National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), using measured heights and weights,
indicate that an estimated 64% of U.S. adults are either overweight or
obese.
Source:
NCHS Health-E Stat
Smoking
The
prevalence of current smoking among U.S. adults has declined over time
from 24.7% in 1997 to 24.1% in 1998, 23.5% in 1999, 23.3% in 2000,
22.7% in 2001, and 22.4% in
2002.
Source:
Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health
Interview (NHIS)
Leisure-time Activity
Sixty
two
Percent of American adults never
regularly perform any vigorous physical activity,
lasting 10 minutes or more, during their leisure time
– including 59% who are not active at all.
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health
Interview Survey, 2002
Different health behavior variables will be featured periodically on the Social Statistics Briefing Room. For more detailed information on data collection, publications, and public-use data files, go to the NCHS home page.
This page last reviewed June 17, 2009
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