Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults
Interactive summary health statistics based on the National Health Interview Survey are provided for selected health topics for adults aged 18 years and over. Estimates can be grouped by demographic characteristics such as age, race, or sex and can be viewed over time.
Use the options below to select a health topic, the data view ("Trends over time" or "Single year"), data years, and grouping variables. "Trends over time" allows for selecting a range of years. Both "Trends over time" and "Single year" views can be stratified by a grouping variable. Once a grouping variable is selected, a dropdown menu will appear, enabling selection of specific levels in each group.
After selecting the available options, the table or chart will automatically be updated.
Notes
Based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are based on responses about the sample adult, not all adults in the family. Data came from the Sample Adult File and were weighted using the Sample Adult weight, with the exception of fair or poor health status, which came from the Person file and were weighted using the Sample Adult weight. Unknowns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages, except for difficulties in physical functioning topics, for which unknowns were included in the denominators. For more information on the data source, methods, and definitions used for this table, refer to Technical Notes for Summary Health Statistics Tables: National Health Interview Survey (available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/SHS_Tech_Notes-508.pdf)
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Notes
Based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are based on responses about the sample adult, not all adults in the family. Unless otherwise noted, data came from the Sample Adult File and were weighted using the Sample Adult weight. Unknowns were not included in the denominators when calculating percentages. For more information on the data source, methods, and definitions used for this table, refer to Technical Notes for Summary Health Statistics Tables: National Health Interview Survey (available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/SHS_Tech_Notes-508.pdf)
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Summary Health Statistics
Summary Health Statistics are descriptive statistics for various health measures including health status, conditions, health behaviors, activity limitations, health insurance coverage, and access and utilization of health care. These measures are available for the nation as a whole and for selected subgroups defined by characteristics such as sex, age, race, ethnicity, family income, and region of the United States.
Summary Health Statistics for 2013-2018 are provided in online tables. For the 1997–2012 NHIS, Summary Health Statistics were provided in three Vital and Health Statistics Series 10 Reports (one each for adults, children, and the whole population), and for the 1962–1996 NHIS, similar descriptive statistics were provided in Current Estimates reports, which were also Vital and Health Statistics Series 10 Reports.
For more information on the data source, methods, and definitions used for this dashboard, refer to Technical Notes for Interactive Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey (available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/SHS_Tech_Notes-508.pdf)
Previous year Summary Health Statistics may be accessed by clicking the links below:
