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HEALTH
STATUS > HEALTH INDICATORS SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS In 2003, women and men aged 18 to 64 years were more likely
to report being in excellent or very good health than were adults
aged 65 years and older. Among women, 65.3 percent of those aged
18 to 64 years reported excellent or very good health, compared
to only 38.5 percent of women aged 65 years and older. Women aged
18 to 64 years were about as likely to report fair or poor health
(9.8 percent) as men of the same age (8.5 percent).Non-Hispanic
Black and Hispanic women were most likely to report their health
status as fair or poor (18.6 and 15.5 percent, respectively). Asian
women were most likely to report their health status as excellent
or very good (66.5 percent), followed by non-Hispanic White women
(63.2 percent).
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