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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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