Figure
11.3. Percent of persons whose health was assessed as excellent or very
good,by sex
and age group for all ages: United States, 2001
NOTES: Health status
data were obtained by asking respondents to assess their own health and
that of family members living in the same household as excellent, very
good, good, fair, or poor. The analysis excluded 417 persons with unknown
health status. CI is confidence interval.
DATA SOURCE: Family
Core component of the 2001 National Health Interview Survey.
For
both sexes combined, the percent of persons whose health was assessed as
excellent or very good decreased with age: 83.2% (95% CI = 82.5%-83.9%)
for those aged under 18 years, 68.3% (95% CI = 67.6%-68.9%) for those aged
18-64 years, and 38.1% (95% CI = 36.9%-39.4%) for those aged 65 years and
over.
For
persons aged 18-64 years, the percent of persons whose health was assessed
as excellent or very good was higher for men (69.9%, 95% CI = 69.2% -
70.5%) than for women (66.7%, 95% CI = 66.0% - 67.4%).