Health, United States, 2008

Health Risk Factors

 

Smoking and tobacco	Leisure-time physical activity
Illicit drug use	High blood pressure
Alcohol	Elevated cholesterol
Overweight and obesity

 

Smoking and tobacco

Table 11. Mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy, by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, selected years 1990-2000 and selected states, 2004-2005 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 12. Low birthweight live births, by detailed race, Hispanic origin, and smoking status of mother: United States, selected years 1970-2005 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 63. Current cigarette smoking among adults 18 years of age and over, by sex, race, and age: United States, selected years 1965-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 64. Age-adjusted prevalence of current cigarette smoking among adults 25 years of age and over, by sex, race, and education level: United States, selected years 1974-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 65. Current cigarette smoking among adults, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, age, and education level: United States, average annual 1990-1992, 1995-1998, and 2004-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 66. Use of selected substances in the past month among persons 12 years of age and over, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, 2002, 2005, and 2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 67. Use of selected substances among high school seniors, tenth-, and eighth-graders, by sex and race: United States, selected years 1980-2007 PDF Version (14 MB)

Figure 6. Cigarette smoking among men, women, high school students, and mothers during pregnancy: United States, 1965-2007 PDF Version (14 MB)

Figure 31. Cigarette smoking and alcohol use among young adults 18-29 years of age, by sex: United States, 1997-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

 

Illicit drug use

Table 66. Use of selected substances in the past month among persons 12 years of age and over, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, 2002, 2005, and 2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 67. Use of selected substances among high school seniors, tenth-, and eighth-graders, by sex and race: United States, selected years 1980-2007 PDF Version (14 MB)

Figure 32. Illicit drug use among young adults 18-29 years of age, by age: United States, 2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

 

Alcohol

Table 66. Use of selected substances in the past month among persons 12 years of age and over, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, 2002, 2005, and 2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 67. Use of selected substances among high school seniors, tenth-, and eighth-graders, by sex and race: United States, selected years 1980-2007 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 68. Lifetime alcohol drinking status among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Figure 31. Cigarette smoking and alcohol use among young adults 18-29 years of age, by sex: United States, 1997-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

 

Overweight and obesity

Table 70. Selected health conditions and risk factors: United States, 1988-1994 through 2005-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 73. Mean energy and macronutrient intake among persons 20-74 years of age, by sex and age: United States, 1971-1974 through 2001-2004 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 74. Leisure-time physical activity among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 1998, 2005, and 2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 75. Overweight, obesity, and healthy weight among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 1960-1962 through 2003-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Figure 7. Overweight and obese, by age: United States, 1971-1974 through 2005-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 76. Overweight among children and adolescents 6-19 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, 1963-1965 through 2003-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

 

Leisure-time physical activity

Table 74. Leisure-time physical activity among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 1998, 2005, and 2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Figure 8. Regular leisure-time physical activity and strength training at least twice a week among adults 18 years of age and over, by age: United States, 1999-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

 

High blood pressure

Table 70. Selected health conditions and risk factors: United States, 1988-1994 through 2005-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 71. Hypertension and elevated blood pressure among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 1988-1994, 1999-2002, and 2003-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Figure 35. Selected physician-diagnosed health conditions, respondent-assessed fair or poor health, or activity limitation due to a chronic condition among young adults 18-29 years of age, by sex: United States, 2004-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

 

Elevated cholesterol

Table 70. Selected health conditions and risk factors: United States, 1988-1994 through 2005-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)

Table 72. Serum total cholesterol levels among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1960-1962 through 2003-2006 PDF Version (14 MB)