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Report Data: National Report Card

The National Report Card depicts data on 15 key indicators related to the health of adults aged 65 years and older for the United States.

The United States has met FIVE of the 10 Healthy People 2010 targets ahead of schedule:

  • Oral health: complete tooth loss
  • People currently smoking
  • Mammograms within the past two years
  • Colorectal cancer screenings
  • Cholesterol checked within past five years
    
Indicator† Data for Persons Aged 65 or Older Data Year Healthy People 2010 Target Grade‡ (met/not met target)
Category Heading  Health Status
 Category Heading  Category Heading  Category Heading  Category Heading 
Physically Unhealthy Days (mean number of days in past month) 5.3 2009 § §
Frequent Mental Distress (%) 6.7 2009 § §
Oral Health: Complete Tooth Loss (%) 18.0 2008 20 Met
Disability (%) 35.3 2009 § §
Category Heading  Health Behaviors
 Category Heading  Category Heading  Category Heading  Category Heading 
No Leisure-Time Physical Activity (%) 32.7 2009 20 Not Met
Eating ≥ 5 Fruits and Vegetables Daily (%) 27.5 2009 || ||
Obesity (%) 23.8 2009 15 Not Met
Current Smoking (%) 8.3 2009 12 Met
Category Heading  Preventive Care and Screening
 Category Heading  Category Heading  Category Heading  Category Heading 
Flu Vaccine in Past Year (%) 68.9 2009 90 Not Met
Ever Had Pneumonia Vaccine (%) 66.8 2009 90 Not Met
Mammogram Within Past 2 Years (%) 79.1 2008 70 Met
Colorectal Cancer Screening (%) 66.6 2008 50 Met
Up-to-date on Select Preventive Services — Men (%) 41.6 2008 § §
Up-to-date on Select Preventive Services — Women (%) 37.4 2008 § §
Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years (%) 94.7 2009 80 Met
Category Heading  Injuries
 Category Heading  Category Heading  Category Heading  Category Heading 
   
† All data except for hip fracture hospitalizations were collected by CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Data for hip fracture hospitalizations came from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Discharge Survey. See Technical Information for a full description of these data sources.
   
‡ Grade is based on attainment of Healthy People 2010 targets. See Healthy People Targets for a full description of Healthy People 2010.
   
§ These indicators are more recently developed measures and do not have Healthy People 2010 targets.
   
|| Healthy People 2010 segments the nutrition target into multiple categories of fruits and vegetables. See Healthy People Targets for a full description.
   
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