NHIS: 2005 Summary of Health Statistics
Posted January 26th, 2007 by Lisa Broniszewski in Health, NHISNCHS has released the 2005 “Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults” (PDF) based on the NHIS data.
Some highlights of the report are:
- 62% reported excellent or very good health.
- 62% never participated in any type of vigorous leisure-time physical activity.
- 15% did not have a usual place of health care.
- 12% had been told by a doctor or health professional that they had heart disease.
- 22% had been told on two or more visits that they had hypertension.
- 21% were current smokers.
- 21% were former smokers.
- 35% of adults were overweight and 25% were obese.
