MMWR: QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 25--44 Years Reporting Fair or Poor Health, by Sex

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 25--44 Years Reporting Fair or Poor Health, by Sex --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 1999--2009

From 1999 to 2009, the percentage of adults aged 25--44 years whose health status was reported as fair or poor increased from 5.6% to 7.2%. During this period, the percentage reported to be in fair or poor health increased for men (from 5.3% to 6.6%) and for women (from 5.9% to 7.9%). For each year during 1999--2009, women in this age group were more likely to report fair or poor health than men in this age group

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