National Norms

The following are comparative or similar national data on the 11 health indicators reported within this webpage. 

Percentage of adults who lack health insurance
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the number of non-elderly uninsured people in the U.S. was 27.9 million in 2018, approximately 8.5 percent of the population.

Current percentage of adults who smoke
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 14 percent of U.S. adults smoked in 2018.

Cholesterol screening within the previous 5 years among adults
According to the CDC, about 66 percent of U.S. adults had their cholesterol checked with in the last five years.

Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults
According to the CDC, 84.3 percent of U.S. adults had contact with a healthcare professional within the last year.

Percentage of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes
According to the CDC, 9.4 percent of U.S. adults have diabetes. CDC furthermore reports that over 100 million people in the U.S. have either diabetes or prediabetes.

Percentage of adults who report their general health as fair or poor
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, 99.5 percent of individuals in the U.S. report their health to be fair or poor.

Percentage of adults who report their mental health as not good for more than 14 days
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 35.6 percent of U.S.adults report “not good” mental health within the last 30 days.

Percentage of adults who report they could not see a doctor due to cost
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 13 percent of U.S. adults report not seeing a doctor due to cost within the last year.

Percentage of adults who have obesity
According to the CDC, 42.4 percent of U.S. adults (people over 20 years of age) had obesity in 2018.

Percentage of adults who report they have no leisure-time for physical activity
According to the CDC, only 22.9 percent of U.S. adults report getting the recommended levels of physical activity (based on the federal physical activity guidelines).

Percentage of adults who received a flu shot or flu vaccine during the past 12 months
According to the CDC, 49 percent of U.S. residents (ages 6 month and older) were vaccinated against the seasonal flu during the 2018-2019 flu season. Healthy People 2020 set a national target flu vaccination rate of 70 percent.