Health and Older Americans

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For noninstitutionalized persons aged 65+:

• 96% report that they do have a usual place to go for medical care.

• Only 2.5% report that they failed to obtain needed medical care due to financial barriers during the past year.

• Over 37% report that their health was excellent or very good.

• About 6% reported that they need help with personal care; this percentage rises to over 19% of persons aged 85+.

• Over 65% reported that they received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months and over 55% reported that they had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination.

• About 24% (of persons 60+) report height/weight combinations that place them among the obese.

• 26% of persons aged 65-74 and almost 17% of persons 75+ report that they engage in regular leisure-time physical activity.

• Only 9% reported that they are current smokers and only 2% reported excessive alcohol consumption.

• Only about 2% reported that they had experienced psychological distress during the past 30 days.

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