Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2018 National Health Interview Survey

Early Release Measures

1. Lack of health insurance coverage and type of coverage
   • Link to a special report on health insurance coverage [PDF – 648 KB]
2. Usual place to go for medical care
3. Obtaining needed medical care
4. Receipt of influenza vaccination
5. Receipt of pneumococcal vaccination
6. Obesity
7. Leisure-time physical activity (aerobic and muscle strengthening)
8. Current smoking
9. Alcohol consumption
10. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing
11. General health status
12. Personal care needs
13. Serious psychological distress
14. Diagnosed diabetes
15. Asthma (episodes and current)

• Technical Notes

List of Early Releases

1. Lack of health insurance coverage and type of coverage

Beginning in June 2018, detailed estimates of health insurance coverage are no longer included in the online report Selected Estimates Based on Data from the National Health Interview Survey. Readers should refer to the standalone online report Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey for these estimates.

2. Usual place to go for medical care

• Figure 2.1. Percentage of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 2.2. Percentage of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 2.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 2.4. Percentage of persons of all ages with a usual place to go for medical care, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

3. Failure to obtain needed medical care

• Figure 3.1. Percentage of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the past 12 months: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 3.2. Percentage of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 3.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some time during the past 12 months, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 3.4. Percentage of persons of all ages who failed to obtain needed medical care due to cost at some point during the past 12 months, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

4. Receipt of influenza vaccination

• Figure 4.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months, by age group and quarter: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 4.2. Percentage of persons who had received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 4.3. Percentage of persons aged 6 months and over who had received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months, by age group and race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 4.4. Percentage of adults aged 6 months and over who received an influenza vaccination during the past 12 months, by age group and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

5. Receipt of pneumococcal vaccination

• Figure 5.1. Percentage of adults aged 65 and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 5.2. Percentage of adults aged 65 and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 5.3. Percentage of adults aged 65 and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 5.4. Percentage of adults aged 65 and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

6. Obesity

• Figure 6.1. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 and over: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 6.2. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 and over, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 6.3. Age-adjusted prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 and over, by sex and race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 6.4. Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 and over, by sex and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

7A. Leisure-time physical activity (aerobic)

• Figure 7.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who met the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity through leisure-time aerobic activity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 7.2. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who met the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity through leisure-time aerobic activity, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 7.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who met the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity through leisure-time aerobic activity, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 7.4. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who met 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity through leisure-time aerobic activity, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

7B. Leisure-time physical activity (aerobic and muscle strengthening)

• Figure 7.5. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who met the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities through leisure-time aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 7.6. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who met the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities through leisure-time aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 7.7. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who met the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities through leisure-time aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 7.8. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who met 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities through leisure-time aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

8. Current smoking

• Figure 8.1. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 and over: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 8.2. Percent distribution of smoking status among adults aged 18 and over, by sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 8.3. Prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 and over, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 8.4. Age-sex-adjusted prevalence of current smoking among adults aged 18 and over, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 8.5. Prevalence of current cigarette smoking among adults aged 18 and over, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

9. Alcohol consumption

• Figure 9.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had at least one heavy drinking day in the past year, by sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 9.2. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had at least one heavy drinking day in the past year, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 9.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had at least one heavy drinking day in the past year, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 9.4. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had at least 1 heavy drinking day in the past year, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

10. Human immunodeficiency virus testing

• Figure 10.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had ever been tested for HIV: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 10.2. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had ever been tested for HIV, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 10.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had ever been tested for HIV, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 10.4. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had ever been tested for HIV, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

11. General health status

• Figure 11.1. Percentage of persons of all ages who had excellent or very good health: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 11.2. Percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status for all ages, by sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 11.3. Percentage of persons of all ages who had excellent or very good health, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 11.4. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages who had excellent or very good health, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 11.5. Percentage of persons of all ages who had excellent or very good health, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

12. Personal care needs

• Figure 12.1. Percentage of adults aged 65 and over who need help with personal care from other persons: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 12.2. Percentage of adults aged 65 and over who need help with personal care from other persons, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 12.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 and over who need help with personal care from other persons, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 12.4. Percentage of adults aged 65 and over who needed help with personal care from other persons, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

13. Serious psychological distress

• Figure 13.1. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 13.2. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 13.3. Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 13.4. Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who experienced serious psychological distress during the past 30 days, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

14. Diagnosed diabetes

• Figure 14.1. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 and over: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 14.2. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 and over, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 14.3. Age-sex-adjusted prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 and over, by race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 14.4. Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged 18 and over, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

15A. Asthma episode

• Figure 15.1. Percentage of persons of all ages who experienced an asthma episode in the past 12 months: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 15.2. Percentage of persons of all ages who experienced an asthma episode in the past 12 months, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 15.3. Sex-adjusted percentage of persons of all ages who experienced an asthma episode in the past 12 months, by age group and race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 15.4. Percentage of persons of all ages who experienced an asthma episode in the past 12 months, by age group and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

15B. Current asthma

• Figure 15.5. Prevalence of current asthma among persons of all ages: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 15.6. Prevalence of current asthma among persons of all ages, by age group and sex: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 15.7. Sex-adjusted prevalence of current asthma among persons of all ages, by age group and race and ethnicity: United States, 2006–2018
• Figure 15.8. Prevalence of current asthma among persons of all ages, by age group and metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status: United States, 2006–2018

Technical Notes

Technical Note [PDF – 295 KB]