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An annual report on American's health reveals that individuals withlower income levels and lower education are more likely to developchronic diseases than people with higher incomes and higher levelsof education. The report, entitled "Health, United States, 2011" was conducted byCDC's National Center for Health Statistics. Obesity According to the report, in 2007-2010, women aged 25+ were lesslikely to be obese (25%) if they had a bachelor's degree or higherthan women who did not (39-43%) have a degree at all. In addition,children of parents with higher levels of education were lesslikely to be obese (11% boys - 7% girls) than children inhouseholds where the head of the household had less than a highschool education (24% boys - 22% girls). Among adult males theprevalence of obesity did not differ consistently with level of education. Life Expectancy On average, in 2006, statistics showed that the life expectancy forwomen without a high school diploma was 8.6 years less than womenwith a bachelor's degree or higher. Life expectancy for men withouta high school diploma was 9.3 years less than those with abachelor's degree or higher. Physical Activity In 2010, 50% of adults aged 18+ did not meet federal physicalactivity recommendations for aerobic activity andmuscle-strengthening. Adults age 75+ were significantly less likelyto meet the recommendations (70%) than adults aged 18-24 years(39%). Tobacco Smoking In 2010, 9% of adults aged 25-64 years with a bachelor's degree orhigher were current smokers compared with 24% of adults with somecollege education and 31% of those with a high school diploma orless education. In addition, smoking rates among U.S. adults age18+ decreased from 21% in 2009 to 19% in 2010. Cancer Screening From 2000 to 2010, approximately 67-70% of women 40 years of agehad a mammogram in the past two years. In addition, the percentageof adults aged 50-75 years who underwent a recent colorectal testor procedure rose from 34% in 2000 to 59% in 2010. Income Between 2000 and 2010, there was a 13% decrease in the percentageof children with a family income below 200% of poverty levels whowere uninsured. The percentage of children with a family income at200% to 399% of poverty level who were uninsured decreased from 9%to 7%, and the percentage with a family income at 400% decreasedfrom 3% to 2%. Written By Grace Rattue Additional References Citations. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Exterior Timber Doors , China Aluminum Window And Door, and more. For more , please visit Timber Composite Doors today!
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