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Self-Reported General Health Assessment: Poor or Fair

Census Place (City): Houston
Measurement Period: 2021
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This indicator shows the percentage of adults who answered poor or fair to: "How is your general health?"

Why is this important?

People's subjective assessment of their health status is important because when people feel healthy they are more likely to feel happy and to participate in their community socially and economically. Areas with unhealthy populations lose productivity due to lost work time. Healthy residents are essential for creating a vibrant and successful community. Moreover, self-reported health assessments have been shown to be predictors of mortality and can be valuable for population health monitoring.
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Census Place (City): Houston

21.8%
Source: CDC - PLACES
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: September 2023
Filter(s) for this location: Substate Region: 6a, TEA Region: Region 4
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Compared to TX Census Places, Houston has a value of 21.8% which is in the 2nd worst quartile of census places (cities). Census places (cities) in the best 50% have a value lower than 21.3% while census places (cities) in the worst 25% have a value higher than 26.3%.
TX Census Places
Compared to U.S. Census Places, Houston has a value of 21.8% which is in the worst 25% of census places (cities). Census places (cities) in the best 50% have a value lower than 16.9% while census places (cities) in the worst 25% have a value higher than 21.2%.
U.S. Census Places
Compared to the Harris, TX County Value (19.9%), Houston has a value of 21.8% which is higher and worse.
Harris, TX County Value
(19.9%)
Compared to the US Value (16.1%), Houston has a value of 21.8% which is higher and worse.
US Value
(16.1%)
Technical note: Sub-county small area estimates use state and county data from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in tandem with demographic data for census tracts and cities. It is not appropriate to use this data for evaluation purposes.
Census 2010 population counts and geographic boundaries data were used because corresponding Census 2020 population data are not available.
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Self-Reported General Health Assessment: Poor or Fair

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Measurement Period: 2021
Data Source: CDC - PLACES
April 27, 2024www.houstonstateofhealth.com
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8.0% - 10.4%
10.4% - 13.2%
13.2% - 18.1%
18.1% - 25.5%
25.5% - 34.2%
There are 46 Census Place (City) values. The lowest value is 8%, and the highest value is 34.2%. Half of the values are between 11.4% and 20.9%. The middle (median) value is 15.2%.

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Note: Data for this indicator was obtained from multiple sources. Please interpret with caution as methodology may differ.

Filed under: Health / Wellness & Lifestyle, Health Status, Adults

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