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Most Iowans consider their health to be excellent or very good.
However, more than one in 6 adults in Iowa consider their health to be fair or poor, and health status varies markedly within Iowa’s population. In 2017, one in four Hispanic adults living in Iowa considered their health to be fair or poor, as did 40% of those with a household income less than $15,000 per year.
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Measure Description: The BRFSS Prevalence Estimate is the percent of BRFSS respondents that answered ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’ to the question, “Would you say that in general, your health is….?”.
Back to topMental Health Status Data Visualization
Measure Description: The BRFSS Prevalence Estimate is the percentage of BRFSS respondents that answered that their mental health was not good on 14 or more days in the past 30 days.
Back to topPhysical Health Status Data Visualization
Measure Description: The BRFSS Prevalence Estimate is the percentage of BRFSS respondents that answered that their physical health was not good on 14 or more days in the past 30 days.
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