Health Status and Physical Activity Limitations (NHIS 2015) Charts
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS 2015)

Health Status and Physical Activity Limitations charts are based on data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a survey that collects data on a broad range of health topics through personal household interviews. These charts include workers’ responses to questions related to health status (2+ Bed Days or 6+ work days lost due to injury or illness in the past year, Fair or Poor Self-Rated Health, Health Declined in Past Year) and physical activity limitations (Any Functional Limitation from Any Condition).

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Unadjusted Prevalence of Health Status and Physical Activity Limitations (NHIS 2015) Among Workers

Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS 2015)

Unadjusted Prevalence of Health Status and Physical Activity Limitations (NHIS 2015) Among Workers

2+ Bed Days Lost145,569,00034,149,00023.4622.6724.2723.2322.4024.09
6+ work days lost145,617,00012,288,0008.447.909.018.307.758.87
Any Functional Limitation from Any Condition145,916,00034,436,00023.6022.7324.4926.0625.0927.05
Fair/Poor Self-Rated Health145,926,0008,333,0005.715.286.185.745.236.30
Health Declined in Past Year145,924,0007,753,0005.314.875.805.214.765.70
a.
Estimates are based on a sample of US adults rather than the entire population. Comparisons between unadjusted or adjusted prevalence rates for different groups should take into account the 95% confidence limits
b.
Estimates adjusted for age, sex, and race using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population.
c.
LCL is the Lower Confidence Limit.
d.
UCL is the Upper Confidence Limit.

Data Source

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS 2015)
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS 2015)

The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is an annual, in-person health survey and the principal source of information about the health of the civilian, non-institutionalized, household population of the United States. The survey is conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The NHIS sample is designed and weighted to produce national estimates. NIOSH uses data from the NHIS to estimate the prevalence of various health conditions and health behaviors among US workers. The charts available here are based on NHIS data from 2015. See the Core questions included in the Worker Health Charts (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/surveillance/nhis/nhis-ohs-data-dictionary.html).