Self Rated Health Status

Self reported health status is lowest among Hispanics/Latinos, individuals with lower education levels, and New York's poorest residents.

Self rated health by age
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Self rated health by income
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Self rated health by gender
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Self rated health by race
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Self rated health by education
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The share of NYS residents who rated their health fair or poor steadily increased during the last deade.

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Residents of New York City and six predominantly rural counties rate their own health more often fair or poor than the average NYS resident.

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Within New York City, residents of south Bronx, west Queens and parts of Brooklyn rate their own health poorer as the rest of NYC.

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A similar proportion of New Yorkers rate their own health fair or poor as the U.S. average.

Self rated health
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