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Self-Reported Health Information
Health Disparities
In Arkansas, over 30% of Hispanics considered their health to be fair or poor in 2018, in comparison to 23.4% of Blacks and 24.3% of Whites.
Why Is This Important?
The health status of a population can be measured by a wide range of factors with life expectancy, general mortality data and infant mortality considered to be the most indicative of overall population health. However, self-assessed health status is also considered to be a useful indicator because it measures how an individual perceives his or her own health—rating it as excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor. While lacking the statistical validity of the other indicators, self-assessed health status allows for broad comparisons across different conditions and populations.
Measures
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