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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Lacked Reliable...

In 2022, 5.7% of adults aged ≥18 years lacked reliable transportation for daily living in the past 12 months. The percentage lacking reliable transportation for daily living among those with...

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QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged 5–17 Years Who Had...

The percentage of children and adolescents aged 5–17 years who had chronic school absenteeism during the past 12 months was higher in 2022 (5.8%) than in 2019 (3.3%). From 2019 to 2022, the percentage...

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QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Deaths Involving Injuries from...

During 2020–2022, a total of 1,481 deaths occurred involving injuries from recreational and nonrecreational use of watercraft. The highest percentage of these deaths (17.4%) occurred in July, with the...

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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥25 Years Who Met the 2018 Federal...

In 2022, 22.5% of adults met federal guidelines for both muscle-strengthening and aerobic physical activity. The percentage of adults who met these guidelines increased with increasing educational...

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QuickStats: Percentage of Current Cigarette Smokers Aged ≥18 Years Who...

In 2022, 42.0% of current cigarette smokers aged ≥18 years received advice from a doctor, dentist, or other health professional about ways to quit smoking. The percentage of current smokers who...

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QuickStats: Percentage of Adult Day Services Centers That Use Any Telehealth,...

In 2022, 46% of U.S. adult day services centers used any telehealth tools. Approximately one half of centers in the Northeast and West used any telehealth, compared with approximately one third of...

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QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged ≤17 Years Who Used...

The percentage of children and adolescents aged 0–17 years using telemedicine during the past 12 months declined from 18.3% in 2021 to 14.2% in 2023. Telemedicine use declined across all three age...

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QuickStats: Percentage of Suicides and Homicides Involving a Firearm Among...

In 2022, among persons aged ≥10 years, the percentage of suicide deaths involving a firearm was lowest among persons aged 25–44 years (47.4%) and highest among persons aged ≥65 years (70.6%). The...

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QuickStats: Rates of Emergency Department Visits for Children and Adolescents...

In 2021–2022, the rate for emergency department (ED) visits for children and adolescents with acute upper respiratory infection was 38.6 per 1,000 persons aged <18 years. The ED visit rate was...

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QuickStats: Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Persons Aged 2–19...

From 1999–2000 through August 2021–August 2023, the prevalence of obesity among persons in the United States aged 2–19 years increased from 13.9% to 21.1%, and the prevalence of severe obesity...

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