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Adolescent
Health
(Data are for
U.S. for year in parentheses)
Health status
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age with fair or
poor health: 2.0 (2002)
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, Appendix III, Table VIII
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age who missed 11
or more days of school because of illness or injury: 6.3 (2002)
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children, 2002, Appendix III, Table X
Health risk factors
Percent of adolescents 12-19 years of age who are
overweight: 15.5 (1999-2000)
Source: Health United States, 2003, table 69
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age who smoked
cigarettes in the past month: 13.0 (2001)
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age who used
alcohol in the past month: 17.6 (2001)
Source: Health United States, 2003, table 62
Percent of adolescents in grades 9-12 who engaged in 20
minutes or more of vigorous activity 3 or more days per week: 65.0 (2001)
Source: Health United States, 2003, table 51
Access to health care
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age without
health insurance: 11.0 (2002)
Percent of adolescents 12-17 years of age with no usual
source of health care: 6.8 (2002)
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U. S. Children, 2002, Appendix III, Table XIII
Mortality
Deaths per 100,000 population for
adolescents 15-19 years of age: 66.9 (2001)
Number of deaths for adolescents 15-19 years of age:
13,555 (2001)
Number of deaths for leading causes of deaths among
adolescents 15-19 years of age: (2001)
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 6,646
Homicide: 1,899
Suicide: 1,611
Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2001, table 1
More data
Health, United States, 2003:
Selected trend tables with data
for population subgroups
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Children: 2002
America’s Children: Key National Indicators of
Well-Being 2003
Related links
National Health Interview Survey
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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