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Share of older people in good or excellent health U.S. 2012-2014, by ethnicity

Percentage of adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older who reported being in good or excellent health from 2012 to 2014, by ethnicity

The data displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who self-reported being in good or excellent health from 2012 to 2014, by ethnicity. In this time, around 80% of those aged 65 years and older who were white reported they were in good or excellent health, compared to 66% of those who were Hispanic.

Total 78
Non-Hispanic White 80
Non-Hispanic Black 65
Hispanic (of any race) 66