Table 1. Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicatorsa
Health Indicator |
1997 Baseline |
2010 Goals |
Tobacco Use (%) |
|
|
Cigarette smoking adults
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Family income, poor level
|
24 34 34 |
12 12 12 |
Current tobacco use by youth (past 30 days) |
43 |
21 |
Smoking cessation attempts
Adults
Pregnant women
Adolescents (grades 9-12) |
43 12 73
|
75 30 84
|
Overweight and Obesity (%) |
|
|
Proportion of adults at healthy weightb
Mexican Americans
Lower income (< 130% poverty threshold) |
42 30 29 |
60 60 15 |
Obesityc in adults (≥ 20 years) |
23 |
15 |
Overweight/obesity in children and teens (6-19 years)d |
11 |
5 |
Physical Activity (%) |
|
|
No leisure-time physical activity (≥ 18 years)
American Indians/Alaskan Native, African American,
or Hispanic
|
40 46-54 |
20 20 |
Moderate physical activitye
Adults (≥ 18 years)
Adolescents (grades 9-12) |
15 20
|
20 30
|
Substance Abuse |
|
|
Proportion of adults exceeding low-risk drinking guidelines (%)f
Females
Males |
72 74
|
50 50
|
Alcohol-related auto deaths
American Indian or Alaska Native
People aged 15-24 years |
6.1/100,000 19.2/100,000 11.7/100,000 |
4/100,000 4/100,000 4/100,000 |
High school seniors never using alcohol (%) |
19 |
29 |
Binge drinking (%)
Adolescents (12-17 years)
High school seniors
College students
Adults |
8.3 32 39 16
|
3 11 20 6
|
Youth (12-17) using marijuana in the last 30 days (%) |
9.4 |
0.7 |
High school seniors never using illicit drugs (%) |
46 |
56 |
Responsible Sexual Behavior (%) |
|
|
Unmarried females (18-44 years) whose partners used condoms |
23 |
50 |
Teens abstain from sex or use condoms |
85 |
95 |
Notes: BMI indicates body mass index.
a Other leading health indicators include mental health, injury and violence, environmental quality, immunizations, and access to health care.
b 18.5 >
BMI < 25.
c BMI of ≥ 30.
d ≥ 95th percentile of gender- and age-specific BMI from year 2000 U.S. growth charts.
e Moderate activity of 30 minutes a day 5 or more days a week.
f Males >
14 drinks/week or >
4 drinks/occasion; females >
7 drinks/week or >
3 drinks/occasion.
Source: From Healthy People 2010.3 Adapted from public domain document. Available online at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople
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