Interact for Health’s 2016 Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP) asked Ohio adults to rate their general health. Research has found a powerful link between people’s response to this question and the predicted length and quality of their lives. In 2016, half of Ohio adults reported that their health was excellent or very good. Three in 10 said their health was good. Two in 10 said their health was fair or poor. This is about the same as in 2015.
Adults with higher incomes or more education were more likely to have better self-reported health. Among those earning more than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), six in 10 reported very good or excellent health. That compares with fewer than four in 10 of those earning 200 percent FPL or less. Six in 10 college graduates reported excellent or very good health, compared with only five in 10 adults with some college, and only four in 10 adults with a high school diploma or less education.
To see more information about Ohio adults’ opinions about their health and other OHIP results, download the 2016 Ohio Health Issues Poll at www.interactforhealth.org/ohio-health-issues-poll.
Contact: Susan Sprigg
Phone: 513.458.6609
Email: ssprigg@interactforhealth.org