Would you say your health in general is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor? Select only one answer.
Asked of: All persons born before 2002
Self-rated general health · Asked in 21 waves, 2020 · 1,661,957 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week01, week02, week03, week04, week05, week06, week07, week08, week09, week10, week11, week12, week13, week14, week15, week16, week17, week18, week19, week20, week21.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Excellent | Very good | Good | Fair | Poor | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21 | web | 69,944 | 60,063 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 20 (2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07 | web | 72,484 | 62,234 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 19 (2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23 | web | 71,939 | 61,254 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 18 (2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09 | web | 58,729 | 49,931 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 17 (2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26 | web | 88,716 | 76,034 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 16 (2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12 | web |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 16% |
| 31% |
| 31% |
| 17% |
| 4% |
| 60063 |
| ±0.8 |
| 18–29 | 19% | 32% | 29% | 16% | 3% | 4648 | ±3 |
| 30–44 | 18% | 32% | 31% | 16% | 3% | 16372 | ±2 |
| 45–64 | 15% | 30% | 31% | 18% | 6% | 23371 | ±1 |
| 65+ | 12% | 33% | 32% | 19% | 4% | 15672 | ±2 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 95,604 |
| 82,192 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 15 (2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28 | web | 99,302 | 85,555 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 14 (2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14 | web | 110,019 | 94,739 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 13 (2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31 | web | 109,051 | 93,136 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 12 (2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21 | web | 86,792 | 79,776 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 11 (2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14 | web | 91,605 | 84,492 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 10 (2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07 | web | 90,767 | 83,960 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 9 (2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30 | web | 98,663 | 91,272 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 8 (2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23 | web | 108,062 | 99,918 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 7 (2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16 | web | 73,472 | 68,322 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 6 (2020-06-04 to 2020-06-09) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-06-04 to 2020-06-09 | web | 83,302 | 75,292 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 5 (2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02 | web | 105,066 | 94,329 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 4 (2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26 | web | 101,215 | 90,798 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 3 (2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19 | web | 132,961 | 119,897 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 2 (2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12 | web | 41,996 | 39,447 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 1 (2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05) Source variable HLTHSTATUS. Universe: All persons. | 2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05 | web | 74,413 | 69,316 |