In general, would you say your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?
Self-rated health, international survey version · Asked in 3 waves, 2012–2022 · 4,812 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
| Group | Excellent | Very good | Good | Fair | Poor | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,162 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 2,348 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,302 |
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.
| 13% |
| 28% |
| 34% |
| 21% |
| 5% |
| 1162 |
| ±5 |
| White | 11% | 29% | 36% | 20% | 4% | 822 | ±6 |
| Black | 22% | 18% | 29% | 27% | 4% | 173 | ±12 |
| Other races | 15% | 35% | 31% | 15% | 4% | 147 | ±13 |
General Social Survey 2022 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.