Women in the States

Younger Women (Aged 18-34)

Younger Men (Aged 18-34)

All Women

All Men

Incidence of Diabetes

1.8%

1.6%

10.0%

10.4%

Percent of Women and Men Who Are Overweight or Obese

46.5%

56.3%

57.6%

70.0%

Average Number of Days per Month of Limited Activities

3.2

2.9

4.8

4.9

Average Number of Days per Month of Poor Mental Health

4.9

3.6

4.3

3.3

Percent of Women and Men Who Have Ever Been Told They Have Had a Depressive Disorder

20.0%

11.5%

21.3%

12.8%

Notes: Incidence of diabetes includes those who have ever been told they have diabetes, excluding pregnancy diabetes. Percent who are overweight or obese includes those with a BMI of 25 or greater. Percent with a depressive disorder includes all respondents who indicated that they had ever been told they had a depressive disorder, including depression, major depression, dysthymia, or minor depression. Data for all women and men are for those aged 18 and older and are for 2013; all other data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.

Source: IWPR analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System microdata.

Younger Women (Aged 18-34)

Younger Men (Aged 18-34)

All Women

All Men

Percent of Women and Men Who Exercised for 150 minutes Per Week or More in the Past Month

49.4%

51.3%

48.2%

51.0%

Percent of Women and Men Who Eat at Least Five Servings of Fruit and Vegetables per Day

19.9%

15.1%

20.6%

13.6%

Percent of Women and Men Who Have Ever Been Screened for HIV

54.1%

39.4%

38.4%

36.1%

Percent of Women and Men Who Report Smoking Every Day or Some Days and Have Smoked at Least 100 Cigarettes in Lifetime

19.3%

26.8%

16.7%

21.6%

Percent of Women and Men Who Report Binge Drinking on at least One Occasion in Past Month

20.0%

35.0%

11.6%

23.2%

Notes: Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on one occasion for men and four or more drinks on one occasion for women. Exercise is defined as participating in 150 minutes or more (or vigorous equivalent minutes) of physical activity per week. Data for all women and men are for those aged 18 and older and are for 2013; all other data are three-year (2011–2013) averages.

Source: IWPR analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System microdata.