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Distict of Columbia

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Adult Health Status: A Snapshot of the District of Columbia

Levels of health for most adults in the District of Columbia fall short of those for adults in the most-advantaged subgroups in the state and across the country. This snapshot describes these differences in health and the social factors that help shape them.

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Unrealized Health Potential: A Snapshot of the District of Columbia's Children

Levels of health for most District of Columbia children fall short of levels for children in the most-advantaged subgroups in D.C. and across the country. This snapshot describes these gaps as well as the social factors that are linked with these differences in health.

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Charts

  • District of Columbia: Gaps in Adult Health Status

    In the District of Columbia, adult health status varies by level of educational attainment and by racial or ethnic group. Adults in less-advantaged groups typically experience worse health than those with greater advantages, but--at every educational level and in most racial or ethnic groups--adults in the District of Columbia are not as healthy as they could be.

  • District of Columbia: Social Factors Affecting Adult Health

    Health among adults is powerfully linked with social factors including household income, educational attainment and racial or ethnic group. View distributions of these three factors among adults in the District of Columbia.

  • District of Columbia: Gaps in Children’s General Health Status

    Within the District of Columbia, children’s general health status varies by family income and education and by racial or ethnic group. Children in the least-advantaged groups typically experience the worst health, but even children in middle-class families are less healthy than those with greater advantages.

  • District of Columbia: Gaps in Infant Mortality

    In the District of Columbia, infant mortality rates – a key indicator of overall health – vary by mother’s education and racial or ethnic group.

  • District of Columbia: Social Factors Affecting Children’s Health

    Health during childhood is powerfully linked with social factors including the income and education levels of a child’s family and his or her racial or ethnic group. View distributions of these three factors among children in the District of Columbia.

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