title: QuickStats: Percentage Distribution* of Respondent-Assessed Health Status†Among Adults Aged ≥25 Years, by Completed Education - National Health Interview Survey,§United States, 2015.
abstract: In 2015, health status improved as the level of education increased; 74% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher were in excellent or very good health compared with almost 37% of adults with less than a high school diploma. Nearly 28% of adults with less than a high school diploma were in fair or poor health compared with 6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.