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Increase the proportion of adults who talk to friends or family about their health — HC/HIT‑04 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
80.7 percent (2024)

National Target:
92.3 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
86.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over reported having social support (i.e., having friends or family members whom they talk to about their health) in 2017

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Total
86.9
CI 84.4 / 89.2
SE 1.196
78.5
CI 76.0 / 80.9
SE 1.205
80.9
CI 78.7 / 83.0
SE 1.077
79.6
CI 77.7 / 81.5
SE 0.947
80.7
CI 78.9 / 82.4
SE 0.885

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Sex, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Male
85.3
CI 80.9 / 88.7
SE 1.939
74.7
CI 71.1 / 78.0
SE 1.726
80.4
CI 76.6 / 83.8
SE 1.779
76.2
CI 73.0 / 79.5
SE 1.602
78.7
CI 75.9 / 81.3
SE 1.345
Female
88.9
CI 86.2 / 91.1
SE 1.192
82.4
CI 79.2 / 85.2
SE 1.498
82.3
CI 79.3 / 85.0
SE 1.413
83.5
CI 81.6 / 85.3
SE 0.916
83.0
CI 80.5 / 85.2
SE 1.171

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
65.9
CI 32.4 / 88.6
SE 15.592
78.4
CI 47.4 / 93.6
SE 11.740
77.9
CI 48.4 / 93.0
SE 11.360
81.3
CI 58.0 / 104.5
SE 11.576
82.9
CI 62.2 / 93.5
SE 7.618
Asian only
90.1
CI 82.7 / 94.5
SE 2.849
76.8
CI 67.8 / 83.9
SE 4.016
79.4
CI 66.0 / 88.4
SE 5.589
78.4
CI 68.5 / 88.3
SE 4.932
74.9
CI 61.2 / 84.9
SE 5.955
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
68.6
CI 19.0 / 95.3
SE 23.901
63.1
CI 27.2 / 88.7
SE 17.628
63.7
CI 34.6 / 85.3
SE 13.769
43.7
CI 23.3 / 64.1
SE 10.157
65.6
CI 39.1 / 85.1
SE 12.252
Black or African American only
88.4
CI 82.5 / 92.5
SE 2.457
77.2
CI 69.8 / 83.3
SE 3.361
79.1
CI 73.9 / 83.6
SE 2.410
77.2
CI 71.6 / 82.8
SE 2.803
78.6
CI 73.9 / 82.7
SE 2.195
White only
87.6
CI 84.4 / 90.1
SE 1.411
78.6
CI 75.5 / 81.5
SE 1.496
83.0
CI 80.7 / 85.0
SE 1.089
81.9
CI 79.8 / 84.0
SE 1.050
82.0
CI 80.2 / 83.7
SE 0.876
2 or more races
80.4
CI 66.9 / 89.2
SE 5.549
85.9
CI 76.0 / 92.2
SE 3.949
79.2
CI 58.3 / 91.2
SE 8.218
78.2
CI 68.3 / 88.1
SE 4.938
76.1
CI 65.5 / 84.3
SE 4.713
Hispanic or Latino
82.0
CI 74.2 / 87.9
SE 3.401
76.5
CI 70.5 / 81.6
SE 2.756
76.0
CI 70.5 / 80.9
SE 2.588
72.2
CI 66.4 / 78.0
SE 2.889
79.0
CI 75.5 / 82.1
SE 1.637
Not Hispanic or Latino
87.9
CI 85.0 / 90.3
SE 1.328
79.1
CI 76.6 / 81.5
SE 1.223
82.3
CI 79.6 / 84.6
SE 1.242
81.5
CI 79.6 / 83.5
SE 0.989
80.9
CI 78.7 / 83.0
SE 1.066
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
43.7
CI 7.8 / 87.7
SE 27.170
81.5
CI 2.0 / 99.9
SE 40.457
80.5
CI 41.9 / 96.0
SE 13.621
89.3
CI 66.3 / 112.4
SE 11.471
85.5
CI 45.5 / 97.7
SE 12.059
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
90.2
CI 82.4 / 94.7
SE 2.951
77.5
CI 68.2 / 84.7
SE 4.124
78.5
CI 64.4 / 88.1
SE 5.910
77.9
CI 67.7 / 88.0
SE 5.056
74.1
CI 60.6 / 84.2
SE 5.920
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
75.3
CI 8.5 / 99.0
SE 32.296
63.7
CI 9.9 / 96.6
SE 31.895
67.8
CI 30.4 / 91.0
SE 17.075
87.3
CI 69.0 / 105.5
SE 9.096
44.8
CI 10.9 / 84.4
SE 23.309
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
87.6
CI 81.0 / 92.2
SE 2.754
76.9
CI 68.7 / 83.5
SE 3.673
78.2
CI 72.3 / 83.1
SE 2.685
77.0
CI 70.8 / 83.3
SE 3.131
77.4
CI 72.3 / 81.8
SE 2.354
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
88.1
CI 84.4 / 91.1
SE 1.653
79.3
CI 76.0 / 82.3
SE 1.570
83.7
CI 81.0 / 86.0
SE 1.238
83.2
CI 81.1 / 85.4
SE 1.084
82.6
CI 80.3 / 84.6
SE 1.055
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
84.3
CI 69.5 / 92.7
SE 5.645
88.6
CI 76.5 / 94.9
SE 4.363
75.7
CI 45.1 / 92.2
SE 12.204
76.3
CI 63.9 / 88.6
SE 6.141
76.4
CI 61.7 / 86.6
SE 6.240

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Age group, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
18-44 years
84.3
CI 79.0 / 88.5
SE 2.350
79.9
CI 75.8 / 83.5
SE 1.923
81.9
CI 77.3 / 85.7
SE 2.086
77.0
CI 72.8 / 81.2
SE 2.076
74.4
CI 70.6 / 77.9
SE 1.821
18-24 years
91.7
CI 79.4 / 96.9
SE 3.977
82.7
CI 70.0 / 90.8
SE 5.120
84.3
CI 70.3 / 92.4
SE 5.411
80.6
CI 71.9 / 89.2
SE 4.292
72.5
CI 61.0 / 81.7
SE 5.173
25-44 years
82.3
CI 76.4 / 87.0
SE 2.639
78.9
CI 74.6 / 82.6
SE 1.991
80.9
CI 76.9 / 84.4
SE 1.860
75.9
CI 71.3 / 80.5
SE 2.296
75.0
CI 71.3 / 78.3
SE 1.752
45-64 years
89.0
CI 86.2 / 91.2
SE 1.256
75.2
CI 71.4 / 78.6
SE 1.795
80.5
CI 77.5 / 83.3
SE 1.447
79.9
CI 76.7 / 83.1
SE 1.581
84.9
CI 82.2 / 87.3
SE 1.263
45-54 years
91.3
CI 87.7 / 93.8
SE 1.496
75.7
CI 70.0 / 80.7
SE 2.668
80.7
CI 76.8 / 84.1
SE 1.810
80.2
CI 75.8 / 84.5
SE 2.170
85.2
CI 80.8 / 88.7
SE 1.975
55-64 years
85.5
CI 81.2 / 89.0
SE 1.946
74.4
CI 70.7 / 77.8
SE 1.774
80.3
CI 75.6 / 84.2
SE 2.136
79.6
CI 75.8 / 83.4
SE 1.894
84.7
CI 80.9 / 87.8
SE 1.714
65 years and over
91.0
CI 87.8 / 93.4
SE 1.382
83.1
CI 80.4 / 85.5
SE 1.269
82.7
CI 79.6 / 85.4
SE 1.436
83.0
CI 80.4 / 85.6
SE 1.280
85.6
CI 82.6 / 88.1
SE 1.354
65-74 years
90.2
CI 86.4 / 93.1
SE 1.650
81.9
CI 78.8 / 84.7
SE 1.460
84.0
CI 80.2 / 87.1
SE 1.712
83.0
CI 80.4 / 85.6
SE 1.280
84.4
CI 79.6 / 88.2
SE 2.139
75-84 years
91.8
CI 86.7 / 95.1
SE 2.025
84.8
CI 80.5 / 88.4
SE 1.949
79.0
CI 73.1 / 84.0
SE 2.715
83.9
CI 78.2 / 89.6
SE 2.831
86.4
CI 81.8 / 89.9
SE 2.007
85 years and over
92.2
CI 79.1 / 97.4
SE 4.086
84.9
CI 73.8 / 91.8
SE 4.385
86.6
CI 75.7 / 93.0
SE 4.211
90.5
CI 84.8 / 96.1
SE 2.833
90.4
CI 81.5 / 95.3
SE 3.294

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Educational attainment, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Less than High school
84.8
CI 75.9 / 90.8
SE 3.670
72.1
CI 64.5 / 78.7
SE 3.529
79.7
CI 72.1 / 85.6
SE 3.370
74.7
CI 65.6 / 83.8
SE 4.529
73.0
CI 66.1 / 78.9
SE 3.206
High school
86.0
CI 81.2 / 89.7
SE 2.103
74.3
CI 69.5 / 78.6
SE 2.269
79.8
CI 75.2 / 83.7
SE 2.115
74.1
CI 67.3 / 80.8
SE 3.373
76.7
CI 71.6 / 81.1
SE 2.368
Some college or Associate degree
86.1
CI 79.3 / 90.9
SE 2.871
76.4
CI 71.7 / 80.5
SE 2.173
80.7
CI 76.6 / 84.2
SE 1.888
78.6
CI 75.3 / 81.9
SE 1.642
80.4
CI 77.1 / 83.2
SE 1.524
4-year college degree or more
89.7
CI 86.2 / 92.4
SE 1.524
84.8
CI 82.6 / 86.8
SE 1.049
83.4
CI 79.8 / 86.5
SE 1.655
85.1
CI 83.1 / 87.2
SE 1.003
86.8
CI 84.7 / 88.7
SE 0.978

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Family income, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
<$20,000
82.0
CI 76.0 / 86.8
SE 2.688
73.4
CI 67.3 / 78.7
SE 2.859
75.3
CI 68.9 / 80.8
SE 2.976
73.2
CI 68.0 / 78.4
SE 2.571
73.5
CI 67.1 / 79.0
SE 2.977
$20,000-<$35,000
82.2
CI 73.6 / 88.4
SE 3.662
70.7
CI 62.2 / 78.0
SE 3.947
79.7
CI 73.9 / 84.4
SE 2.600
75.4
CI 69.6 / 81.3
SE 2.923
79.0
CI 71.4 / 85.0
SE 3.399
$35,000-<$50,000
81.2
CI 69.3 / 89.2
SE 4.916
75.3
CI 67.8 / 81.5
SE 3.424
78.6
CI 71.4 / 84.4
SE 3.225
73.2
CI 66.9 / 79.6
SE 3.148
80.7
CI 75.3 / 85.2
SE 2.481
$50,000-<$75,000
89.3
CI 84.9 / 92.4
SE 1.849
81.9
CI 76.6 / 86.3
SE 2.413
79.9
CI 72.9 / 85.4
SE 3.113
80.4
CI 75.8 / 84.9
SE 2.262
79.1
CI 73.3 / 83.9
SE 2.631
$75,000+
92.7
CI 90.4 / 94.4
SE 0.993
83.0
CI 80.1 / 85.5
SE 1.358
84.6
CI 81.0 / 87.6
SE 1.635
84.5
CI 81.5 / 87.4
SE 1.473
84.6
CI 82.5 / 86.5
SE 1.003

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Health insurance status, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Insured
87.4
CI 85.0 / 89.4
SE 1.087
79.4
CI 76.9 / 81.7
SE 1.184
81.5
CI 79.3 / 83.6
SE 1.064
82.1
CI 80.5 / 83.8
SE 0.823
82.2
CI 80.2 / 84.1
SE 0.969
Private
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
Public
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
Uninsured
81.7
CI 60.0 / 93.0
SE 8.123
67.7
CI 57.8 / 76.2
SE 4.622
73.6
CI 59.2 / 84.2
SE 6.297
58.5
CI 50.1 / 66.9
SE 4.180
65.0
CI 58.1 / 71.2
SE 3.275

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Geographic location, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Metropolitan
86.6
CI 83.6 / 89.2
SE 1.384
79.1
CI 76.4 / 81.6
SE 1.290
80.3
CI 77.8 / 82.6
SE 1.191
79.9
CI 77.8 / 82.0
SE 1.049
81.2
CI 79.3 / 83.0
SE 0.911
Non-metropolitan
88.8
CI 84.0 / 92.3
SE 2.050
74.7
CI 67.2 / 81.0
SE 3.457
85.7
CI 80.8 / 89.5
SE 2.163
77.6
CI 73.2 / 81.9
SE 2.151
77.4
CI 71.8 / 82.1
SE 2.552

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Marital status, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
91.2
CI 88.7 / 93.2
SE 1.119
80.5
CI 77.7 / 83.0
SE 1.320
83.7
CI 81.2 / 85.9
SE 1.161
83.0
CI 81.0 / 85.0
SE 0.994
83.9
CI 81.6 / 86.0
SE 1.078
Divorced, separated, widowed
84.8
CI 80.1 / 88.5
SE 2.066
78.0
CI 73.8 / 81.8
SE 1.978
75.3
CI 71.3 / 78.9
SE 1.892
77.8
CI 74.4 / 81.3
SE 1.740
79.9
CI 75.9 / 83.3
SE 1.843
Never married
80.3
CI 72.9 / 86.0
SE 3.256
74.8
CI 68.9 / 80.0
SE 2.763
80.7
CI 75.1 / 85.3
SE 2.517
75.1
CI 70.6 / 79.6
SE 2.225
75.1
CI 70.1 / 79.6
SE 2.361

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Country of birth, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
US
86.9
CI 84.0 / 89.4
SE 1.359
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
Outside US
87.5
CI 80.1 / 92.5
SE 3.026
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Veteran
89.5
CI 83.2 / 93.6
SE 2.538
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
Non-veteran
86.9
CI 84.0 / 89.4
SE 1.350
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Disability status, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
People with disabilities
76.2
CI 64.9 / 84.7
SE 4.963
DNC
81.8
CI 72.6 / 88.3
SE 3.890
83.3
CI 76.8 / 89.8
SE 3.234
78.8
CI 69.4 / 86.0
SE 4.114
People without disabilities
87.9
CI 85.3 / 90.1
SE 1.193
DNC
81.3
CI 78.8 / 83.6
SE 1.181
79.6
CI 77.6 / 81.5
SE 0.965
80.8
CI 79.0 / 82.5
SE 0.869

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Sexual orientation, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Straight
87.3
CI 84.6 / 89.6
SE 1.255
78.4
CI 75.9 / 80.8
SE 1.232
81.3
CI 78.9 / 83.4
SE 1.131
80.6
CI 78.9 / 82.4
SE 0.862
81.2
CI 79.0 / 83.2
SE 1.026
Straight, Male
85.1
CI 80.3 / 88.9
SE 2.109
73.8
CI 69.9 / 77.4
SE 1.869
80.4
CI 76.6 / 83.7
SE 1.772
76.8
CI 74.0 / 79.7
SE 1.411
78.8
CI 75.6 / 81.8
SE 1.546
Straight, Female
89.8
CI 86.9 / 92.1
SE 1.262
82.9
CI 79.8 / 85.7
SE 1.474
82.4
CI 79.3 / 85.1
SE 1.459
84.4
CI 82.5 / 86.2
SE 0.903
83.8
CI 81.1 / 86.2
SE 1.276
Gay/​Lesbian
91.0
CI 75.4 / 97.1
SE 4.871
77.7
CI 65.5 / 86.5
SE 5.250
85.0
CI 62.2 / 95.2
SE 7.840
86.7
CI 78.3 / 95.1
SE 4.188
79.3
CI 67.7 / 87.5
SE 4.908
Gay, Male
87.2
CI 63.6 / 96.4
SE 7.564
77.9
CI 61.1 / 88.8
SE 6.941
82.1
CI 49.8 / 95.5
SE 11.187
87.4
CI 76.6 / 98.3
SE 5.406
81.9
CI 66.6 / 91.1
SE 6.027
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
100.0
SE 0.000
77.3
CI 49.6 / 92.1
SE 10.826
92.7
CI 77.3 / 97.9
SE 4.426
85.1
CI 71.7 / 98.5
SE 6.676
77.0
CI 57.2 / 89.4
SE 8.104
Bisexual
91.6
CI 76.9 / 97.3
SE 4.533
80.0
CI 60.7 / 91.2
SE 7.567
81.6
CI 58.3 / 93.3
SE 8.626
81.5
CI 72.0 / 90.9
SE 4.715
73.8
CI 59.5 / 84.4
SE 6.285
Bisexual, Male
82.6
CI 50.8 / 95.6
SE 10.919
90.6
CI 56.6 / 98.6
SE 8.457
83.7
CI 34.3 / 98.1
SE 15.531
86.2
CI 72.2 / 100.3
SE 7.005
80.4
CI 50.4 / 94.3
SE 10.936
Bisexual, Female
99.5
CI 95.3 / 99.9
SE 0.595
69.6
CI 50.1 / 83.8
SE 8.647
81.2
CI 53.2 / 94.2
SE 10.127
79.8
CI 68.6 / 90.9
SE 5.546
69.9
CI 52.9 / 82.8
SE 7.593

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Gender identity, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
Male
DNC
DNC
DNC
76.4
CI 73.2 / 79.6
SE 1.613
DNC
Female
DNC
DNC
DNC
83.3
CI 81.4 / 85.2
SE 0.938
DNC
Additional Gender identity
DNC
DNC
DNC
79.0
CI 64.6 / 93.3
SE 7.158
DNC

Adults who talk to friends and family members about their health by Obesity status, 2017-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017 2019 2020 2022 2024
With obesity
83.8
CI 79.1 / 87.7
SE 2.131
77.1
CI 72.9 / 80.7
SE 1.932
80.9
CI 77.3 / 84.1
SE 1.685
79.2
CI 75.9 / 82.4
SE 1.622
82.0
CI 79.2 / 84.5
SE 1.318
Without obesity
88.8
CI 85.9 / 91.2
SE 1.297
79.4
CI 76.3 / 82.2
SE 1.465
81.1
CI 77.8 / 84.0
SE 1.544
79.9
CI 77.6 / 82.3
SE 1.156
80.1
CI 77.8 / 82.2
SE 1.083

Disparity