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Increase the proportion of adults with dizziness or balance problems who have been referred to a specialist — HOSCD‑11 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
70.4 percent (2023) *

National Target:
74.5 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
70.4 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems had seen a health care specialist in 2023 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Total
70.4
CI 68.1 / 72.7
SE 1.489

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Sex, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Male
64.2
CI 60.2 / 68.0
SE 2.956
Female
72.8
CI 69.8 / 75.6
SE 1.745

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
69.3
CI 53.9 / 82.1
SE 8.093
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
70.5
CI 62.4 / 77.7
SE 4.681
White only
70.3
CI 67.7 / 72.8
SE 1.724
2 or more races
73.1
CI 57.8 / 85.3
SE 7.146
Hispanic or Latino
67.8
CI 61.1 / 74.0
SE 3.390
Not Hispanic or Latino
71.2
CI 68.6 / 73.6
SE 1.652
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
69.1
CI 53.5 / 82.0
SE 8.108
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
71.1
CI 63.0 / 78.2
SE 4.674
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
71.2
CI 68.5 / 73.8
SE 1.834
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
78.3
CI 63.0 / 89.5
SE 7.115

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Age group, 2023 † ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
18-44 years
65.7
CI 60.4 / 70.6
SE 2.540
18-24 years
57.4
CI 44.6 / 69.5
SE 6.093
25-44 years
68.5
CI 63.1 / 73.6
SE 2.599
45-64 years
73.8
CI 69.5 / 77.8
SE 2.084
45-54 years
76.7
CI 69.9 / 82.7
SE 3.142
55-64 years
71.6
CI 65.5 / 77.1
SE 2.859
65 years and over
79.3
CI 76.2 / 82.2
SE 1.514
65-74 years
78.2
CI 73.7 / 82.2
SE 2.114
75-84 years
82.5
CI 77.0 / 87.2
SE 2.487
85 years and over
75.7
CI 66.4 / 83.5
SE 4.164

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Less than High school
65.1
CI 57.9 / 71.7
SE 4.733
High school
69.3
CI 64.4 / 74.0
SE 3.024
Some college or Associate degree
72.8
CI 68.6 / 76.7
SE 2.521
4-year college degree or more
79.4
CI 75.3 / 83.1
SE 2.316

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
<100
66.2
CI 60.3 / 71.7
SE 3.388
100-199
65.1
CI 60.0 / 69.9
SE 3.217
200-399
75.0
CI 70.6 / 79.0
SE 2.691
400+
72.9
CI 68.2 / 77.2
SE 2.979

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Insured
70.6
CI 67.2 / 73.9
SE 1.846
Private
72.9
CI 68.3 / 77.1
SE 2.402
Public
67.6
CI 62.4 / 72.5
SE 2.863
Uninsured
49.5
CI 36.4 / 62.7
SE 6.388

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Geographic location, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
70.4
CI 67.7 / 72.9
SE 1.664
Non-metropolitan
70.9
CI 65.9 / 75.5
SE 3.196

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Marital status, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
71.8
CI 68.5 / 74.9
SE 1.956
Divorced, separated, widowed
73.2
CI 69.1 / 76.9
SE 4.051
Never married
68.6
CI 62.6 / 74.1
SE 2.797

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Country of birth, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
US
71.0
CI 68.5 / 73.3
SE 1.559
Outside US
66.3
CI 58.7 / 73.2
SE 4.506

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Veteran
73.4
CI 66.4 / 79.7
SE 6.402
Non-veteran
71.3
CI 68.8 / 73.7
SE 1.509

Adults with moderate to severe balance or dizziness problems who have seen a health care specialist by Sexual orientation, 2023 * ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Straight
71.7
CI 69.2 / 74.0
SE 1.667
Straight, Male
66.2
CI 62.1 / 70.2
SE 3.239
Straight, Female
74.0
CI 70.9 / 76.9
SE 1.937
Gay/​Lesbian
72.9
CI 58.0 / 84.8
SE 6.550
Gay, Male
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
53.7
CI 40.5 / 66.5
SE 6.916
Bisexual, Male
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DSU

Disparity