Increase the proportion of adults with smell or taste disorders who discuss the problem with a provider — HOSCD‑12 Data

Status: Baseline only

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Most Recent Data:
18.5 percent (2021) *

Target:
20.4 percent *

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
18.5 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with smell or taste disorders had ever seen a health care provider about their disorder in 2021 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Health care for smell or taste disorders, 2021 ^* ^◊
(percent)

Increase desired

Population	2021
Total	18.5 CI 17.4 / 19.6 SE 0.681

Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS

Health care for smell or taste disorders by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

*: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 18+ years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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Increase the proportion of adults with smell or taste disorders who discuss the problem with a provider — HOSCD‑12 Data

Status: Baseline only

Health care for smell or taste disorders, 2021 * ◊ (percent) Increase desired

Health care for smell or taste disorders, 2021 ^* ^◊
(percent)

Increase desired