Americans assess their health: United States, 1987.

Statistics are presented on the proportions of persons assessed in fair or poor health by respondents in household interviews conducted during 1987 on a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Estimates are shown by age, sex, race, family income, education, poverty status, Hispanic origin, major activity, marital status, living arrangement, family size, labor force and employment-related characteristics, geographic region, and place of residence.