Table 1

Screening and Counseling Rates for Tobacco Use, Obesity, and Alcohol Misuse Among US Adults Aged 35 Years and Older, 2014

MeasureWeighted %a (95% CI)
Receiving Recommended Services, %Screened, %Screening Positive, % (Of Those Who Were Screened)Counseled, % (Of Those Who Screened Positive)
Tobacco use61.9 (59.4-64.3)66.2 (63.9-68.6)21.6 (18.9-24.3)71.1 (65.3-76.9)
Obesity64.2 (61.7-66.8)78.6 (76.4-80.9)39.2 (36.3-42.2)53.5 (48.7-58.3)
Alcohol misuse41.0 (38.8-43.3)48.5 (46.1-50.8)20.0 (16.9-23.3)24.4 (17.7-31.1)
  • MEPS = Medical Expenditure Panel Survey; PSAQ = Preventive Care Self-Administered Questionnaire.

  • a These weighted estimates using the PSAQ subsample (n = 2,186) represent a population size of 170,400,202 adults aged 35 years and older. The unweighted counts and denominators are not provided because they should not be interpreted without accounting for the sampling design of MEPS and the PSAQ.