Are more Americans leading healthy lives today compared to 10-15 years ago?

Top Chart: % Americans across six different age groups engaging in healthy behaviors in c. 1999 compared to % Americans doing so in 2011.

Bottom Chart: Change over historical time in % Americans engaging in healthy behaviors across six different age groups; dashed lines represent 5% percentage point change which we classified as significant.


Are more Americans living above poverty?

 
Top Chart: % Americans across six different age groups living above poverty in c. 2000 compared to % Americans doing so in 2014.

Bottom Chart: Change over historical time in % Americans living above poverty across six different age groups; dashed lines
represent 5% percentage point change which we classified as significant.

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