TABLE 5.

Percentage of Respondents in Excellent or Good Health and Sample Size, by Decade of Birth, Age Group, and Childhood Family Income, 1972 to 2010 General Social Surveys

		Decade of Birth
Age Group	Relative Family Income at Age 16	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s
20 to 29	Avg. or Above Avg.							90%	88%	89%	86%	82%
								716	1,708	1,340	496	536
	Below Avg.							83%	80%	84%	81%	78%
								254	508	361	154	194
30 to 39	Avg. or Above Avg.						83%	88%	87%	88%	83%
							462	1,323	1,465	558	599
	Below Avg.						79%	77%	82%	81%	80%
							258	562	573	247	322
40 to 49	Avg. or Above Avg.					79%	79%	85%	81%	81%
						454	894	987	541	604
	Below Avg.					65%	71%	77%	78%	71%
						234	473	492	248	313
50 to 59	Avg. or Above Avg.				68%	71%	77%	82%	78%
					393	846	621	325	551
	Below Avg.				59%	59%	60%	70%	67%
					258	593	365	199	322
60 to 69	Avg. or Above Avg.			56%	61%	68%	75%	74%
				342	726	582	187	361
	Below Avg.			43%	50%	57%	62%	63%
				164	472	476	138	258
70 to 79	Avg. or Above Avg.		56%	55%	56%	65%	64%
			161	487	474	124	169
	Below Avg.		45%	39%	51%	55%	65%
			96	258	322	83	150
80 to 89	Avg. or Above Avg.	53%	55%	54%	59%	56%
		38	173	218	69	100
	Below Avg.	53%	40%	44%	50%	54%
		17	82	100	46	87

NOTE: The sample is restricted to 18- to 89-year-old 1972–2010 GSS respondents.