Health habits among U.S. physicians, nurses and other workers 2012 | Statista

This statistic illustrates the health habits of physicians, nurses and other workers in the United States between January 2011 and August 2012. During that period, only four percent of U.S. physicians stated that they smoke, while this percentage was five times higher among other workers.

Health habits among physicians, nurses and other workers in the United States in 2011-2012

Characteristic	Physicians	Nurses	Other workers
Smoke	4%	15%	20%
Exercise at least 30 mins., 3+ days a week	58%	55%	54%
Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables, 4+ days a week	60%	64%	55%
Ate healthy all day yesterday	66%	59%	62%

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Release date

October 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 2011 to August 2012

Number of respondents

591,821 adults

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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