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Download full textBausell, R. Barker; Soeken, Karen L. – 1986
Beginning in 1983, a national poll has been conducted annually to assess the extent to which the American public engaged in a core of 21 recommended health seeking behaviors. For the third consecutive year a national sample of approximately 1250 adults were interviewed concerning their self-reported compliance with a basic core of 21 health…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Eating Habits, Health Activities
Bausell, R. Barker; Soeken, Karen L. – 1986
Although considerable data exist linking individual lifestyle variables to health outcomes, little is known about how the elderly differ from younger adults with respect to both their health seeking behavior and their beliefs about health. A national survey contrasted 155 persons aged 65 years of age or older with 1100 younger adults in order to…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Compliance (Psychology)
