Americans are living longer, but we’re also experiencing increasing rates of chronic physical and psychological conditions. These conditions affect our health and well-being.  They also are major drivers of escalating health care costs. Indeed, chronic conditions account for approximately 75 percent of our nation’s $2 trillion healthcare industry.

The 2008  Arizona Health Survey asked adults (18+) if they had been diagnosed with the chronic physical conditions of asthma, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and arthritis/other auto-immune disorders. The survey also asked about diagnoses of anxiety disorder, depression or bi-polar (manic-depressive) disorder.

In HealthTakes: Chronic Conditions Among Arizona Adults, we correlate responses on chronic conditions with answers to other survey questions, mapping out the prevalence, antecedents and consequences of chronic conditions among Arizona adults.

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