They're Feeling in the Pink, Though Heaven Knows Why

Given their unhealthy habits, Americans might be expected to feel like wrecks. They don’t. Respondents to a Gallup poll confessed to the lapses documented in the chart, but also presented themselves as a robust lot. Of the adults, 26 percent rated their health as “excellent” and 55 percent said it’s “good,” while 16 percent called it “just fair” and 3 percent rated it as “poor.” Among teens, “excellent” (19 percent) and “good” (66 percent) also outpointed “just fair” (12 percent) and “poor” (3 percent).