Self-Reported Clinical Symptoms: Colds or Flu
All Age and Gender Groups
NOTE: Symptoms were self reported by participants and were not independently verified with medical records or by a
health care professional. Limited information about the characteristics of the self-reported symptoms, such as severity,
duration, or history, was collected. Inferences about population health or associations based on these self-reported
symptoms should be made cautiously.
SELF-REPORTED CLINICAL SYMPTOMS BY GENDER AND AGE GROUP: COLDS OR FLU
Cold or Flu
Gender
Frequently
Female
Age Group
0-10
Count
Percent (%)
11-20
Count
Percent (%)
21-30
Count
Percent (%)
31-40
Count
Percent (%)
41-50
Count
Percent (%)
51-60
Count
Percent (%)
61-70
Count
Percent (%)
71-80
Count
Percent (%)
>80
Count
Percent (%)
Total
Male
Age Group
0-10
48.8%
31.5%
13.3%
100.0%
287
2275
1689
519
4770
6.0%
47.7%
35.4%
10.9%
100.0%
508
2951
1631
318
5408
9.4%
54.6%
30.2%
5.9%
100.0%
459
3282
1733
317
5791
7.9%
56.7%
29.9%
5.5%
100.0%
429
3324
2230
430
6413
6.7%
51.8%
34.8%
6.7%
100.0%
311
2670
1894
382
5257
5.9%
50.8%
36.0%
7.3%
100.0%
160
1497
1297
375
3329
4.8%
45.0%
39.0%
11.3%
100.0%
64
586
677
244
1571
4.1%
37.3%
43.1%
15.5%
100.0%
22
206
234
97
559
3.9%
36.9%
41.9%
17.4%
100.0%
3040
35788
8.5%
100.0%
200
1366
784
353
2703
7.4%
50.5%
29.0%
13.1%
100.0%
197
2187
1981
596
4961
4.0%
44.1%
39.9%
12.0%
100.0%
173
1926
1974
526
4599
3.8%
41.9%
42.9%
11.4%
100.0%
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Percent (%)
Total
6.4%
12233
Percent (%)
>80
2690
34.2%
Percent (%)
71-80
358
18103
Percent (%)
61-70
848
50.6%
Percent (%)
51-60
1312
2412
Percent (%)
41-50
172
6.7%
Percent (%)
31-40
Total
Never
Percent (%)
Percent (%)
21-30
Rarely
Count
Percent (%)
11-20
Sometimes
192
2254
2027
407
4880
3.9%
46.2%
41.5%
8.3%
100.0%
178
2601
2336
559
5674
3.1%
45.8%
41.2%
9.9%
100.0%
192
2270
2089
522
5073
3.8%
44.7%
41.2%
10.3%
100.0%
88
1464
1390
463
3405
2.6%
43.0%
40.8%
13.6%
100.0%
44
607
683
263
1597
2.8%
38.0%
42.8%
16.5%
100.0%
8
137
138
67
350
2.3%
39.1%
39.4%
19.1%
100.0%
Count
1272
14812
13402
3756
33242
Percent (%)
3.8%
44.6%
40.3%
11.3%
100.0%
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SELF-REPORTED COLDS OR FLU IN FEMALES BY AGE GROUP
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
Percent
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
0-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
>80
Age Group
SELF-REPORTED COLDS OR FLU IN MALES BY AGE GROUP
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
Percent
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
0-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
>80
Age Group
SELF-REPORTED COLDS OR FLU BY GENDER AND AGE GROUP
Female
Male
0-10 11- 21- 31- 41- 51- 61- 71- >80
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
0-10 11- 21- 31- 41- 51- 61- 71- >80
20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Age Group
Age Group
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
Percent
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
© 2007 West Virginia University School of Medicine
Frequently
Sometimes
Rarely
Never