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About the National Data
Data
Baseline: 33.1 percent of adults aged 20 years and over with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea sought medical evaluation in 2015-16
Target: 37.1 percent
Numerator
Number of adults aged 20 years and over who report symptoms of sleep apnea and who have ever told a doctor that they have trouble sleeping.
Denominator
Number of adults aged 20 years and over who report symptoms of sleep apnea.
Target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
Target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. The standard error was used to calculate a target based on minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline.
Methodology
Methodology notes
Persons were considered to have symptoms of sleep apnea if they answered the questions listed under denominator as follows: (snoring 3 or more nights per week) OR (snort, gasp or stop breathing 3 or more nights per week) OR (feel excessively sleepy during the day almost always 16-30 times per month AND usually sleep 7 or more hours per night on weekdays or worknights).
History
Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.