Cleveland Clinic survey examines American men’s health habits

Editor's Note

A new national survey by Cleveland Clinic finds a disconnect between men’s perception of their health and their actual health habits.

A total of 1,000 US men, 18 years of age and older, were surveyed.

In the survey, 81% of men said they believe they are leading a healthy lifestyle, but the results showed differently, including:

• 44% do not get a yearly physical
• 44% do not prioritize mental health
• 83% have experienced stress in the past 6 months
• 49% do not eat a healthy diet
• 27% watch TV for more than 5 hours per day on average
• 2.3 hours per day on average are spent on social media.

The survey was issued by as part of Cleveland Clinic’s eighth annual educational campaign, “MENtion it.”