2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
All ages | Children | Adults | |||||||||
Total | Age <18 | Age 18+ | 0 - 4 | 5 - 14 | 15 - 19 | 15 - 17 | 18 - 19 | 20 - 34 | 35 - 64 | 65 + | |
Total: | 11.1 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 8.0 |
Male | 10.6 | 13.9 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 6.4 |
Female | 11.6 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 9.2 |
White Non-Hispanic: | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 8.1 |
Male | 10.5 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 18.8 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 6.6 |
Female | 11.7 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 9.2 |
Black Non-Hispanic: | 13.8 | 17.5 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 8.7 |
Male | 13.3 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 16.6 | 23.2 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 18.7* | 9.7 | 9.2 | 6.2 |
Female | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 15.1* | 16.0 | 14.1 | 10.3 |
Other races Non-Hispanic: | 10.4 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 8.5* | 12.6 | 9.5 | 11.8* | ** | 12.4 | 9.5 | 5.2* |
Male | 10.8 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 11.6* | 15.1 | 11.3* | 17.2* | ** | 10.6 | 9.5 | ** |
Female | 10.0 | 7.9 | 10.8 | ** | 9.8 | 7.7* | ** | ** | 14.3 | 9.4 | ** |
Hispanic: | 8.3 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
Male | 8.1 | 11.9 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 8.1* | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.8* |
Female | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
Puerto Rican:ª | 20.2 | 22.6 | 19.0 | 13.2* | 25.3 | 32.8 | 31.3 | 35.6* | 18.9 | 17.3 | 19.9 |
Male | 19.5 | 24.3 | 16.5 | 13.2* | 28.3 | 34.2 | 32.9* | 36.6* | 16.5* | 15.9 | ** |
Female | 21.0 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 13.2* | 21.2* | 31.2 | 29.5* | 34.5* | 21.2 | 18.8 | 26.5* |
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª | 6.4 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
Male | 6.1 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 11.4 | ** | 5.0 | 4.5 | ** |
Female | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 4.4* | 7.8 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 15.2 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
Poverty Threshold: | |||||||||||
0 - .99 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 17.5 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 8.5 |
1.00 - 2.49 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 9.6 |
2.50 - 4.49 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 4.4 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 15.1 | 19.1 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 6.0 |
4.50 and above | 10.6 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 12.0* | 12.1 | 9.9 | 6.9 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 7/06/2004
ªa subset of Hispanic
All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.
* - Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.
** - Relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50%.
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