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: | 7.2 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 |
Male | 6.2 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Female | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 6.9 |
White Non-Hispanic: | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
Male | 6.2 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Female | 8.3 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 6.8 |
Black Non-Hispanic: | 9.6 | 12.5 | 8.2 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.9* | 7.8 | 8.6 | 6.0 |
Male | 8.4 | 14.4 | 5.2 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 10.2 | 9.7 | ** | 4.4 | 5.7 | 2.6* |
Female | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4* | 10.7 | 10.9 | 8.3 |
Other races Non-Hispanic: | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.0* | 7.3 | 6.2* | 8.4* | ** | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.6* |
Male | 5.8 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 7.0* | 8.1 | ** | ** | ** | 3.8* | 5.8 | ** |
Female | 6.7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | ** | 6.3* | 6.6* | ** | ** | 9.3 | 6.1 | ** |
Hispanic: | 4.9 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Male | 4.6 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 | ** | 2.7 | 3.4 | ** |
Female | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
Puerto Rican:ª | 13.6 | 17.2 | 11.7 | 11.0* | 17.6 | 23.5 | 27.3 | ** | 11.7 | 11.2 | 12.5* |
Male | 13.8 | 18.9 | 10.7 | 13.2* | 20.3 | 21.9 | 25.4* | ** | ** | 12.4* | ** |
Female | 13.4 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 7.9* | 14.1* | 25.2* | 29.5* | ** | 14.0 | 9.9 | 17.8* |
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.9* | 7.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Male | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.1* | 3.5* | ** | 2.1 | 2.0 | ** |
Female | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | ** | 5.2 | 6.5 | 2.3* | 12.3 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 5.8* |
Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
Poverty Threshold: | |||||||||||
0 - .99 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 7.0 |
1.00 - 2.49 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.3* | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
2.50 - 4.49 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 4.1 |
4.50 and above | 6.6 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 7.9* | 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
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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