2004 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
All ages | Children | Adults | ||||||||||||
Total | Age <18 | Age 18+ | 0 - 4 | 5 - 14 | 15 - 34 | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 64 | 65 + | ||||
Total: | 10.5 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | |||
Male | 10.2 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 16.8 | 10.8 | 16.4 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |||
Female | 10.8 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 10.6 | |||
White Non-Hispanic: | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 6.5 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 9.5 | |||
Male | 10.0 | 14.3 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 16.2 | 11.5 | 16.7 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | |||
Female | 11.1 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.4 | |||
Black Non-Hispanic: | 13.2 | 17.5 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 19.3 | 13.4 | 18.2 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 10.5 | |||
Male | 14.4 | 22.1 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 24.5 | 14.4 | 22.1 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.3 | |||
Female | 12.2 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 11.3 | |||
Other races Non-Hispanic: | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 3.3* | 10.2 | 6.4 | 8.9* | 3.9* | 6.3 | 8.3 | 14.4 | |||
Male | 7.3 | 8.7 | 6.8 | ** | 10.4 | 6.9 | 11.2* | ** | 6.5* | 6.0 | 15.3* | |||
Female | 8.7 | 8.1 | 9.0 | ** | 10.0 | 5.8 | ** | 5.4* | 6.1* | 10.8 | 13.6* | |||
Hispanic: | 8.4 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 9.6 | |||
Male | 8.5 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 12.4 | 7.5* | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 | |||
Female | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 11.3 | |||
Puerto Rican:ª | 21.0 | 23.6 | 19.7 | 26.2 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 26.2* | 25.9* | 16.0 | 19.4 | 19.3* | |||
Male | 21.1 | 29.2 | 16.4 | 41.4 | 25.9 | 18.6* | 33.9* | ** | ** | 14.5 | ** | |||
Female | 21.0 | 17.7 | 22.6 | ** | 19.5* | 22.4 | 20.5* | 25.2* | 22.5 | 23.5 | 20.4* | |||
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª | 6.9 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.1 | |||
Male | 7.2 | 10.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 5.2* | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.2* | |||
Female | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 6.8* | 5.4 | 6.3 | 10.2* | |||
Region: | ||||||||||||||
Northeast | 10.9 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 7.0 | 15.4 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 7.4 | |||
Midwest | 10.7 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.9 | |||
South | 10.0 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | |||
West | 10.8 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 12.1 | |||
Ratio of Family Income to | ||||||||||||||
Poverty Threshold: | ||||||||||||||
0 - .99 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 15.6 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 15.1 | 13.5 | |||
1.00 - 2.49 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 9.5 | |||
2.50 - 4.49 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 12.3 | |||
4.50 and above | 10.0 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 7.0 | |||
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 1/19/2006
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%
ª As a subset of Hispanic.
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