2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
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Characteristic† | All ages Total | Children Age <18 | Adults Age 18+ | 0 - 4 | 5 - 14 | 15 - 34 | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 64 | 65+ |
Total: | 23,333 | 6,953 | 16,380 | 1,276 | 4,378 | 6,588 | 2,190 | 1,887 | 2,511 | 8,427 | 2,664 |
Male | 10,429 | 4,293 | 6,136 | 866 | 2,686 | 2,878 | 1,121 | 815 | 942 | 3,027 | 972 |
Female | 12,904 | 2,660 | 10,244 | 410 | 1,692 | 3,710 | 1,069 | 1,072 | 1,569 | 5,400 | 1,692 |
White Non-Hispanic: | 15,181 | 3,638 | 11,542 | 571 | 2,199 | 4,374 | 1,587 | 1,225 | 1,562 | 5,933 | 2,105 |
Male | 6,635 | 2,350 | 4,285 | 405 | 1,474 | 1,872 | 761 | 539 | 572 | 2,141 | 743 |
Female | 8,546 | 1,288 | 7,258 | 165 | 725 | 2,502 | 825 | 686 | 990 | 3,792 | 1,362 |
Black Non-Hispanic: | 3,805 | 1,698 | 2,107 | 303 | 1,105 | 952 | 342 | 317 | 293 | 1,171 | 274 |
Male | 1,776 | 1,026 | 750 | 226 | 630 | 432 | 202 | 148* | 82* | 397 | 91 |
Female | 2,029 | 672 | 1,357 | 77* | 476 | 520 | 140 | 168 | 212 | 774 | 182 |
Other Non-Hispanic: | 1,653 | 562 | 1,091 | 130* | 375 | 477 | 102* | 145* | 230 | 560 | 112 |
Male | 777 | 348 | 429 | 98* | 198* | 236 | 83* | ** | 91* | 184 | 61* |
Female | 876 | 214* | 662 | 31* | 177* | 240* | ** | ** | 139* | 376 | 51* |
Hispanic: | 2,694 | 1,055 | 1,639 | 273 | 698 | 786 | 160 | 200 | 425 | 764 | 174 |
Male | 1,241 | 569 | 672 | 136 | 385 | 338 | 76* | 65* | 198* | 305 | 77* |
Female | 1,453 | 486 | 967 | 136* | 314 | 448 | 85* | 135* | 228 | 459 | 97 |
Puerto Rican:a | 573 | 235 | 338 | 40* | 187 | 126 | ** | ** | 77* | 179 | 41* |
Male | 284 | 166 | 118* | 18* | 144* | ** | ** | ** | ** | 63* | ** |
Female | 288 | 68* | 220 | ** | 43* | 97 | ** | ** | 62* | 116 | ** |
Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 1,463 | 638 | 825 | 193 | 403 | 422 | 78* | 145* | 200 | 388 | 56* |
Male | 576 | 285 | 292 | 85* | 176 | 140* | ** | ** | 58* | 166 | ** |
Female | 886 | 354 | 533 | 108* | 227 | 282 | 50* | 90* | 142 | 222 | 47* |
Region: | |||||||||||
Northeast | 4,157 | 1,197 | 2,960 | 177 | 685 | 1,263 | 531 | 171* | 560 | 1,567 | 466 |
Midwest | 6,181 | 1,843 | 4,338 | 335 | 1,187 | 1,765 | 595 | 588 | 581 | 2,286 | 610 |
South | 7,461 | 2,637 | 4,824 | 537 | 1,662 | 1,880 | 716 | 542 | 621 | 2,469 | 913 |
West | 5,533 | 1,276 | 4,257 | 227 | 843 | 1,681 | 347 | 585 | 748 | 2,106 | 676 |
Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
Poverty Threshold:b | |||||||||||
0-.99 | 4,298 | 1,565 | 2,734 | 414 | 951 | 1,212 | 326 | 484 | 401 | 1,418 | 303 |
1.00-2.49 | 6,889 | 2,338 | 4,551 | 327 | 1,621 | 1,865 | 640 | 526 | 699 | 1,984 | 1,092 |
2.50-4.49 | 6,216 | 1,636 | 4,580 | 302 | 959 | 1,901 | 666 | 498 | 737 | 2,309 | 744 |
4.50 and above | 5,930 | 1,414 | 4,515 | 234 | 847 | 1,610 | 558 | 378* | 673 | 2,716 | 524 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, Compiled 8/30/2010
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%.
† Numbers within selected characteristics may not sum to total due to rounding.
a As a subset of Hispanic.
b Missing responses imputed.
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