2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
Age (years) | |||||||||||
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15-34 | |||||||||||
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: | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 17.7 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 |
Male | 11.9 | 15.2 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 17.9 | 14.5 | 20.0 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 8.5 |
Female | 13.5 | 10.7 | 14.3 | 4.6 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 11.7 |
White Non-Hispanic: | 12.9 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 17.6 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 10.5 |
Male | 11.8 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 20.2 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 8.8 |
Female | 13.9 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 11.9 |
Black Non-Hispanic: | 15.2 | 18.7 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 21.3 | 15.9 | 20.4 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 10.0 |
Male | 14.5 | 21.8 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 25.3 | 17.7 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 12.6 | 9.9 | 6.0 |
Female | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 9.7 | 17.2 | 14.3 | 18.1 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 12.7 |
Other Non-Hispanic: | 11.5 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
Male | 12.3 | 16.8 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 14.8* | 12.4 | 8.4 | 9.1* |
Female | 10.7 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 6.3* | 10.4 | 13.1 | 13.2* | 9.0* | 15.4 | 10.3 | 9.1 |
Hispanic: | 11.1 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 17.2 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
Male | 10.5 | 14.3 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 17.9 | 12.9 | 18.2 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 7.7 |
Female | 11.7 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 16.2 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
Puerto Rican:a | 21.7 | 20.4 | 22.2 | 15.5* | 20.7 | 21.9 | 28.0 | 24.4 | 18.2 | 23.4 | 19.6 |
Male | 18.9 | 21.8 | 17.5 | 16.8* | 22.4 | 20.0* | 29.7* | 19.5* | ** | 14.1 | 24.8* |
Female | 24.4 | 18.7 | 26.1 | 14.2* | 18.5 | 23.8 | 24.9 | 28.3* | 21.2 | 31.2 | 16.3* |
Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 9.7 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 16.2 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
Male | 9.9 | 13.6 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 17.9 | 12.0 | 16.9 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 5.6* |
Female | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 3.9* | 11.6 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
Region: | |||||||||||
Northeast | 12.6 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 8.7 |
Midwest | 12.7 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 15.3 | 12.7 | 8.8 |
South | 12.4 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 15.7 | 14.1 | 18.9 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 10.1 |
West | 13.2 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 18.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.9 |
Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
Poverty Threshold:b | |||||||||||
0-0.99 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 19.3 | 15.1 | 20.5 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 17.0 | 13.2 |
1.00-2.49 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 10.7 |
2.50-4.49 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 9.4 |
4.50 and above | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 20.0 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 9.9 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC Compiled 01/21/2017
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.
b Missing responses imputed.
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