2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
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| Age (years) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: | 7.8 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Male | 7.1 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 13.1 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Female | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 7.8 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Male | 7.0 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 7.6 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Female | 8.6 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 10.3 | 15.7 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 18.4 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Male | 10.3 | 18.4 | 6.5 | 14.9 | 20.1 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 11.9* | 3.3* | 6.5 | 7.6 |
| Female | 10.3 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 5.4* | 16.4 | 8.8 | 9.5* | 10.5 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 9.5 |
| Other Non-Hispanic: | 8.3 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 7.8* | 11.8 | 7.8 | 6.8* | 9.3* | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
| Male | 8.0 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 12.3* | 11.6 | 8.1 | 10.6* | 8.7* | 6.4* | 5.4 | 7.0* |
| Female | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 3.6* | 11.9* | 7.5* | ** | ** | 8.5* | 9.9 | 5.3* |
| Hispanic: | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Male | 5.2 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 4.0* | 3.3* | 4.5* | 4.0 | 7.1* |
| Female | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.5* | 7.7 | 6.2 | 4.3* | 8.5* | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Puerto Rican:a | 12.8 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 9.6* | 21.3 | 9.5 | ** | ** | 12.4 | 11.6 | 13.5* |
| Male | 13.1 | 20.4 | 8.7* | 7.5* | 30.5 | 5.2* | ** | ** | ** | 8.5* | ** |
| Female | 12.6 | 9.7* | 13.8 | ** | 10.6* | 12.7 | ** | ** | 16.9* | 14.5 | ** |
| Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 2.9* | 6.2* | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0* |
| Male | 3.8 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 4.7* | 6.3 | 2.5* | ** | ** | 1.9* | 3.7 | ** |
| Female | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.4* | 8.0 | 5.9 | 3.8* | 8.6* | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.7* |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 8.2 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 14.9 | 5.2* | 9.7 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| Midwest | 8.6 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 11.8 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| South | 7.0 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| West | 8.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
| Poverty Threshold:b | |||||||||||
| 0-.99 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 9.5 |
| 1.00-2.49 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| 2.50-4.49 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 4.50 and above | 6.4 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 9.1* | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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%.
a As a subset of Hispanic.
b Missing responses imputed.
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