Adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding 5 yearsa, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic (all races) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All races | White | Black | |||||||||
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 73.2 | 0.3 | 73.9 | 0.4 | 73.4 | 0.4 | 75.3 | 1.0 | 68.4 | 0.8 | |
| Age (not age adjusted) | 18-44 | 59.0 | 0.6 | 60.2 | 0.6 | 59.4 | 0.7 | 63.3 | 1.5 | 53.0 | 1.2 |
| 45-64 | 86.7 | 0.4 | 87.3 | 0.4 | 87.5 | 0.5 | 87.1 | 1.5 | 80.6 | 1.4 | |
| 65 and over | 93.0 | 0.4 | 93.2 | 0.4 | 93.6 | 0.5 | 90.1 | 1.4 | 89.9 | 1.5 | |
| Gender | Female | 75.3 | 0.4 | 75.7 | 0.5 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 77.8 | 1.1 | 72.2 | 1.0 |
| Male | 71.0 | 0.5 | 72.0 | 0.5 | 71.8 | 0.5 | 72.1 | 1.5 | 64.7 | 1.2 | |
| Health insuranceb, age 18-64 | Private | 73.4 | 0.4 | 73.3 | 0.5 | 72.6 | 0.5 | 77.3 | 1.4 | 73.7 | 1.2 |
| Public | 70.3 | 1.0 | 70.9 | 1.2 | 69.9 | 1.4 | 71.6 | 2.1 | 67.1 | 2.3 | |
| Uninsured | 51.9 | 0.8 | 52.4 | 1.0 | 50.1 | 1.2 | 58.7 | 2.1 | 50.8 | 1.5 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare and private | 94.8 | 0.5 | 94.8 | 0.5 | 94.8 | 0.5 | 95.0 | 1.8 | 93.5 | 2.1 |
| Medicare and public | 92.6 | 1.1 | 93.1 | 1.1 | 94.2 | 1.2 | 90.5 | 2.8 | 89.7 | 3.0 | |
| Medicare only | 88.9 | 1.1 | 88.9 | 1.1 | 89.6 | 1.2 | 86.9 | 2.9 | 89.0 | 2.7 | |
| Family incomec | Negative or poor | 64.3 | 1.0 | 65.5 | 1.2 | 64.6 | 1.7 | 66.6 | 1.8 | 60.9 | 1.8 |
| Near poor/low | 65.8 | 0.9 | 66.2 | 1.0 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 70.7 | 2.2 | 63.7 | 1.7 | |
| Middle | 72.4 | 0.6 | 72.4 | 0.7 | 71.7 | 0.8 | 76.4 | 1.6 | 72.5 | 1.5 | |
| High | 79.7 | 0.6 | 79.7 | 0.6 | 78.9 | 0.6 | 86.8 | 1.8 | 79.3 | 1.8 | |
| Education (age 25 and over) | Less than high school | 66.4 | 0.9 | 68.2 | 1.2 | 68.0 | 1.5 | 69.4 | 2.3 | 62.9 | 1.3 |
| High school graduate | 74.2 | 0.6 | 73.9 | 0.7 | 73.4 | 0.7 | 78.4 | 1.6 | 75.5 | 1.5 | |
| At least some college | 83.6 | 0.4 | 83.6 | 0.4 | 83.1 | 0.4 | 84.7 | 1.2 | 83.9 | 1.1 | |
| Residence location | Urban | 74.3 | 0.4 | 75.3 | 0.4 | 74.9 | 0.4 | 76.6 | 0.9 | 69.1 | 0.8 |
| Rural | 70.0 | 0.7 | 70.3 | 0.8 | 70.3 | 0.8 | 68.0 | 3.7 | 61.6 | 2.5 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.