Prevalence estimates of selected sociodemographic characteristics, access to health care, and selected health indicators among American Indian/Alaska Native and non-Hispanic White adults residing in CHSDA counties—Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000–2006a
| |
NHW Totala |
AI/AN Totala |
Northern Plainsb |
Alaskac |
Southern Plainsd |
Pacific Coaste |
Eastf |
Southwestg |
| %h |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
% |
(95% CI) |
| Age Group |
| 18–49 |
56.2 |
(55.9–56.4) |
71.1 |
(69.3–72.9) |
74.3 |
(71.5–76.9) |
72.1 |
(69.7–74.4) |
67.9 |
(65.7–70.0) |
69.3 |
(64.5–73.7) |
66.9 |
(61.6–71.8) |
77.3 |
(75.2–79.4) |
| 50+ |
43.8 |
(43.6–44.1) |
28.9 |
(27.1–30.7) |
25.7 |
(23.1–28.5) |
27.9 |
(25.6–30.3) |
32.1 |
(30.0–34.3) |
30.7 |
(26.3–35.5) |
33.1 |
(28.2–38.4) |
22.7 |
(20.6–24.8) |
| Gender |
| Male |
48.7 |
(48.4–49.0) |
51.1 |
(49.1–53.1) |
47.3 |
(43.9–50.7) |
47.6 |
(45.0–50.2) |
49.0 |
(46.7–51.4) |
55.3 |
(50.5–60.1) |
55.4 |
(50.5–60.2) |
46.1 |
(43.3–48.9) |
| Female |
51.3 |
(51.0–51.6) |
48.9 |
(46.9–50.9) |
52.7 |
(49.3–56.1) |
52.4 |
(49.8–55.0) |
51.0 |
(48.6–53.3) |
44.7 |
(39.9–49.5) |
44.6 |
(39.8–49.5) |
53.9 |
(51.1–56.7) |
| Marital Status |
| Married |
61.1 |
(60.8–61.4) |
48.9 |
(47.0–50.8) |
43.9 |
(40.7–47.1) |
47.4 |
(44.8–50.1) |
55.2 |
(53.0–57.4) |
49.7 |
(45.2–54.2) |
46.3 |
(41.6–51.2) |
48.8 |
(46.1–51.4) |
| Divorced, Widowed, Separated |
17.8 |
(17.6–18.0) |
25.0 |
(23.3–26.7) |
25.3 |
(22.8–27.9) |
21.9 |
(19.8–24.2) |
25.6 |
(23.7–27.5) |
25.4 |
(21.5–29.8) |
30.4 |
(26.7–34.4) |
20.0 |
(17.9–22.2) |
| Never Married, or a Member of an Unmarried Couple |
21.1 |
(20.9–21.4) |
26.1 |
(24.7–27.5) |
30.8 |
(28.0–33.9) |
30.6 |
(28.7–32.6) |
19.2 |
(17.6–21.0) |
24.9 |
(21.6–28.4) |
23.3 |
(19.5–27.5) |
31.3 |
(29.3–33.3) |
| Education |
| Less Than High School |
7.2 |
(7.1–7.4) |
23.1 |
(21.3–24.9) |
26.7 |
(23.9–29.8) |
26.8 |
(24.5–29.2) |
17.5 |
(15.6–19.6) |
25.4 |
(21.2–30.1) |
24.9 |
(20.7–29.6) |
20.4 |
(18.3–22.8) |
| High School Graduate |
28.8 |
(28.6–29.1) |
36.3 |
(34.3–38.3) |
34.4 |
(31.2–37.9) |
43.6 |
(41.3–46.0) |
36.7 |
(34.5–39.0) |
36.6 |
(31.8–41.6) |
34.5 |
(30.0–39.3) |
35.1 |
(32.4–37.8) |
| Some College or Technical School |
30.8 |
(30.5–31.1) |
27.7 |
(26.0–29.4) |
25.5 |
(23.0–28.2) |
20.4 |
(18.6–22.5) |
29.3 |
(27.2–31.5) |
26.8 |
(22.9–31.1) |
28.7 |
(24.3–33.6) |
30.0 |
(27.5–32.6) |
| College Graduate |
33.1 |
(32.9–33.4) |
12.9 |
(11.8–14.1) |
13.3 |
(11.5–15.4) |
9.1 |
(7.3–11.2) |
16.4 |
(14.9–18.1) |
11.2 |
(8.9–14.1) |
11.9 |
(9.3–15.2) |
14.5 |
(12.5–16.8) |
| Income |
| <$15,000 |
7.1 |
(6.9–7.3) |
16.8 |
(15.5–18.3) |
16.9 |
(14.9–19.0) |
17.3 |
(15.6–19.2) |
14.9 |
(13.2–16.7) |
18.6 |
(15.2–22.5) |
15.4 |
(12.4–19.0) |
15.3 |
(13.5–17.3) |
| $15,000–$34,999 |
25.0 |
(24.8–25.3) |
40.3 |
(38.3–42.3) |
40.5 |
(37.4–43.8) |
35.5 |
(33.0–38.2) |
43.6 |
(41.3–45.9) |
36.6 |
(31.8–41.8) |
44.5 |
(39.5–49.7) |
41.5 |
(38.6–44.4) |
| $35,000–$74,999 |
34.5 |
(34.2–34.8) |
24.8 |
(23.1–26.5) |
22.3 |
(19.7–25.0) |
21.0 |
(18.6–23.5) |
23.3 |
(21.5–25.2) |
28.0 |
(24.0–32.4) |
23.6 |
(19.5–28.3) |
24.9 |
(22.4–27.6) |
| ≥$75,000 |
22.0 |
(21.7–22.2) |
6.9 |
(6.1–7.8) |
6.3 |
(4.9–8.2) |
10.0 |
(8.5–11.7) |
7.4 |
(6.1–9.1) |
7.4 |
(5.5–10.0) |
5.9 |
(4.3–8.0) |
6.4 |
(5.2–7.7) |
| Unknown |
11.4 |
(11.2–11.6) |
11.3 |
(10.0–12.7) |
14.0 |
(11.0–17.6) |
16.2 |
(14.5–18.0) |
10.8 |
(9.5–12.2) |
9.4 |
(6.8–12.8) |
10.6 |
(8.2–13.5) |
11.9 |
(10.1–14.1) |
| Employment |
| Employed |
63.4 |
(63.2–63.7) |
55.0 |
(53.3–56.7) |
51.8 |
(48.5–55.1) |
54.1 |
(51.4–56.7) |
57.4 |
(55.1–59.5) |
53.5 |
(49.3–57.7) |
58.3 |
(54.1–62.4) |
57.6 |
(55.1–60.1) |
| Unemployed |
8.1 |
(7.9–8.3) |
18.1 |
(16.5–19.8) |
21.2 |
(18.0–24.8) |
24.3 |
(22.1–26.7) |
15.3 |
(13.7–17.0) |
18.5 |
(14.8–22.8) |
17.3 |
(14.2–21.0) |
15.4 |
(13.6–17.4) |
| Homemaker, Student, Retired |
28.5 |
(28.2–28.7) |
26.9 |
(25.3–28.6) |
27.0 |
(24.6–29.6) |
21.7 |
(19.6–23.9) |
27.4 |
(25.6–29.2) |
28.0 |
(24.2–32.2) |
24.4 |
(21.1–27.9) |
27.0 |
(25.0–29.0) |
| Health Care |
| Have Health Care Coverage |
87.9 |
(87.7–88.1) |
76.6 |
(75.1–78.1) |
75.3 |
(72.6–77.7) |
80.0 |
(77.9–81.8) |
74.5 |
(72.3–76.7) |
82.9 |
(78.9–86.3) |
74.9 |
(70.5–78.8) |
68.4 |
(66.0–70.8) |
| Have Personal Provideri |
81.2 |
(81.0–81.5) |
70.0 |
(67.9–71.9) |
71.9 |
(68.5–75.0) |
66.6 |
(64.2–69.0) |
76.3 |
(74.1–78.3) |
70.3 |
(65.2–74.9) |
72.2 |
(67.1–76.8) |
62.0 |
(59.0–65.0) |
| Health |
| Health Status (Good or Better) |
87.9 |
(87.7–88.0) |
74.1 |
(72.2–75.9) |
75.9 |
(73.2–78.4) |
78.0 |
(75.7–80.1) |
76.2 |
(74.2–78.1) |
70.7 |
(66.2–74.8) |
76.1 |
(71.8–80.0) |
75.7 |
(73.0–78.2) |
| Ever Told Have Diabetesj |
5.7 |
(5.6–5.9) |
14.4 |
(13.0–15.9) |
17.0 |
(14.7–19.4) |
5.7 |
(4.5–7.2) |
14.3 |
(12.9–15.8) |
14.9 |
(11.9–18.6) |
11.4 |
(8.8–14.6) |
13.3 |
(11.7–15.1) |
CHSDA indicates Contract Health Service Delivery Areas of the Indian Health Service; NHW, non-Hispanic whites; AI/AN, American Indians/Alaska Natives; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
a Data from 34 U.S. states (includes states listed in the footnotes below).
b AI/AN in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
c AI/AN in Alaska.
d AI/AN in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
e AI/AN in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
f AI/AN in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and South Carolina.
g AI/AN in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
h All prevalence estimates are weighted. Except for age group, estimates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population. "Refused" and "don't know" responses are excluded.
i 2001–2006.
j Does not include those who had diabetes during pregnancy.
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Page last updated: August 22, 2008
Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
