| Total | White | Black | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Rate | SE | Rate | SE | Rate | SE |
| Total | 223.4 | 16.4 | 229.5 | 17.4 | 137.3 | 27.1 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18-64 | 71.7 | 9.6 | 61.5 | 8.4 | *101.21 | 37.9 |
| 18-44 | 18.4 | 4.4 | *15.0 | 4.5 | ** | ** |
| 45-64 | 168.1 | 22.9 | 141.2 | 21.1 | *268.0 | 121.8 |
| 65 and over | 1,433.7 | 107.3 | 1,425.5 | 111.5 | 889.9 | 179.4 |
| 65-74 | 851.2 | 85.9 | 906.2 | 97.0 | *273.3 | 79.4 |
| 75-84 | 1,444.0 | 144.7 | 1,354.3 | 150.5 | *1,510.0 | 422.7 |
| 85 and over | 3,859.4 | 454.6 | 3,744.6 | 463.6 | ** | ** |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 227.5 | 21.1 | 226.1 | 23.4 | 156.3 | 46.1 |
| Female | 219.4 | 18.2 | 232.7 | 20.4 | 120.0 | 31.1 |
aRates were computed using estimates of the civilian population of the United States as of July 1, 2000, based on the 1990 census. These estimates have been adjusted for net underenumeration using the 1990 National Population Adjustment Matrix.
*Figure should not be assumed to be reliable because the sample size is between 30 and 59.
**Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: Standard error
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Home and Hospice Care Survey.