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Border County Health Workforce Profiles: California
 

Population and Health Profiles Tables

Table 1

Population in California Border Regions, 2000[42]

Geographic Area

Counties

Population

Percent

     

California

58

33,871,648

100.0

California Border Regions

     

More than 300 miles from Border

42

11,464,306

33.8

62-300 miles

14

19,451,148

57.5

Within 62 miles

2

2,956,194

8.7

Table 2

Estimate of 2003 Population by Race/Ethnicity[43]

Geographic Area

Non- Hispanic White

Black / African-American

Hispanic / Latino(a)Φ

Asian / Pacific Islander

American Indian / Alaskan Native

Other**

Total

   
 

Percent of Total Population

   

United States

69.1

12.0

12.5

3.7

0.7

1.9

100.0

               

Border States

50.1

7.5

31.9

7.1

1.0

2.3

100.0

               

California

46.7

6.3

32.5

10.9

0.5

3.1

100.0

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

55.8

6.0

19.9

13.8

0.7

3.8

33.5

62-300 miles

40.4

6.7

40.3

9.5

0.4

2.7

57.8

Within 62 miles

53.2

5.3

28.9

8.8

0.6

3.2

8.7

   
 

Population

   

United States

201,002,880

34,831,660

36,413,990

10,757,840

2,160,970

5,642,440

290,809,780

               

Border States

32,581,700

4,909,550

20,769,230

4,593,800

678,330

1,525,780

65,058,390

               

California

16,553,580

2,249,460

11,514,860

3,870,140

191,000

1,105,420

35,484,460

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

6,640,070

712,790

2,364,410

1,647,410

84,850

454,000

11,903,530

62-300 miles

8,274,911

1,372,910

8,260,155

1,951,356

88,130

553,350

20,500,812

Within 62 miles

1,638,599

163,760

890,295

271,374

18,020

98,070

3,080,118

Φ Includes Hispanic/Latinos(as) of all races; in California, 8.7% of Hispanic/Latinos(as) are Black/African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, or Other race.  In the U.S. population, 9.7% of Hispanic/Latinos(as) were races other than White.
**Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.

Table 3

Estimate of 2003 Population by Age[44]

Geographic Area

Less than 25

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 and Over

Total

   
 

Percent of Total Population

   

United States

35.3

14.1

16.3

13.4

8.6

12.4

100.0

               

Border States

37.7

15.0

16.4

12.6

7.7

10.6

100.0

               

California

37.2

15.2

16.6

12.7

7.6

10.6

100.0

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

34.4

14.9

17.0

13.9

8.4

11.5

33.5

62-300 miles

38.8

15.4

16.4

12.1

7.3

10.0

57.8

Within 62 miles

37.2

15.5

16.7

12.4

7.2

11.1

8.7

   
 

Population

   

United States

102,519,790

40,897,610

47,436,820

38,832,180

24,977,550

36,145,830

290,809,780

               

Border States

24,496,680

9,772,120

10,678,680

8,208,470

5,025,510

6,876,930

65,058,390

               

California

13,200,060

5,398,090

5,907,280

4,512,350

2,708,390

3,758,290

35,484,460

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

4,092,320

1,770,440

2,026,460

1,653,860

993,970

1,366,480

11,903,530

62-300 miles

7,962,386

3,151,125

3,365,720

2,477,565

1,494,180

2,049,841

20,500,817

Within 62 miles

1,145,354

476,525

515,100

380,925

220,240

341,969

3,080,113

Table 4

Poverty Level, 2000[45]

Geographic Area

Percent of Poverty

 

Under 1.00

1.00 to 1.49

1.50 to 1.84

1.85 to 1.99

2.00 & Over

Total

   
 

Percent of Total Population

   

United States

12.4

8.6

6.2

2.5

70.4

100.0

             

Border States

14.7

10.2

6.8

2.6

65.7

100.0

             

California

14.2

9.9

6.5

2.5

66.9

100.0

California Border Regions

           

More than 300 miles from Border

11.3

7.7

5.3

2.1

73.6

33.9

62-300 miles

16.1

11.2

7.2

2.7

62.8

57.5

Within 62 miles

12.9

9.7

6.5

2.5

68.5

8.6

   
 

Population

   

United States

33,899,812

23,420,337

16,977,258

6,897,202

192,687,623

273,882,232

             

Border States

8,851,341

6,142,023

4,095,365

1,567,304

39,536,456

60,192,489

             

California

4,706,130

3,280,757

2,141,744

814,505

22,156,908

33,100,044

California Border Regions

           

More than 300 miles from Border

1,265,989

866,896

593,337

237,571

8,259,133

11,222,926

62-300 miles

3,072,061

2,137,586

1,363,072

506,656

11,943,876

19,023,251

Within 62 miles

368,080

276,275

185,335

70,278

1,953,899

2,853,867

Table 5

Insurance Coverage, 2002

Geographic Area

Without Health Coverage [46]

   
 

Percent of Population

   

United States

15.2

   

Border States

19.4

   

California

15.4

California Border Regions

 

More than 300 miles from Border

12.9

62-300 miles

17.1

Within 62 miles

15.2

   
 

Sample Size

   

United States

247,303

   

Border States

24,305

   

California

4,213

California Border Regions

 

More than 300 miles from Border

1,158

62-300 miles

2,096

Within 62 miles

341

Table 6

Highest Level of Education, 2000[47]

Geographic Area

Less than 9

9 to 12 (no diploma)

High School

Some College

Associate Degree

College Degree

Total

   
 

Percent of Total Population

   

United States

7.5

12.1

28.6

21.0

6.3

24.4

100.0

               

Border States

11.1

12.1

22.2

23.0

6.4

25.1

100.0

               

California

11.5

11.7

20.1

22.9

7.1

26.8

100.0

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

8.0

9.8

20.2

23.5

7.5

31.0

35.4

62-300 miles

14.1

13.2

20.1

22.2

6.8

23.5

55.9

Within 62 miles

8.7

9.8

19.9

25.4

7.5

28.7

8.7

   
 

Population

   

United States

13,755,477

21,960,148

52,168,981

38,351,595

11,512,833

44,462,605

182,211,639

               

Border States

4,271,425

4,645,407

8,558,845

8,857,227

2,473,254

9,674,620

38,480,778

               

California

2,446,324

2,496,419

4,288,452

4,879,336

1,518,403

5,669,966

21,298,900

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

602,195

739,755

1,521,459

1,771,295

568,197

2,336,373

7,539,274

62-300 miles

1,683,469

1,574,217

2,396,575

2,636,541

810,424

2,801,441

11,902,667

Within 62 miles

160,660

182,447

370,418

471,500

139,782

532,152

1,856,959

Table 7

Breast and Cervical Cancer, 2002

Geographic Area

Breast Cancer

Cervical Cancer

 

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate

2001 Incidence Rate

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate[48]

2001 Incidence Rate

     
 

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

     

United States[49]

14.5

86.2£

NA§

2.7

34.0£

NA§

             

Border States

13.3

71.8

NA§

2.6

31.9

4.5

             

California[50]

13.2

70.6

61.4

2.4

27.9

8.4

California Border Regions

           

More than 300 miles from Border

13.3

76.4

67.8

1.6

20.5

7.5

62-300 miles

12.9

64.9

56.9

2.9

31.9

9.1

Within 62 miles

15.4

86.8

66.3

2.0

29.2

7.0

   
 

Number of Cases

   

United States

41,883

17,520£

NA§

3,952

2,609£

NA§

             

Border States

7,555

3,424

NA§

827

572

2,804

             

California

4,154

1,843

21,194

414

289

1,455

California Border Regions

           

More than 300 miles from Border

1,522

685

7,923

100

65

440

62-300 miles

2,207

969

11,280

284

202

910

Within 62 miles

425

189

1,991

30

22

105

£ YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
§ Counts not available for 2001.
New Mexico rate is based on average number of cases for a 5-year period.

Table 8

Diabetes Mellitus Measures, 2002

Geographic Area

Hospital Discharge Rate

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate[51]

Ever Had Diabetes[52]

         
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

Percent

         

United States[53]

20.1

25.4

79.3£

7.1

         

Border States

14.5

25.7

72.8 

7.3

         

California[54]

13.4

22.2

59.1

7.5

California Border Regions

       

More than 300 miles from Border

11.8

19.4

53.9

6.6

62-300 miles

14.7

24.6

64.9

8.3

Within 62 miles

10.9

18.6

39.5

5.3

   
 

Number of Cases

Sample Size

     

United States

NA§ 

73,249

17,664£

245,063

         

Border States

92,664

14,228

3,849 

24,018

         

California

46,740

6,783

1,729

4,155

California Border Regions

       

More than 300 miles from Border

13,872

2,173

536

1,146

62-300 miles

29,567

4,104

1,097

2,063

Within 62 miles

3,301

506

96

337

£ YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
§ Number of hospitalizations not reported, only rates of discharge.

Table 9

Proportion Overweight and Obese, 2002

Geographic Area

Body Mass Index Category[55]

 

Overweight Only

Obese Only

Overweight & Obese

   
 

Percent of Population

       

United States

36.9

21.9

58.8

       

Border States

37.4

20.9

58.3

       

California

37.5

19.2

56.7

California Border Regions

     

More than 300 miles from Border

35.9

17.7

53.6

62-300 miles

38.9

19.5

58.4

Within 62 miles

34.7

16.6

51.3

   
 

Sample Size

   

United States

236,287

   

Border States

23,243

   

California

4,084

California Border Regions

 

More than 300 miles from Border

1,109

62-300 miles

2,038

Within 62 miles

333

Table 10

Cerebrovascular Disease Deaths, 2002

Geographic Area

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate[56]

     
 

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

     

United States[57]

56.2

96.7£

     

Border States

57.9

81.0

     

California[58]

57.9

79.1

California Border Regions

   

More than 300 miles from Border

61.7

78.1

62-300 miles

55.6

79.9

Within 62 miles

55.8

77.0

   
 

Number of Cases

   

United States

162,672

19,048£

     

Border States

31,226

3,897

     

California

17,551

2,076

California Border Regions

   

More than 300 miles from Border

6,884

733

62-300 miles

9,133

1,201

Within 62 miles

1,534

142

£ YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.

Table 11

HIV / AIDS, 2002

Geographic Area

AIDS

HIV

   
 

Incidence Rate Per 100,000

     

United States[59]

14.8

NA§

     

Border States

11.5

15.5

     

California[60]

11.8

14.1

California Border Regions

   

More than 300 miles from Border

10.9

13.6

62-300 miles

12.0

13.2

Within 62 miles

14.6

22.1

   
 

Number of Cases

   

United States

42,651

NA§

     

Border States

7,358

9,887

     

California

4,142

4,937

California Border Regions

   

More than 300 miles from Border

1,280

1,603

62-300 miles

2,419

2,661

Within 62 miles

443

673

Counts are for 2002.
§ Counts not available for 2002; number of HIV cases only available for 36 States.
Counts are for 2002; Arizona rate is based on average number of cases for a 5-year period, while New Mexico rate is based on average number of cases for a 3-year period.

Table 12

Selected Infectious Diseases, 2002

Geographic Area

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Tuberculosis

   
 

Incidence Rate Per 100,000

   

United States[61]

3.1

2.8

5.2

       

Border States

4.3

3.3

7.8

       

California[62]

4.1

1.8

9.1

California Border Regions

     

More than 300 miles from Border

3.4

2.7

9.0

62-300 miles

4.3

1.3

8.7

Within 62 miles

6.2

1.0

11.7

   
 

Number of Cases

   

United States

8,795

8,064

15,075

       

Border States

2,747

2,122

5,021

       

California

1,452

614

3,169

California Border Regions

     

More than 300 miles from Border

406

322

1,059

62-300 miles

857

262

1,775

Within 62 miles

189

30

355

Table 13

Estimated Vaccination Coverage** with 4:3:1:3:3:1† Among Children 19-35 Months of Age by Race/Ethnicity‡, and by State and Immunization Action Plan Area U.S., National Immunization Survey, 2003§ [63]

Geographic Area

Total

Non- Hispanic White

Non- Hispanic Black

Hispanic

American Indian or Alaskan Native only

Asian only

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only

Multiple Race, non-Hispanic

                 

United States

72.5

±1.0

73.9

±1.2

68.4

±3.3

71.3

±2.2

69.1

±8.1

76.0

±5.5

NA

74.3

±5.0

                 

 Border States

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

                 

  California

75.6

±3.7

74.8

±6.8

NA

74.5

±5.1

NA

NA

NA

NA

California Border Regions

               

More than 300 miles from Border

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

62-300 miles

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Within 62 miles

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

** Estimate=NA (Not Available) if the unweighted sample size for the numerator was <30 or (CI half width)/Estimate >0.5 or (CI half width)>10
† Four or more doses of DTP, three or more doses of poliovirus vaccine, one or more doses of any MCV, three or more doses of Hib, three or more doses of HepB, and one or more doses of varicella
‡ Self-reported by respondent.  Individual racial groups do not include Hispanic children. Children of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race
§ Children in the Q1/2003-Q4/2003 National Immunization Survey were born between February 2000 and May 2002.
ll  % ± 95% Confidence Interval
NA:  Not Available.

The NIS estimates vaccination coverage for each State and 28 selected urban areas.  Due to NIS sampling methods and sample size constraints, coverage for smaller geographical areas cannot be estimated.

NIS Data were not available at the county-level.  Therefore, coverage rates for Border regions cannot be provided.

National coverage estimates are more precise than State estimates. 

Table 14

Motor Vehicle Deaths, 2002

Geographic Area

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate[64]

     
 

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

     

United States[65]

15.7

465.6£

     

Border States

14.6

436.4

     

California [66]

11.7

338.4

California Border Regions

   

More than 300 miles from Border

12.5

376.3

62-300 miles

11.3

317.5

Within 62 miles

11.5

332.5

   
 

Number of Cases

   

United States

45,380

36,410£

     

Border States

9,238

7,886

     

California

4,046

3,422

California Border Regions

   

More than 300 miles from Border

1,472

1,265

62-300 miles

2,223

1,864

Within 62 miles

351

293

£YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.

Table 15

Infant Mortality by Race/Ethnicity, 2002

Geographic Area

Non- Hispanic White

Black / African- American

Hispanic / Latino(a)Φ

Asian / Pacific Islander

American Indian / Alaskan Native

Other**

Total

     
 

Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births

     

United States[67]

5.9

 14.3

5.6

NA§

NA§

NA§

7.0

               

Border States

5.4

12.9

5.5

3.4

7.1

8.7

5.9

               

California[68]

5.1

12.6

5.2

3.5

5.6

9.0

5.5

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

4.9

11.2

5.5

2.9

6.4

9.8

5.2

62-300 miles

5.5

13.1

5.3

4.1

7.6

5.7

Within 62 miles

4.1

14.2

3.7

3.3

12.5

4.5

   
 

Number of Infant Deaths

     

United States

13,492

8,446

4,928

NA§

NA§

NA§

27,977

               

Border States

1,894

957

2,700

261

79

63

5,954

               

California

827

375

1,372

216

11

63

2,864

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

323

107

304

86

6

29

855

62-300 miles

437

235

988

115

-

25

1,803

Within 62 miles

67

33

80

15

-

9

206

Did not respond in California - four
Φ Includes Hispanic/Latinos(as) of all races; in California, 3.5% of Hispanic/Latino(a) infant deaths were of races other then White.
** Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
§ Counts not available for 2002.
Rates based on small cell sizes are unreliable.
- Number of cases is suppressed due to fewer than five cases.

Table 16

Prenatal Care Started in First Trimester by Race/Ethnicity, 2002

Geographic Area

Non- Hispanic White

Black / African- American

Hispanic / Latino(a)Φ

Asian / Pacific Islander

American Indian / Alaskan Native

Other**

Total

   
 

Percent Starting Prenatal Care in First Trimester

   

United States[69]

88.6

75.2

76.7

84.8

69.8

NA§

83.7

               

Border States

88.2

78.6

78.6

86.6

64.7

84.0

82.4

               

California[70]

89.6

80.8

82.2

86.5

73.5

84.1

84.8

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

88.0

79.3

77.3

84.0

69.6

80.2

82.9

62-300 miles

90.6

81.5

83.8

89.0

77.2

87.3

85.8

Within 62 miles

91.1

81.0

80.3

86.8

76.2

85.2

84.7

   
 

Number

   

United States

2,006,365

423,012

657,240

NA§

NA§

NA§

3,301,186

               

Border States

306,594

58,502

387,515

66,873

7,199

6,083

832,766

               

California

144,661

24,076

216,137

53,434

1,445

5,890

445,643

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

58,185

7,557

42,361

24,597

651

2,386

135,737

62-300 miles

71,515

14,640

156,192

24,906

624

2,889

270,766

Within 62 miles

14,961

1,879

17,584

3,931

170

615

39,140

Did not respond in California – 3,312
Φ Includes Hispanic/Latinos(as) of all races; in California, 2.2% of Hispanic/Latinos(as) were of races other than White.
** Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
§ Counts not available for 2002.

Table 17

Birth Rates for Teenage Mothers, Ages 15 to 17, by Race/Ethnicity, 2002

Geographic Area Non-Hispanic White Black / African- American Hispanic / Latino(a)Φ Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native Other** Total
   
  Birth Rates
   

United States[71]

13.1

41.0

50.7

9.0

30.7

NA§

18.2

               

Border States

10.0

39.4

60.5

7.1

39.6

8.6

28.8

               

California[72]

6.1

26.8

49.4

7.2

17.8

11.7

22.1

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

6.9

28.8

49.7

9.0

21.9

13.9

17.5

62-300 miles

6.0

26.4

48.9

5.9

14.3

10.3

24.8

Within 62 miles

3.9

22.0

54.1

7.6

15.8

10.3

20.1

   
 

Number of Births to Teenage Mothers

   

United States

49,756

37,017

46,740

NA

NA

NA

138,731

               

Border States

7,020

4,202

28,004

667

649

281

40,823

               

California

2,152

1,268

12,242

566

74

273

16,575

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

934

405

2,441

279

40

128

4,227

62-300 miles

1,086

788

8,786

244

28

124

11,506

Within 62 miles

132

75

1,015

43

6

21

1,292

Did not respond in California – 85
Φ Includes Hispanic/Latinos(as) of all races; in California, 3.1% of Hispanic/Latinos(as) were of races other than White.
** Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
§ Not available in 2002.

Table 18

Prenatal Care Started in First Trimester by Race/Ethnicity for Teenage Mothers, 2002

Geographic Area Non-Hispanic White Black / African- American Hispanic / Latino(a)Φ Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native Other** Total
   
  Percent Teenage Mothers Starting Prenatal Care in First Trimester
   

United States[73]

70.1

57.2

62.2

NA§

NA§

NA§

63.3

               

Border States

69.3

63.1

67.1

49.9

51.3

62.3

66.5

               

California[74]

67.3

65.9

69.4

50.4

63.5

61.5

68.0

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

63.6

66.7

63.3

40.9

57.5

55.5

61.9

62-300 miles

69.1

65.9

71.6

60.2

67.9

68.5

70.6

Within 62 miles

78.8

62.7

65.2

55.8

83.3

57.1

66.1

   
 

Number of Teenage Mothers Starting Prenatal Care in First Trimester

   

United States

34,890

21,190

29,051

NA§

NA§

NA§

87,876

               

Border States

4,862

2,651

18,779

333

333

175

27,133

               

California

1,448

836

8,493

285

47

168

11,277

California Border Regions

             

More than 300 miles from Border

594

270

1,544

114

23

71

2,616

62-300 miles

750

519

6,287

147

19

85

7,807

Within 62 miles

104

47

662

24

5

12

854

Did not respond in California - 42
Φ Includes Hispanic/Latinos(as) of all races; in California, 2.7% of Hispanic/Latinos(as) were of races other than White.
** Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
§ Not available in 2002.

Table 19

Mental Health Measures, 2002

Geographic Area Hospital Discharge Rate Suicide – Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate Suicide YPLL Rate[75]
       
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

       

United States[76]

85.8

10.9

261.6£

       

Border States

37.9

10.9

237.0

       

California[77]

41.8

9.5

188.4

California Border Regions

     

More than 300 miles from Border

32.5

10.7

215.5

62-300 miles

46.4

8.6

167.0

Within 62 miles

47.4

10.6

227.8

   
 

Number of Cases

   

United States

NA§

31,655

25,214£

       

Border States

235,577

6,730

5,501

       

California

146,214

3,210

2,538

California Border Regions

     

More than 300 miles from Border

38,373

1,264

982

62-300 miles

93,435

1,630

1,290

Within 62 miles

14,406

316

266

£YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
Proportion for the Border States is based on Arizona, California, and Texas; hospitalizations for New Mexico not based on primary diagnosis.
‡  Hospitalized for:  Alcohol- and substance-related mental disorders; senility and organic mental disorders; affective disorders; schizophrenia, related disorders; other psychoses; anxiety, somatoform, dissociative, and personality disorders; preadult disorders, other mental conditions; personal history of mental disorder, mental / behavioral problems, observation, mental retardation; and screening for mental condition.
§ Number of hospitalizations not reported, only rates of discharge.

Table 20

Oral Health, 2002

Geographic Area

Dental Visit in Past Year[78]

   
 

Percent of Population

   

United States

69.5

   

Border States

66.3

   

California

68.4

California Border Regions

 

More than 300 miles from Border

70.7

62-300 miles

66.6

Within 62 miles

74.7

   
 

Sample Size

   

United States

243,595

   

Border States

24,257

   

California

4,213

California Border Regions

 

More than 300 miles from Border

1,157

62-300 miles

2,097

Within 62 miles

341

Table 21

Asthma, 2002

Geographic Area

Hospital Discharge Rate

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate[79]

Ever Had

Asthma[80]

         
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

Percent

         

United States[81]

16.8

1.4

17.8£

11.9

         

Border States

11.1

1.5

15.4

12.0

         

California[82]

10.3

1.6

15.4

12.7

California Border Regions

       

More than 300 miles from Border

9.6

1.9

15.4

12.4

62-300 miles

11.0

1.4

16.3

13.1

Within 62 miles

8.9

1.1

9.5

10.5

   
 

Number of Cases

Sample Size

     

United States

NA§ 

4,261

2,124£

247,646

         

Border States

71,160

852

415

24,341

         

California

36,177

496

234

4,210

California Border Regions

       

More than 300 miles from Border

11,323

220

89

1,157

62-300 miles

22,156

243

132

2,095

Within 62 miles

2,698

33

13

340

£YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
§ Number of hospitalizations not reported, only rates of discharge.