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Border County Health Workforce Profiles: Florida
 

Population and Health Profiles Tables

Table 1

Population in Florida, 2000[39]

Geographic Area

Counties

Population

Percent

 

Florida

67

15,982,378

100.0

Table 2

Estimate of 2003 Population by Race/Ethnicity[40]

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

 

Florida

65.6

13.9

16.7

1.7

0.3

1.8

100.0

 
 

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

 

Florida

11,172,730

2,371,700

2,835,940

282,180

46,680

309,840

17,019,070

Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 8.5% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) are Black/African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, or Other race. In the U.S. population, 9.7% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) are races other than White.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.

Table 3

Estimate of 2003 Population by Age [41]

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

 

Florida

31.0

12.9

15.9

12.9

9.7

17.6

100.0

 
 

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

 

Florida

5,272,270

2,193,700

2,700,860

2,195,320

1,657,950

2,998,970

17,019,070

Table 4

Poverty Level, 2000 [42]

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

             

Florida

12.5

9.2

6.7

2.7

68.9

100.0

   
 

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

             

Florida

1,952,629

1,432,199

1,047,772

427,810

10,744,957

15,605,367

Table 5

Insurance Coverage, 2002

Geographic Area

Without Health Coverage [43]

   
 

Percent of Population

   

United States

15.2

   

Border States

19.4

   

Florida

18.0

   
 

Sample Size

   

United States

247,303

   

Border States

24,305

   

Florida

6,122

Table 6

Highest Level of Education, 2000 [44]

Geographic Area

Less than 9

11 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

               

Florida

6.7

13.4

28.7

21.8

7.0

22.3

100.0

   
 

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

               

Florida

739,222

1,480,726

3,165,748

2,403,135

773,486

2,462,328

11,024,645

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[45]

2001 Incidence Rate

     
 

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

             

United States[46]

25.6

NA

NA

2.7

34.0

NA

             

Border States

23.9

144.5

NA

2.6

31.9

4.5

             

Florida[47]

23.7

176.3

96.6

2.9

43.0

11.5

   
 

Number of Cases

             

United States

41,514

NA

NA

3,952

2,609

NA

             

Border States

7,497

3,397

NA

827

572

2,804

             

Florida

2,661

1,045

15,797

280

172

962

YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
Counts not available.
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 [48]

Ever Had Diabetes [49]

         
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

Percent

         

United States[50]

20.1

25.4

79.3

7.1

         

Border States

14.5

25.7

72.8

7.3

         

Florida[51]

17.2

21.4

91.2

7.7

   
 

Number of Cases

Sample Size

         

United States

NA 

73,249

17,664

245,063

         

Border States

92,664

14,228

3,849

24,018

         

Florida

28,743

4,574

1,139

6,031

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 [52]

 

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

       

Florida

37.6

19.4

57.0

   
 

Sample Size

   

United States

236,287

   

Border States

23,243

   

Florida

5,825

Table 10

HIV / AIDS, 2002

Geographic Area

AIDS

HIV

   
 

Incidence Rate Per 100,000

     

United States[53]

14.8

NA

     

Border States

11.5

15.5

     

Florida[54]

28.7

39.7

   
 

Number of Cases

     

United States

42,651

NA

     

Border States

7,358

9,887

     

Florida

4,792

6,622

Counts not available for 2002; number of HIV cases only available for 36 States.
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 11

Selected Infectious Diseases, 2002

Geographic Area

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Tuberculosis

   
 

Incidence Rate Per 100,000

       

United States[55]

3.1

2.8

5.2

       

Border States

4.3

3.3

7.8

       

Florida[56]

2.1*

3.7*

6.2

       
 

Number of Cases

       

United States

8,795

8,064

15,075

       

Border States

2,747

2,122

5,021

       

Florida

362

625

1,046

*Rates for Hepatitis in Florida are for 2003.

Table 12

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§[57]

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

                 

Florida

73.7

±5.5

81.2

±5.9

NA

77.1

±7.6

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 is 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 13

Motor Vehicle Deaths, 2002

Geographic Area

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate [58]

     
 

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

     

United States[59]

15.7

465.6

     

Border States

14.6

436.4

     

Florida[60]

18.8

548.7

   
 

Number of Cases

     

United States

45,380

36,410

     

Border States

9,238

7,886

     

Florida

3,179

2,531

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

Table 14

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[61]

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

               

Florida[62]

6.6

13.7

4.5

3.9

†

†

7.5

   
 

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

               

Florida

671

618

234

21

-

-

1,548

Did not respond in Florida - zero
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 5.6% of Hispanic/Latino(a) infant deaths were of races other than 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 15

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[63]

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

               

Florida[64]

89.1

75.5

83.1

87.9

70.2

84.4

84.4

   
 

Number Starting Prenatal Care in First Trimester

               

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

               

Florida

91,000

34,105

42,897

4,700

475

200

173,377

Did not respond in Florida - 98
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 3.1% of Hispanics/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 16

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[65]

13.1

41.0

50.7

9.0

30.7

NA

18.2

               

Border States

10.0

39.4

60.5

7.1

39.8

8.6

28.8

               

Florida[66]

12.8

59.1

35.0

7.5

41.8

1.2

23.2

   
 

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

               

Florida

2,621

2,769

1,950

41

37

7

7,425

Did not respond in Florida - zero
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 3.9% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) were of races other than White.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
Not available in 2002.

Table 17

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[67]

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

               

Florida[68]

70.4

57.7

65.8

46.3

48.6

71.4

64.2

   
 

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

               

Florida

1,844

1,598

1,284

19

18

5

4,768

Did not respond in Florida - three
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 4.2% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) were of races other than White.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
Not available in 2002.

Table18

Mental Health Measures, 2002

Geographic Area

Hospital Discharge Rate

Suicide - Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

Suicide YPLL Rate [69]

       
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

       

United States[70]

85.8

10.9

261.6

       

Border States

37.9

10.9

237.0

       

Florida[71]

50.4

13.4

291.7

   
 

Number of Cases

   

United States

NA

31,655

25,214

       

Border States

235,577

6,730

5,501

       

Florida

84,049

2,332

1,787

YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
Rate 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 19

Oral Health, 2002

Geographic Area

Dental Visit in Past Year [72]

   
 

Percent of Population

   

United States

69.5

   

Border States

66.3

   

Florida

69.0

   
 

Sample Size

United States

243,595

   

Border States

24,257

   

Florida

6,105

Table 20

Asthma, 2002

Geographic Area

Hospital Discharge Rate

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate [73]

Ever Had Asthma [74]

         
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

Percent

         

United States[75]

16.8

1.4

17.8

11.9

         

Border States

11.1

1.5

15.4

12.0

         

Florida[76]

15.1

1.2

17.0

10.5

         
 

Number of Cases

Sample Size

         

United States

NA

4,261

2,124

247,646

         

Border States

71,160

852

415

24,341

         

Florida

25,129

232

117

6,134

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

Population and Health Profiles Tables

Table 1

Population in Florida, 2000[39]

Geographic Area

Counties

Population

Percent

 

Florida

67

15,982,378

100.0

Table 2

Estimate of 2003 Population by Race/Ethnicity[40]

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

 

Florida

65.6

13.9

16.7

1.7

0.3

1.8

100.0

 
 

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

 

Florida

11,172,730

2,371,700

2,835,940

282,180

46,680

309,840

17,019,070

Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 8.5% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) are Black/African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, or Other race. In the U.S. population, 9.7% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) are races other than White.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.

Table 3

Estimate of 2003 Population by Age [41]

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

 

Florida

31.0

12.9

15.9

12.9

9.7

17.6

100.0

 
 

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

 

Florida

5,272,270

2,193,700

2,700,860

2,195,320

1,657,950

2,998,970

17,019,070

Table 4

Poverty Level, 2000 [42]

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

             

Florida

12.5

9.2

6.7

2.7

68.9

100.0

   
 

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

             

Florida

1,952,629

1,432,199

1,047,772

427,810

10,744,957

15,605,367

Table 5

Insurance Coverage, 2002

Geographic Area

Without Health Coverage [43]

   
 

Percent of Population

   

United States

15.2

   

Border States

19.4

   

Florida

18.0

   
 

Sample Size

   

United States

247,303

   

Border States

24,305

   

Florida

6,122

Table 6

Highest Level of Education, 2000 [44]

Geographic Area

Less than 9

11 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

               

Florida

6.7

13.4

28.7

21.8

7.0

22.3

100.0

   
 

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

               

Florida

739,222

1,480,726

3,165,748

2,403,135

773,486

2,462,328

11,024,645

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[45]

2001 Incidence Rate

     
 

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

             

United States[46]

25.6

NA

NA

2.7

34.0

NA

             

Border States

23.9

144.5

NA

2.6

31.9

4.5

             

Florida[47]

23.7

176.3

96.6

2.9

43.0

11.5

   
 

Number of Cases

             

United States

41,514

NA

NA

3,952

2,609

NA

             

Border States

7,497

3,397

NA

827

572

2,804

             

Florida

2,661

1,045

15,797

280

172

962

YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
Counts not available.
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 [48]

Ever Had Diabetes [49]

         
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

Percent

         

United States[50]

20.1

25.4

79.3

7.1

         

Border States

14.5

25.7

72.8

7.3

         

Florida[51]

17.2

21.4

91.2

7.7

   
 

Number of Cases

Sample Size

         

United States

NA 

73,249

17,664

245,063

         

Border States

92,664

14,228

3,849

24,018

         

Florida

28,743

4,574

1,139

6,031

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 [52]

 

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

       

Florida

37.6

19.4

57.0

   
 

Sample Size

   

United States

236,287

   

Border States

23,243

   

Florida

5,825

Table 10

HIV / AIDS, 2002

Geographic Area

AIDS

HIV

   
 

Incidence Rate Per 100,000

     

United States[53]

14.8

NA

     

Border States

11.5

15.5

     

Florida[54]

28.7

39.7

   
 

Number of Cases

     

United States

42,651

NA

     

Border States

7,358

9,887

     

Florida

4,792

6,622

Counts not available for 2002; number of HIV cases only available for 36 States.
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 11

Selected Infectious Diseases, 2002

Geographic Area

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Tuberculosis

   
 

Incidence Rate Per 100,000

       

United States[55]

3.1

2.8

5.2

       

Border States

4.3

3.3

7.8

       

Florida[56]

2.1*

3.7*

6.2

       
 

Number of Cases

       

United States

8,795

8,064

15,075

       

Border States

2,747

2,122

5,021

       

Florida

362

625

1,046

*Rates for Hepatitis in Florida are for 2003.

Table 12

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§[57]

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

                 

Florida

73.7

±5.5

81.2

±5.9

NA

77.1

±7.6

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 is 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 13

Motor Vehicle Deaths, 2002

Geographic Area

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate [58]

     
 

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

     

United States[59]

15.7

465.6

     

Border States

14.6

436.4

     

Florida[60]

18.8

548.7

   
 

Number of Cases

     

United States

45,380

36,410

     

Border States

9,238

7,886

     

Florida

3,179

2,531

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

Table 14

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[61]

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

               

Florida[62]

6.6

13.7

4.5

3.9

†

†

7.5

   
 

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

               

Florida

671

618

234

21

-

-

1,548

Did not respond in Florida - zero
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 5.6% of Hispanic/Latino(a) infant deaths were of races other than 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 15

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[63]

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

               

Florida[64]

89.1

75.5

83.1

87.9

70.2

84.4

84.4

   
 

Number Starting Prenatal Care in First Trimester

               

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

               

Florida

91,000

34,105

42,897

4,700

475

200

173,377

Did not respond in Florida - 98
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 3.1% of Hispanics/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 16

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[65]

13.1

41.0

50.7

9.0

30.7

NA

18.2

               

Border States

10.0

39.4

60.5

7.1

39.8

8.6

28.8

               

Florida[66]

12.8

59.1

35.0

7.5

41.8

1.2

23.2

   
 

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

               

Florida

2,621

2,769

1,950

41

37

7

7,425

Did not respond in Florida - zero
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 3.9% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) were of races other than White.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
Not available in 2002.

Table 17

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[67]

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

               

Florida[68]

70.4

57.7

65.8

46.3

48.6

71.4

64.2

   
 

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

               

Florida

1,844

1,598

1,284

19

18

5

4,768

Did not respond in Florida - three
Φ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Florida, 4.2% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) were of races other than White.
* Includes some other race or cases with two or more races.
Not available in 2002.

Table18

Mental Health Measures, 2002

Geographic Area

Hospital Discharge Rate

Suicide - Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

Suicide YPLL Rate [69]

       
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

       

United States[70]

85.8

10.9

261.6

       

Border States

37.9

10.9

237.0

       

Florida[71]

50.4

13.4

291.7

   
 

Number of Cases

   

United States

NA

31,655

25,214

       

Border States

235,577

6,730

5,501

       

Florida

84,049

2,332

1,787

YPLL rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
Rate 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 19

Oral Health, 2002

Geographic Area

Dental Visit in Past Year [72]

   
 

Percent of Population

   

United States

69.5

   

Border States

66.3

   

Florida

69.0

   
 

Sample Size

United States

243,595

   

Border States

24,257

   

Florida

6,105

Table 20

Asthma, 2002

Geographic Area

Hospital Discharge Rate

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate

YPLL Rate [73]

Ever Had Asthma [74]

         
 

Per 10,000

Per 100,000

Per 100,000

Percent

         

United States[75]

16.8

1.4

17.8

11.9

         

Border States

11.1

1.5

15.4

12.0

         

Florida[76]

15.1

1.2

17.0

10.5

         
 

Number of Cases

Sample Size

         

United States

NA

4,261

2,124

247,646

         

Border States

71,160

852

415

24,341

         

Florida

25,129

232

117

6,134

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