|
|
 |
|
|
Table 1
Population in Texas Border Regions, 2000 [41]
Geographic Area |
Counties |
Population |
Percent |
Texas |
254 |
20,851,820 |
100.0 |
Texas Border Regions |
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
83 |
6,171,006 |
29.6 |
62-300 miles |
139 |
12,555,350 |
60.2 |
Within 62 miles |
32 |
2,125,464 |
10.2 |
Within 100 miles* |
43 |
4,126,060 |
19.8 |
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 2
Estimate of 2003 Population by Race/Ethnicity [42]
Geographic Area |
Non- Hispanic White |
Black / African- American |
Hispanic / Latino(a) ^ |
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 |
Texas |
52.5 |
11.2 |
31.9 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
100.0 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
63.3 |
14.5 |
17.7 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
29.4 |
62-300 miles |
53.9 |
11.3 |
30.0 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
60.3 |
Within 62 miles |
13.6 |
1.2 |
84.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
10.3 |
Within 100 miles* |
25.2 |
3.3 |
69.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
19.7 |
|
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 |
Texas |
11,621,190 |
2,469,850 |
7,058,170 |
601,680 |
76,210 |
291,410 |
22,118,510 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
4,117,660 |
941,780 |
1,153,190 |
177,810 |
29,280 |
88,090 |
6,507,810 |
62-300 miles |
7,193,740 |
1,501,450 |
3,994,880 |
490,470 |
43,210 |
194,570 |
13,337,320 |
Within 62 miles |
309,790 |
26,620 |
1,910,100 |
14,400 |
3,720 |
8,750 |
2,273,380 |
Within 100 miles* |
1,100,530 |
144,040 |
3,030,600 |
43,110 |
9,030 |
37,250 |
4,364,560 |
^ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Texas, 5.4% of Hispanics/Latinos(as) are Black/African-American, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian 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.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 3
Estimate of 2003 Population by Age [43]
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 |
Texas |
38.7 |
15.0 |
16.4 |
12.5 |
7.6 |
9.8 |
100.0 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
37.0 |
15.4 |
16.8 |
12.6 |
8.0 |
10.3 |
29.4 |
62-300 miles |
38.5 |
15.0 |
16.6 |
12.8 |
7.5 |
9.6 |
60.3 |
Within 62 miles |
44.3 |
14.3 |
13.9 |
10.6 |
6.8 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
Within 100 miles* |
41.7 |
14.2 |
14.8 |
11.5 |
7.3 |
10.5 |
19.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
Texas |
8,554,250 |
3,328,780 |
3,621,270 |
2,762,130 |
1,677,890 |
2,174,190 |
22,118,510 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
2,408,450 |
1,000,350 |
1,091,250 |
819,870 |
518,270 |
669,620 |
6,507,810 |
62-300 miles |
5,137,610 |
2,003,450 |
2,214,560 |
1,701,920 |
1,004,800 |
1,274,980 |
13,337,320 |
Within 62 miles |
1,008,190 |
324,980 |
315,460 |
240,340 |
154,820 |
229,590 |
2,273,380 |
Within 100 miles* |
1,819,880 |
621,060 |
646,630 |
500,150 |
317,300 |
459,540 |
4,364,560 |
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 4
Poverty Level, 2000 [44]
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 |
Texas |
15.4 |
10.6 |
7.2 |
2.8 |
64.0 |
100.0 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
12.9 |
9.7 |
6.9 |
2.7 |
67.8 |
29.5 |
62-300 miles |
13.9 |
10.0 |
7.0 |
2.7 |
66.3 |
60.2 |
Within 62 miles |
30.6 |
16.6 |
9.1 |
3.2 |
40.4 |
10.3 |
Within 100 miles* |
23.9 |
14.2 |
8.4 |
3.2 |
50.4 |
19.9 |
|
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 |
Texas |
3,117,609 |
2,153,074 |
1,460,130 |
563,515 |
12,992,972 |
20,287,300 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
773,185 |
577,565 |
414,418 |
161,020 |
4,049,394 |
5,975,582 |
62-300 miles |
1,704,807 |
1,228,227 |
855,019 |
335,516 |
8,100,971 |
12,224,540 |
Within 62 miles |
639,617 |
347,282 |
190,693 |
66,979 |
842,607 |
2,087,178 |
Within 100 miles* |
964,695 |
572,511 |
339,585 |
128,631 |
2,033,942 |
4,039,364 |
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 5
Insurance Coverage, 2002
Geographic Area |
Without Health Coverage [45] |
|
|
|
Percent of Population |
|
|
United States |
15.2 |
Border States |
19.4 |
Texas |
27.8 |
Texas Border Region |
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
27.0 |
62-300 miles |
24.4 |
Within 62 miles |
41.5 |
Within 100 miles* |
34.7 |
|
Sample Size |
|
|
United States |
247,303 |
Border States |
24,305 |
Texas |
6,090 |
Texas Border Region |
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
901 |
62-300 miles |
2,488 |
Within 62 miles |
390 |
Within 100 miles* |
809 |
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 6
Highest Level of Education, 2000 [46]
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 |
Texas |
11.5 |
12.9 |
24.8 |
22.4 |
5.2 |
23.2 |
100.0 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
9.0 |
13.3 |
26.1 |
22.7 |
5.3 |
23.6 |
30.4 |
62-300 miles |
10.1 |
12.4 |
24.7 |
22.9 |
5.4 |
24.5 |
60.3 |
Within 62 miles |
28.3 |
15.0 |
21.3 |
17.5 |
4.0 |
14.0 |
9.3 |
Within 100 miles* |
19.9 |
13.7 |
23.3 |
20.7 |
4.9 |
17.5 |
18.8 |
|
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 |
Texas |
1,465,420 |
1,649,141 |
3,176,743 |
2,858,802 |
668,494 |
2,972,293 |
12,790,893 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
351,605 |
515,891 |
1,016,262 |
881,026 |
205,997 |
916,697 |
3,887,478 |
62-300 miles |
779,122 |
955,688 |
1,908,089 |
1,770,415 |
415,154 |
1,890,306 |
7,718,774 |
Within 62 miles |
334,693 |
177,562 |
252,392 |
207,361 |
47,343 |
165,290 |
1,184,641 |
Within 100 miles* |
479,428 |
329,248 |
562,230 |
498,335 |
117,465 |
421,977 |
2,408,683 |
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
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 [47] Rate |
2001 Incidence Rate |
|
Per 100,000 |
Per 100,000 |
|
United States [48] |
14.5 |
86.2 £ |
NA § |
2.7 |
34.0 £ |
NA § |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Border States |
13.3 |
71.8 |
NA § |
2.6 |
31.9 |
4.5 O |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas [49] |
13.8 |
74.4 |
52.9 |
3.2 |
39.7 |
10.0 |
|
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
13.7 |
75.3 |
54.4 |
3.4 |
49.5 |
9.1 |
|
62-300 miles |
14.4 |
75.7 |
54.7 |
2.9 |
35.3 |
10.0 |
|
Within 62 miles |
11.0 |
63.9 |
37.5 |
4.3 |
38.3 |
12.4 |
|
Within 100 miles* |
13.0 |
75.1 |
46.1 |
3.4 |
34.3 |
11.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 O |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
2,528 |
1,201 |
11,280 |
329 |
228 |
1,072 |
|
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
767 |
364 |
3,435 |
105 |
77 |
289 |
|
62-300 miles |
1,565 |
735 |
7,030 |
181 |
127 |
644 |
|
Within 62 miles |
196 |
102 |
815 |
43 |
24 |
139 |
|
Within 100 miles* |
474 |
238 |
1,934 |
68 |
39 |
248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
£ Years of potential life lost (YPLL) rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
§ Rate or number of cases not available for 2001.
New Mexico rate is based on average number of cases for a five-year period.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 8
Diabetes Mellitus Measures, 2002
Geographic Area |
Hospital Discharge Rate |
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate |
YPLL Rate [50] |
Ever Had Diabetes [51] |
|
Per 10,000 |
Per 100,000 |
Per 100,000 |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
United States [52] |
20.1 |
25.4 |
79.3 £ |
7.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Border States |
14.5 |
25.7 |
72.8 |
7.3 |
Texas [53] |
16.5 |
32.2 |
92.3 |
7.1 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
16.8 |
29.8 |
100.9 |
7.6 |
62-300 miles |
15.5 |
32.1 |
90.3 |
5.7 |
Within 62 miles |
21.1 |
40.3 |
79.7 |
5.9 |
Within 100 miles* |
19.7 |
41.7 |
96.6 |
6.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Cases |
Sample Size |
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
NA § |
73,249 |
17,664 £ |
245,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
Border States |
92,664 |
14,228 |
3,849 |
24,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
35,743 |
5,648 |
1,647 |
6,023 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
10,744 |
1,613 |
484 |
893 |
62-300 miles |
20,325 |
3,333 |
985 |
2,451 |
Within 62 miles |
4,674 |
703 |
178 |
391 |
Within 100 miles* |
8,415 |
1,479 |
375 |
803 |
£ Years of potential life lost (YPLL) rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
§ Number of hospitalizations not reported, only rates of discharge.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 9
Proportion Overweight and Obese, 2002
Geographic Area |
Body Mass Index Category [54] |
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
Texas |
37.3 |
25.5 |
62.8 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
38.1 |
24.7 |
62.8 |
62-300 miles |
37.8 |
24.4 |
62.2 |
Within 62 miles |
42.6 |
24.4 |
67.0 |
Within 100 miles* |
38.5 |
27.7 |
66.2 |
|
|
|
Sample Size |
|
|
United States |
236,287 |
|
|
Border States |
23,243 |
|
|
Texas |
5,734 |
Texas Border Region |
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
846 |
62-300 miles |
2,360 |
Within 62 miles |
366 |
Within 100 miles* |
771 |
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 10
Cerebrovascular Disease Deaths, 2002
Geographic Area |
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate |
YPLL Rate [55] |
|
|
|
|
Per 100,000 |
Per 100,000 |
|
|
|
United States [56] |
56.2 |
96.7 £ |
|
|
|
Border States |
57.9 |
81.0 |
|
|
|
Texas [57] |
63.5 |
90.6 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
65.8 |
99.4 |
62-300 miles |
65.5 |
85.8 |
Within 62 miles |
44.8 |
93.5 |
Within 100 miles* |
52.9 |
92.6 |
|
|
|
|
Number of Cases |
|
|
|
United States |
162,672 |
19,048 £ |
|
|
|
Border States |
31,226 |
3,897 |
|
|
|
Texas |
10,532 |
1,467 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
3,402 |
477 |
62-300 miles |
6,376 |
851 |
Within 62 miles |
754 |
139 |
Within 100 miles* |
1,810 |
284 |
£ Years of potential life lost (YPLL) rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 11
HIV / AIDS, 2002
Geographic Area |
AIDS |
HIV |
|
|
|
Incidence Rate Per 100,000 |
|
|
|
United States [58] |
14.8 |
NA § |
|
|
|
Border States ^ |
11.5 |
15.5 |
|
|
|
Texas [59] |
13.1 |
20.4 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
14.3 |
26.7 |
62-300 miles |
13.1 |
19.3 |
Within 62 miles |
9.1 |
8.5 |
Within 100 miles* |
9.8 |
12.9 |
|
|
|
|
Number of Cases |
|
|
|
United States |
42,651 |
NA § |
|
|
|
Border States^ |
7,358 |
9,887 |
|
|
|
Texas |
2,835 |
4,432 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
914 |
1,711 |
62-300 miles |
1,720 |
2,533 |
Within 62 miles |
201 |
188 |
Within 100 miles* |
420 |
550 |
|
|
|
|
§ Counts not available for 2002; number of HIV cases only available for 36 States.
^ Arizona rate based on average number of cases for a 5-year period, while New Mexico rate based on average number of cases for a 3-year period.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 12
Selected Infectious Diseases, 2002
Geographic Area |
Hepatitis A |
Hepatitis B |
Tuberculosis |
|
|
|
|
|
Incidence Rate Per 100,000 |
|
|
|
|
United States [60] |
3.1 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
|
|
|
|
Border States |
4.3 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
|
|
|
|
Texas [61] |
4.4 |
5.1 |
7.1 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
4.1 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
62-300 miles |
4.5 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
Within 62 miles |
4.8 |
2.4 |
12.5 |
Within 100 miles* |
3.5 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Cases |
|
|
|
|
United States |
8,795 |
8,064 |
15,075 |
|
|
|
|
Border States |
2,747 |
2,122 |
5,021 |
|
|
|
|
Texas |
960 |
1,110 |
1,532 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
265 |
361 |
387 |
62-300 miles |
588 |
695 |
868 |
Within 62 miles |
107 |
54 |
277 |
Within 100 miles* |
150 |
167 |
378 |
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
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§ [62]
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 |
|
Texas |
69.8
±4.1 |
74.2
±7.3 |
NA |
67.5
±5.7 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
TX 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 |
|
Within 100 miles* |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
* 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 could not 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 [63] |
|
|
|
|
Per 100,000 |
Per 100,000 |
|
|
|
United States [64] |
15.7 |
465.6 £ |
|
|
|
Border States |
14.6 |
436.4 |
|
|
|
Texas [65] |
18.1 |
562.7 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
20.1 |
608.4 |
62-300 miles |
17.4 |
549.2 |
Within 62 miles |
17.0 |
511.3 |
Within 100 miles* |
16.2 |
511.9 |
|
Number of Cases |
|
|
|
United States |
45,380 |
36,410 £ |
|
|
|
Border States |
9,238 |
7,886 |
|
|
|
Texas |
3,890 |
3,374 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
1,274 |
1,093 |
62-300 miles |
2,259 |
1,978 |
Within 62 miles |
357 |
303 |
Within 100 miles* |
675 |
580 |
£ Years of potential life lost (YPLL) rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 15
Infant Mortality by Race/Ethnicity, 2002
Geographic Area |
Non- Hispanic White |
Black / African- American |
Hispanic / Latino(a) ^ |
Asian / Pacific Islander |
American Indian / Alaskan Native |
Other** |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States [66] |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas [67] |
5.7 |
13.1 |
5.6 |
2.6 |
‡ |
‡ |
6.4 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
6.0 |
13.6 |
6.0 |
2.2 |
‡ |
‡ |
7.0 |
62-300 miles |
5.4 |
12.9 |
6.3 |
2.9 |
‡ |
‡ |
6.6 |
Within 62 miles |
8.4 |
† |
4.0 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
4.3 |
Within 100 miles* |
5.9 |
11.3 |
5.1 |
7.7 |
‡ |
‡ |
5.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
784 |
545 |
1,003 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
2,365 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
297 |
213 |
201 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
720 |
62-300 miles |
462 |
329 |
612 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
1,427 |
Within 62 miles |
25 |
- |
190 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
218 |
Within 100 miles* |
72 |
23 |
359 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
460 |
Did not respond in Texas - four
^ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Texas, 1.9% 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 cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.
† Rates based on small cell sizes are unreliable.
- Number of cases suppressed due to fewer than five cases.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 16
Prenatal Care Started in First Trimester by Race/Ethnicity, 2002
Geographic Area |
Non- Hispanic White |
Black / African- American |
Hispanic / Latino(a) ^ |
Asian / Pacific Islander |
American Indian / Alaskan Native |
Other** |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Starting Prenatal Care in First Trimester |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States [68] |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas [69] |
87.8 |
77.3 |
76.4 |
87.9 |
100.0 |
87.0 |
81.2 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
85.6 |
73.8 |
74.8 |
85.0 |
† |
84.8 |
80.3 |
62-300 miles |
89.3 |
79.4 |
78.1 |
89.6 |
† |
85.7 |
83.1 |
Within 62 miles |
82.0 |
77.4 |
74.2 |
80.5 |
‡ |
92.0 |
74.7 |
Within 100 miles* |
89.8 |
83.2 |
77.9 |
87.7 |
† |
93.5 |
79.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
121,234 |
32,089 |
136,440 |
11,222 |
5 |
87 |
301,077 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
42,605 |
11,581 |
25,186 |
3,557 |
- |
28 |
82,959 |
62-300 miles |
76,201 |
20,268 |
76,183 |
7,479 |
- |
36 |
180,170 |
Within 62 miles |
2,428 |
240 |
35,071 |
186 |
0 |
23 |
37,948 |
Within 100 miles* |
11,031 |
1,698 |
54,311 |
683 |
- |
29 |
67,753 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Did not respond in Texas - 1,020
^ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Texas, less than 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.
† Rates based on small cell sizes are unreliable.
‡ Rates cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.
- Number of cases is suppressed due to fewer than five cases.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
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) ^ |
Asian / Pacific Islander |
American Indian / Alaskan Native |
Other** |
Total |
|
|
|
Birth Rates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States [70] |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas [71] |
14.4 |
50.1 |
71.6 |
6.1 |
‡ |
† |
36.8 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
16.9 |
58.0 |
81.0 |
7.1 |
‡ |
† |
33.7 |
62-300 miles |
13.3 |
46.0 |
72.9 |
5.9 |
‡ |
‡ |
34.5 |
Within 62 miles |
10.0 |
13.0 |
64.5 |
† |
‡ |
‡ |
55.9 |
Within 100 miles* |
11.1 |
29.3 |
64.1 |
6.6 |
‡ |
‡ |
48.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
3,784 |
2,776 |
12,023 |
81 |
0 |
- |
18,666 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
1,510 |
1,198 |
2,028 |
26 |
0 |
- |
4,764 |
62-300 miles |
2,193 |
1,569 |
6,719 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
10,535 |
Within 62 miles |
81 |
9 |
3,276 |
- |
0 |
0 |
3,367 |
Within 100 miles* |
297 |
102 |
4,975 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
5,381 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Did not respond in Texas - 56
^ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Texas, less than 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.
‡ Rates cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.
† Rates based on small cell sizes are unreliable.
- Number of cases suppressed due to fewer than five cases.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
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) ^ |
Asian / Pacific Islander |
American Indian / Alaskan Native |
Other** |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Teenage Mothers Starting Prenatal Care in First Trimester |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States [72] |
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 |
Texas [73] |
72.0 |
61.8 |
67.4 |
49.4 |
‡ |
† |
67.5 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
72.0 |
59.6 |
65.6 |
30.8 |
‡ |
† |
65.9 |
62-300 miles |
72.4 |
63.5 |
68.7 |
59.3 |
‡ |
‡ |
68.6 |
Within 62 miles |
64.2 |
55.6 |
66.1 |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
66.0 |
Within 100 miles* |
75.1 |
69.6 |
70.0 |
† |
‡ |
‡ |
70.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
2,726 |
1,715 |
8,109 |
40 |
0 |
- |
12,591 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
1,087 |
714 |
1,330 |
8 |
0 |
- |
3,140 |
62-300 miles |
1,587 |
996 |
4,615 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
7,230 |
Within 62 miles |
52 |
5 |
2,164 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,221 |
Within 100 miles* |
223 |
71 |
3,482 |
- |
0 |
0 |
3,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Did not respond in Texas - 34
^ Includes Hispanics/Latinos(as) of all races; in Texas, less than 1% 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.
‡ Percent cannot be calculated for cells with zero cases.
† Rates based on small cell sizes are unreliable.
- Number of cases is suppressed due to fewer than five cases.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 19
Mental Health Measures, 2002
Geographic Area |
Hospital Discharge Rate ‡ |
Suicide –
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate |
Suicide YPLL Rate [74] |
|
Per 10,000 |
Per 100,000 |
Per 100,000 |
|
|
|
|
United States [75] |
85.8 |
10.9 |
261.6 £ |
Border States |
37.9 ^ |
10.9 |
237.0 |
Texas [76] |
36.3 |
11.1 |
259.6 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
37.0 |
12.0 |
277.1 |
62-300 miles |
37.4 |
11.3 |
270.4 |
Within 62 miles |
27.2 |
6.5 |
145.3 |
Within 100 miles* |
43.7 |
8.5 |
201.0 |
|
Number of Cases |
|
|
|
|
United States |
NA § |
31,655 |
25,214 £ |
Border States |
235,577 ^ |
6,730 |
5,501 |
Texas |
78,812 |
2,299 |
1,953 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
23,759 |
748 |
639 |
62-300 miles |
49,020 |
1,422 |
1,209 |
Within 62 miles |
6,033 |
129 |
105 |
Within 100 miles* |
18,689 |
339 |
276 |
£ Years of potential life lost (YPLL) rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
^ Rate for the Border States based on Arizona, California, and Texas; hospitalizations for New Mexico not based on primary diagnosis.
§ Number of hospitalizations not reported, only rates of discharge.
‡ 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.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 20
Oral Health, 2002
Geographic Area |
Dental Visit in Past Year [77] |
|
|
|
Percent of Population |
|
|
United States |
69.5 |
|
|
Border States |
66.3 |
|
|
Texas |
60.0 |
Texas Border Region |
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
62.7 |
62-300 miles |
63.2 |
Within 62 miles |
57.5 |
Within 100 miles* |
57.1 |
|
Survey Size |
|
|
United States |
243,595 |
|
|
Border States |
24,257 |
Texas |
6,068 |
Texas Border Region |
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
900 |
62-300 miles |
2,483 |
Within 62 miles |
390 |
Within 100 miles* |
807 |
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
Table 21
Asthma, 2002
Geographic Area |
Hospital Discharge Rate |
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate |
YPLL Rate [78] |
Ever Had
Asthma [79] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per 10,000 |
Per 100,000 |
Per 100,000 |
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
United States [80] |
16.8 |
1.4 |
17.8 £ |
11.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Border States |
11.1 |
1.5 |
15.4 |
12.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Texas [81] |
12.4 |
1.3 |
15.3 |
11.6 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
13.0 |
1.4 |
18.0 |
11.8 |
62-300 miles |
12.0 |
1.4 |
15.7 |
11.6 |
Within 62 miles |
12.9 |
0.8 |
4.9 |
9.3 |
Within 100 miles* |
14.3 |
1.2 |
13.3 |
10.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Cases |
Survey Size |
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
NA § |
4,261 |
2,124 £ |
247,646 |
|
|
|
|
|
Border States |
71,160 |
852 |
415 |
24,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
26,942 |
250 |
131 |
6,105 |
Texas Border Region |
|
|
|
|
More than 300 miles from Border |
8,357 |
83 |
49 |
900 |
62-300 miles |
15,731 |
153 |
75 |
2,493 |
Within 62 miles |
2,854 |
14 |
7 |
394 |
Within 100 miles* |
6,106 |
43 |
24 |
813 |
£ Years of potential life lost (YPLL) rate is for 2001, the most recent year of data available.
§ Number of hospitalizations not reported, only rates of discharge.
* The “Within 100 miles” Border area has been added for the State of Texas because the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Planning Office designate counties within this area as “Border Counties”.
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