Health of Asian or Pacific
Islander Population
(Data are for U.S. for year
indicated)
Asian
or Pacific Islander population
Number
of residents: 14 million (2004)
Source: Health, United
States, 2007, Table 1
Live
births for Asian or Pacific Islander population
Number of births: 231,108
Births per 1,000 women 15-44 years:
66.6
Percent of births with low birth
weight: 8.0
Source:
Births: Final Data for
2005, Tables 1, 23
Health
status for Asian population
Percent of persons all ages in fair or poor
health: 6.2
Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population:
National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix
III, Table V
Percent of persons all ages
with a
limitation in usual activities
due to one or more chronic health conditions:
5.6
Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population:
National Health Interview Survey, 2006,
Appendix III, Table VI
Health
risk factors for Asian population
Percent
of men 18 years and over who currently smoke: 19 (2004-2006)
Percent of
women 18 years and over who currently smoke: 5.3 (2004-2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 65
Access
to health care for Asian population
Percent of persons under 65 years
without health insurance coverage: 15
Source: Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health
Interview Survey 2006, Appendix III, Table XVI
Percent of children under 18
years without a usual
source of health care: 7.5
Source:
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children:
National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table XIV
Percent of
adults 18 years and over without a usual source of health care: 16
Source:
Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults:
National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Appendix III, Table XIX
Mortality for Asian or Pacific Islander population
Number of deaths: 43,194
Deaths per 100,000 population:
307.7
Source: Deaths:
Final Data for 2005, Table 1
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Number of deaths for leading causes
of death
Cancer:
10,863
Heart
disease: 9,960
Stroke:
3,507
Source: Deaths: Leading Causes for 2004, Table 1
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births:
4.89
Source: Infant
Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data
Set, Table 1
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data
Deaths:
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Mortality Statistics from the 2005 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey,
2006
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006
Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2006
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November 12, 2008
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