2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
| All ages | Children | Adults | |||||||||
| Total | Age <18 | Age 18+ | 0 - 4 | 5 - 14 | 15 - 19 | 15 - 17 | 18 - 19 | 20 - 34 | 35 - 64 | 65 + | |
| Total: | 7.2 |
8.3 |
6.8 |
6.0 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
5.9 |
| Male | 6.2 |
9.5 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
11.0 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
| Female | 8.1 |
7.2 |
8.4 |
5.0 |
7.3 |
10.9 |
10.3 |
11.6 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
6.9 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 7.3 |
8.0 |
7.1 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
10.8 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
| Male | 6.2 |
9.1 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
10.9 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
6.3 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
| Female | 8.3 |
6.9 |
8.7 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
11.6 |
11.0 |
12.5 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
6.8 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 9.6 |
12.5 |
8.2 |
13.2 |
12.7 |
11.4 |
11.1 |
11.9* |
7.8 |
8.6 |
6.0 |
| Male | 8.4 |
14.4 |
5.2 |
13.4 |
16.3 |
10.2 |
9.7 |
** |
4.4 |
5.7 |
2.6* |
| Female | 10.6 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
12.9 |
9.0 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.4* |
10.7 |
10.9 |
8.3 |
| Other races Non-Hispanic: | 6.2 |
7.1 |
5.9 |
6.0* |
7.3 |
6.2* |
8.4* |
** |
6.5 |
6.0 |
4.6* |
| Male | 5.8 |
8.1 |
4.9 |
7.0* |
8.1 |
** |
** |
** |
3.8* |
5.8 |
** |
| Female | 6.7 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
** |
6.3* |
6.6* |
** |
** |
9.3 |
6.1 |
** |
| Hispanic: | 4.9 |
6.3 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
| Male | 4.6 |
7.2 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
** |
2.7 |
3.4 |
** |
| Female | 5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
3.9 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
6.2 |
8.9 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
| Puerto Rican:ª | 13.6 |
17.2 |
11.7 |
11.0* |
17.6 |
23.5 |
27.3 |
** |
11.7 |
11.2 |
12.5* |
| Male | 13.8 |
18.9 |
10.7 |
13.2* |
20.3 |
21.9 |
25.4* |
** |
** |
12.4* |
** |
| Female | 13.4 |
15.0 |
12.7 |
7.9* |
14.1* |
25.2* |
29.5* |
** |
14.0 |
9.9 |
17.8* |
| Mexican/Mexican-American:ª | 3.7 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
2.9* |
7.4 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
| Male | 3.1 |
4.8 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
3.1* |
3.5* |
** |
2.1 |
2.0 |
** |
| Female | 4.4 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
** |
5.2 |
6.5 |
2.3* |
12.3 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
5.8* |
| Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
| Poverty Threshold: | |||||||||||
| 0 - .99 | 10.3 |
11.4 |
9.7 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
10.4 |
8.8 |
11.4 |
7.0 |
| 1.00 - 2.49 | 7.8 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
8.3* |
7.5 |
8.1 |
7.0 |
| 2.50 - 4.49 | 6.6 |
7.2 |
6.4 |
3.3 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
7.8 |
12.8 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
4.1 |
| 4.50 and above | 6.6 |
7.8 |
6.3 |
4.1 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
7.9* |
6.9 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
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Notes:
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 7/06/2004ªa subset of Hispanic
All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.
* - Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.
** - Relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50%.
- Page last reviewed: April 24, 2009
- Page last updated: April 27, 2009
- Content source: National Center for Environmental Health
