2003 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
| All ages | Children | Adults | |||||||||
| Total | Age <18 | Age 18+ | 0 - 4 | 5 - 14 | 15 - 34 | 15 - 19 | 20 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 64 | 65 + | |
| Total: | 10.4 |
12.5 |
9.7 |
7.5 |
13.9 |
11.7 |
14.8 |
11.7 |
10.2 |
9.4 |
8.1 |
| Male | 9.7 |
14.1 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
16.0 |
11.3 |
15.7 |
11.1 |
8.9 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
| Female | 11.1 |
10.7 |
11.3 | 7.0 |
11.8 |
12.2 |
13.8 |
12.2 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
9.3 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 10.4 |
11.4 |
10.1 |
5.6 |
13.4 |
12.7 |
14.5 |
13.2 |
11.4 |
9.7 |
8.0 |
| Male | 9.5 |
13.2 |
8.3 |
6.3 |
15.9 |
11.7 |
14.7 |
12.4 |
9.7 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
| Female | 11.3 | 9.6 |
11.8 |
4.9 |
10.8 |
13.6 |
14.4 |
13.9 |
13.1 |
11.8 |
9.1 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 12.9 |
17.6 |
10.7 |
15.4 |
17.9 |
13.2 |
16.9 |
12.8 |
11.1 |
10.5 |
8.1 |
| Male | 12.4 | 18.4 |
9.2 |
13.8 |
19.9 |
13.8 |
17.7 |
14.7 |
10.2 |
7.9 |
4.7* |
| Female | 13.3 |
16.8 |
11.9 |
17.2 |
15.9 |
12.7 |
16.1 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
12.6 |
10.3 |
| Other races Non-Hispanic: | 8.9 |
11.9 |
7.7 |
7.2* | 13.3 |
7.8 |
13.0 |
8* |
5.6 |
7.8 |
11.1 |
| Male | 9.9 |
14.9 |
7.8 |
11.1* |
16.1 |
8.6 |
12.8* |
** |
6.1* |
7.9 |
9* |
| Female | 8.0 |
9.0 |
7.5 |
** |
10.3* |
7.0 |
13.3* |
** |
5.1* |
7.7 |
12.7* |
| Hispanic: | 8.8 |
11.7 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
12.6 |
8.6 |
14.4 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
| Male | 8.5 |
13.4 |
5.9 |
8.2 |
13.1 |
9.0 |
18.9 |
4.9 |
6.6 |
5.2 |
6.4* |
| Female | 9.1 |
9.9 |
8.6 |
6.4 |
12.1 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
7.4 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
| Puerto Rican:ª | 19.9 |
26.1 |
17.0 |
11.8* |
31.1 |
18.5 |
26.6 |
11.8* |
17.7 |
18.8 |
13.5* |
| Male | 15.0 |
21.5 |
11.8 |
** |
25.6 |
17.5 |
19.7* |
** |
20.1 |
11.6 |
** |
| Female | 24.6 |
31.2 |
21.9 |
** |
36.6 |
19.6 |
35.9* |
** |
15.3 |
24.8 |
23.1 |
| Mexican/Mexican-American:ª | 6.7 |
8.8 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
9.5 |
6.4 |
10.0 |
6.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
7.7 |
| Male | 6.5 |
10.7 |
4.3 |
7.1 |
10.4 |
6.2 |
13.7 |
4.4* |
3.7* |
3.8 |
8.7* |
| Female | 6.9 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
4.4* |
8.6 |
6.6 |
5.9* |
7.7* |
6.3 |
7.1 |
6.6* |
| Region: |
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| Northeast | 11.4 |
14.1 |
10.6 |
6.5 |
16.9 |
13.1 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
8.2 |
| Midwest | 11.2 |
13.5 |
10.4 |
9.6 |
14.3 |
13.4 |
17.4 |
14.1 |
10.7 |
9.7 |
8.2 |
| South | 9.4 |
11.7 |
8.6 |
7.8 |
13.1 |
10.0 |
13.2 |
8.5 |
9.1 |
8.5 |
7.3 |
| West | 10.5 |
11.2 |
10.2 |
5.3 |
12.6 |
11.7 |
13.9 |
11.2 |
10.8 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
| Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
| Poverty Threshold: | |||||||||||
| 0 - .99 | 13.7 |
15.2 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
14.7 |
12.4 |
18.8 |
11.2 |
8.6 |
15.4 |
11.9 |
| 1.00 - 2.49 | 11.3 |
12.6 |
10.8 |
9.0 |
13.7 |
12.2 |
14.6 |
12.1 |
11.0 |
10.6 |
9.6 |
| 2.50 - 4.49 | 10.8 |
12.4 |
10.2 |
5.8 |
14.6 |
13.3 |
15.1 |
13.5 |
12.4 |
9.0 |
8.1 |
| 4.50 and above | 9.5 |
11.4 |
9.0 |
4.3 |
13.4 |
11.0 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
10.4 |
8.9 |
6.2 |
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Notes:
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC compiled 3/9/2005ªa 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
