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: | 7.0 |
8.5 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
9.3 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
5.8 |
Male | 5.9 |
9.5 |
4.6 |
6.6 |
10.8 |
6.0 |
9.1 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
Female | 8.0 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
5.2 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
9.5 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
8.4 |
7.0 |
White Non-Hispanic: | 6.9 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
4.5 |
8.6 |
7.6 |
9.2 |
7.4 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
5.8 |
Male | 5.7 |
8.5 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
10.0 |
6.0 |
8.5 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
Female | 8.2 |
6.6 |
8.6 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
9.3 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
7.0 |
Black Non-Hispanic: | 9.2 |
13.6 |
7.2 |
13.1 |
14.3 |
8.8 |
11.5 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
5.5 |
Male | 8.7 |
14.9 |
5.4 |
12.5 |
16.6 |
8.5 |
12.4 |
9.3* |
5.1* |
4.4 |
3.1* |
Female | 9.7 |
12.3 |
8.6 |
13.7 |
11.9 |
9.0 |
10.5 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
7.0 |
Other races Non-Hispanic: | 5.3 |
8.8 |
3.9 |
5.8* |
9.9 |
5.1 |
8.7* |
5.4* |
3.4* |
2.8 |
8.2* |
Male | 6.2 |
12.2 |
3.7 |
11.1* |
12.8 |
5.4 |
8.3* |
** |
4.1* |
2.4* |
9* |
Female | 4.4 |
5.4* |
4.1 |
** |
6.8* |
4.7* |
9.2* |
** |
2.9* |
3.2* |
7.6* |
Hispanic: | 5.5 |
7.4 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
8.3 |
5.2 |
7.7 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
Male | 4.7 |
7.7 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
8.1 |
4.6 |
8.7 |
1.9* |
4* |
3.0 |
2.7* |
Female | 6.4 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
4.7* |
8.4 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
Puerto Rican:ª | 14.0 |
20.6 |
11.0 |
11.8* |
23.5 |
13.4 |
21.5* |
** |
11.6 |
10.9 |
11* |
Male | 9.2 |
16.8 |
5.4 |
** |
20.6 |
9* |
** |
** |
9.9* |
5.2* |
** |
Female | 18.7 |
24.8 |
16.2 |
** |
26.3 |
18.2 |
34.4* |
** |
13.3* |
15.7 |
18.8* |
Mexican/Mexican-American:ª | 4.0 |
4.9 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
3.8 |
4.7* |
3.5* |
3.5 |
3.4 |
4.2* |
Male | 3.6 |
5.4 |
2.6 |
3.5* |
5.7 |
3.2* |
5.6* |
2.3* |
** |
2.6 |
** |
Female | 4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
** |
5.8 |
4.4 |
3.7* |
4.7* |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.8* |
Region: |
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Northeast | 7.7 |
10.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
11.7 |
8.0 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
Midwest | 7.6 |
9.9 |
6.9 |
8.1 |
10.5 |
8.2 |
10.9 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
South | 6.4 |
8.2 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
9.1 |
6.4 |
8.8 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
4.8 |
West | 6.5 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
Poverty Threshold: | |||||||||||
0 - .99 | 9.9 |
10.9 |
9.4 |
10.2 |
10.7 |
8.5 |
11.4 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
11.3 |
9.2 |
1.00 - 2.49 | 7.9 |
8.6 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
9.0 |
8.1 |
9.9 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
7.0 |
2.50 - 4.49 | 6.7 |
8.1 |
6.2 |
4.5 |
9.3 |
7.8 |
9.4 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
4.50 and above | 6.1 |
7.4 |
5.8 |
4.0 |
8.6 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
6.7* |
5.8 |
5.9 |
4.0 |
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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