2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
| Age (years) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-34 | |||||||||||
| Characteristic |
All ages Total |
Children Age <18 |
Adults Age 18+ |
0 - 4 |
5 - 14 |
15 - 34 |
15 - 19 |
20 - 24 |
25 - 34 |
35 - 64 |
65+ |
| Total: | 8.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Male | 7.0 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| Female | 9.9 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 9.6 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Male | 6.5 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Female | 9.7 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 9.7 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 12.1 | 15.9 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 18.9 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 9.6 |
| Male | 10.8 | 18.0 | 7.6 | 16.9 | 20.3 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 17.8 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 7.3 |
| Female | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 12.5 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 11.1 |
| Other Non-Hispanic: | 8.2 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 7.9* | 10.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 9.2* | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.1 |
| Male | 6.8 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 7.6* | 10.0 | 6.9 | 10.4* | ** | 6.5 | 4.9 | 6.3* |
| Female | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 8.2* | 10.4 | 9.8 | 10.8* | 13.6* | 7.8 | 9.9 | 6.0 |
| Hispanic: | 7.3 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
| Male | 6.6 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 4.6* | 6.4 | 3.2 | 4.3* |
| Female | 8.1 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Puerto Rican:a | 18.5 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 15.4* | 22.5 | 25.3 | 32.3* | 19.7* | 25.4 | 13.4 | 11.2* |
| Male | 18.9 | 23.1 | 16.8 | 21.1* | 25.9 | 30.6 | 43.4* | 20.7* | 29.8* | 6.4* | ** |
| Female | 18.2 | 15.9 | 19.3 | 10.6* | 18.7 | 19.1 | 17.6* | 18.7* | 20.1 | 20.2 | 15.2* |
| Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.9 |
| Male | 5.7 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 7.3 | ** | 5.1 | 3.5 | ** |
| Female | 6.9 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 2.1* | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.6* | 7.9* | 6.4 | 8.4 | 9.8 |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Midwest | 8.7 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 6.8 |
| South | 8.3 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 8.3 |
| West | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
| Poverty Threshold:b | |||||||||||
| 0-.99 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 14.1 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 10.5 |
| 1.00-2.49 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| 2.50-4.49 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| 4.50 and above | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
Notes:
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC 1/3/2012All 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%.
a As a subset of Hispanic.
b Missing responses imputed.
- Page last reviewed: January 10, 2012
- Page last updated: January 10, 2012
- Content source: National Center for Environmental Health
