2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
Table 4-1
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| 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: | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Male | 6.2 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| Female | 9.1 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 7.6 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Male | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Female | 9.1 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.9* | 5.3 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 9.3 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 10.6 | 14.3 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 16.9 | 9.5 | 16.9 | 11.0* | 6.0 | 9.4 | 11.1 |
| Male | 9.7 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 10.4* | 20.9 | 8.7 | 17.1 | ** | 4.1* | 6.2 | 7.4 |
| Female | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 4.5* | 12.8 | 10.2 | 16.8 | 11.7* | 7.4 | 12.1 | 13.6 |
| Other Non-Hispanic: | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 4.3* | 6.6 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 4.8* | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| Male | 6.4 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 5.4* | 8.5 | 8.0 | 14.4* | 8.4* | 5.0* | 4.5 | 6.0* |
| Female | 8.0 | 6.1 | 8.7 | ** | 4.5* | 9.2 | 19.3* | ** | 8.2* | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Hispanic: | 6.4 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 9.1 |
| Male | 4.8 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 4.9* | 10.1 | 3.7 | 5.2* | 5.8* | 1.8* | 3.5 | 3.6* |
| Female | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 4.0* | 9.3 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 9.0* | 5.8 | 7.1 | 13.7 |
| Puerto Rican:a | 14.9 | 17.0 | 14.1 | ** | 18.4 | 17.4 | 21.9* | 25.9* | 9.9* | 14.2 | 12.0* |
| Male | 12.8 | 20.3* | 10.0* | ** | 22.8* | 13.4* | ** | ** | ** | 14.0* | ** |
| Female | 17.2 | 13.9* | 18.5 | ** | 14.7* | 22.3 | 28.4* | 34.0* | 11.0* | 14.3 | 23.3* |
| Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 5.3 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 2.9* | 8.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.0* | 3.9 | 3.8 | 6.7 |
| Male | 3.8 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 5.0* | 8.0 | 3.3 | 3.8* | 6.5* | ** | 1.9* | ** |
| Female | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | ** | 9.6 | 7.3 | 8.3* | 7.5* | 6.7 | 5.7 | 10.8 |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| Midwest | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 3.2* | 7.9 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| South | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| West | 7.6 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 3.0* | 6.7 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Ratio of Family Income to Poverty Threshold:b |
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| 0-0.99 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 12.0 | 11.7 |
| 1.00-2.49 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| 2.50-4.49 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
| 4.50 and above | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.9* | 5.3 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 7.2* | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.0 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 12/2/2019
All relative standard errors are <30% unless otherwise indicated.
*Relative standard error of the estimate is 30%-50%; the estimate is unreliable.
**Suppressed if relative standard error of the estimate exceeds 50% or if standard error is missing or 0.
aAs a subset of Hispanic.
bMissing responses imputed.
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