2016 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: | 13.6 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 5.1 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 10.9 |
| Male | 12.7 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 5.9 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 18.2 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 8.6 |
| Female | 14.5 | 11.0 | 15.5 | 4.2 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 12.8 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 13.7 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 16.1 | 14.1 | 11.2 |
| Male | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 21.1 | 19.6 | 14.8 | 11.5 | 9.0 |
| Female | 14.9 | 10.3 | 15.9 | 3.1* | 11.1 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 13.1 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 17.1 | 20.5 | 15.9 | 9.8 | 25.2 | 17.0 | 22.2 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 16.3 | 13.7 |
| Male | 16.6 | 21.0 | 14.9 | 9.6* | 26.3 | 18.5 | 22.4 | 19.4* | 16.3 | 14.1 | 10.1 |
| Female | 17.5 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 10.0* | 24.1 | 15.6 | 22.0 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 18.1 | 16.1 |
| Other Non-Hispanic: | 12.9 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 14.6 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 9.0 |
| Male | 13.8 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 7.4* | 16.0 | 19.4 | 22.3 | 17.4 | 19.4 | 10.7 | 7.7* |
| Female | 12.1 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 4.9* | 13.0 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 23.3 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 10.0 |
| Hispanic: | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 18.0 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 6.5 |
| Male | 10.8 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 18.1 | 12.0 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 4.4* |
| Female | 12.0 | 7.7 | 14.0 | 2.8* | 10.1 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 22.0 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 8.2 |
| Puerto Rican:a | 18.9 | 17.8 | 19.4 | ** | 23.1 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 20.1* | 23.3 | 21.8 | ** |
| Male | 16.3 | 25.4 | 12.4 | ** | 40.3 | 16.8* | 19.0* | ** | 18.6* | 13.2* | ** |
| Female | 21.7 | 10.3* | 27.0 | ** | 6.4* | 28.0 | 27.3* | 29.1* | 27.2* | 31.3 | ** |
| Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| Male | 10.6 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 17.8 | 15.6* | 9.8* | 6.7 | 4.7* |
| Female | 9.9 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 2.4* | 11.3 | 12.8 | 8.2* | 16.7* | 12.6 | 9.7 | 5.4 |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 5.6* | 15.3 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 14.0 | 9.8 |
| Midwest | 13.5 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 4.1* | 13.2 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 21.4 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
| South | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 16.0 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 10.7 |
| West | 14.4 | 12.1 | 15.1 | 4.5 | 14.4 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 16.9 | 14.0 | 10.9 |
| Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
| Poverty Threshold:b | |||||||||||
| 0-0.99 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 9.2 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 14.7 |
| 1.00-2.49 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 10.8 |
| 2.50-4.49 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 12.1 | 16.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
| 4.50 and above | 13.0 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 3.1* | 13.8 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 20.1 | 15.5 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
Source:National Health InterviewS urvey, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC
Compiled 03/29/2018
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%.
aAs a subset of Hispanic.
bMissing responses imputed.
Asthma and Community Health Branch National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Page last reviewed: May 18, 2018
Content source: National Center for Environmental Health