2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data
| Age (years) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-34 | |||||||||||
| Characteristic | All ages Total |
Children Age <18 |
Adults Age 18+ |
5-14 | 15-34 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-64 | 65+ | |
| Total: | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 |
| Male | 6.9 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 4.9 |
| Female | 9.7 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 9.4 |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 7.5 |
| Male | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
| Female | 9.9 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 1.7* | 7.4 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 9.6 |
| Black Non-Hispanic: | 11.6 | 15.7 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 20.3 | 11.0 | 15.2 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Male | 10.2 | 15.7 | 8.1 | 5.7* | 20.5 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 9.8* | 8.1* | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| Female | 12.8 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 8.7* | 20.1 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 12.7 |
| Other Non-Hispanic: | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 12.9* | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Male | 7.8 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 7.4* | 11.0 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 11.2* | 5.8* | 6.3 | 5.6* |
| Female | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 4.7* | 8.9 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 14.2* | 7.1* | 8.4 | 7.7 |
| Hispanic: | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 3.6 |
| Male | 5.5 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 5.4* | 11.7 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.3* | 4.8* | 3.3 | 1.9* |
| Female | 7.7 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 1.8* | 6.0 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 12.2* | 7.6 | 9.9 | 4.9* |
| Puerto Rican:a | 14.3 | 12.9 | 14.9 | ** | 21.6 | 13.4 | 10.0* | ** | 17.7* | 17.8 | ** |
| Male | 12.3 | 20.0 | 9.0* | ** | 38.2 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 11.0* | ** |
| Female | 16.5 | 6.0* | 21.5 | ** | 5.4* | 18.6* | 14.4* | ** | 21.4* | 25.3 | ** |
| Mexican/Mexican-American:a | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.5* | 5.9* | 4.2 | 2.8* |
| Male | 4.9 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 5.7* | 9.3 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 3.9* | 5.1* | 2.0 | ** |
| Female | 6.5 | 4.9 | 7.2 | ** | 6.5 | 8.4 | 7.6* | 12.4* | 6.7* | 6.5 | 3.3* |
| Region: | |||||||||||
| Northeast | 9.1 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 4.2* | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 7.0 |
| Midwest | 8.7 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 3.1* | 9.1 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| South | 7.8 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 |
| West | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Ratio of Family Income to | |||||||||||
| Poverty Threshold:b | |||||||||||
| 0-0.99 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 11.3 |
| 1.00-2.49 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 7.8 |
| 2.50-4.49 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 6.7 |
| 4.50 and above | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 2.1* | 8.5 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 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 is3 0%-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