Health, United States, 2011

Black or African American Population

 

 

Access and utilization of health care

Table 77. No usual source of health care among children under 18 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1993-1994 through 2009-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 78. No usual source of health care among adults 18-64 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1993-1994 through 2009-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 79. Reduced access to medical care, dental care, and prescription drugs during the past 12 months due to cost, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 80. Selected measures of access to medical care among adults 18-64 years of age, by urbanization level and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 2002-2004 through 2008-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Figure 41. Delay or nonreceipt of needed medical care in the past 12 months due to cost among adults 18–64 years of age, by percent of poverty level and race and Hispanic origin: United States, 2000–2010 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 82. No health care visits to an office or clinic within the past 12 months among children under 18 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1997-1998 through 2009-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 83. Health care visits to doctor offices, emergency departments, and home visits within the past 12 months, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 93. Emergency department visits within the past 12 months among children under 18 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 94. Emergency department visits within the past 12 months among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 96. Visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and hospital emergency departments, by age, sex, and race: United States, selected years 1995-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 97. Visits to primary care generalist and specialist physicians, by selected characteristics and type of physician: United States, selected years 1980-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 98. Dental visits in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Figure 30. Dental visits in the past year among children 2–17 years of age, by percent of poverty level and race and Hispanic origin: United States, 2000–2010 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 99. Prescription drug use in the past 30 days, by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 102. Persons with hospital stays in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Births, prenatal, and reproductive care

Table 3. Crude birth rates, fertility rates, and birth rates, by age, race, and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 4. Live births, by plurality and detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, selected years 1970-2008 [PDF - 499 KB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Figure 5. Teenage childbearing, by maternal age and race and Hispanic origin: United States, 1998–2008 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 5. Prenatal care for live births, by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, selected reporting areas 2007 and 2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 6. Teenage childbearing, by age and detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, selected years 1970-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 7. Nonmarital childbearing, by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother, and maternal age: United States, selected years 1970-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 8. Mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy, by selected characteristics: United States, selected reporting areas 2007 and 2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 9. Low birthweight live births, by detailed race, Hispanic origin, and smoking status of mother: United States, selected years 1970-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 10. Low birthweight live births among mothers 20 years of age and over, by detailed race, Hispanic origin, and education of mother: United States, selected reporting areas 2007 and 2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 11. Low birthweight live births, by race and Hispanic origin of mother, and state: United States, 2000-2002, 2003-2005, and 2006-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 12. Legal abortions and legal abortion ratios, by selected patient characteristics: United States, selected years 1973-2007 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 13. Contraceptive use in the past month among women 15-44 years of age, by age, race and Hispanic origin, and method of contraception: United States, selected years 1982-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 14. Breastfeeding among mothers 15-44 years of age, by year of baby's birth and selected characteristics of mother: United States, average annual 1986-1988 through 2002-2004 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Deaths

Death rates

Table 23. Age-adjusted death rates, by race, Hispanic origin, and state: United States, average annual 1979-1981, 1989-1991, and 2006-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 24. Age-adjusted death rates for selected causes of death, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 25. Years of potential life lost before age 75 for selected causes of death, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1980-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 26. Leading causes of death and numbers of deaths, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, 1980 and 2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 28. Age-adjusted death rates, by race, sex, region, and urbanization level: United States, average annual, selected years 1996-1998 through 2006-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 29. Death rates for all causes, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 30. Death rates for diseases of heart, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 31. Death rates for cerebrovascular diseases, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 32. Death rates for malignant neoplasms, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 33. Death rates for malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus, and lung, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 34. Death rates for malignant neoplasm of breast among females, by race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 35. Death rates for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1987-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 36. Death rates for drug poisoning and drug poisoning involving opioid analgesics, by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1999-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 37. Death rates for motor vehicle-related injuries, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 38. Death rates for homicide, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 39. Death rates for suicide, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 40. Death rates for firearm-related injuries, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1970-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 42. Occupational fatal injuries and rates, by industry, sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1995-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Infant mortality

Table 15. Infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates, by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, selected years 1983-2007 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 17. Infant mortality rates, fetal mortality rates, and perinatal mortality rates, by race: United States, selected years 1950-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 18. Infant mortality rates, by race and Hispanic origin of mother, and state: United States, average annual 1989-1991, 2002-2004, and 2005-2007 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 19. Neonatal mortality rates, by race and Hispanic origin of mother, and state: United States, average annual 1989-1991, 2002-2004, and 2005-2007 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Life expectancy

Figure 1. Life expectancy at birth, by race and sex and Hispanic origin: United States, 1980–2008 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 22. Life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, and at 75 years of age, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1900-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Disability

Table 54. Basic actions difficulty and complex activity limitation among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 57. Selected measures of disability and health status among adults 18-64 years of age, by urbanization level and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 2002-2004 through 2008-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 58. Selected measures of disability and health status among adults 65 years of age and over, by urbanization level and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 2002-2004 through 2008-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Health expenditures

Table 133. Expenses for health care and prescribed medicine, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 134. Sources of payment for health care, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Health insurance

Medicare

Table 142. Health insurance coverage of Medicare beneficiaries 65 years of age and over, by type of coverage and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1992-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 145. Medicare beneficiaries, by race, Hispanic origin, and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1992-2007 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Medicaid

Table 140. Medicaid coverage among persons under 65 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1984-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 146. Medicaid beneficiaries and payments, by basis of eligibility, and race and Hispanic origin: United States, selected fiscal years 1999-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Private health insurance

Table 138. Private health insurance coverage among persons under 65 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1984-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 139. Private health insurance coverage obtained through the workplace among persons under 65 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1984-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Uninsured

Table 141. No health insurance coverage among persons under 65 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1984-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Figure 29. No health insurance coverage among children under 18 years of age, by percent of poverty level and race and Hispanic origin: United States, 2000–2010 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Figure 40. No health insurance coverage among adults 18–64 years of age, by percent of poverty level and race and Hispanic origin: United States, 2000–2010 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Health status and risk factors

Health status and chronic diseases

Figure 23. Current asthma among children under 18 years of age, by race and Hispanic origin and percent of poverty level: United States, 2009–2010 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Figure 24. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children 5–17 years of age, by race and Hispanic origin and percent of poverty level: United States, 2009–2010 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 45. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnoses, by year of diagnosis and selected characteristics: United States, 2006-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 46. Health conditions among children under 18 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1997-1999 through 2008-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 47. Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates for selected cancer sites, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected geographic areas, selected years 1990-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 48. Five-year relative cancer survival rates for selected cancer sites, by race and sex: United States, selected geographic areas, selected years 1975-1977 through 2001-2007 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 49. Respondent-reported prevalence of heart disease, cancer, and stroke among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1997-1998 through 2009-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 50. Diabetes prevalence and glycemic control among adults 20 years of age and over, by sex, age, and race and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2003-2006 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 51. End-stage renal disease patients, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1980-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 52. Severe headache or migraine, low back pain, and neck pain among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 53. Joint pain among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 2002-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 55. Vision and hearing limitations among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 56. Respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1991-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 59. Serious psychological distress in the past 30 days among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual, selected years 1997-1998 through 2009-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 66. Health-related behaviors of children 6-11 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, 2003 and 2007 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 70. Hypertension among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2007-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 71. Cholesterol among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2007-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 74. Healthy weight, overweight, and obesity among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1960-1962 through 2007-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 75. Obesity among children and adolescents 2-19 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1963-1965 through 2007-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 76. Untreated dental caries, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1971-1974 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Health risk factors

Table 8. Mothers who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy, by selected characteristics: United States, selected reporting areas 2007 and 2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 9. Low birthweight live births, by detailed race, Hispanic origin, and smoking status of mother: United States, selected years 1970-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 60. Current cigarette smoking among adults 18 years of age and over, by sex, race, and age: United States, selected years 1965-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 61. Age-adjusted prevalence of current cigarette smoking among adults 25 years of age and over, by sex, race, and education level: United States, selected years 1974-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 62. Current cigarette smoking among adults, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, age, and education level: United States, average annual, selected years 1990-1992 through 2008-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 63. Current cigarette smoking among adults 18-64 years of age, by urbanization level and selected characteristics: United States, average annual, 2002-2004 through 2008-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 64. Use of selected substances in the past month among persons 12 years of age and over, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 2002-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 65. Use of selected substances among high school seniors, 10th graders, and 8th graders, by sex and race: United States, selected years 1980-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 68. Heavier drinking and drinking five or more drinks in a day among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 73. Participation in leisure-time aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities that meet the 2008 federal Physical Activity Guidelines for adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1998-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Nutrition

Table 101. Dietary supplement use among persons 20 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2005-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Personnel

Table 115. Total enrollment in schools for selected health occupations, by race and Hispanic origin: United States, selected academic years 1980-1981 through 2008-2009 [PDF - 10 MB]

 

Population

Table 1. Resident population, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1950-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 2. Persons below poverty level, by selected characteristics, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1973-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Figure 22. Children under 18 years of age, by percent of poverty level and race and Hispanic origin: United States, 1990–2010 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Figure 31. Adults 18 years of age and over, by percent of poverty level and race and Hispanic origin: United States, 1990–2010 [PPT - 279 KB] [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

 

Preventive care

Table 5. Prenatal care for live births, by detailed race and Hispanic origin of mother: United States, selected reporting areas 2007 and 2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 9. Low birthweight live births, by detailed race, Hispanic origin, and smoking status of mother: United States, selected years 1970-2008 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 85. Vaccination coverage among children 19-35 months of age for selected diseases, by race, Hispanic origin, poverty level, and location of residence in metropolitan statistical area: United States, selected years 1995-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 87. Vaccination coverage among adolescents 13-17 years of age for selected diseases, by selected characteristics: United States, 2006-2009 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 88. Influenza vaccination among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1989-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 89. Pneumococcal vaccination among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1989-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 90. Use of mammography among women 40 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 91. Use of Pap smears among women 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]

Table 92. Use of colorectal tests or procedures among adults 50-75 years of age, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 2000-2010 [PDF - 10 MB] [XLS - 310 KB]