Health

From the National Center for Health Statistics…

Live births

Births per 1,000 women 15-44 years: 99.4 (compared to 66.3 for white women)

Percent of births with low birth weight: 6.9 (7.2% for white women)

Health status

Percent of persons in fair or poor health: 9.6 (9.1% for the white population)

Health risk factors

Percent of men 18 years and over who currently smoke: 20 (2004-2006) (24% for white men)

Percent of women 18 years and over who currently smoke: 11 (2004-2006) (19% for white women)

Access to health care

Percent of persons under 65 years without health insurance coverage: 35 (16.7% for the white population)

Percent of children under 18 years without a usual source of health care: 11 (5.1% for the white population)

Percent of adults 18 years and over without a usual source of health care: 33 (15% for the white population)

(All the mentions above to the white population references the white, non-Hispanic population)