Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, by Region of Birth: 2010–2016 NHIS, N = 41,717
Mean (SE), n (%) | Europe (N = 3668) | South America (N = 2650) | Mexico/C. Amer/Carib (N = 21,870) | Russia (N = 688) | Africa (N = 1712) | Middle East (N = 870) | Indian sub. (2593) | Asia (N = 3214) | S.E. Asia (N = 4297) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total immigrant population, | 12.5 (0.3) | 6.6 (0.2) | 47 (0.6) | 2.7 (0.2) | 4.7 (0.2) | 3.3 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.2) | 7.5 (0.3) | 9.3 (0.2) |
Age, yrs.* | 53.5 (0.4) | 47.2 (0.4) | 45.6 (0.2) | 47.6 (1.1) | 41 (0.4) | 44.7 (0.9) | 40.7(0.5) | 46.3 (0.6) | 48.8 (0.3) |
Male * | 43.1 (0.9) | 44.7 (1.1) | 47.2 (0.4) | 44.1 (2.4) | 54.4 (1.4) | 55.7 (2.1) | 54.7 (1.2) | 42 (1.1) | 42 (0.9) |
Education * | |||||||||
≤ High School Degree | 32.1 (1.1) | 38.1 (1.3) | 71.1 (0.5) | 19.4 (1.9) | 26.6 (1.3) | 25.4 (1.9) | 13.9 (0.9) | 25.3 (1.3) | 28.9 (9.6) |
> High School & < College | 28.7 (0.9) | 27.4 (0.9) | 17.3 (0.3) | 24.9 (1.8) | 29.7 (1.2) | 23.9 (2.1) | 8.5 (0.7) | 20.3 (1.0) | 24.4 (0.7) |
≥ College | 39.2 (1.2) | 34.4 (1.2) | 11.5 (0.3) | 55.8 (2.1) | 43.6 (1.4) | 50.6 (2.5) | 77.6 (1.2) | 54.5 (1.4) | 46.7 (1.0) |
Poverty status* | |||||||||
Poor | 8.5 (0.7) | 14.0 (0.8) | 25.2 (0.4) | 18.7 (2.3) | 19.9 (1.3) | 20.5 (1.9) | 10.8 (0.8) | 17.8 (1.2) | 11.7 (0.7) |
Near Poor | 13.8 (0.6) | 20.9 (1.0) | 26.3 (0.4) | 14.1 (2.5) | 19.5 (1.1) | 16.7 (1.5) | 10.1 (0.7) | 13.2 (0.7) | 14.1 (0.6) |
> Near Poor | 77.8 (0.9) | 65 (1.1) | 48.5 (0.5) | 67.2 (2.9) | 60.5 (1.5) | 62.8 (2.3) | 79.0 (1.2) | 69.0 (1.4) | 74.2 (0.9) |
≥ 10 yrs. US residence * | 88.5 (0.7) | 78.9 (1.0) | 83.7 (0.4) | 77.6 (1.6) | 63.4 (1.4) | 63.1 (2.5) | 55.2 (1.8) | 70.4 (1.3) | 81.7 (0.8) |
Employed* | 54.9 (1.0) | 64.1 (1.1) | 60.7 (0.5) | 60.7 (2.3) | 68.9 (1.3) | 48.4 (1.9) | 69.1 (1.0) | 54.6 (1.3) | 63.2 (0.9) |
Health Insurance(Yes) * | 89.4 (0.6) | 75.2 (1.0) | 61.1 (0.7) | 84.3 (1.6) | 75.3 (1.2) | 85.7 (1.3) | 90.5 (0.6) | 86.8 (0.8) | 87.9 (0.6) |
Seen doctor in past year(Yes)* | 72.3 (0.9) | 65.8 (1.0) | 55.6 (0.5) | 67 (2.0) | 59.8 (1.4) | 62.1 (2.1) | 63.1 (1.2) | 60.6 (1.1) | 65.2 (0.9) |