Table 1.
Socioeconomic Status and Health Status by Race/Ethnicity/Citizenship, Ages 43–61, California, 2007
| Non-Hispanic Whites (U.S. born) | Mexican (U.S. born) | Mexican (naturalized) | Mexican (noncitizen) | |
| Unweighted sample size | 12,469 | 1,082 | 587 | 585 |
| Weighted population estimate | 4,529,295 | 662,118 | 506,611 | 578,087 |
| Age (mean) | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 |
| Female (%) | 51 | 48 | 49 | 46 |
| Not married** (%) | 24 | 27 | 16 | 23 |
| Poverty*** | ||||
| 300%+ FPL | 78 | 56 | 29 | 6 |
| 200%–299% FPL | 10 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| 100%–199% FPL | 7 | 14 | 35 | 41 |
| 0%–99% FPL | 5 | 13 | 20 | 38 |
| Education*** | ||||
| Some grade school/graduate degree (%) | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Some college/college degree (%) | 54 | 40 | 17 | 9 |
| High school graduate (%) | 22 | 37 | 24 | 15 |
| Less than high school (%) | 5 | 17 | 57 | 75 |
| Home ownership*** | ||||
| Own (%) | 80 | 70 | 76 | 49 |
| Rent (%) | 18 | 28 | 22 | 48 |
| Other (%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Feel neighborhood safe*** | ||||
| All of the time (%) | 68 | 64 | 64 | 73 |
| Most of the time (%) | 29 | 30 | 24 | 14 |
| Some of the time (%) | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
| None of the time (%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| No park availability (%) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 14 |
| No park use past month (%)** | 30 | 35 | 38 | 39 |
| Currently uninsured (%)*** | 8 | 9 | 23 | 47 |
| Diabetes (%)*** | 7 | 15 | 17 | 21 |
| Obese (body mass index ≥ 30)*** | 24 | 43 | 36 | 28 |
| High blood pressure** | 29 | 35 | 30 | 22 |
| Condition limits physical activity* | 19 | 23 | 24 | 18 |
| Fair/poor self-rated general health*** | 13 | 24 | 42 | 46 |
Notes: FPL = federal poverty line.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.