Table 2. Prevalence of Chronic Conditions Among US Adults by Sex, Age, and Race/Ethnicity, National Health Interview Survey, 2010a .
| Sex, Age, and Race/Ethnicity | No. of Chronic Conditions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1, % (95% CI) | 2–3, % (95% CI) | ≥4, % (95% CI) | |
| Total | 74.0 (73.28–74.63) | 21.1 (20.50–21.74) | 4.9 (4.62–5.24) |
| Men | |||
| 18–44 y | |||
| Total | 93.3 (92.49–94.07) | 6.3 (5.57–7.11) | 0.4 (0.23–0.64) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 93.6 (92.55–94.46) | 6.1 (5.23–7.11) | 0.3 (0.15–0.73)b |
| Non-Hispanic black/African American | 91.2 (88.56–93.23) | 8.0 (6.06–10.46) | 0.8 (0.33–2.11)b |
| Hispanic | 93.7 (91.76–95.21) | 6.0 (4.53–7.93) | — c |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 96.5 (93.51–98.13) | 3.4 (1.76–6.36)b | — c |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | 86.7 (55.37–97.16) | — c | — d |
| Non-Hispanic other race | 86.1 (73.41–93.26) | 12.8 (5.89–25.64)b | — c |
| 45–64 y | |||
| Total | 67.2 (65.44–68.91) | 28.1 (26.50–29.79) | 4.7 (3.99–5.49) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 66.3 (64.12–68.44) | 28.4 (26.49–30.48) | 5.2 (4.36–6.29) |
| Non-Hispanic black/African American | 61.6 (56.57–66.30) | 33.7 (29.13–38.69) | 4.7 (3.24–6.79) |
| Hispanic | 76.6 (72.26–80.50) | 21.4 (17.61–25.65) | 2.0 (1.19–3.38) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 78.6 (71.56–84.27) | 19.5 (14.08–26.45) | — c |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | 28.5 (10.28–58.20)b | 66.8 (37.31–87.19) | — c |
| Non-Hispanic other race | 62.6 (44.99–77.41) | 32.9 (18.26–51.92) | — c |
| ≥65 y | |||
| Total | 37.5 (35.17–39.85) | 45.4 (42.92–47.88) | 17.1 (15.31–19.13) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 36.9 (34.24–39.62) | 45.7 (42.91–48.60) | 17.4 (15.29–19.68) |
| Non-Hispanic black/African American | 32.3 (26.40–38.83) | 48.6 (42.25–55.03) | 19.1 (14.49–24.70) |
| Hispanic | 47.5 (40.39–54.76) | 40.1 (33.30–47.22) | 12.4 (8.53–17.71) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 39.4 (29.26–50.59) | 45.1 (34.75–55.85) | 15.5 (8.47–26.69) |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | — d | — d | 100.0 (n/a) |
| Non-Hispanic other race | 50.8 (29.75–71.58) | 30.4 (13.70–54.70)b | — c |
| Women | |||
| 18–44 y | |||
| Total | 91.1 (90.26–91.95) | 8.0 (7.26–8.91) | 0.8 (0.59–1.11) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 91.0 (89.81–92.12) | 8.2 (7.20–9.42) | 0.7 (0.45–1.17) |
| Non-Hispanic black/African American | 88.3 (86.00–90.20) | 10.3 (8.48–12.45) | 1.4 (0.87–2.38) |
| Hispanic | 92.9 (91.19–94.23) | 6.8 (5.42–8.42) | 0.4 (0.19–0.73)b |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 97.1 (94.40–98.51) | 2.8 (1.38–5.46)b | — c |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | 84.2 (63.87–94.17) | — c | — c |
| Non-Hispanic other race | 83.2 (72.29–90.39) | 12.9 (6.70–23.50)b | — c |
| 45–64 y | |||
| Total | 65.2 (63.64–66.73) | 28.1 (26.65–29.56) | 6.7 (5.97–7.54) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 66.8 (64.87–68.62) | 27.3 (25.55–29.06) | 6.0 (5.08–6.98) |
| Non-Hispanic black/African American | 52.0 (47.92–56.14) | 36.8 (33.05–40.62) | 11.2 (8.96–13.91) |
| Hispanic | 65.9 (61.82–69.75) | 26.7 (23.21–30.52) | 7.4 (5.63–9.67) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 79.9 (73.37–85.16) | 18.6 (13.52–25.10) | 1.5 (0.67–3.20)b |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | 52.6 (31.78–75.52) | 42.8 (23.61–64.50) | — c |
| Non-Hispanic other race | 48.5 (34.78–62.45) | 27.7 (17.68–40.53) | 23.8 (14.12–37.32) |
| ≥65 y | |||
| Total | 38.2 (36.22–40.18) | 47.4 (45.44–49.30) | 14.5 (13.09–15.94) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 38.2 (35.83–40.53) | 47.4 (45.12–49.67) | 14.5 (12.88–16.19) |
| Non-Hispanic black/African American | 33.6 (28.98–38.45) | 52.3 (47.29–57.18) | 14.2 (11.13–17.93) |
| Hispanic | 40.6 (34.82–46.75) | 43.7 (38.03–49.50) | 15.7 (11.48–21.04) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 49.6 (40.80–58.43) | 40.9 (32.76–49.54) | 9.5 (5.33–16.42) |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | — c | 56.3 (25.52–82.89) | — c |
| Non-Hispanic other race | — c | 47.7 (27.04–69.20) | 32.7 (12.96–61.29)b |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; n/a, not applicable.
a
Adults identifying as multiple races were included in the “other race” category.
b
Relative standard error (RSE) >30% and ≤50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet National Center for Health Statistics standards of reliability and precision.
c
RSE >50% are not shown.
d
Estimates with a quantity of zero.