Table 3. Prevalence of Chronic Conditions Among US Adults by Sex, Age, Health Insurance, and Race/Ethnicity, National Health Interview Survey, 2010a .
| Sex, Age, and Health Insurance, Race/Ethnicity | No. of Chronic Conditions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1, % (95% CI) | 2–3, % (95% CI) | ≥4, % (95% CI) | |
| Men | |||
| 18–44 y | |||
| Public, total | 83.9 (79.44–87.53) | 14.2 (10.78–18.47) | 1.9 (0.89–4.06)b |
| Public, non-Hispanic white | 81.9 (74.43–87.49) | 16.2 (10.92–23.25) | — c |
| Public, non-Hispanic black/African American | 81.2 (71.56–88.17) | 17.6 (10.78–27.34) | — c |
| Public, Hispanic | 89.7 (81.13–94.62) | 8.1 (3.90–15.95)b | — c |
| Private, total | 94.0 (92.88–94.91) | 5.9 (4.96–6.97) | — c |
| Private, non-Hispanic white | 94.6 (93.31–95.58) | 5.4 (4.40–6.67) | — d |
| Private, non-Hispanic black/African American | 93.5 (90.04–95.87) | 5.4 (3.40–8.32) | — c |
| Private, Hispanic | 91.6 (87.68–94.40) | 8.2 (5.44–12.14) | — c |
| Other, total | 86.3 (77.85–91.83) | 11.2 (6.25–19.16) | — c |
| Other, non-Hispanic white | 83.1 (69.69–91.33) | 12.7 (5.88–25.45)b | — c |
| Other, non-Hispanic black/African American | 86.0 (60.53–96.12) | — c | — d |
| Other, Hispanic | 92.0 (79.29–97.16) | — c | — d |
| Uninsured, total | 94.7 (93.29–95.86) | 4.9 (3.85–6.31) | — c |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic white | 94.1 (91.62–95.91) | 5.4 (3.70–7.69) | — c |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic black/African American | 93.2 (89.11–95.87) | 6.3 (3.75–10.41) | — c |
| Uninsured, Hispanic | 95.9 (93.68–97.33) | 4.0 (2.58–6.20) | — c |
| 45–64 y | |||
| Public, total | 38.4 (32.85–44.23) | 44.7 (39.10–50.39) | 16.9 (13.27–21.38) |
| Public, non-Hispanic white | 33.9 (26.36–42.35) | 44.7 (37.04–52.54) | 21.4 (15.97–28.17) |
| Public, non-Hispanic black/African American | 41.3 (31.48–51.86) | 47.8 (37.31–58.52) | 10.9 (6.09–18.70) |
| Public, Hispanic | 51.2 (37.37–64.92) | 39.5 (26.52–54.22) | 9.2 (4.54–17.84)b |
| Private, total | 69.3 (67.14–71.35) | 27.3 (25.37–29.40) | 3.4 (2.60–4.35) |
| Private, non-Hispanic white | 68.9 (66.43–71.34) | 27.3 (25.07–29.73) | 3.7 (2.79–4.95) |
| Private, non-Hispanic black/African American | 62.1 (55.54–68.30) | 34.5 (28.59–41.04) | 3.3 (1.67–6.47)b |
| Private, Hispanic | 74.9 (68.02–80.68) | 23.9 (18.24–30.74) | — c |
| Other, total | 56.2 (48.84–63.28) | 33.7 (27.13–40.96) | 10.1 (6.92–14.54) |
| Other, non-Hispanic white | 59.2 (49.57–68.17) | 29.5 (21.52–38.94) | 11.3 (7.12–17.53) |
| Other, non-Hispanic black/African American | 42.3 (29.29–56.40) | 48.7 (34.82–62.72) | 9.1 (4.35–17.98)b |
| Other, Hispanic | 59.3 (33.80–80.65) | 38.5 (17.76–64.41)b | — c |
| Uninsured, total | 76.8 (72.88–80.35) | 21.2 (17.70–25.14) | 2.0 (1.15–3.44) |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic white | 71.4 (65.88–76.42) | 25.9 (21.08–31.31) | 2.7 (1.39–5.16)b |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic black/African American | 83.3 (75.61–88.95) | 15.3 (9.99–22.81) | — c |
| Uninsured, Hispanic | 88.6 (82.71–92.67) | 10.3 (6.42–16.22) | — c |
| ≥65 y | |||
| Public, total | 37.4 (34.17–40.77) | 46.0 (42.47–49.49) | 16.6 (14.13–19.46) |
| Public, non-Hispanic white | 37.2 (33.15–41.39) | 45.2 (40.88–49.58) | 17.6 (14.49–21.27) |
| Public, non-Hispanic black/African American | 29.0 (22.49–36.48) | 55.0 (47.30–62.41) | 16.0 (11.10–22.64) |
| Public, Hispanic | 45.9 (37.71–54.35) | 42.0 (33.84–50.66) | 12.1 (8.10–17.59) |
| Private, total | 36.6 (33.38–39.91) | 45.5 (42.01–48.94) | 18.0 (15.52–20.70) |
| Private, non-Hispanic white | 36.2 (32.81–39.84) | 46.3 (42.64–50.08) | 17.4 (14.85–20.32) |
| Private, non-Hispanic black/African American | 36.7 (25.22–49.85) | 39.5 (28.98–51.01) | 23.9 (14.56–36.58) |
| Private, Hispanic | 46.0 (29.89–62.96) | 36.0 (22.03–52.77) | 18.0 (7.46–37.54)b |
| Other, total | 56.3 (35.11–75.44) | 28.2 (13.89–48.78)b | 15.5 (6.19–33.88)b |
| Other, non-Hispanic white | 68.0 (40.81–86.71) | 21.5 (7.49–48.01)b | — c |
| Other, non-Hispanic black/African American | — c | — c | 37.0 (12.28–71.11)b |
| Other, Hispanic | — d | 100.0 (n/a) | — d |
| Uninsured, total | 67.2 (39.81–86.43) | 30.7 (11.95–59.19)b | — c |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic white | 48.1 (12.83–85.36)b | 51.9 (14.64–87.17)b | — d |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic black/African American | — c | — c | — c |
| Uninsured, Hispanic | 82.8 (46.37–96.38) | — c | — d |
| Women | |||
| 18–44 y | |||
| Public, total | 84.5 (81.46–87.06) | 12.9 (10.52–15.77) | 2.6 (1.67–4.08) |
| Public, non-Hispanic white | 79.4 (74.20–83.83) | 17.2 (13.16–22.27) | 3.3 (1.74–6.27)b |
| Public, non-Hispanic black/African American | 84.7 (79.63–88.76) | 11.9 (8.32–16.65) | 3.4 (1.77–6.36)b |
| Public, Hispanic | 92.5 (87.48–95.56) | 7.0 (3.99–12.00) | — c |
| Private, total | 92.5 (91.42–93.51) | 7.0 (6.05–8.12) | 0.4 (0.25–0.80)b |
| Private, non-Hispanic white | 92.9 (91.56–94.06) | 6.7 (5.60–8.04) | 0.4 (0.17–0.85)b |
| Private, non-Hispanic black/African American | 89.3 (85.52–92.12) | 10.0 (7.23–13.71) | — c |
| Private, Hispanic | 91.9 (88.95–94.09) | 8.0 (5.78–10.91) | — c |
| Other, total | 90.3 (85.59–93.57) | 8.9 (5.76–13.39) | — c |
| Other, non-Hispanic white | 89.9 (81.99–94.51) | 8.8 (4.56–16.30)b | — c |
| Other, non-Hispanic black/African American | 89.2 (72.85–96.24) | — c | — d |
| Other, Hispanic | 91.8 (85.22–95.58) | 7.6 (3.97–14.20)b | — c |
| Uninsured, total | 91.7 (90.00–93.18) | 7.6 (6.16–9.32) | 0.7 (0.32–1.47)b |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic white | 90.9 (87.74–93.31) | 8.6 (6.27–11.82) | — c |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic black/African American | 89.7 (85.53–92.76) | 9.4 (6.48–13.36) | — c |
| Uninsured, Hispanic | 94.2 (91.72–95.97) | 5.3 (3.59–7.76) | 0.5 (0.19–1.30)b |
| 45–64 y | |||
| Public, total | 33.0 (28.80–37.58) | 42.4 (38.17–46.73) | 24.6 (20.90–28.64) |
| Public, non-Hispanic white | 33.5 (27.06–40.60) | 40.7 (34.32–47.34) | 25.8 (20.77–31.65) |
| Public, non-Hispanic black/African American | 24.5 (18.52–31.71) | 53.1 (45.20–60.79) | 22.4 (16.29–30.00) |
| Public, Hispanic | 42.9 (32.46–53.93) | 33.1 (24.09–43.55) | 24.0 (16.04–34.40) |
| Private, total | 68.9 (67.00–70.69) | 26.7 (24.96–28.56) | 4.4 (3.71–5.21) |
| Private, non-Hispanic white | 70.0 (67.80–72.04) | 26.1 (24.12–28.27) | 3.9 (3.16–4.81) |
| Private, non-Hispanic black/African American | 56.7 (51.08–62.23) | 35.1 (30.22–40.42) | 8.1 (5.63–11.55) |
| Private, Hispanic | 68.9 (63.13–74.12) | 25.5 (20.87–30.67) | 5.6 (3.71–8.51) |
| Other, total | 61.4 (53.20–68.95) | 29.2 (22.62–36.83) | 9.4 (5.63–15.31) |
| Other, non-Hispanic white | 64.1 (53.02–73.78) | 28.1 (19.43–38.80) | 7.8 (3.47–16.73)b |
| Other, non-Hispanic black/African American | 58.9 (41.83–74.06) | 29.1 (16.85–45.49) | 12.0 (5.18–25.27)b |
| Other, Hispanic | 56.5 (37.64–73.71) | 32.9 (18.07–52.24) | — c |
| Uninsured, total | 69.2 (65.15–73.06) | 25.2 (21.66–29.17) | 5.5 (3.84–7.89) |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic white | 67.1 (61.45–72.28) | 26.4 (21.65–31.86) | 6.5 (4.06–10.16) |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic black/African American | 68.8 (60.52–76.06) | 24.1 (17.56–32.22) | 7.0 (3.39–14.06)b |
| Uninsured, Hispanic | 72.4 (64.16–79.31) | 25.1 (18.53–33.05) | 2.5 (0.96–6.50)b |
| ≥65 y | |||
| Public, total | 36.9 (34.07–39.74) | 47.2 (44.26–50.18) | 15.9 (13.87–18.23) |
| Public, non-Hispanic white | 37.4 (33.88–41.09) | 46.0 (42.27–49.82) | 16.6 (13.92–19.58) |
| Public, non-Hispanic black/African American | 32.8 (26.91–39.19) | 53.3 (46.84–59.66) | 13.9 (10.58–18.14) |
| Public, Hispanic | 36.9 (30.22–44.09) | 48.4 (41.54–55.39) | 14.7 (10.53–20.08) |
| Private, total | 38.8 (36.01–41.65) | 47.9 (45.15–50.72) | 13.3 (11.52–15.27) |
| Private, non-Hispanic white | 38.6 (35.57–41.76) | 48.3 (45.25–51.38) | 13.1 (11.19–15.21) |
| Private, non-Hispanic black/African American | 33.6 (26.28–41.86) | 52.5 (44.34–60.49) | 13.9 (8.75–21.36) |
| Private, Hispanic | 45.2 (31.56–59.62) | 34.9 (23.78–48.00) | 19.9 (10.35–34.76)b |
| Other, total | — c | 73.2 (37.60–92.52) | — c |
| Other, non-Hispanic white | — d | 100.0 (n/a) | — d |
| Other, non-Hispanic black/African American | — c | — d | — c |
| Other, Hispanic | — d | 100.0 (n/a) | — d |
| Uninsured, total | 69.4 (47.49–85.00) | 17.4 (6.66–38.32)b | — c |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic white | — c | 51.1 (15.43–85.71)b | — c |
| Uninsured, non-Hispanic black/African American | 60.3 (19.46–90.50)b | — c | — c |
| Uninsured, Hispanic | 82.8 (48.96–96.04) | — c | — c |
a
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; n/a, not applicable.
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.