Table 2.

Selected health measures of children by race/ethnicity and immigrant family type. 2007 NSCH.

	Fair/poor health		Fair/poor dental health		Obese/overweight		Never breast-fed		Missed 11+ school days		Injury		At least one chronic condition
	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE	%	SE
Hispanic
F-born child, both immigrant parents	17.2	3.3	37.2	3.4	36.0	7.5	21.8	7.5	3.6	1.3	12.4	5.5	7.5	1.4
US-born child, both immigrant parents	7.0	1.1	22.7	2.2	47.4	1.5	8.2	1.5	2.5	1.0	3.4	0.7	5.1	1.0
US-born child, one immigrant parent	5.1	2.5	16.1	5.7	41.9	5.0	17.3	5.0	4.8	3.0	12.2	4.2	8.8	2.9
US-born child, US-born parents	6.9	1.0	14.1	1.3	39.3	2.3	24.1	2.3	8.8	1.2	9.6	1.6	12.5	1.2
Non-Hispanic White
One or both immigrant parents	0.8	0.3	3.9	0.8	27.9	4.5	10.1	1.6	4.2	1.0	11.2	2.9	7.3	1.1
US-born child, US-born parents	1.7	0.1	4.3	0.2	27.8	0.6	24.0	0.8	6.3	0.3	12.2	0.6	10.5	0.3
Non-Hispanic Black
One or both immigrant parents	2.5	1.6	7.2	2.3	37.8	5.7	8.9	2.3	2.8	2.1	8.1	2.8	9.7	2.7
US-born child, US-born parents	4.6	0.5	9.5	0.7	41.4	1.5	48.2	2.0	4.5	0.5	8.4	1.5	14.6	0.8
All other ethnic groups
F-born child, both immigrant parents	4.9	2.5	11.2	3.5	14.6	3.0	22.5	12.6	2.7	1.2	11.0	6.0	1.6	0.6
US-born child, both immigrant parents	3.0	1.7	7.8	2.6	18.8	5.2	11.7	3.2	0.3	0.1	4.2	1.3	3.0	1.1
US-born child, one immigrant parent	0.2	0.1	4.8	3.6	23.7	11.4	24.3	11.8	2.3	1.1	7.5	5.2	8.0	3.6
US-born child, US-born parents	3.1	0.4	7.4	0.7	35.4	2.1	25.4	25.6	6.6	0.9	12.6	1.7	12.2	0.9