Table 2.

Tuberculosis case counts and tuberculosis case rates by age group, origin, ethnicity, and proximity to the United States–Mexico border, 2005–2010^*

	Nonborder States n (Rate)	Border States†
		Nonborder Areas		Border Areas‡
		n (Rate)	% Difference in Rate§	n (Rate)	% Difference in Rate∥
Children (<15 yr)
Foreign-born other	717 (9.4)	150 (7.1)	−24.6	12 (6.9)	−27.2
Mexico-born	103 (5.5)	121 (5.0)	−10.0	36 (8.9)	+60.9
U.S.-born Hispanic	812 (2.5)	656 (1.9)	−25.3	256 (4.3)	+72.9
U.S.-born non-Hispanic	1,273 (0.5)	343 (0.8)	+48.4	10 (0.3)	−36.6
Adults (⩾15 yr)
Foreign-born other	22,025 (19.0)	10,075 (23.6)	+24.6	879 (33.7)	+77.7
Mexico-born	3,818 (16.8)	4,826 (13.2)	−21.0	1,734 (28.2)	+68.0
U.S.-born Hispanic	1,342 (4.0)	1,668 (3.7)	−7.4	654 (7.9)	+95.9
U.S.-born non-Hispanic	19,568(2.1)	4,944 (3.0)	+41.9	313 (2.4)	+17.7

Foreign-born other indicates foreign-born from countries other than Mexico.

^*Data for populations in border area public use microdata areas were not available before 2005.

^†States with a geopolitical border with Mexico (i.e., California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona).

^‡Public use rnicrodata areas directly bordering Mexico.

^§Percent difference in tuberculosis case rate in nonborder areas of border states compared to nonborder states.

^∥Percent difference in tuberculosis case rate in border areas of border states compared to nonborder states.