Table 1.
Characteristics for Decedents Aged ≥25 Years for All‐Hispanic, Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican and NHW Adults by Nativity Status, 2003–2012
| Decedent Characteristics | All Hispanic | Cuban | Mexican | Puerto Rican | NHW | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign‐Born | US‐Born | Foreign‐Born | US‐Born | Foreign‐Born | US‐Born | Foreign‐Born/Islander | US‐Born | US‐Born | |
| Deaths, n | 730 524 | 527 705 | 125 671 | 5092 | 318 315 | 376 266 | 134 266 | 30 815 | 18 149 774 |
| Average annual population sizea, n | 147 997 414 | 101 496 757 | 8 737 069 | 2 851 745 | 81 814 249 | 64 607 669 | 11 709 019 | 11 789 098 | 1 317 541 018 |
| Absolute no. of death by cause, n (%) | |||||||||
| All CVD | 237 125 (32.5) | 153 822 (29.1) | 47 643 (37.9) | 1504 (29.5) | 96 452 (30.3) | 112 903 (30.0) | 45 314 (33.7) | 7099 (23.0) | 6 170 859 (34.0) |
| IHD | 128 729 (17.6) | 79 292 (15.0) | 28 865 (23.0) | 804 (15.8) | 47 994 (15.1) | 58 669 (15.6) | 26 744 (19.9) | 3536 (11.5) | 3 152 576 (17.4) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 42 515 (5.8) | 28 264 (5.4) | 6411 (5.1) | 201 (3.9) | 20 678 (6.5) | 21 201 (5.6) | 6561 (4.9) | 1033 (3.4) | 1 020 008 (5.6) |
| Age at death, median (IQR) | 73 (57–83) | 70 (53–81) | 80 (71–87) | 63 (43–83) | 69 (52–82) | 71 (55–82) | 73 (61–83) | 50 (41–62) | 79 (67–87) |
| Female; % | 46.4 | 44.3 | 48.9 | 42.0 | 43.3 | 44.3 | 47.7 | 38.2 | 51.2 |
| Educational attainment, % | |||||||||
| No formal education | 55.9 | 46.6 | 40.5 | 24.4 | 73.6 | 50.7 | 46.7 | 25.9 | 23.3 |
| High school or GED completed | 24.9 | 32.4 | 31.7 | 38.7 | 13.6 | 30.1 | 37.0 | 48.0 | 43.0 |
| Some college | 7.4 | 13.5 | 8.9 | 19.9 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 16.5 | 16.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 14.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 14.6 |
| Unknown | 7.2 | 2.2 | 15.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
CVD indicates cardiovascular disease; GED, General Equivalency Diploma; IHD, ischemic heart disease; IQR, interquartile range: NHW, non‐Hispanic white.
a
Over the 10‐year study period.