Volume 10 — May 02, 2013
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Incarceration of a Household Member and Hispanic Health Disparities: Childhood Exposure and Adult Chronic Disease Risk Behaviors
Age, y | % (95% Confidence Interval) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | Non-Hispanic Black | Non-Hispanic White | |
18-25 | 22.2 (15.6-28.8) | 26.0 (18.2-33.8) | 12.5 (10.0-15.1) |
26-35 | 12.7 (7.6-17.8) | 21.8 (15.1-28.5) | 10.2 (8.4-11.9) |
36-45 | 6.6 (4.3-9.0) | 14.2 (9.6-18.8) | 6.0 (4.9-7.1) |
46-55 | 6.3 (2.4-10.1) | 11.2 (8.0-14.3) | 4.3 (3.6-4.9) |
55-65 | 7.7 (4.3-11.1) | 6.5 (4.5-8.5) | 2.7 (2.2-3.2) |
≥66 | 6.9 (2.5-11.4) | 5.6 (2.9-8.3) | 1.6 (1.2-1.9) |
Figure. Percentage of adults who had a household member incarcerated
during their childhood, by race/ethnicity and age group, Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System 2009–2010. Error bars represent 95% confidence
intervals.
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