Distribution of individual-level poverty and tract-level deprivation among children (2–18 years) in NHANES, by race/ethnicity
| Non-Hispanic white (59.9%) Unweighted n=5198 | Non-Hispanic black (14.3%) Unweighted n=4931 | Mexican-American (13.0%) Unweighted n=4942 | Overall N=17 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above poverty+lower area deprivation | 74.7 (70.5 to 78.8) | 29.3 (25.5 to 33.2) | 31.4 (27.2 to 35.7) | 59.7 (56.5 to 62.9) |
| Below poverty+lower area deprivation | 7.8 (6.6 to 8.9) | 8.9 (6.9 to 10.9) | 13.7 (11.0 to 16.3) | 8.6 (7.7 to 9.5) |
| Above poverty+higher area deprivation | 11.4 (8.6 to 14.3) | 31.1 (27.9 to 34.4) | 28.7 (24.9 to 32.4) | 18.6 (16.3 to 21.0) |
| Below poverty+higher area deprivation | 6.1 (4.0 to 8.2) | 30.6 (27.0 to 34.3) | 26.3 (23.3 to 29.2) | 13.1 (11.5 to 14.6) |
Values are percentages within each category (95% CI).
Individual poverty is defined as PIR below 100% of the federal poverty threshold; high-area deprivation is defined as a positive value on the area deprivation index. Column percentages may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding.
NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.