Differences in Education, Internet Access, Health Status, and Health-Related Behaviors Among
nonHispanic White, Black, and Latino Members Ages 25-64 and 65-79 in 2008
Race-Ethnic Differences in
Health and Behavioral Health Risks
Restricted to comparisons of nonHispanic Whites, Blacks, and Latinos (Asians are too heterogeneous as a category and not numerous enough in one survey year to develop meaningful estimates)
83.387.4 85.2
63.3
75.681.6
86.181.4
62.667.267.4
74.366
35.842.1
0
20
40
60
80
100
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79 with At Least Some Formal Post High School Education,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the adult membership at the time of the survey.
44.7 45.549.3
26.7
39.4
29.7 31 30.5
21.424.1
27.529.5 28.8
7.1
14.4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79 Who Were College Graduates,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age, gender, and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
5.7
8.4
12.4
18.816.4
18
28.5 27.6
11.2
17.8
22.8
28.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
W 40-64 M 40-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 40-79 Who Had a History of Diabetes, by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
1 Estimated from self-report data from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey
23.226.4
56.4 55.1
44.941.6
72.768.5
21.1
32.1
62.5
51.4
0
1020
3040
50
6070
80
W 40-64 M 40-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 40-79Who Had Clinically Diagnosed High Blood Pressure,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from self-report data from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender, and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey
61.2 59.3
39.242
45.6 44.4
24.2 24.4
48.952
32.3 33.2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79Whose Overall Health is Very Good or Excellent,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey
10.3 9.4 10 9.3
19
13.4
18.1
7.2
15.6
11.5
16.615
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79 Whose Emotional/Mental Health is Fair or Poor,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
9.28.3
10
6.9 7.69.3 8.9
10.6
7.3 8
15.5 15
19
8.39.7
8.26.6
10.6
3.6 3.7
0
5
10
15
20
25
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
All White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79 Who Were Current Smokers, Overall and
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age- gender and geographic composition of the adult membership at the time of the survey
26.4 27.2 26.1 26.1 23.8
47.350
33.7
42
24.6
34.9 35.2 35.3 36.9
24.3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79with BMI ≥ 30, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated using self-reported height and weight data from Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Surveys, weighted to the age-gender-geographic composition of the membership for the survey year.
9.912.1
8.310
6.2
18.9
27.4
9.3
14
5.7
13.5
16.6
11.610.2
5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79with BMI ≥ 35, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated using self-reported height and weight data from Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Surveys, weighted to the age-gender-geographic composition of the membership for the survey year
3.65.1
2.6 2.8
1.3
9.3
14.8
3.2
6.1
0.6
6
8.3
4.3 4
1.4
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79with BMI ≥40, Overall and by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated using self-reported height and weight data from Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Surveys, weighted to the age-gender-geographic composition of the membership for the survey year
17.8
9.6
19.3
14.6
10
1.7
9.9
3.1
7.1
4.2
7.4
4
0
5
10
15
20
25
White Black Latino
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
Percentages of Kaiser Members Aged 25-79 Who Usually Ate ≥ 5 Servings of Fruit/Vegetables Per Day,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
59.3
38.1
62
39.240.8
18.7
41
24.7
38.3
23.8
38.9
26.2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of Kaiser Members Aged 25-79 Who Usually Ate ≥ 3 Servings of Fruit/Vegetables Per Day,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Surveys, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
58.263
40.847.4
69.9 67.7
47.343.4
65.569.5
50.6 52.2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of Kaiser Members Aged 25-79 Who Did Not Usually Try to Eat Reduced Fat Foods,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
16.7
12.7
16.9
11.5
24.9
16.9
24.5
16.4
22.119.3
24.1
12.3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
Percentages of Kaiser Members Aged 25-79 Who Got Exercise Less Than Once a Week,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
58.264 65.3
72.1
46.3
59.4
46.1
65.5
46
57.752
69
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
Percentages of Kaiser Members Aged 25-79 Who Got Exercise ≥ 3 Times a Week,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
25.1 27.122
15.2
44.9 42.747.8
21.7
30.1
35.6
21.725.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
Percentages of Kaiser Members Aged 25-79 Who Get <7 Hours of Sleep Per Day,
by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
88.7 91.988
83.2 80.783.2 85.3 83.8
74.3 7177.4
83.175.1
63.4
54.8
0
20
40
60
80
100
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79 Who Believed that Their Habits/Lifestyle Can Have a
Large Effect on Their Health, by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
3.22
3.45.1
6.66.3 5.6 6
9.511.411
7.8
12.5
19
22.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79 Who Believed that Their Habits/Lifestyle Have Little or No
Effect on Their Health, by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
85.289.4
85.277.4
71.6
83.6 86.482.2
78.473.574
78.372.5
64
53.3
0
20
40
60
80
100
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79 Who Believed that Stress/Emotional Troubles (Such as Depression or
Anxiety) Can Have a Large Effect on Their Health, by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
5.83.4
5.4
11.1
14.9
9.77.6
11.213.6
15.214.912.2
15.2
24.4
32.3
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
All 25-79 W 25-64 M 25-64 W 65-79 M 65-79
White Black Latino
Percentages of KP-NCal Members Aged 25-79 Who Believed that Stress/Emotional Troubles (Such as Depression or
Anxiety) Have Little or No Effect on Their Health, by Race/Ethnicity, 2005
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
92.2 91.1
77.2 80.974.8
88.8 89.2
59.870.3
59.9
90.8 90.7
76.9 74.667.7
0
20
40
60
80
100
Mam<=2yr41-75
Pap<=3yr25-65
Flu Shot 65-79
Dental<=1yr25-64
Dental<=1yr65-79
WhiteNH Black Latino
Race-Ethnic Differences in Selected Preventive Services, 2005 1
Estimated from the 2005 Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Survey, weighted to the age-gender-geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
Race-Ethnic Differences in Selected CAM Use in Past 12 months, 2005
Prayer or Spiritual Practice ALL WHITE BLACK LATINO
Women 25-64 22.9 % 22.3 % 37.5 % 25.0 %Men 25-64 13.1 % 13.8 % 20.6 % 13.8 %Women 65-79 23.7 % 22.1 % 42.5 % 28.8 %Men 65-79 12.8 % 10.7 % 23.8 % 15.9 %
Chiropractic (M-S Pain)
All 25-64 24.4% 28.7 % 16.5 % 22.9 %All 65-79 12.9% 14.2 % 5.4 % 11.1 %
Glucosamine (Arthritis)
All 25-79 38.0 % 41.7 % 29.4 % 29.8 %
Saw Palmetto (BPH)
Men 55-79 10.2 % 11.6 % 5.1 % 8.0 %
Differences in Education, Health Status, and Health-Related Behaviors Among
nonHispanic White, Black, and Latino Members Ages 25-64 and 65-79,
1996-2008
Internet Access from Home/Other Location, 1999-2008, KP-NCal Members
Ages 25-64 and 65-79, by Race/Ethnicity
72.2
61.2
50.6
25.6
16.5
7
34.3
19.1 17.5
90.2
8278.6
48.6
37.1 35
60.9
42.1
35.8
92.7
85.583.2
58.2
4641.6
68.3
52.5
39.1
94.989.8 90.4
72.3
53.1
43.3
77.3
59.762.7
0
20
40
60
80
100
White M,F25-64
Black M,F25-64
Latino M,F25-64
White F 65-79
Black F 65-79
Latina F 65-79
White M 65-79
Black M 65-79
Latino M 65-79
1999 2002 2005 2008
Estimated from self-report data from Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Surveys, each year weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
Change in Cigarette Smoking by Race/Ethnicity1993-2008, Ages 25-64 and 65-79
15.9
20.3
12.411.0
14.6
9.3
0
5
10
15
20
25
10.4
17.5
6.76.2 5.84.6
0
5
10
15
20
25
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
2008
Ages 25-64 Ages 65-79
Estimated from self-report data from Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Surveys, each year weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
62.9
74.3 76.4
90 88.7
45.9
58.7
67.4
84.7 83.3
48 49.954.2
79.1 80.9
36.2
54.4 55.3
82 83.9
20.6
38.7 37.4
72.879.3
23.928.6 28.1
59.562.6
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1996 1999 2002 2005 2008WhiteNH 25-64 Black 25-64 Latino 25-64
White 65-79 Black 65-79 Latino 65-79
Estimated from self-report data from Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Surveys, each year weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
Race-Ethnic Differences in Percentages of KP-NCal Members Who Believe that Health Practices Can Have a
Large Effect on Health, by Age Group, 1996-2008
63.967.4
87.4 86.1
48.5
55
84.880.5
43.248.2
75.478.3
41.944.6
74.7 75.3
38.9
32.3
76.2 76.5
15.9
25.7
59.3 57.3
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1999 2002 2005 2008WhiteNH 25-64 Black 25-64 Latino 25-64
White 65-79 Black 65-79 Latino 65-79
Estimated from self-report data from Kaiser Permanente-NCal Member Health Surveys, each year weighted to the age-gender and geographic composition of the membership at the time of the survey.
Race-Ethnic Differences in Percentages of KP-NCal Members Who Believe that Stress and Emotional Troubles (Such as
Depression or Anxiety) Can Have a Large Effect on Health, by Age Group,1999-2008