# Presentation: 457012

##  Hispanic Populations in the U.S.

** ****Hispanic Populations in the U.S.**
** ****Demographics and Health**

**Paul D. Sorlie, Ph.D.**
**Epidemiology and Biometry Program**
**National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute**

**  **

**Demographics and Implications for Prevention **
- Size
- Age Distribution
- Country of Origin
- Geographical Distribution
- Social and Economic Status

## U.S. Hispanic Population: 2002

## Percent Distribution of Hispanicsby Type:  2002

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Hispanic Population by Type: 2002

- Millions

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Age Distribution by Sex and Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Age Distribution by Sex and Hispanic Origin:  2002**

- Male

- Female

- Female

- Male

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic**
**White**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

**Note:  Each bar represents the percent of the Hispanic (non-Hispanic White)**
** ****population who were within the specified age group and of the specified sex.**

## Percent of Population Aged 65 and 

**Over by Hispanic Origin:  2002**

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Educational Attainment by Hispanic Origin:  2002

- Percent

- (Population 25 years and over)

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Population with Less Than 9th Grade Completed by Hispanic Origin:  2002

- Percent

- (Population 25 years and over)

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent Unemployed by Hispanic 

**Origin and Sex:  2002**

- (Population 16 years and over in the civilian labor force)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent Unemployed by Type of Hispanic Origin:  2002

- (Population 16 years and over in the civilian labor force)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent Occupation for Men by Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Percent Occupation for Men by ****Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic White**

- Technical, sales

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent Occupation for Women by Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Percent Occupation for Women by Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic White**

- Technical, sales

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of Less Than $35,000 in 2001 by Sex and Hispanic Origin: 2002

- (Population 15 years and over with earnings)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings of Less Than $35,000 in 2001 by Type of Hispanic Origin: 2002

- (Population 15 years and over with earnings)

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Percent of the Population Below the Poverty Level in 2001 by Age and Hispanic Origin: 2002

- Percent

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Type of Residence by Hispanic

**Origin:  2002**

**Hispanic**

**Non-Hispanic White**

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

## Regional Population Distribution, by Hispanic Origin:  2002

**Regional Population Distribution, by Hispanic Origin:  2002**

**Northeast**

**South**

**Midwest**

**West**

- Non-Hispanic
- White

- Non-Hispanic
- Other

- Hispanic

**Source:  Current Population Survey, March 2002, PGP-5**

**  **

**Mortality and Risk Factors**
- CVD death rates
- Blood pressure
- Cholesterol
- Obesity

## Relative Risk of Death by Cause: Hispanics/NonHispanics

**Relative Risk of Death by Cause: Hispanics/NonHispanics**
**                 ****National Longitudinal Mortality Study**

- Sorlie PD, et.al. JAMA 1993;270:2464-2468

**Relative Risk**

##     Percent of Population with Hypertension, Age 20-74

**    ****Percent of Population with Hypertension, Age 20-74**
**      ****National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey**

- Health, United States, 2003

**Age-adjusted**
**  ****Percent**

**     ****MEN                                       WOMEN**

##       Percent of Hypertensives under Control, Age 18+

**      ****Percent of Hypertensives under Control, Age 18+**
**     ****National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey**

- Hajjar I, et.al. JAMA 2003;290:199-206

**  ****Percent**

**     ****MEN                                       WOMEN**

##         Mean Value of Serum Cholesterol, Age 20-74

**        ****Mean Value of Serum Cholesterol, Age 20-74**
**    ****National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey**

- Health United States, 2003

**Age-adjusted**
**Mean (mg/dL) **

**     ****MEN                                       WOMEN**

##     Percent of the Population who are Obese, Age 20-74

**    ****Percent of the Population who are Obese, Age 20-74**
**      ****National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey**

- Health United States, 2003

**Age-adjusted**
**  ****Percent**

**     ****MEN                                       WOMEN**

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**CONCLUSIONS**
**Population is young, diverse, urban and with lower education/income.**
**CVD mortality lower, DM higher.**
**BP control is too low.**
**Obesity increasing.**
**Window of opportunity to prevent CVD epidemic.**