
Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity for 2013-16
TU-11.1 : Children exposed to secondhand smoke (percent, nonsmokers, 3–11 years)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
52.2 (2005–08)
2020 Target:
47.0 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for TU-11.1
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for TU-11.1
TU-11.1 Reduce the proportion of children aged 3 to 11 years exposed to secondhand smoke
Children exposed to secondhand smoke (percent, nonsmokers, 3–11 years)
2020 Baseline (year):
52.2 (2005–08)
2020 Target:
47.0 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired

Spotlight on Disparities:
Race and Ethnicity | 2013-16 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Mexican American | 25.0 CI 19.8/31.0 SE 2.722 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
White only, not Hispanic or Latino | 38.1 CI 31.0/45.7 SE 3.605 |
÷ 1.521 CI 1.000/ 1.928 |
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino | 66.2 CI 59.1/72.6 SE 3.277 |
÷ 2.645 CI 1.000/ 3.219 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
52.1 ... SE 4.872 |
÷ 2.083 CI 1.000/ 2.637 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
Summary measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2013-16
- The best group rate for this objective, 25.0%, was attained by Mexican American persons.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 66.2%, was attained by Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino persons.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 41.2 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 2.645 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 52.1%, was 2.083 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2013-16
Mexican American persons achieved the best group rate for this objective, 25.0%.
- The rate for the White only, not Hispanic or Latino population was 1.521 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino population was 2.645 times the best group rate.