Quay County Health Highlights: Percentage Non-White Race or Hispanic Ethnicity

New Mexico Population Demographics: Race/Ethnicity

Quay County Compared to State


*Description of Dashboard Gauge

Description of the Dashboard Gauge

This "dashboard" type graphic is based on the community data on the right. It compares the community value on this indicator to the state overall value.
  • Excellent = The community's value on this indicator is BETTER than the state value, and the difference IS statistically significant.
  • Watch = The community's value is BETTER than state value, but the difference IS NOT statistically significant.
  • Improvement Needed = The community's value on this indicator is WORSE than the state value, but the difference IS NOT statistically significant.
  • Reason for Concern = The community's value on this indicator is WORSE than the state value, and the difference IS statistically significant.

The community value is considered statistically significantly different from the state value if the state value is outside the range of the community's 95% confidence interval. If the community's data or 95% confidence interval information is not available, a blank gauge image will be displayed with the message, "missing information."
NOTE: The labels used on the gauge graphic are meant to describe the community's status in plain language. The placement of the gauge needle is based solely on the statistical difference between the community and state values. When selecting priority health issues to work on, a community should take into account additional factors such as how much improvement could be made, the U.S. value, the statistical stability of the community number, the severity of the health condition, and whether the difference is clinically significant.

Why Is This Important?

New Mexico's population is very diverse, which sometimes leads to barriers to obtaining culturally-sensitive health care. Because of this and other social factors, there are real disparities in the health of New Mexicans of various race/ethnic groups. Reducing racial- and ethnically-based health disparities is an overarching goal of the U.S. Public Health Services/ Healthy People 2010 initiative.

How Are We Doing?

According to 2009 state population estimates, 43.4% of New Mexicans were White, and 41.3% were Hispanic. (The Hispanic category does not include Black, American Indian or Asian or Pacific Islander populations.) The American Indian or Alaska Native population comprise 11% of New Mexico's population; the Black or African American population made up 2.7%; and the Asian or Pacific Islander population constituted another 1.7%. (Due to rounding, the percentages do not total 100%.)

What Is Being Done?

With our partners (the Governor, legislators, local and tribal governments, public and private organizations, health care providers, health care institutions and concerned New Mexicans), the New Mexico Department of Health is working to prevent disease, promote health, improve access to information and care, deliver appropriate care and develop strategies to reduce disparities where they exist.

Percentage Non-White Race or Hispanic Ethnicity by County, 2010

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Quay County 41.29
95% Confidence Interval

Description of 95% Confidence Interval

The confidence interval indicates the range of probable true values for the level of risk in the community.

A value of "DNA" (Data Not Available) will appear if the confidence interval was not published with the IBIS indicator data for this measure.

For more information on confidence intervals, visit the New Mexico IBIS confidence interval page at http://ibis.health.state.nm.us/resources/ConfidenceInterval.html.
(40.27 - 42.31)
Statistical Stability

Description of Statistical Stability

  • Stable = This count or rate is relatively stable and should provide a good estimate of your community risk.
  • Unstable = This count or rate is statistically unstable (RSE >0.30), and may fluctuate widely due to random variation (chance).
  • Very Unstable = This count or rate is extremely unstable (RSE >0.50). This value should not be used to represent your population risk. You should combine years or otherwise increase the population denominator in this calculation.
  • DNA = Data Not Available. The required community value and/or confidence interval was not available for this measure.

For more information on statistical stability, visit the New Mexico IBIS Reliability and Validity page at http://ibis.health.state.nm.us/resources/ReliabilityValidity.html.
Stable
New Mexico 56.34
U.S. 66.1

Note

In the New Mexico Department of Health, race and Hispanic origin are presented using the following categories: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black or African American, Hispanic, and White.  Minority Population is defined as all persons who are non-White race or Hispanic ethnicity.

Data Sources

Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.  

Measure Description for New Mexico Population Demographics: Race/Ethnicity

Definition: The percentage of the population by race/ethnicity categories.
Numerator: The number of persons in each race/ethnic category
Denominator: The total number of persons in the population.
Click on this link to jump to the complete indicator profile report for New Mexico Population Demographics: Race/Ethnicity (exits this community report).
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 04/13/2011
Community Health Assessment Program, New Mexico Department of Health, Epidemiology and Response Division, 1190 St. Francis Dr., P.O. Box 26110, Santa Fe, NM, 87502. Contact Lois Haggard at Lois.Haggard@state.nm.us or by telephone at (505) 827-5274
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Content updated: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:25:00 MDT