Demographic Characteristics
Demographics are the classifiable characteristics of a given population.
Demographic characteristics most commonly used in public health statistics include:
- Age
- Gender
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Geographic Area
- Educational attainment
- Income level
Analysis of public health data by demographic characteristics is essential
to the reduction and elimination of health disparities. The
Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000
describes health disparities as differences in "the overall rate of disease
incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates in the population
as compared to the health status of the general population." The definition can
be applied to any demographic group, not just racial/ethnic minorities.
Analysis by demographic characteristics also shows at what age certain diseases
and conditions typically affect persons as well as how life events, choices, and
circumstances (e.g., marriage, military service, and educational attainment)
affect health outcomes.
Certain demographic groups have consistently better outcomes than others on a variety
of public health issues. For example, infant mortality among whites is a fraction of
that among blacks and the death rate due to unintentional injury among women is about
half that of men.
Demographic characteristics are tracked in most public health data sets including, but not limited to:
Age
- Age Distribution of the Population
- Percentage of the Population Age 65+
- Percentage of the Population Under Age 18
- Children Under Age 5
- Age Dependency Ratio
Race/Ethnicity
Household Characteristics
- Single-parent Head of Household
- Young Children With Parents in the Workforce
- Speak English Less than "Very Well"
- English Not Spoken at Home
Housing Characteristics
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Population Estimates by County
- Population Estimates by New Mexico County
- Population Density (Persons per Square Mile)
- Percentage of the Population Under Age 5 (0-4)
- Percentage of the Population Under Age 18 (0-17)
- Percentage of the Population Age 65+
- Age Dependency Ratio
- Population Estimates by DOH Race/Ethnicity (go to page and click "Submit")
- Population Estimates by Bridged Race and Hispanic Ethnicity (go to page and click "Submit")
Population Estimates by Small Area
- Population Estimates by New Mexico Small Areas
- Population Density (Persons per Square Mile)
- Percentage of the Population Under Age 5 (0-4)
- Percentage of the Population Under Age 18 (0-17)
- Percentage of the Population Age 65+
- Age Dependency Ratio
- Population Estimates by DOH Race/Ethnicity (go to page and click "Submit")
- Population Estimates by Bridged Race and Hispanic Ethnicity (go to page and click "Submit")
Population Estimates by Census Tract
- Population Estimates by New Mexico 2010 Census Tract Geometries
- Population Density (Persons per Square Mile)
- Percentage of the Population Under Age 5 (0-4)
- Percentage of the Population Under Age 18 (0-17)
- Percentage of the Population Age 65+
- Age Dependency Ratio
- Population Estimates by DOH Race/Ethnicity (go to page and click "Submit")
- Population Estimates by Bridged Race and Hispanic Ethnicity (go to page and click "Submit")
