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Population Demographic Characteristics - Age 0-17

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Percentage of the Population Under Age 18 by County, New Mexico, 2020

Why Is This Important?

The age distribution of a population is related to several health measures, such as the prevalence of chronic disease and the demand for family planning and immunization services. Younger populations, that is, those with a higher percentage of children and young adults, will appear to be healthier when looking at death and hospitalization rates that have not been age-adjusted. For this reason, it is important to use age-adjusted rates when comparing areas that have different age distributions.

Definition

The percentage of the population that is children.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:Number of children (age 0-17) in the population.
Denominator:Total number of persons in the population.

More Resources

(1) U.S. Department of Commerce news RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2001. Retrieved August 20, 2009 from the U.S. Census Bureau website, http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cs04.html. (2) Effect Of Census 2000 Undercount On Federal Funding To States And Selected Counties, 2002-2012, Price Waterhouse Coopers. Retrieved on August 20, 2009 from http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/cmb/cmbp/reports/final_report/fin_sec5_effect.pdf. (3) The 2000 Census Undercount and What it Means for New Mexico, A Kids Count Special Report, May 2008, New Mexico Voices for Children. Retrieved August 20, 2009 from http://www.nmvoices.org/attachments/nmkc_census_undercounts_5-08.pdf.

Indicator Data Last Updated On 02/16/2022, Published on 03/04/2022
Community Health Assessment Program, Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health, 1190 S. Saint Francis Drive, P.O. Box 26110, Santa Fe, NM, 87502. Contact Rena Manning at rena.manning@doh.nm.gov