Female-Headed Households with Children - Kaiser State Health Facts

Women in Female-Headed Households with Children, by State and Race/Ethnicity, 2004-2006

Disparity Score

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		Prevalence
	Disparity Score	All Women	White	All Minority	Black	Hispanic	Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native

United States	1.70	22.1%	17.4%	29.6%	45.0%	23.0%	9.2%	32.9%

Alabama	3.17	25.5%	14.5%	45.8%	49.5%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Alaska	1.77	20.0%	16.0%	28.2%	NSD	23.5%	11.3%	39.4%
Arizona	1.34	22.9%	19.6%	26.4%	NSD	23.6%	NSD	NSD
Arkansas	1.70	22.2%	18.5%	31.6%	39.4%	NSD	NSD	NSD
California	1.11	19.9%	18.5%	20.7%	42.1%	19.4%	12.1%	NSD
Colorado	1.58	17.7%	14.8%	23.5%	NSD	21.9%	NSD	NSD
Connecticut	2.98	21.8%	13.6%	40.6%	42.2%	47.1%	NSD	NSD
Delaware	1.86	22.4%	17.1%	31.8%	40.0%	24.2%	NSD	NSD
District of Columbia	4.79	41.6%	10.4%	49.9%	55.2%	24.0%	NSD	NSD
Florida	1.54	23.5%	18.8%	28.9%	43.3%	20.0%	6.8%	NSD
Georgia	2.19	25.5%	16.7%	36.6%	44.0%	16.8%	NSD	NSD
Hawaii	1.21	15.1%	12.8%	15.5%	NSD	28.4%	11.9%	NSD
Idaho	1.55	16.6%	15.2%	23.6%	NSD	18.9%	NSD	NSD
Illinois	1.88	20.2%	15.2%	28.5%	46.2%	19.4%	3.0%	NSD
Indiana	2.06	23.7%	20.0%	41.3%	54.8%	26.2%	NSD	NSD
Iowa	1.61	19.7%	18.4%	29.7%	NSD	19.5%	NSD	NSD
Kansas	1.80	21.2%	18.2%	32.8%	62.3%	28.8%	NSD	NSD
Kentucky	1.64	26.5%	24.6%	40.2%	52.7%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Louisiana	2.57	25.7%	15.6%	40.2%	42.8%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Maine	1.81	21.4%	20.6%	37.2%	NSD	NSD	NSD	NSD
Maryland	1.82	22.9%	16.5%	30.2%	37.9%	16.5%	2.0%	NSD
Massachusetts	1.80	20.0%	16.8%	30.2%	NSD	38.5%	11.0%	NSD
Michigan	2.55	23.3%	16.8%	42.7%	53.8%	31.9%	NSD	NSD
Minnesota	2.23	17.9%	14.9%	33.2%	54.6%	NSD	11.7%	NSD
Mississippi	3.05	25.4%	12.6%	38.6%	41.0%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Missouri	2.30	26.1%	21.1%	48.3%	58.8%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Montana	1.61	21.1%	19.8%	31.9%	NSD	28.8%	NSD	NSD
Nebraska	1.37	17.9%	16.7%	22.8%	NSD	14.9%	NSD	NSD
Nevada	1.20	24.6%	22.4%	27.0%	58.1%	21.8%	10.2%	NSD
New Hampshire	0.82	17.9%	18.2%	14.9%	NSD	NSD	NSD	NSD
New Jersey	2.69	17.8%	10.3%	27.6%	37.5%	30.5%	6.8%	NSD
New Mexico	1.51	26.5%	20.2%	30.4%	NSD	30.3%	NSD	35.5%
New York	2.08	25.1%	16.8%	34.9%	47.0%	35.5%	6.2%	NSD
North Carolina	2.30	23.8%	15.9%	36.6%	45.1%	20.1%	NSD	NSD
North Dakota	2.09	21.9%	18.9%	39.5%	NSD	NSD	NSD	41.1%
Ohio	2.53	24.7%	19.0%	48.0%	57.5%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Oklahoma	1.81	21.1%	16.8%	30.4%	40.8%	15.0%	NSD	NSD
Oregon	1.00	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%	NSD	24.4%	NSD	NSD
Pennsylvania	2.25	22.3%	18.0%	40.5%	45.7%	40.8%	NSD	NSD
Rhode Island	1.94	26.7%	21.7%	42.1%	NSD	45.0%	NSD	NSD
South Carolina	2.33	25.6%	16.7%	38.9%	42.1%	NSD	NSD	NSD
South Dakota	2.07	21.5%	18.7%	38.7%	NSD	NSD	NSD	47.1%
Tennessee	2.37	24.4%	17.8%	42.3%	49.0%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Texas	1.60	21.0%	15.5%	24.8%	41.7%	21.6%	4.9%	NSD
Utah	1.39	13.9%	12.9%	17.9%	NSD	18.3%	NSD	NSD
Vermont	0.94	20.6%	20.7%	19.5%	NSD	NSD	NSD	NSD
Virginia	1.61	20.7%	17.1%	27.4%	36.7%	19.0%	8.7%	NSD
Washington	1.09	20.3%	19.8%	21.6%	NSD	19.5%	10.5%	NSD
West Virginia	1.78	22.2%	21.4%	38.1%	NSD	49.7%	NSD	NSD
Wisconsin	1.91	20.5%	17.8%	34.0%	46.4%	23.6%	NSD	NSD
Wyoming	1.82	18.7%	16.9%	30.7%	NSD	30.0%	NSD	NSD

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Notes:

Data are for women ages 18–64.

All Minority women includes Black, Hispanic, Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native women, and women of two or more races.

Disparity score greater than 1.00 indicates that minority women are doing worse than White women. Disparity score less than 1.00 indicates that minority women are doing better than White women. Disparity score equal to 1.00 indicates that minority and White women are doing the same.

Data are derived from the Kaiser Family Foundation report, Putting Women’s Health Care Disparities on the Map, available at: http://www.kff.org/womensdisparities/.

Sources:

CPS, 2004–2006.

Definitions:

NSD: Not sufficient data.

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