Indicator Profile of Utah Population Characteristics: Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Population
Why Is This Important?
Our current health system was developed based on the needs and perspectives of the White/Anglo-American Utah culture. As a result, Utahns of other cultures often experience barriers to receiving culturally sensitive and appropriate health care. Because of this and other social factors (e.g., proportion of workers in "blue collar" jobs without health benefits, lack of trust in the health care system), the health status of non-Anglo ethnic groups is often poorer than that of the mainstream population. Reducing racial and ethnically-based health disparities is an overarching goal of the U.S. Public Health Service's Healthy People 2010 initiative.
Data Sources
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program;Other Views
- by Hispanic Ethnicity and Year, Utah, 2000-2008
- Age Distribution by Hispanic Ethnicity, Utah, 2008
- Age Distribution by Race, Utah 2008
- Percentage Hispanic Ethnicity by 61 Utah Small Areas, 2000
- for Percentage of Persons of White Race by Local Health District, Utah, 2008
- Percentage White by 61 Small Areas, 2000
Definition
Percentage distribution of racial and ethnic populations.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of persons in each racial/ethnic group in Utah. |
| Denominator: | Total number of persons in Utah. |
Page Content Updated On 11/03/09,
Published on 11/05/09
