Fig. 4

Differences in household member contact patterns by race. The confidence interval represents the difference in the confidence intervals for Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White respondents. The Non-Hispanic Black and Non-Hispanic White age patterns are statistically different for age groups where the Black line does not cross the confidence intervals. For almost every age group, Non-Hispanic Blacks had the lowest number and shortest duration of household contacts. Hispanics under the age of 45 had the highest number of household member contacts, and those below 35 spent the most time with household members. Non-Hispanic Others and Non-Hispanic Whites had similar patterns of contacts