|
White
|
African American
|
|
| One Chronic Condition |
|
29%
|
| More Than One Chronic Condition |
|
48*
|
| Heart Disease, Hypertension and/or Diabetes |
|
67*
|
Notes: Medicare beneficiaries limited to noninstitutionalized population (e.g., excludes those in nursing homes) age 65 and older. Both racial categories exclude persons of Latino ethnicity.
Individuals were classified as having a chronic condition if they have reported seeing a doctor or other health professional for at least one of the following conditions in the past two years: diabetes, arthritis, asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), coronary heart disease (includes angina, arterial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, bypass surgery, angioplasty, heart disease, myocardial infarction), hypertension, cancer and/or depression.
* Black/white comparison is significantly significant at p<.05.
Source: CTS Household Survey 2000-01