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Issue Brief No. 73
Supplementary Table 1

Chronic Condition Status of Persons 18-64 by Race/Ethnic Group

Working-age African Americans are more likely to have multiple chronic conditions than whites. Latinos are less likely to report having any of the chronic conditions listed in the Note below.

 
Number of Chronic Conditions
 
None
One
Two or More
All
67.9%
20.4%
11.7%
White (non-Hispanic)
66.7
21.3
12.0
African American
63.8*
20.5
15.7***
Latino
77.0***
15.9***
7.2***

Note: People were classified as having a chronic condition if during the previous two years they had seen a doctor or health professional for at least one of the following conditions: diabetes, arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, hypertension, cancer, or depression.

Comparison with whites is statistically significant: *** p<.001, *p<.05.

Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey 2000-01

 

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