Chartbook on Disability in New York State, 1998 - 2000

Appendix C
Trend Tables and Charts

TABLE C-3: Prevalence of Disability Among New York Adults, by Race/Ethnicity and BRFSS Survey Year

Survey Year Race/Ethnicity Disability Total Disability
No Help1 Help2
No. % (95% CI3) No. % (95% CI) No. % (95% CI)
1 No Help = Reported activity limitation, but need no help with daily personal care and routine needs.
2 Help = Reported activity limitation, and need help with daily personal care and/or routine needs.
3 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.

* Results should be interpreted with caution because of small cell size (< 50)

Note: Percentages (bolded) are weighted for selection probabilities and adjusted for age-sex-race distribution of New York adults.
1998 White/non-Hispanic 309 16.9 (15.0-18.9) 95 5.6 (4.3-6.8) 404 22.5 (20.3-24.7)
Black/non-Hispanic 38* 14.6 (9.7-19.4) 26* 9.3 (5.4-13.2) 64 23.8 (18.1-29.6)
Hispanic 33* 11.8 (7.5-16.2) 18* 8.8 (4.4-13.2) 51 20.7 (14.8-26.5)
Other non-Hispanic 16* 14.5 (6.8-22.2) 6* 3.2 (0.4-6.0) 22* 17.7 (9.7-25.8)
1999 White/non-Hispanic 286 16.5 14.6-18.5) 87 4.3 (3.3-5.2) 373 20.8 (18.7-22.9)
Black/non-Hispanic 41* 13.5 (9.2-17.8) 17* 5.6 (2.7-8.3) 58 19.0 (14.1-23.9)
Hispanic 41* 13.4 (8.8-18.1) 26* 6.6 (3.6-9.5) 67 20.0 (14.7-25.2)
Other non-Hispanic 17* 16.7 (8.9-24.5) 6* 6.6 (1.0-12.1) 23* 23.2 (14.3-32.2)
2000 White/non-Hispanic 465 19.6 (17.8-21.4) 148 5.9 (4.9-6.9) 613 25.5 (23.5-27.5)
Black/non-Hispanic 63 16.9 (12.5-21.4) 30* 9.2 (5.1-13.2) 93 26.1 (20.6-31.6)
Hispanic 57 17.3 (12.5-22.0) 29* 6.2 (3.7-8.7) 86 23.5 (18.3-28.6)
Other non-Hispanic 14* 9.7 (3.6-15.7) 9* 6.9 (1.8-12.0) 23* 16.6 (9.1-24.1)

 

prevalence of disability, by survey year and race/ethnicity

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