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 | |||||||
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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. |
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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) |