National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 112c

Table 112c
Tuberculosis patients who completed a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatment, by race (foreign born only),^a United States, 2002

		Total		White		Black		API
Population group		Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent
Total		5,585	80.9	2,420	80.0	817	82.0	2,348	81.4
Age	0-17	328	89.4	173	88.3	76	89.4	79	91.9
	18-44	3,173	80.9	1,414	79.4	583	82.3	1,176	82.2
	45-64	1,286	80.9	513	81.4	113	76.9	660	81.3
	65 and over	798	77.6	320	76.6	*	*	433	78.0
Gender	Female	2,345	82.5	908	83.1	378	83.6	1,059	81.7
Gender	Male	3,240	79.7	1,512	78.3	439	80.7	1,289	81.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic	2,098	79.2	2,045	79.0	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic	3,487	82.0	375	85.8	775	81.8	2,337	81.4

^a Only cases with known age, sex, race and ethnicity are shown in this table.

^b Numbers shown are only for cases completing therapy within 12 months.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (number of patients < 50).

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National TB Surveillance System.