Tuberculosis patients who complete a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatmenta, by ethnicity, United States, 2001 |
| Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic (all races) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All races | White | Black | |||||||||
| Percent | Numberb | Percent | Numberb | Percent | Numberb | Percent | Numberb | Percent | Numberb | ||
| Total | 80.5 | 11,279 | 81.2 | 8,446 | 82.2 | 2,302 | 81.2 | 3,388 | 78.5 | 2,833 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 88.2 | 953 | 89.3 | 561 | 91.9 | 91 | 90.1 | 335 | 86.7 | 392 |
| 18-44 | 78.9 | 5,150 | 79.7 | 3,648 | 79.7 | 674 | 78.4 | 1,633 | 77.2 | 1,502 | |
| 45-64 | 80.5 | 3,237 | 81.5 | 2,632 | 81.2 | 806 | 82.5 | 1,037 | 76.6 | 605 | |
| 65 and over | 81.4 | 1,939 | 81.8 | 1,605 | 84.9 | 731 | 83.6 | 383 | 79.1 | 334 | |
| Gender | Female | 81.8 | 4,363 | 81.2 | 3,289 | 81.8 | 800 | 82.0 | 1,262 | 83.4 | 1,074 |
| Male | 79.8 | 6,916 | 81.2 | 5,157 | 82.5 | 1,502 | 80.8 | 2,126 | 75.8 | 1,759 | |
a Only cases with known age, sex, race and ethnicity are shown in this table. Numbers shown are only for cases completing therapy within 12 months.
b Numbers shown are only for cases completing therapy within 12 months.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National TB Surveillance System.