2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 120d

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Table 120d
Tuberculosis patients who completed a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatment, by ethnicity (foreign born only),^a United States, 2003

Population group		Total		Non-Hispanic						Hispanic, all races
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
		Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Number^b	Percent	Percent	Number^b
Total		5,906	81.4	3,637	82.4	318	84.8	838	83.9	2,269	79.8
Age	0-17	352	91.4	175	91.1	*	*	72	91.1	177	91.7
	18-44	3,320	81.4	1,962	83.5	121	84.6	595	85.0	1,358	78.5
	45-64	1,416	80.0	925	80.6	78	81.3	134	78.4	491	79.1
	65 and over	818	80.2	575	79.5	96	86.5	*	*	243	81.8
Gender	Male	3,429	80.8	1,995	83.0	167	81.1	473	85.1	1,434	77.9
Gender	Female	2,477	82.3	1,642	81.7	151	89.3	365	82.4	835	83.4

^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).

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