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

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Table 120b
Tuberculosis patients who completed a curative course of treatment within 12 months of initiation of treatment,^a by ethnicity, 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	Number^b	Percent
Total		10,675	81.5	7,678	82.0	1,937	82.8	2,981	81.8	2,997	80.1
Age	0-17	963	91.0	523	91.9	91	91.9	281	90.9	440	90.9
	18-44	4,819	80.0	3,235	81.3	509	81.6	1,380	80.1	1,584	77.5
	45-64	3,055	80.6	2,397	80.9	672	81.0	938	81.1	658	79.7
	65 and over	1,838	82.3	1,523	82.5	665	84.7	382	83.4	315	81.0
Gender	Male	6,454	80.9	4,602	82.2	1,262	83.0	1,807	81.3	1,852	78.1
Gender	Female	4,221	82.2	3,076	81.8	675	82.6	1,174	82.4	1,145	83.5

^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.

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