Figure 13.  Percent Distribution of Healthy People 2010 Objectives and Subojectives
by Size of Disparity for Income Groups at the Most Recent Data Point

Percent difference from the best group rate

 

Poor Near poor Middle/high income
Number of objectives and subobjectives
104 104 99
Percent of objectives and subobjectives
100 or more 12%  6%  0%
50 to 99 17% 15%  0%
10 to 49 30% 23%  2%
Less than 10 25% 39% 22%
Best group 16% 16% 76%


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