Health Disparities Chart Book on Disability and Racial and Ethnic Status in the United States

August 25, 2011 The findings are based on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a national public health survey. The researchers analyzed the data to determine if people with disabilities experience health disparities similar to those experienced by members or racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Disability was defined as having a limitation due to physical, mental, or emotional problems, or having a health problem that requires the use of special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone. Although the report did not offer detailed statistics by type of . . .