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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6732a3
Personal Author:
Okoro, Catherine A. ; Hollis, NaTasha D. ; Cyrus, Alissa C. ; Griffin-Blake, Shannon ;
Okoro, Catherine A. ; Hollis, NaTasha D. ; Cyrus, Alissa C. ; Griffin-Blake, Shannon ; Less -
Description:
Persons with disabilities face greater barriers to health care than do those without disabilities (1). To identify characteristics of noninstitutionalized adults with six specific disability types (hearing, vision, cognition, mobility, self-care, and independent living),* and to assess disability-specific disparities in health care access, CDC analyzed 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. The prevalences of disability overall and by disability type, and access to health care by disability type, were estimated. Analyses were stratified by three age groups: 18-44 years (young adults), 45-64 years (middle-aged adults), and ≥65 years (older adults). Among young adults, cognitive disability (10.6%) was the most prevalent type. Mobility disability was most prevalent among middle-aged (18.1%) and older adults (26.9%). Generally, disability prevalences were higher among women, American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN), adults with income below the federal poverty level (FPL), and persons in the South U.S. Census region. Disability-specific disparities in health care access were prevalent, particularly among young and middle-aged adults. These data might inform public health programs of the sociodemographic characteristics and disparities in health care access associated with age and specific disability types and guide efforts to improve access to care for persons with disabilities.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Age Distribution
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Disabled Persons
Female
Full Report
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 67(32):882-887. ;
Pubmed ID:
30114005
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6095650
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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