Elizabeth Courtney-Long|Sebastian Romano|Dianna D. Carroll|Michael H. Fox
Socioeconomic Factors at the Intersection of Race and Ethnicity Influencing Health Risks for People with Disabilities
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities|Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
people disabilities known experience disparities behavioral health risk factors including smoking obesity unknown disability raceethnicity socioeconomic status combine affect prevalence health behaviors assessed association raceethnicity socioeconomic factors income education disability two behavioral health risk factors data 20072010 behavioral risk factor surveillance system used determine prevalence cigarette smoking obesity disability status stratified race ethnicity well income education logistic regression used determine associations income education two behavioral health risk factors stratified race ethnicity prevalence disability race ethnicity ranged 101 asian adults 310 american indianalaska native aian adults smoking prevalence increased decreasing levels income education racial ethnic groups half white 524 aian adults 593 less high school education reporting current smoking education inversely associated obesity among white black hispanic adults disability smoking obesity varied race ethnicity socioeconomic factors income education among people disabilities findings suggest disparities experienced adults disabilities may compounded disparities associated race ethnicity socioeconomic factors knowledge may help programs formulating health promotion strategies targeting people increased risk smoking obesity inclusive disabilities