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Disparity Score

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		Prevalence
	Disparity Score	All Women	White	All Minority	Black	Hispanic	Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/Alaska Native

United States	0.59	21.9%	24.7%	14.6%	18.7%	11.5%	8.4%	35.7%

Alabama	0.58	24.2%	27.5%	16.0%	14.5%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Alaska	1.07	24.5%	22.2%	23.8%	NSD	14.5%	NSD	42.1%
Arizona	0.49	19.9%	24.0%	11.8%	23.0%	8.8%	NSD	20.3%
Arkansas	0.70	27.0%	28.4%	19.8%	17.5%	16.1%	NSD	NSD
California	0.49	13.3%	18.3%	8.9%	15.1%	7.3%	8.7%	NSD
Colorado	0.77	20.5%	21.5%	16.5%	20.1%	16.5%	8.2%	NSD
Connecticut	0.85	19.5%	19.9%	16.9%	20.1%	17.6%	3.2%	NSD
Delaware	0.79	24.2%	25.5%	20.0%	20.3%	20.8%	NSD	NSD
District of Columbia	1.88	17.7%	11.0%	20.7%	22.3%	14.4%	11.5%	NSD
Florida	0.39	23.4%	30.0%	11.8%	11.5%	12.8%	5.0%	NSD
Georgia	0.57	21.1%	24.8%	14.2%	13.3%	12.7%	NSD	NSD
Hawaii	1.00	18.6%	18.7%	18.7%	NSD	23.4%	18.1%	NSD
Idaho	0.86	17.9%	18.1%	15.6%	NSD	13.3%	NSD	33.6%
Illinois	0.66	22.0%	24.4%	16.0%	19.7%	13.6%	5.8%	NSD
Indiana	0.86	27.7%	28.3%	24.2%	27.2%	15.7%	NSD	NSD
Iowa	0.89	23.9%	24.1%	21.5%	25.5%	18.0%	NSD	NSD
Kansas	0.91	20.3%	20.6%	18.7%	21.8%	13.6%	9.0%	34.9%
Kentucky	0.96	31.4%	31.5%	30.3%	25.9%	35.3%	NSD	NSD
Louisiana	0.57	24.1%	28.4%	16.2%	15.5%	18.1%	NSD	NSD
Maine	1.55	25.3%	24.7%	38.1%	NSD	NSD	NSD	NSD
Maryland	0.76	20.1%	22.0%	16.7%	18.4%	17.9%	5.5%	NSD
Massachusetts	0.62	21.1%	22.3%	13.7%	18.9%	15.1%	6.5%	NSD
Michigan	0.85	24.9%	25.4%	21.6%	22.6%	23.1%	6.8%	NSD
Minnesota	1.07	23.4%	23.2%	24.9%	27.8%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Mississippi	0.58	25.5%	30.4%	17.6%	16.9%	23.8%	NSD	NSD
Missouri	0.87	26.8%	27.3%	23.6%	22.4%	22.7%	NSD	NSD
Montana	1.64	23.2%	21.8%	35.7%	NSD	34.9%	NSD	44.6%
Nebraska	0.85	22.5%	22.9%	19.5%	21.9%	13.6%	NSD	NSD
Nevada	0.58	23.4%	27.3%	15.8%	18.9%	14.1%	14.0%	NSD
New Hampshire	0.78	24.5%	24.7%	19.4%	NSD	17.7%	NSD	NSD
New Jersey	0.59	20.4%	23.5%	13.8%	18.7%	13.3%	5.2%	NSD
New Mexico	0.80	20.7%	22.8%	18.2%	NSD	19.1%	NSD	12.3%
New York	0.65	21.7%	24.6%	16.0%	21.4%	16.3%	4.8%	NSD
North Carolina	0.73	23.7%	25.7%	18.8%	19.8%	9.8%	11.9%	35.2%
North Dakota	1.72	21.3%	20.5%	35.3%	NSD	NSD	NSD	46.8%
Ohio	0.87	27.7%	28.3%	24.5%	26.2%	11.1%	NSD	NSD
Oklahoma	0.84	27.6%	28.1%	23.6%	27.2%	11.8%	11.4%	36.6%
Oregon	0.72	21.2%	22.1%	15.8%	NSD	7.5%	16.0%	31.8%
Pennsylvania	0.94	27.4%	27.4%	25.9%	26.8%	29.4%	9.1%	NSD
Rhode Island	0.67	25.4%	27.1%	18.2%	28.5%	11.0%	NSD	NSD
South Carolina	0.52	24.0%	28.5%	14.9%	13.7%	22.8%	NSD	NSD
South Dakota	1.98	22.9%	21.0%	41.6%	NSD	35.2%	NSD	48.9%
Tennessee	0.69	28.0%	29.8%	20.5%	19.8%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Texas	0.52	19.2%	24.4%	12.6%	20.0%	10.4%	3.0%	NSD
Utah	1.04	10.2%	10.2%	10.6%	NSD	8.8%	5.8%	NSD
Vermont	1.08	21.3%	21.3%	22.9%	NSD	25.1%	NSD	NSD
Virginia	0.78	23.3%	24.8%	19.3%	18.5%	24.5%	NSD	NSD
Washington	0.69	19.7%	20.6%	14.2%	22.2%	11.0%	8.0%	37.3%
West Virginia	0.68	32.5%	33.1%	22.6%	18.8%	NSD	NSD	NSD
Wisconsin	1.02	23.2%	23.0%	23.6%	27.4%	20.0%	NSD	NSD
Wyoming	1.23	24.2%	23.5%	29.0%	NSD	30.9%	NSD	33.5%

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Notes:

Data are for women ages 18–64.

All Minority women includes Black, Hispanic, Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native women, and women of two or more races.

Disparity score greater than 1.00 indicates that minority women are doing worse than White women. Disparity score less than 1.00 indicates that minority women are doing better than White women. Disparity score equal to 1.00 indicates that minority and White women are doing the same.

Data are derived from the Kaiser Family Foundation report, Putting Women’s Health Care Disparities on the Map, available at: http://www.kff.org/womensdisparities/.

Sources:

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004-2006.

Definitions:

NSD: Not sufficient data.

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